We study the breadth of inclusion of information technology in sport management (SM) programs, surveying program sponsoring colleges and universities within a prominent state-university system. Our results indicate a very low number of SM programs require any type of information technology courses as part of their core requirements. In fact, only…

To accentuate the importance of organic chemistry in development of contemporary pharmaceuticals, a three-week unit entitled "Molecules-in-Medicine" was included in the curriculum of a comprehensive one-semester four-credit organic chemistry course. After a lecture on medicinal chemistry concepts and pharmaceutical practices, students…

This paper describes an embedded approach to learner support in online English language courses. The support model is based on language acquisition, transactional distance, and self-regulated learning theories. Based on these theories, courses were designed to provide the interaction necessary for academic English language gains, decrease the…

Engineering technology students can attain a meaningful mathematics learning if they are allowed to actively participate in hands-on activities. However, the current dissemination of knowledge in the classroom still focuses on teacher-centered paradigm of teaching. A study to explore lecturers' views regarding a newly developed integral calculus…

The past several decades have been times of widespread change in world economies. The 21st century has witnessed scientific technological innovations that have had an impact on almost every sector of our social institutions and the way we do things. To succeed in these changing economies and secure meaningful employment, STEM literacy and…

Business communication courses are ideal for teaching visual communication principles and techniques. Many assignments lend themselves to graphic enrichment, such as flyers, handouts, slide shows, Web sites, and newsletters. Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft PowerPoint are excellent tools for these assignments, with Publisher being best for…

Briefly reviews drill and practice, tutorial, simulation, and computer modeling software for teaching about Europe. Provides titles, names, and addresses of the eight vendors' software featured in this review. (JDH)

Discusses "Applied Economics," a high school economics program designed by Junior Achievement. Suggests that economics education should help students explore the current community and world experience through microeconomics and macroeconomics. Describes the program's effect at one school, and the simulations used to help students…

Discusses resources for curriculum design and choosing technology to fit with the curriculum developed. Lists questions about curriculum development raised by the Manhattan Music Curriculum Project. Describes software and hardware that place students in the many roles undertaken by musicians. Emphasizes the development of cognitive as well as…

Discusses the problems and possibilities in computerized education. Presents the culturally responsive perspective for change, which emphasizes teacher "ownership" of the innovation and creates a self-renewing environment in the schools. (MD)

The Business Communication courseware is a supplementary learning tool used in Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. It is used to complement face to face classes, online tutorials and lecture notes. The courseware's Instructional Design has been summatively evaluated with positive results. To ensure quality, the screen design is evaluated as well.…

Designed to coordinate teacher-developed materials in computer literacy, this resource unit is composed of several sections. The first, "Planning for Computer Instruction," provides an outline for developing a school-level computer task force, management procedures for computer labs, and sample student survey forms. The remaining…

Based on questionnaires sent to educational software companies in January 1988, this directory lists 78 companies. Information given includes company address, curriculum subject areas for which the company publishes software, types of machines and operating systems on which the software operates, and grade level for which it is targeted. (LRW)

This guide/calendar provides information on instructional television, audiotapes, and computer resources for elementary school building coordinators for instructional technology. Suggestions and guidelines are given for resource allocation, equipment purchase and maintenance, scheduling, off-air taping for classroom use, copyright restrictions, a…

This document discusses the IBM project HANDY that uses an authoring language for the development of interactive teaching lessons. The paper describes a series of lessons that explored various aspects of color and motion in relation to general principles of basic design. The IBM language is designed so that teachers can write a script, create…