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Peer reviewedDixon, Anthony G.; Clark, William M.; DiBiasio, David – Chemical Engineering Education, 2000
Reports the development, delivery, and assessment of a project-based spiral curriculum for the first sequence chemical engineering courses. Technical proficiency of students under the spiral curriculum was equal to or better than that of students under a traditional curriculum. Attitudes toward chemical engineering and teamwork were better, and…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
Download full textMarkkanen, Hannu; Donzellini, Giuliano; Ponta, Domenico – 2001
The mission of the NetPro European project is to develop project-based learning through the Internet. The NetPro project is creating tools and services to facilitate communication and collaboration between distant students, and to manage access and control of project deliverables. NetPro project teams form cross-institutional learning communities.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Gillespie, Thom – TECHNOS, 1996
Describes the development and implementation of a new interdisciplinary field of study at Indiana University called Masters in Immersive Mediated Environments (MIME). Graduates will be both critical thinkers of and producers of professional-quality original media design. Discusses student skills, course requirements and content, student group…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Educational Innovation
Hong, Shuguang – 1997
The World Wide Web has been regarded as the most important information technology revolution of the 1990s. It not only has drastically changed the nature of information technology in business and education, but has also imposed a great challenge to developers of information systems (IS) curricula worldwide. To provide IS students with an education…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Curry, D. Bruce – 2001
Online learning is a relatively young field that is still being defined as a discipline. As faculty members wrestle with decisions about how to structure online courses for collaborative, connected learning, student perspectives of successful courses can provide valuable insights for decision-making. This paper presents general research findings…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperative Learning, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHealey, Mick; And Others – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Maintains that cooperative learning produces higher achievement, more positive relationships among students, and healthier psychological adjustment than do competitive or individualistic experiences. Describes a cooperative learning core module complete with course content and assessment strategies. Discusses advantages, disadvantages, and student…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Field Instruction, Geography, Geography Instruction
Foshay, John D. – 1999
The purpose of this fastback is to provide a primer on developing project-based multimedia instruction. The first section discusses reasons for using multimedia, including advantages to be gained instructionally from teachers using multimedia and--from the standpoint of active learning--from students using multimedia. How authoring programs work…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Authoring Aids (Programming), Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedSchwartz, Daniel L.; Brophy, Sean; Lin, Xiaodong; Bransford, John D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999
Describes a software shell, STAR.Legacy, designed to guide attempts to help students learn from case, problem, and project-based learning. STAR.Legacy supports the integration of four types of learning environments: learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered. Describes how a STAR.Legacy constructed for an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment
Grooters, Fiona; de Vries, Sjoerd – 1998
This paper presents the design of a project-based study environment on the World Wide Web based upon the e-study concept, i.e., studying by means of Internet technologies. The first section discusses the e-study concept, including Interactive Study Environments (ISE), Interactive Study Systems, and online Study Services. Design guidelines for a…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
