Instructional design (ID) is a systematic process that is used to develop education and training programmes in a consistent and reliable way. A key challenge faced by educators is selecting an ID model by deciding which ID model will be more suitable in order to achieve an effective digital teaching and learning process. The objective of this…

This paper examines the evolution of the core academic leader development course at the United States Air Force Academy. The course serves as a key part of student leadership development integrated into all four years of a student's education and their roles within the organization. The curriculum focuses on skills, character, and critical…

Describes plan for providing expanded course offerings desired by faculty or needed by students without "proliferation . (Editor)

Although a history and systems course in psychology should provide a valuable forum for organizing the discipline, no current texts consistently provide enough coverage of the context in which the discipline emerged to anchor developments throughout the history of psychology. To test the validity of this observation, 10 undergraduate history and…

A review of some attempts to improve an undergraduate economics course is found in "Economics" available from Economics Association, Room 340, Hamilton House, London, WCIH 9BH.

This article defines the concepts of economic literacy and development education as used in a three-year project aimed at increasing students' awareness of global economic interdependence. (JDH)

This guide is intended for teachers who want to learn more about educational design of college courses. Chapter 1 identifies various pressures for change in designing courses and urges creation of conditions that foster deep learning. Chapter 2 examines various models of the course design process. Chapter 3 discusses beliefs, values and ideologies…

A course on current topics of immediate interest can bring flexibility, innovation and relevance to the curriculum. (IR)

Points out that instructors lack a scheme for making connections between teaching techniques and particular learning objectives. Samples the literature concerning teaching techniques for sociology in the context of Bloom's "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives." Proposes a model that will aid in matching teaching techniques with…

Based on the assumption that good teaching helps students understand how to actively acquire, use, and extend knowledge in an ongoing learning process, this guide presents strategies for constructing learning-centered course syllabi. Following prefatory materials, part 1 reviews implications of shifting from traditional syllabi, which focus on…

Suggests that it is time to shift away from 'syllabuses' and 'teaching a course' towards the student's learning experience in designing degree courses. (PG)

A discussion of goal specification and evaluation as a beginning point for the formative evaluation of a university course for departmentalprogram. (Author)

Discusses the development of a correspondence course in oral history at Brigham Young University (Utah). Examines the difficulties encountered when teaching such a course outside the classroom environment. Provides a list of course objectives and assesses its preliminary success. (GEA)

Nine objectives are outlined that have either been reported on by teachers in the field or that seem to be pertinent to death education. Focus is on the premise that the format and content of courses follow the goals selected. Questions of who should teach, when and what format are discussed. (Author/LBH)