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Zuccala, Alesia – Education for Information, 2016
In the past few decades the core of bibliometrics has predominantly been "scientometric" in nature, due to the first commercial citation index having been created for scientific journals and articles. The production of citation indexes for books implies that proper education related to their use is now becoming critical. A new breed of…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Humanities Instruction, Educational Principles, Educational Practices
Riddell, Jessica – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2018
Research on authentic learning has been predominantly focussed on skills-based training: there is a paucity of research on models of authentic learning available for adaptation in the humanities undergraduate classroom. In this article, I will seek to address this gap by proposing that legal trials are ideal models for designing authentic learning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Transformative Learning, English Literature, Intervention
Manuel, Jeffrey T.; P. Schunke, Matthew – College Teaching, 2016
This article describes a unique interdisciplinary course on social media and the self developed and taught by the authors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The article describes challenges facing humanities faculty who wish to teach on topics with high societal currency and student interest. Current research into humanistic approaches…
Descriptors: Social Media, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Networks, Feedback (Response)
Bertonneau, Thomas F. – Academic Questions, 2010
"Popular culture" and "culture studies" have become mainstays of the humanities in higher education. Like most other humanities courses, popular culture courses today mainly serve the usual politically correct program of the existing dominant class in the academy. Nevertheless, such courses can also be a powerful tool for instructors who wish to…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Political Attitudes, Humanities, Anxiety
Ensslin, Astrid; Slocombe, Will – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2012
This study reports on the pedagogic rationale, didactic design and implications of an AHRC-funded doctoral training scheme in collaborative and digital multimedia in the humanities. In the second part of this article we discuss three areas of provision that were identified as particularly significant and/or controversial. These include (1) desktop…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Desktop Publishing, Humanities, Multimedia Materials
Walker, Joseph J. – G/C/T, 1980
The article describes a unit of activities in the humanities (involving famous Americans who achieved heroic proportions) for junior high and high school gifted students. Activities include taking a class survey and exploring the importance of the contributions of the Americans included in the unit. (PHR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Gifted, Humanities Instruction

Sams, Edwin Boyer, Jr. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1979
Describes a course on fantasy which included studies of fairy tales, "Alice in Wonderland," and "The Hobbit," and a dramatization of "Through the Looking Glass." (MKM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Fantasy, Humanities Instruction

Calvert, J.B.; And Others – History Teacher, 1981
Describes interdisciplinary science course for nonscience science majors which is part of the humanities program at the University of Denver. The course consists of a central lecture series, a mathematics and science tutorial, and four workshops on astronomy, mathematics, mechanics, and optics. The structure is also appropriate for a history of…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, General Education, Higher Education

Spear, Shelley; And Others – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1990
Describes a year-long core humanities course at Washington State University in which freshman composition is linked to a world civilizations context. Explains how the linked course aims to prepare students for the writing and thinking tasks they need for other courses in college and after they graduate. (MG)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Freshman Composition

Naitove, Christine – Social Science Record, 1985
An intensive five-day all-day humanities course on 18th century thought and culture for eighth graders that involved 11 different departments is described. The course helped students recognize that what they were taught in one class could reinforce and illuminate what they were learning in another course. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Drama, Grade 8, History Instruction

Schaller, Sue; Wenk, John – English Journal, 1997
Describes two double-period humanities courses taught in the 10th and the 11th grades (based on the rigorous New York State Regents standards) that interweave literature, history, political philosophy, art, historical documents, and personal experience. Describes the 10th-grade course that includes Western civilization and the 11th-grade course…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, High Schools, Humanities, Humanities Instruction

Poirier, Suzanne; Mrtek, Robert G. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1985
An undergraduate professional elective course emphasizing the study of literary and fine arts works portraying pharmacy and pharmacists, developed to give pharmacy students a variety of experiences with role perceptions, is described. Students examine, discuss, and critique fiction, drama, music, the visual arts, and other creative works. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, Higher Education

Rodgers, Glen E.; Zolbrod, Paul G. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1986
Describes an interdisciplinary course, Images of Creation in Science and Poetry, which was designed for science, humanities, and social studies majors. Explains the chronological time lines that serve as the course's organizing themes. Includes an outline, the table of contents of the class manual, and student reactions to the program. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education

Larson, James H. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1986
Describes an exercise which focuses on the ethical and human aspects of science. Outlines the approach and components of a writing assignment based on a literary and humanistic analysis of "The Double Helix" by James Watson. Provides sample questions and examples of integrative literary works. (ML)
Descriptors: Bioethics, College Science, Course Descriptions, Creativity

Benson, Cecile – Social Studies Review, 1981
Describes an eight-week unit on Israel for seventh graders and shows how the unit relates to the 1981 "California History/Social Science Framework." The unit introduces students to framework content goals in history and the humanities. Activities include journal writing, artifact building, archaeological simulations, and a geographical…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Grade 7, Humanities Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
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