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Nandita Gurjar – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2025
In this design case, I discuss the design and development of an open educational resource textbook on teaching methods of early literacy, primarily geared toward preservice teachers in Iowa. This design case intends to provide an interdisciplinary example of an accessible, multimodal, interactive, contextually relevant, and culturally inclusive…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Electronic Books, Material Development, Instructional Materials
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Torrey Trust; Robert Maloy; Viacheslav Yurchenkov – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2023
In this paper, we discuss the design and development of an eBook titled "Building Democracy for All: Interactive Explorations of Government and Civic Life," which serves as an open educational resource for the eighth-grade Massachusetts social studies curriculum standards. This design case offers an example of an interactive,…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Electronic Books, Grade 8, Social Studies
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Stuart White – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2024
In 2017 Purdue evGrand Prix hired a K-12 Indiana public educator (the author) to write instructional material that could be implemented into participating teams' high school science and engineering classrooms. The goal was to create science-based integrated STEM learning experiences that complement the construction and racing of a 48-volt electric…
Descriptors: Novices, Decision Making, Instructional Materials, Material Development
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Irene Drymiotou; Costas P. Constantinou; Lucy Avraamidou – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Our purpose in this paper is to shed light on the intricacies of designing and enacting curricular innovations aiming to enhance students' interest in science and their understandings of STEM careers. We present the design and describe the implementation of a set of STEM career-oriented curriculum materials referred to as career-based scenarios. A…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Interests, Vocational Interests, Career Choice
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Ai-Chu Elisha Ding; Pengtong Qu; Krista Glazewski; Haesol Bae; Fatih Ergulec; Hamid Nadir; Thomas Brush – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Problem-based learning (PBL) has been widely incorporated in STEM classrooms. Unfortunately, its effectiveness for foreign language teaching is less explored. This design case describes the design and implementation process of a Chinese PBL unit in a US elementary school along with the design considerations of teaching dilemma-centered…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Problem Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
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Janine J. Darragh; Gina Mikel Petrie; Stan Pichinevskiy – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Educative Curriculum Materials (ECMs) are teaching materials that have the dual function of providing learning activities to students and providing professional development to the teachers that use them. Answering a call for professional development opportunities, and with input from English teachers in rural Nicaraguan schools, the designers…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)