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Design and Implementation of a Research-Informed Water Conservation Education Program
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Thompson, Ruthanne; Coe, Alice; Klaver, Irene; Dickson, Kenneth – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2011
Informed by the results of a baseline research study of regional citizen knowledge and understanding concerning watershed issues, a team of university faculty and classroom teachers designed and implemented a water conservation education program to address lacking areas of watershed knowledge. The authors developed age-appropriate, hands-on…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Conservation Education, Program Implementation
Empowering or Compelling Reluctant Participators Using Audience Response Systems
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Graham, Charles R.; Tripp, Tonya R.; Seawright, Larry; Joeckel, George L., III – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2007
This article investigates the impact of an audience response system (ARS) on student engagement in undergraduate university courses. A survey was administered to students in a dozen courses piloting the ARS system. On 13 out of 14 measures the majority of students thought the system was helpful. Overall, students were more positive about the use…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Audience Response, Audiences, Student Surveys
Teleseminars and Teacher Education. Research Report.
Edwards, Peter; Sofo, Frank – 1986
This exploratory study developed instructional materials designed to maximize learning through individual and group interaction and used the materials to examine the effectiveness of a teleseminar approach for interactive distance presentations. In this teleseminar model, duplicate sets of overhead transparencies with overlays and other materials…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
What Elementary Physical Education Student Teachers Observe and Reflect upon to Assist Their Instruction
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Napper-Owen, Gloria; McCallister, Sarah – Physical Educator, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine how student teachers (STs) linked their observation and reflection skills to assist them in bridging the theory to practice gap during their elementary student teaching experience. Eight STs were videotaped on two different occasions during their elementary assignment. Immediately following the lesson, the…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Student Teachers, Student Teaching, Physical Education