Fredonia's independent learning laboratory makes individualized instruction a practical reality. (Editor)

The audio-tutorial method of instruction has been used in a freshman biology course at the University of North Dakota since 1966. It seems to be as effective as the conventional method, if achievement is the only consideration, but more significant if other implications are assessed. (LBH)

The Centennial Education Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a six-credit residential instruction unit, offers students academic work in self-directed projects. Examples of projects, faculty involvement, time involvement, and related cognitive and affective relationships are described. (LBH)

The relationship between self-directed learning and self-access is discussed as a system of organizing resources. The first part of the paper outlines the skills needed for self-directed learning in a self-access center. The skills include defining objectives, identifying resources, selecting resources, using resources, evaluating action, and…

The Ohio State program includes instructional objectives for all of the clinical clerkships, a specialized collection of learning resources to assist the students in the mastery of the clerkship objectives, mini-learning resource centers (LRC) located close to patient care areas, and an evaluation system for student assessment. (LBH)

This study sought to determine if self-directed learning (SDL) experiences produced higher levels of academic achievement than traditional, teacher-directed learning experiences. Out of a group of 720 first-year students at the United Arab Emirates University, instructors identified 86 SDL students who completed all homework assignments, did extra…

Colleges and universities are now dealing with certain students through a new component in their instructional environment. These emerging Learning Centers are typically designed to assist and guide capable but fundamentally ill-prepared handicapped students in acquiring needed background. In some cases, such components not only help dispense…

An audio-tutorial approach that has been implemented at Indiana University in Bloomington focuses on student learning rather than the mechanism of teaching. The basic component of an audio-tutorial course is a taped presentation that acts as a tutor, guiding the students through a sequence of readings, filmstrips, diagrams, tables, and other…

Physicians need to be proficient in the administration of basic cardiac life support (BCLS) and emergency cardiac care (ECC). The introduction of a self-teaching CPR-ECC course for freshmen medical students at the University of Mississippi has greatly reduced the amount of faculty time needed to teach CPR. (Author/MLW)

Described are some of the teaching innovations used in a large university chemistry department in Britain. They include diagnostic testing and individual tutoring; self-instruction centers for remedial teaching, complementary services, and specialist materials; new laboratory approaches; and innovations to develop skills needed by chemistry…

This annotated bibliography on planning, staffing, and operating instructional materials centers in elementary, secondary and higher education institutions lists 24 books and pamphlets and 187 articles published between 1949 and 1966. Topics covered which related to instructional materials centers include team teaching, audiovisual materials,…

Through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, a model for providing graduate programs to full-time employed adults residing in remote locations of southern West Virginia was designed by the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, a college that does not have a campus. The essence of the delivery model was to…

This paper discusses two experiments with autonomous learning strategies for learners studying English as a second language in France, one for non-specialist adults and the other for university students. The first group consisted of 26 adults who were mostly professionals and had opted for autonomy not out of preference but for lack of any other…

The selections in this book encompass a broad spectrum of resource-based learning experiences, and are intended to help teachers and administrators gain a better understanding of the concepts and devise effective and efficient ways to use these materials. Titles include: "Introducing Resources for Learning" (Sally Brown and Brenda…