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Hargreaves, D. J. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1996
Describes the use of three questionnaires in assessing how students learn. Results of the study process questionnaire, the course experience questionnaire, and the learning style inventory indicate that lecturers need to change their teaching paradigm to one where the lecturer is closely involved in the learning context. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Course Content, Educational Strategies, Engineering Education
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Rosenzweig, Roy – History Teacher, 2001
Presents an interview with Leon F. Litwack, a professor of U.S. history at the University of California, Berkeley. Covers topics such as what led him to teaching history, his lectures at Berkeley, themes covered in his U.S. history surveys, and his perception of good teaching. (CMK)
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Course Content, Higher Education
Comprone, Joseph J. – 1992
A series of administrative and pedagogical questions about class size and the training of graduate teaching assistants caused the director of the freshman English program and the head of the Humanities department at Michigan Technological University to assemble an experimental class in freshman English. The course consisted of 113 students and 9…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Essays
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Feehan, Patricia E. – Catholic Library World, 1994
Reports the results of a survey of accredited library schools that was conducted to determine the status of literacy studies in their curricula. Highlights include courses on literacy; lectures on literacy as part of other courses; and plans for the future. An appendix includes definitions of six types of literacy. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Computer Literacy, Course Content, Curriculum Research
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Felder, Richard M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1996
Describes a sequence of five experimental courses in chemical engineering that are designed to meet the needs of students with various learning styles. The courses use a variety of teaching methods and are designed to develop and enhance creative problem-solving. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Class Size, Classroom Environment