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Leh, Amy – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
A graduate course, ETEC543 ("Technology and Learning I"), was revised to better serve increasing new student population, international students, in an academic program. Project-based learning, Google Docs, and instructional strategies fostering diversity and critical thinking were incorporated into the course redesign. Observations,…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Yost, Deborah S.; Vogel, Robert – Middle School Journal (J3), 2012
This article provides an overview of the Writers Matter program, which allows adolescents to use their life stories as a vehicle for self-expression and writing skill development. Evaluations of the program have show increased writing skills among participating students in the areas of focus, content, organization, and grammar. Additional benefits…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Writing Skills
Barnett, Don C.; Bayne, E. Lynn – 1992
This paper describes a pilot project in which interns were clustered in an elementary school in Saskatchewan (Canada) to work in collaboration with the teaching staff toward school goals as well as internship goals. The role of the college supervisor was primarily one of supporter, problem-solver, resource provider, and idea stimulator. The…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Evaluative Thinking
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Bulger, Sean M. – Physical Educator, 2006
Academic departments in kinesiology and physical education have historically struggled with the important issue of interdisciplinary collaboration in the areas of teaching, research, and service. The resultant lack of coherence can prove problematic as undergraduates attempt to complete the often difficult transition from student to professional…
Descriptors: Supervision, Cooperation, Undergraduate Study, Physical Education
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Bujan, Josephine; And Others – 1996
The goal of this action research project goal was to improve students' taking responsibility for their own learning. The targeted population consisted of 120 intermediate and middle school students in 5 classes from 2 middle-class communities in northern Illinois. The lack of student responsibility in the learning process was documented through…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Graphic Organizers, Interest Inventories
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Stanley, Linda C., Ed.; Ambron, Joanna, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Designed to assist program planners and administrators at community colleges in initiating a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program or determining the future direction of one already in existence, this sourcebook provides 15 articles on various aspects of WAC theory and practice. The following articles are included: (1) "History of WAC and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Approach