This guidebook aspires to build a community where learning for sustainable development takes place everywhere for everyone as an ongoing practice. It introduces you to "Reflect-Share-Act," a process to discover and define sustainable development in your own contexts together with others in your community. The guide compiles resources…

Describes achievement of General Learning Corporation to illustrate the place of technology in education. (DS)

The Food Safety Knowledge Network (FSKN) is a collaboration between Michigan State University, the Global Food Safety Initiative of the Consumer Goods Forum, and other food industry and public sector partners. FSKN's goal is to help strengthen the food industry's response to the complex food safety knowledge and training challenges that affect…

The development of reading programs by publishers traditionally began with the selection of a qualified team of authors and consultants who then worked with editors in the research, development, and writing of a program. Another approach now emerging begins instead with the identification of learning needs, the specification of outcomes, and the…

Revision of the USOE copyright policy constitutes a major step in bridging the gap between the researcher and the consumer. The revisions are designed primarily to facilitate marketing arrangements between developers and disseminators of educational materials. USOE has established the framework to place a greater number of educational materials on…

Radio France International, the Alliance Francaise, and the Hachette publishing company have collaborated to develop an instructional radio series linking the broadcasts with published instructional materials. Considerations addressed in the program's development are discussed. (MSE)

The experience of Thames Television in presenting an educational series during prime time is described. "The Botanic Man," a series on ecology, is a rating success. Several difficulties encountered in collaboration efforts and follow-up activities, including courses and workbook publications, are identified. (JMF)

One of 33 self-paced industry services leadership development (ISLD) modules, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing training manuals for an industry services job training program. (The type of industry services for which these modules were developed would involve provision of job training by public agencies for…

Three trends have shaped the goals of instructional technology during the last ten years. These are: a trend toward multi-disciplined approach to achieve specific learning objectives through field testing; a trend toward the development of more complex, multimedia, expensive equipment, materials, and systems; and a trend toward programs designed…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders to provide guidance in the performance of manpower services by public agencies to new or expanding private industries, this module contains three sequential learning activities on setting up learning centers for an industry services program. The first learning…

The Small Business Administration (SBA) program of conducting workshops for prospective business owners was established to assist individuals in making a more careful analysis of what is involved in starting and managing a small business. This workshop guide discusses the following: Planning Workshops; Promotion; Workshop Procedures; Workshop…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on preparing videotapes for an industry services program. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new or expanding private industries.) The first learning activity is designed…

The process of development of a computerized database of instructional materials for the uncommonly taught languages is described. Content of the database includes information on materials for instruction in the less commonly taught languages, some previously stored in a semi-automated file. These include references and information on basic tools,…

The construction of a conceptual framework of industry in the United States and the development o f a completely new secondary curriculum, called American Industry, are reported. Major emphasis is placed on the need of the secondary school to aid all people in developing an understanding of American Industry, the procedure used in identifying…

This package of practical ideas collected by the Authentic Basic Life-Centered Education (ABLE) Model Program should be useful for teachers and administrators who are revising curriculums and writing curriculum guides for the elementary and intermediate level. Suggested units are based on an "organizing center concept" such as banking,…