Teacher-scholars have called upon fellow language educators to redevelop curricula at all proficiency levels to portray the lived experiences of target language (TL) speakers. This article presents a semester-long project that contributes to developing diverse teaching materials for college-level learners at the novice level. Via an ePortfolio…

This paper brings task-based language teaching (TBLT) curriculum development principles into the blended learning context, presenting processes and outcomes from a project to develop a task-based thematic unit--asking and giving directions--in a hybrid web-based university-level class focused on listening and speaking skills in Mandarin Chinese.…

A distributed online curriculum and courseware development model (DONC[superscript 2]) is developed and tested in this study. Courseware development teams which may work in different institutions who need to develop high quality, reduced cost, on time products will be the users of DONC[superscript 2]. The related features from the disciplines of…

Additional insight into the High School Geography Project (HSGP) is provided by this retrospective view of the critical decisions which influenced its nature and scope. A commitment was made to materials at the expense of teacher education and other changes in the educational system. Successive choices focused on a complete but frugal package of…

Project Canada West provides classroom teachers with the opportunity to initiate and develop curricula. (MB)

Reported is a project involving the preparation of a selected sample of new written materials which would be easily readable by the population of preservice and inservice elementary teachers. Three characteristics of the materials were to be (1) readability with a minimum of additional instructional help, (2) a display of some of the connections…

Discusses population education programs in China, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Sri Lanka is developing audio-visual materials and integrating population education into secondary science and social studies curricula. Nepal is transmitting nonformal population education messages to adults through…

This article focuses on how career education programs are administratively implemented at Indiana University/East, specifically examining five programs: (1) curriculum development and general information workshops; (2) purchase of materials; (3) establishment of a career education information center; (4) development of a graduate course in career…

THE INSTITUTE WAS HELD TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION AND UPDATE CURRICULUM OFFERINGS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES WHEREBY INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS MAY BE INTEGRATED INTO THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAMS. THE 24 PARTICIPANTS WERE TEACHER EDUCATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS FROM 16 STATES. PHASE I…

Highlights various population education programs in Afghanistan, China, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Also describes population education programs at primary and secondary levels in Thailand, curriculum and instructional materials development in this country, and teaching units and curriculum outlines developed from a workshop for…

A project was conducted to develop a laboratory-based instructional system in physics for two-year technician programs that emphasizes both the analogies between basic physical principles and the applications of the principles in modern technology. The Unified Technical Concepts (UTC) system that was developed is (1) a reorganization of physics…

The aim of the ITMA Project is to establish research and development activities in parallel with the in-service and information services within the regional and national framework of the Microelectronics Education Programme. The major focus of the project is on the potential roles of the microcomputer in educational settings. (Author/JN)

This manual provides practical examples of strategies, approaches, and materials for integrating population education into various developmental programs. It also serves as a reference for use by field workers in planning, implementing, and evaluating out-of-school population education programs. The examples of curricula, materials, and evaluation…

To meet the need for technical updating and media development for automotive teachers, a short course was offered on the campus of Ferris State College in the summer of 1975. The innovative program proved highly practical in implementation and was favorably evaluated by the participants. (Author/BP)

The process of developing an elementary art curriculum intended for national distribution is described. Emphasis is on the theoretical and practical criteria employed in making curriculum decisions. (Author/RM)