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Capturing Professional Growth of Online Instructors: Learning Analysts' Reflections on Studying a Faculty Development Program. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Ken-Zen Chen; Patrick R. Lowenthal – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
Institutions of higher education are struggling to meet the growing demand for online courses and programs, partly because many faculty lack online-teaching experience. This case study provides an overview of a continuing faculty development program for online instructors--the eQIP (eCampus Quality Instruction Program, one institution's…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, College Faculty, Professional Continuing Education
Moving a Graveyard: How One School Prepared the Way for Continuous Curriculum Renewal.
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Watson, Robert T.; Suter, Emanuel; Romrell, Lynn J.; Harman, Eloise M.; Rooks, Larry G.; Neims, Allen H. – Academic Medicine, 1998
Describes the University of Florida medical school's curriculum-development efforts, including introduction of early clinical experience in primary-care settings, enhancement of small-group active learning, development of computer-based interactive materials, increased clinical teaching in ambulatory care, effective course and faculty evaluation,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Allied Health Occupations Education, Budgeting, Case Studies
Computer-Based Education in Nursing.
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Sparks, Susan M. – 1990
This report describes instructional uses of computers, interactive videodisks, and related technologies in undergraduate and graduate nursing education and in continuing education and faculty development. Its principal aims are to document ongoing activities, to identify factors that inhibit technological applications in nursing education, and to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Foreign Languages: Key Links in the Chain of Learning.
Mead, Robert G., Jr., Ed. – 1983
The articles discuss the necessity of including foreign language as an integral part of the curriculum at all levels of instruction. The following chapters are included: "Elementary School Foreign Language: Key Link in the Chain of Learning" (rationale, innovations, immersion programs, and interdisciplinary approaches); "Foreign…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies
Adaptation for a Changing Environment: Developing Learning and Teaching with Information and Communication Technologies
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Kirkwood, Adrian; Price, Linda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
This article examines the relationship between the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and learning and teaching, particularly in distance education contexts. We argue that environmental changes (societal, educational, and technological) make it necessary to adapt systems and practices that are no longer appropriate. The need…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Educational Environment
Instructors as Investors: A Collegial Conspiracy To Improve Classroom Instruction.
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Lawson, Joan Kenny – 1994
Due to heavy teaching loads, high adjunct faculty numbers, and scheduling and commuting factors, community college faculty infrequently have the opportunity to share in a collegial forum. In an attempt to provide an opportunity for faculty to share innovative instructional strategies and discuss their work, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC),…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education