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Dickerson, Mary Jane – 1989
Students must reconsider the nature of composing and their identities as writers when working on a jointly authored piece of writing, such as a two-page report on a particular area in a university library. Looking at the ways workshop groups interact to produce a piece of collaborative writing and a joint oral presentation offers insight into the…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Collaborative Writing, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Huffman, Ruth E.; And Others – 1979
This module, Community Resources, is one of five from Project DECIDE, which was created to design, develop, write, and implement materials to provide adult basic education administrators, instructors, para-professionals, and other personnel with curriculum to accompany the Indiana Adult Basic Education Curriculum Guide, "Learning for Everyday…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Resources, Community Services, Competency Based Education

Hull, Suzanne – Journal of Geography, 1994
Asserts that travelers' diaries are excellent primary sources that can be used to teach geography. Maintains that state historical societies and local archives are good sources for these documents. Includes lengthy excerpts from two diaries and a student worksheet. (CFR)
Descriptors: Archives, Cartography, Diaries, Geographic Concepts

Ritter, Mark – Science Activities, 1992
Describes an activity in which students receive individual questions (i.e., What is a sparkler made of and what makes it sparkle?) to answers from their "Aunt Gladys." Students must research the everyday question, discover the answer, and then translate the answer into the common language of the masses. (PR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, High Schools, Information Seeking, Learning Activities

Weiss, Thomas F.; And Others – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1992
Describes a software library developed to teach biophysics and physiology undergraduates that includes software on (1) the Hodgkin-Huxley model for excitation of action potentials in electrically excitable cells; (2) a random-walk model of diffusion; (3) single voltage-gated ion channels; (4) steady-state chemically mediated transport; and (5)…
Descriptors: Biophysics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology