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Samantha M. Ross; Abby Fines; Candace Brink; A. Chloe Simpson; Harlon Matthews – Quest, 2023
Despite wide use in adapted physical activity (APA) courses, disability simulations are heavily critiqued for not being culturally responsive and for perpetuating negative stigmas. The present study explored the extent to which critiques have been addressed. Specifically, we aimed to appraise the design of disability simulations. A convenience…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Adapted Physical Education
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Simons, Alexandra C. – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
This article covers how an interdisciplinary course was developed using the expertise and resources of a history professor, the history and psychology subject librarians, and the university's writing center. The course, supported by a grant, was aimed at helping students improve their research, information literacy, and writing skills across…
Descriptors: Universities, Case Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Fonte, Richard W.; Wood, Peter W.; Thorne, Ashley – National Association of Scholars, 2013
In 1971, the state of Texas enacted a legislative requirement that students at public institutions complete two courses in American history. With that mandate in mind, the Texas Association of Scholars and the National Association of Scholars' Center for the Study of the Curriculum proposed to determine how students today meet the requirement, and…
Descriptors: United States History, State History, History Instruction, College Curriculum
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Bos, Angela L.; Schneider, Monica C. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 2009
Many political science departments offer, and increasing numbers of them require, undergraduate research methods courses. At the same time, studies cite high levels of student anxiety about such courses. Utilizing survey data from both students who take and faculty who teach methods, we conduct an analysis that compares the barriers students and…
Descriptors: Courses, Political Science, Research Methodology, Anxiety
National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL. – 1966
The official position on the workload of college teachers of English adopted by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) discusses factors bearing upon the determination of a reasonable teaching schedule. Evaluation of student composition, grading fatigue, class size, conference hours, research, committees, clubs, lectures, and class…
Descriptors: College English, College Faculty, Colleges, Courses
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Singleton, Royce A., Jr. – Teaching Sociology, 2007
This paper describes a campus survey designed to enhance student learning while generating high-quality data for research and evaluation. Students enrolled in a research methods course pretest a draft interview schedule and interview randomly selected students; then, drawing on their interview experience, they write a paper that addresses…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Methodology, Social Indicators, Teacher Role
Richlin, Laurie – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006
Laurie Richlin has been running a workshop on course design for higher education for over fifteen years, modifying and improving it progressively from the feedback of participants, and from what they in turn have taught her. Her goals are to enable participants to appropriately select teaching strategies, to design and create the conditions and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Courses, Instructional Design
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Little, Craig B.; Titarenko, Larissa; Bergelson, Mira – Teaching Sociology, 2005
As the global economy becomes more integrated, incorporating international experiences into college curricula becomes increasingly desirable for American students and their counterparts abroad. This paper describes one model for creating an international, Web-based, distance-learning classroom that can be used as a guide for those who might wish…
Descriptors: International Education, Social Control, Global Approach, Foreign Countries