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McGahern, Patricia; Bosch, Frances; Poli, DorothyBelle – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Student engagement during the development of a three-dimensional visual aid or teaching model can vary for a number of reasons. Some students report that they are not "creative" or "good at art," often as an excuse to justify less professional outcomes. Student engagement can be low when using traditional methods to produce a…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Models, Class Activities, Printing
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Igoe, D. P.; Parisi, A. V. – Physics Education, 2015
Solar current is an increasingly important aspect of modern life and will be even more so crucial in the students' future. Encouraging students to be the "toolmakers" allows students to take ownership of scientific investigations, as well as forcing them to refine their research questions and hypothesis, including the design and…
Descriptors: Physics, Student Developed Materials, Courseware, Class Activities
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Thornton, Michael G.; Thornton, Timothy R.; Ernst, Jeremy V.; Clark, Aaron C. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2014
Technological advances continue to reshape the skill sets necessary for students to succeed both in the classroom and in the workforce. The ability to communicate information verbally and graphically can be viewed as a necessary skill that should be developed in a secondary technology education curriculum (Silva, 2008). This article outlines a…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Animation, Technology Education, Secondary School Science
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Rockstraw, David A. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2005
An established methodology involving the sequential presentation of five skills on ASPEN Plus to undergraduate seniors majoring in ChE is presented in this document: (1) specifying unit operations; (2) manipulating physical properties; (3) accessing variables; (4) specifying nonstandard components; and (5) applying advanced features. This…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Teaching Methods, College Seniors, Science Process Skills
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Sandvig, J. Christopher – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2004
The growth of the Internet has greatly increased the demand for server-side programming courses at colleges and universities. Students enrolled in such courses must be provided with server-based accounts that support the technologies that they are learning. The process of creating, managing and removing large numbers of student server accounts is…
Descriptors: Internet, Courseware, Computer System Design, Computer Software Reviews
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Pamula, F.; And Others – Biochemical Education, 1995
Describes an interactive computer program written to provide accurate and immediate feedback to students while they are processing experimental data. Discusses the problems inherent in laboratory courses that led to the development of this program. Advantages of the software include allowing students to work at their own pace in a nonthreatening…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
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Friedman, Robert S.; Drakes, Jerri; Deek, Fadi P. – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
A software development collaboration project designed to maximize the skill sets and interests of school children and teachers, educational software technologists and researchers, and college undergraduates is presented. The work brings elementary school children with college seniors and technology consultants to implement a problem-solving…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, College Seniors, Student Projects, Active Learning