The Career Preparation Capstone (CPC) provides technical college students with the opportunity to experience the culture inside of a correctional facility to gain professional development and exposure to one of the core components of the criminal justice system, the field of corrections. Criminal Justice students will be required to attend…

One class of 4th year English major students who are part of the Bachelor of Education programme at Udon Thani Rajabhat University volunteered to participate in a project designed to increase their writing fluency whilst exposing them to different people and cultures in Southeast Asia. A secondary objective was to give an enjoyable task based…

The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to bridge the communication gap between teacher and learner has been identified as a major characteristic of Open and Distance Learning (ODL). In many developing counties, including Nigeria, several barriers prevent OD learners from maximising the potentials of ICTs to enhance their learning.…

In order to provide a framework for addressing computer literacy and program development considerations, this document discusses issues in computer implementation on higher education campuses and outlines a preliminary plan for Cedarville College to meet computer-related needs of faculty and students. The growth of the computer industry and the…

This paper proposes a two-part, basic computer literacy program for university faculty, staff, and students with no prior exposure to computers. The program described would introduce basic computer concepts and computing center service programs and resources; provide fundamental preparation for other computer courses; and orient faculty towards…

CNU Online is the computer-managed instructional delivery system of Christopher Newport University (CNU) (Newport News, Virginia). Fully functional to deliver online courses since fall 1994, CNU Online has undergone a thorough assessment as required in its original assessment plan. In the 1994-95 school year, the online population did not differ…

An innovative entrepreneurship education program was developed and delivered during summer 1998. The program was conceived by the youth program coordinator of the Butte County, California, Private Industry Council (PIC), who had been impressed by the results of a program during which the PIC hired three students from the California State…