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Rogers, James W.; Cox, James R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2008
At RMIT University, students may now elect to study infectious diseases through a course called Outbreak--The Detection and Control of Infectious Disease. Outbreak was designed to simulate in an online class the effective teamwork required to bring resolution to outbreak crises and enable frameworks for future prevention. The appropriateness of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Online Courses, Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology
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Thomas, Don des S.; And Others – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Individualized instruction is defined and the distinctive elements common to the various modes of individualized instruction are presented. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
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Kurtz, Thomas E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Describes how Dartmouth College has integrated computers into the total curriculum of that institution with implications for individualized instruction. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Computers, Higher Education, Individual Differences
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Hertzler, Emanual C. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Summarizes proceedings of the Honors Symposium at the twelfth annual International Congress for Individualized Instruction (II) and lists speakers who have been pioneers in the field of II. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Conferences, Higher Education, Individual Differences
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Postlethwait, Samuel N. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Overviews the present status and historical background of the audio-tutorial (A-T) method, by the innovator of A-T. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
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Tyler, Ralph W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Reviews conditions for effective learning, discusses the limitations on learning imposed by group instruction, and describes methods employed by the author to increase individualization. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
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Hoffmann, Bjorn – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Surveys various forms of Individualized Instruction (II) at German universities, describes the development of an II program at the University of Koln, and reports the results of a project in which II was transferred to several other universities. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Differences
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Rutherford, F. James – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Presents viewpoints by an assistant secretary at the Department of Education (DOE) regarding the status of educational research in instruction, including individualized instruction, in the United States. Discusses the need for reform in education, the ineffectiveness of the government, and the purposes and concerns of the DOE. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Government Role, Higher Education, Individual Differences
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Wales, Charles E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Describes aspects of Guided Design, a recent instructional strategy designed to teach process skills, in which students engage in the decision-making process to devise solutions for a series of open-ended problems. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Higher Education, Individual Differences
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Altman, Howard B. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Discusses the role of individualized instruction (II), and educational innovation in general, in the back-to-basics movement. Describes several approaches to innovation and lists some common reasons for the failure of innovative instructional practices. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Trends
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Dolphin, Warren D. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Provides general guidelines for conducting educational research in the field of individualized instruction. (CS)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, College Science, Educational Research, Guidelines
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Keller, Fred S. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Presents a brief review of the historical background of Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) by one of its founders. Reflects on the past and future for this form of individualized instruction. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Individual Differences
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Roach, D. Keith; Hammond, Roger A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Presents results of a selective survey of schools using individualized instruction (II) in Great Britain and a detailed description of a particular II self-study zoology course at University College, Cardiff. (CS)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education
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Menefee, Robert W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Presents numerical data related to federal support for grants involving individualized instruction (II). Tables provide detailed information on supply for II by these programs: Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Education (CAUSE), Local Course Improvement (LOCI), Science Education Development and Research (SEDR), and NSF support of…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Financial Support
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Lipson, Joseph I. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Describes personal contributions made by the author in individualized instruction, including: Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI), the Doctor of Arts program, and the development of educational videodiscs. Innovations in these areas are discussed: education for the handicapped, personal development education, industrial and military…
Descriptors: College Science, Disabilities, Doctor of Arts Degrees, Higher Education