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Copa, George H. – Centerpoint, 1999
Much about designing learning experiences and supporting environments has been learned from the New Designs for Learning process. Looking at the history of education in the United States and high school change initiatives in other countries, project staff have found that designing schools for the future is a learning process in which staff,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design

Buchanan, Richard; Borgmann, Albert; Mitcham, Carl; Waks, Leonard J.; Huyke, Hector J.; Kellner, Douglas; Feenberg, Andrew – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2001
Articles include: "Philosophy of Design, Design Education, and Educational Design: Introduction to the Special Issue"; "Opaque and Articulate Design"; "The Problem of Character in Design Education: Liberal Arts and Professional Specialization"; "'Dasein' Versus Design: The Problematics of Turning Making into…
Descriptors: Design, Designers, Educational Development, Educational Technology
Stevenson, Jean – Insights into Open Education, 1987
By integrating the language arts across the curriculum, teachers and librarians can help students make connections between what they already know and new material. Teachers committed to this approach need to spend time planning, executing, and evaluating the process and to bring the following essential components to the classroom: (1) love and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1987
The editors of "The American School Board Journal" and "The Executive Educator" magazines recently invited school leaders from across North America to send in curriculum ideas that work. From among the 1,026 entries that were submitted, a panel of judges selected 100, which are published in this special report. Criteria for selection included (1)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment

Lowyck, Joost, Ed.; Clark, Richard E., Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1996
The five chapters of this theme issue focus on developments in the conceptualization and empirical study of training that may contradict earlier characterizations of the domain as nonempirical and nontheoretical. All of these contributions emphasize the importance of a closer look at the implications of cognitive psychology for training…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Educational Research, Futures (of Society), Instructional Design
Gray, Dennis – Basic Education: Issues, Answers, and Facts, 1988
Proposing that Socratic seminars can lead to true educational reform, this article examines the use of these seminars to enlarge elementary and secondary students' understanding of ideas and to encourage instruction that is not restricted by established syllabi, courses, or examinations. Socratic discussion is lacking in most classrooms but should…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Development Communication Report, 1985
Concerned primarily with interactive radio for instruction, this issue highlights radio projects in developing countries that have proven to be a successful tool for educational development. These include: (1) an experimental project designed to investigate the feasibility of using radio as a medium of instruction in the teaching of elementary…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Radio

Hortin, John A., Ed.; Teague, Fred A., Ed. – Educational Considerations, 1983
Crucial, technologically oriented issues currently facing educators are addressed in the following 11 articles: (1) "The Definition of Educational Technology: An Emerging Stability," by Donald P. Ely; (2) "Media Applications to Instruction: Current Theoretical Considerations," by Gerald M. Torkelson; (3) "The Dilemma of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Definitions
Clark, Christopher M.; Yinger, Robert J. – 1979
Three studies on teacher planning procedures are described and synthesized--a survey, a laboratory study, and a series of case studies. The primary goal of this research was to determine how teachers plan classroom activities, why they plan in certain ways, and what is the relationship between teacher planning and teaching effectiveness. A survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
BEOutreach, 1994
This special issue of the newsletter "BEOutreach" focuses on the theme of family literacy program design and implementation. Articles address these topics: the influence of language and literacy on relationships within families and between families and schools; innovative approaches to family literacy that emphasize excellence; examples of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Literacy, Bilingualism, Daily Living Skills

Donnan, Peter, Ed. – 1992
The five papers in this edition address issues of general interest in distance education. In the first paper, "Study Methods and Study Notes: Interim Report," Stephen Relf and Terry Geddes report on a study designed to identify patterns of use and trends in the ways in which distance students use their study notes. In the second paper,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Halas, John; Martin-Harris, Roy – 1978
Intended for use by persons in developing countries responsible for initiating or expanding the use of audiovisual facilities and techniques in industry, this manual is designed for those who have limited background in audiovisuals but need detailed information about how certain techniques may be employed in an economical, efficient way. Part one,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Cross Cultural Training, Developing Nations
Cummings, Leslie E.; And Others – HyperNexus, 1994
This document consists of one volume year (four quarterly issues) of the journal "HyperNexus", containing articles on hypermedia and multimedia use in education. Typical article topics are: obstacles to the widespread use of educational technology; software for Japanese language learning; information retention using interactive…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Byrom, Elizabeth, Ed.; Bingham, Margaret, Ed.; Bowman, Gloria, Ed.; Shoemaker, Dan, Ed. – NewsWire, 2002
This document presents the 3 2002 issues of the newsletter "NewsWire," (volume 5). Issue Number One focuses on collaborative Web projects. This issue begins with descriptions of four individual projects: "iEARN"; "Operation RubyThroat"; "Follow the Polar Huskies!"; and "Log in Your Animal Roadkill!" Features that follow include: "Bringing the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Educational Technology
Richey, Nancy, Ed.; Byrom, Elizabeth, Ed.; Bingham, Margaret, Ed.; Guerrero, Jeanne, Ed.; Thrift, Beth, Ed.; Holton, Brook, Ed. – NewsWire, 2001
This document contains five issues of "NewsWire," a newsletter created for the SouthEast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIR-TEC). Topics addressed in these issues include: leadership and educational technology; technology program development; resources for teaching and learning with technology; U.S. Department…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Administration, Educational Resources, Educational Technology
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