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Wasserman, Nicholas H.; McGuffey, William – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2021
This article explores secondary teachers' opportunities to learn from an innovative real analysis course, as reflected in their actual classroom teaching. The course used cases of teaching as a site for applying mathematics and developing pedagogical mathematical practices. This article explores particular teaching moments in (N = 6) secondary…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Course Descriptions
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Adams, Megan; Rodriguez, Sanjuana; Zimmer, Kate – Online Learning, 2018
This study investigated a set of online reading courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in a university's college of education. The courses were thought to integrate culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP), and the study's intent was to determine the extent to which they actually did so. The goals of the study were to determine whether CRP was…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Cultural Relevance, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Biasutti, Michele; De Baz, Theodora; Alshawa, Hala – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2016
The current paper presents the assessment of the infusion of sustainability principles into university curricula at two Jordanian universities. The peer review process of revising the curricula infusing sustainability principles is also discussed. The research methodology involved quantitative methods to assess the revised courses. The results…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Principles, Curriculum Development, College Programs
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Malinak, Steven M.; Bayline, Jennifer Logan; Brletic, Patricia A.; Harris, Mark F.; Iuliucci, Robbie J.; Leonard, Michael S.; Matsuno, Nobunaka; Pallack, Linda A.; Stringfield, Thomas W.; Sunderland, Deborah Polvani – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
The chemistry department at Washington & Jefferson College implemented an "organic first" curriculum in the fall semester of 2005. Assessment data suggest that the net impact of this change for the department and associated constituencies has been positive: (i) Student outcomes have generally not been impacted by the curricular…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Kunberger, Tanya – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
In order to develop the evaluative skills necessary for successful performance of design, a senior, Geotechnical Engineering course was revised to immerse students in the complexity of the design process utilising a project-based learning (PBL) approach to instruction. The student-centred approach stresses self-directed group learning, which…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Course Organization, Educational Change, Engineering Education
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Rymarz, Richard – Religious Education, 2011
A key concept in contemporary Catholic educational discourse makes a distinction between religious education and catechesis. This distinction is based on the assumptions of faith commitment on the part of catechesis and the focus on cognitive outcomes on the part of religious education. Many official documents on Canadian Catholic school…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholics, Foreign Countries, Religious Education
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Goldey, Ellen S.; Abercrombie, Clarence L.; Ivy, Tracie M.; Kusher, Dave I.; Moeller, John F.; Rayner, Doug A.; Smith, Charles F.; Spivey, Natalie W. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
We transformed our first-year curriculum in biology with a new course, Biological Inquiry, in which greater than 50% of all incoming, first-year students enroll. The course replaced a traditional, content-driven course that relied on outdated approaches to teaching and learning. We diversified pedagogical practices by adopting guided inquiry in…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Teaching Methods, Biology, Undergraduate Study
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Khoo, Benjamin; Harris, Peter – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
The Information Systems (IS) curriculum needs to be updated frequently due to the rapid rate of advances in information systems (IS) and the technologies that drive IS, and also industry's skill requirement of IS graduates. This paper describes a Career Skills Oriented Approach to enhance the graduate IS curriculum based on current information…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Skill Analysis
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Fankhauser, Robin – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
Beginning in August 2006, the author modified a school law course by moving from fifteen (15) weekly class meetings to eight (8) weekly class meetings and seven (7) online sessions. The blended or hybrid delivery system was adopted as part of a pilot project sponsored by the university's Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence. The course…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Blended Learning, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Flach, Lawrance – Chemical Engineering Education (CEE), 1999
Addresses some of the issues associated with teaching chemical engineering design, specifically the capstone design sequence developed at the University of Dayton and the experience gained developing and teaching these courses. Discusses the pros and cons of chemical-process flowsheet-simulator use. (Contains 11 references.) (WRM)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Design
Brumfit, Christopher – 1982
The replacement of the grammatical syllabus with a communicative syllabus is discussed in terms of foreign language teaching practice. A syllabus is a device to assist in effective teaching and an administrative tool which involves generalizing about the nature of learning and specifies a progression to a stated set of goals. Developments in…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Educational Change
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1994
Providing help to teachers and schools attempting to achieve the vision of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA) which shifts the focus of instruction to student use and application of knowledge, this paper presents a sample course outline as a starting point for course development. The paper begins with one example of a course description…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Educational Change
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1994
Providing help to teachers and schools attempting to achieve the vision of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA) which shifts the focus of instruction to student use and application of knowledge, this paper presents a sample course outline as a starting point for course development. The paper begins with one example of a course description…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1994
Providing help to teachers and schools attempting to achieve the vision of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA) which shifts the focus of instruction to student use and application of knowledge, this paper presents a sample course outline as a starting point for course development. The paper begins with one example of a course description…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
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Kumar, Vinay; Bedell, Julia Yang; Seed, Allen H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1999
Describes a course created for preservice elementary teachers entitled "Discovering Chemistry with Lab" which covers basic principles of chemistry and their applications in daily life. The course promotes reasoning and problem-solving skills by utilizing computer-based technologies and hands-on, discovery/guided-inquiry and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
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