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Direct linkKanuka, Heather – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2006
Our role as teachers in universities should not be to simply keep up-to-date with new technologies; rather, we should be leaders in the use of new and emerging technologies to effectively meet the changing needs of learners. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Professional Development, Inquiry, Technology Integration
Peer reviewedWillemsen, Eleanor W. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1995
The role of metacognition in fostering or inhibiting success in introductory quantitative college courses is examined. One teacher's efforts to build student confidence in an elementary statistics course for psychology are described, and student resistance to active learning methods is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Active Learning, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedAllen, Deborah E.; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
In its use of complex, real-world problems to introduce concepts and motivate learning in an active and cooperative learning environment, problem-based learning is a powerful alternative to the passive lecture in introductory college science. Use of technology and multimedia instruction, focus on large classes, and use of interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Science
