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Gobel, Peter; Kano, Makimi – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
Digital storytelling projects provide a variety of opportunities for learning in the language classroom, but along with these opportunities come a number of challenges for both pedagogy and technology. This presentation describes an ongoing multi-method study into factors involved in task-based learning using digital storytelling. Using intact…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Performance Factors, Electronic Publishing, Statistical Analysis
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Burkhardt, Hugh; And Others – Computers and Education, 1982
Describes an analysis of the possibilities open to the designer of class teaching materials based on the use of a microcomputer. Program design and use are related to the facilities the computer offers, aspects of teaching to which they contribute, and to the problems of making materials easy to use. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Instructional Development, Microcomputers, Program Design
Koppel, Sheree P.; And Others – 1991
This study compares community service programs in nine Catholic high schools in Louisville (Kentucky). Information was gathered from a survey and follow-up interviews, and findings are organized into a chart essay. The following findings are included: (1) the schools represent a variety of governance and religious affiliation patterns; (2) all but…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Extracurricular Activities, High Schools, Program Design
Hood, Mike – 1989
The idea-centered freshman composition program at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, functions not only to meet the immediate needs of freshmen writers, but also to promote the aims of liberal education. The program has three interrelated goals: (1) to engage freshmen writers in "college thinking," defined as giving…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation
Becker, Elaine; Schaffner, Johanna – 1999
This paper describes the structured faculty mentoring program at the Pittsburgh Technical Institute (Pennsylvania), which is designed to provide a system of support for new faculty, who encounter many stressful situations on a daily basis, and provide guidance and encouragement. One of the primary goals of the program is to improve the quality of…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
Hosking, Neville J.; Teberg, Ann S. – 1999
This paper suggests that the idea of "taking stock" of the current program--reflecting on what educators believe to be best practice--and then "charting a course" of action to better align practice with vision is a deliberate way for teachers to build capacity to enact reform. It begins by providing a brief overview of the changing direction of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Literacy, Middle Schools, Models
Gullatt, David E.; Tollett, John R. – 1995
With professional educators becoming the target of litigation in increasing proportions and most state legislatures preparing 15-20 new laws per year dealing with educational issues, it is essential that teachers become advised of the impact of law on their classrooms and their activities. This study surveyed a sample of 480 Louisiana teachers on…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Legal Problems
Zimpfer, Forest; Underwood, Robert – 1988
The 100 largest multinational U.S. corporations were surveyed concerning business communication training provided for personnel assigned to overseas posts. The survey requested information on the existence and content of such formal training programs and the qualifications of their training directors. Results drawn from the 43 usable responses…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Corporate Education, Cross Cultural Training
Lanke, Barbara A.; And Others – 1991
A groundswell of interest in values education is calling educators to return to the direct and indirect teaching of positive values. Prompted by scandals in the public domain and breakdown in families, character education is gaining ground in public education. Adhering to the "bag of values" approach to moral education and drawing upon…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Dick, Robert C.; Robinson, Brenda M. – 1989
Information on the need for and effectiveness of separate course sections for limited-English-speaking college students in basic oral communication courses is presented. The information was gathered from 3 sources: (1) a survey of 137 instutions granting graduate degrees in communication arts and sciences; (2) a survey of enrollees in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Lynch, Kathleen Bodisch – 1986
Educational programs and evaluations which were submitted to the Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), in order to be named validated programs, were studied to identify program characteristics associated with large versus small effect size. Effect size was calculated for 165 out of 232 submittals reviewed by JDRP from…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Messmer, Bet; Pemberton, Kristeen – 1995
A variety of materials and forms used in the development of vocational English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs for industry employees are provided, with little narrative information. They include: a list of criteria for teacher selection; forms for recording contacts with companies; a list of information sources and content areas and several…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
McElhinney, James H. – 1979
Materials relating to the Ball State Staff Development Program for Public Schools are presented. Contents include: hypotheses and assumptions concerning staff development; information on a personnel evaluation program; an outline of implementation designs for staff development programs; a list of possible outcomes for schools participating in the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Conferences, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education
Gormley, Kathleen; And Others – 1993
Student teachers' thoughts about teaching can shape, foster, or impede their growth toward expert pedagogy. This study examined the thoughts about teaching of two groups of student teachers--45 graduate and 63 undergraduate students. The professional coursework of both groups was very similar, with one exception--graduate students had no practica…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Courses, Education Majors, Elementary Education
Pino, Barbara Gonzalez – 1991
A survey of 368 second language teachers at the elementary school, middle school, high school, and college level in the southwest United States (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas) investigated teachers' priorities for language instruction in the 1990s. Respondents ranked aspects of language instruction in priority order. Results were…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship