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Lebid, ?ndrii E.; Shevchenko, Natal'ya A. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2021
This paper analyzes 'The Review of Instruction in Subjects at Kharkov Imperial University', an official document that regulated the organization of the educational process in Kharkov Imperial University. The work provides an insight into the evolution of modifications to the titles of this historical source for the entire period it was published.…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational History, Primary Sources, Intellectual Disciplines
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Akbar Khan, Muhammad; Ajmal Khurshid, Muhammad; Malik, Nazir Ahmed; Hameed, Sana – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2017
This paper highlights one of the key pitfalls of Pakistani educational system i.e. the pedagogical process based on narrative teaching that makes learners incapable of thinking critically which ultimately converts them into memorizing machines. In the backdrop of critical pedagogy as presented by Freire (2005), the pedagogical process prevalent in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Critical Thinking
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Moodie, Gavin – History of Education, 2014
This article considers the effects on universities of Gutenberg's invention of printing. It considers four major effects: the gradual displacement of Latin as the language of scholarship with vernacular languages, the expansion and eventual opening of libraries, major changes to curriculum, and major changes to pedagogy including lectures.…
Descriptors: Educational History, Higher Education, Universities, Language of Instruction
Diep, Kim Chi – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Information Literacy (IL) competencies are defined as "the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively" and are considered essential for students in their academic lives and future careers (ALA, 1989). IL plays an important role in developing critical thinking and problem solving skills, and improving academic…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Learning Theories, Information Needs, Teacher Role
Rine, Emily F. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
As universities have come to depend increasingly on international, non-native English-speaking graduate students to teach many of the undergraduate courses, they have created International Teaching Assistant (ITA) programs in order to provide ITAs with the cultural, pedagogical, and linguistic skills needed to instruct in an American university…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Nonverbal Communication, Linguistics, Interaction
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Memon, Rafique; Badger, Richard – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2007
"The teacher who works for or allows status quo is the traitor. Purposeful change is the new norm in teaching" [Fullan, M., 1993. Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational Reform. Falmer, London.]. The University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan (USJP) is the main provider of tertiary education in English in the province of Sindh.…
Descriptors: Reading, Interaction, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Harris, William – Liberal Education, 1981
A method of teaching is described that requires students to choose an area of course content relating to their own interests and study, expand on it, and present the results to the class. The results of its application in two courses, one in the humanities and one in the sciences, are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Independent Study, Lecture Method, Liberal Arts
Fischler, Abraham S. – Educ Technol, 1970
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Steen, Sara; Bader, Chris; Kubrin, Charis – Teaching Sociology, 1999
Contends that professors of graduate seminars fail to provide the structure necessary for academic discourse. Describes four models for graduate seminars along with the disadvantages of each model. Discusses the issue of authority in graduate seminars. Provides an example of an effective graduate seminar. (CMK)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Strategies, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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Cannon, John – History Teacher, 1989
Discusses the role of the historian and the purposes of history teaching. Stresses teaching methods and outlines six ways to enhance instruction for beginning teachers. Analyzes curriculum and raises objections to the concept of a core curriculum and emphasizes the importance of studying history. (RW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Historiography, History
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White, Lawrence T.; Ransdell, Sarah – Teaching of Psychology, 2000
Describes the experience of teaching psychology at Tartu University and Tallinn Pedagogical University in Estonia. Discusses the lessons learned by teaching in Estonia and applies those lessons to teaching psychology in the United States, focusing on the benefits teachers reap when they become more aware of themselves and their audiences. (CMK)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Generation Gap, Higher Education
Waggoner, Michael – Educational Technology, 1984
The emerging technologies potential has not altered teaching methods in higher education because of such factors as prohibitive cost and faculty resistance to change, but these are symptomatic of more pervasive organizational attributes and educational system dynamics, including student influences, faculty incentive structure, lack of leadership,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Environment, Costs, Educational Change
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Gold, Suzanne – Clearing House, 1984
Argues in favor of the lecture method of presenting information to students. (FL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discovery Learning, Educational Theories, Higher Education
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Pennell, Myra L. – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 2000
Explains that many beginning teachers have a difficult time engaging students in lecture. Maintains that in order to encourage student participation teachers should hold students responsible for learning by requiring them to prepare for class and also design questions to elicit successful answers from students. Provides an extensive bibliography.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, History Instruction
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McShane, Kim – Teaching in Higher Education, 2004
This paper reports and analyses data from a longitudinal qualitative research study which is investigating the changing teaching self-concept of university lecturers who combine online and face-to-face teaching. The first phase of this collective case study research has focused on the experiences of five 'early adopter' university lecturers during…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Qualitative Research, Computer Mediated Communication
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