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Faulconer, Emily; Dixon, Zachary; Griffith, John; Faulconer, Laura – Journal of General Education, 2020
This article reports the development of a "course trailer" video series that communicates the professional and academic value of general education courses' core competencies and describes the results of a survey measuring the impact of those videos on student perception. Although general education programs represent a staple of U.S.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Video Technology, Position Papers, General Education
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Fuhrman, Nicholas E.; Rubenstein, Eric D. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Much is known about the benefits of interacting with animals for learners. However, little is known about the animals' potential influence on the communication ability of the presenter/educator. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the experience of undergraduate students who used live animals (baby chicks, turtles, salamanders,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Animals, Communication Skills, Environmental Education
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Mooring, Suazette R.; Mitchell, Chloe E.; Burrows, Nikita L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Organic Chemistry is recognized as a course that presents many difficulties and conceptual challenges for students. To combat the high failure rates and poor student attitudes associated with this challenging course, we implemented a "flipped" model for the first-semester, large-enrollment, Organic Chemistry course. In this flipped…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Organic Chemistry, Blended Learning
Early, Diane M.; Maxwell, Kelly L.; Skinner, Debra; Kraus, Syndee; Hume, Katie; Pan, Yi – Child Trends, 2014
Georgia has been at the forefront of the pre-kindergarten movement since implementing its pre-k program in 1992 and creating the nation's first state-funded universal pre-k program in 1995. Georgia's Pre-K, administered by "Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning" (DECAL), aims to provide high-quality…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
Early, Diane M.; Pan, Yi; Maxwell, Kelly L. – Child Trends, 2014
The primary purpose of the accompanying final study was to evaluate the impact of two professional development models on teacher-child interactions in Georgia's Pre-K classrooms. Teachers were randomly selected to participate and were randomly assigned to one of the professional development conditions or to a control group. Because of this…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness