This publication is the new edition of EDC's popular 2011 guide by the same name, completely revised to include lessons learned over the last decade, including the massive move to online learning during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Drawing on data from 188 countries and nearly 700 publications, this comprehensive guide explores distance education…

Program documentation should be taught by instructors in programing courses and included as part of programing assignments. An outline of documentation procedures, which is included, illustrates that documentation should be comprehensive yet flexible and should provide a narrative and graphic record of the entire program. (MBR)

This revised English curriculum guide contains descriptions of the numerous courses offered in eight South Bend high schools. A separate set of electives is presented for students in the 9th grade, and a nongraded phase program is presented for students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Course descriptions, course objectives, course content,…

Consumer education course objectives, content analysis, supporting objectives, and content generalizations are presented in this teacher's guide for Consumer Education 1 and 2 for the San Diego Unified School District. Course objectives are aimed at several areas of consumer and family studies: consumer education, cultural awareness, human…

This study is one of a number of investigations undertaken to prepare the groundwork for the introduction of a language learning system for adults. The language material to be learned will be organized into units and a learner will be awarded a specified number of credits on completion of each unit. The contents are to be defined with reference to…

The author suggests ways in which teaching methods instructors can integrate equity information into their respective courses by using an inclusionary approach to information sharing. She provides an example of how reading methods professors can adapt their courses to this purpose and offers suggestions for adapting courses. (CH)

The document explains how the state of Pennsylvania handles inservice teacher education. It describes the use of local councils composed of school personnel, students, and community people, who suggest courses to be offered for inservice credit. The standards for these courses are listed. Sample forms are appended which show how a teacher applies…

The Texas Real Estate Research Center-Texas Education Agency (TRERC-TEA) curriculum workshop was attended by over 40 participants representing 26 Texas community colleges. These participants divided into eight small groups by real estate specialty area and developed curriculum outlines and learning objectives for the following real estate courses:…

The Medical Library Association's (MLA) guide for developing continuing education courses for librarians contains three main parts: a checklist, the text, and appendixes. The checklist provides questions to be considered in determining the scope of the course, designing learning activities, choosing methods and techniques, evaluating instruction,…

The Texas Education Code directs the Texas Education Agency to prepare and distribute a "reorganized curriculum based on operation of schools on a quarter basis," which authorization offers opportunities for curriculum changes in Texas public schools. This guide is designed to provide leadership in curriculum development for school…

In this paper, a model for the instructional design development process is presented, providing the instructor of adults with a set of specific questions in five process steps to be answered in sequence prior to entering the classroom. Each of the five steps, in outline form, includes brief explanatory paragraphs and, in some instances, reference…

The manual was prepared to assist the Curriculum Committee, the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, and local college districts in better understanding processing procedures relative to application for approval of new vocational courses, vocational course modifications, new curriculum, programs in cooperative education, and…

Although the history of war and military establishments is often neglected in the college liberal arts curriculum, it can be relevant to students and should be offered by history departments. Military history can give liberal arts students a rudimentary understanding of the nature, evolution, and impact of war and familiarize them with some of the…

Discusses several options for the incorporation of minimal coursework involving engineering ethics into an already tightly packed curriculum. Topics include integration versus the stand-alone approach; timeliness of course addition; outline of course content and instructional format; students' reflections and instructor's musings; and an annotated…

This program of studies defines the K-12 instructional program in music developed by the Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia. The guide contains a general rationale for teaching music, program flow chart, and descriptions of programs in general music, vocal music, and instrumental music. Each general program description includes requisites for…