Virtual and augmented (VAR) technology is in the early stages of being adopted as a teaching platform in higher education. The technology can facilitate immersive learning in environments that are not usually physically accessible to students via 3D models and interactive 360° videos. To date, adoption rates of VAR technology for teaching have not…

We report an intensive graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training program developed at The University of Chicago. The program has been assessed and has been successful in preparing GTAs for effective discussion and laboratory teaching for both general and organic chemistry. We believe that this training program can provide insightful information…

In the current climate of shortages of high-quality engineering graduates, exacerbated by reduced high school enrollments in physics and mathematics, engineering faculties are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of K-12 outreach programs. Such programs can result in students being better prepared for and better informed about engineering…

A well-constructed, step-by-step protocol is a critical starting point for teaching undergraduates new techniques, an important record of a lab's standard procedures, and a useful mechanism for sharing techniques between labs. Many research labs use websites to archive and share their protocols for these purposes. Here we describe our experiences…

Through the YMCAs in the United States, more than 7,000 teen agers have participated in sensitivity training experiences. Interactional programs using sensitivity training with teen agers have been introduced, and the results are sufficiently positive in the YMCA to warrant wider exploration with this type of program for young people. (Author)

This article reviews the literature pertinent to prepracticum laboratory experiences in counselor education and describes the elements and the evaluation of one such program. (Author)

A laboratory teaching experience (L.T.E.) was designed to focus on three teaching behaviors. It was recognized that a behavioral approach to teaching simplified its complexity by isolating specific teaching behaviors. Discusses the development and evaluation of the laboratory teaching experience. (Author/RK)

Explores the issue of physics laboratory work for engineering students and discusses the design, implementation, and evaluation of a laboratory program developed for first year engineering students. (DDR)

Article describes the Vocational Rotational Laboratory, a teacher education course that supplements the vocational curriculum with on-the-job experience. (Editor/MB)

Preliminary evaluations of the University of Florida's pharmacy practicum-internship program cover: (1) the interns' subjective evaluations of their experiences; (2) the preceptor's subjective evaluation of interns' performance over two years; and (3) objective measurements of student competencies. (LBH)

A 3-DAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM OF LABORATORY TRAINING FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL SENSITIVITY, SMALL GROUP DYNAMICS, AND DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM SOLVING. THE PROGRAM WAS PLANNED TO FACILITATE BETTER INTERAGENCY TEAMWORK IN DEALING WITH THE URBAN PROBLEMS OF WASHINGTON, D.C., WHICH ARE COMPLICATED BY THE PROSPECT OF HOME RULE WITH INADEQUATE LEADERSHIP…

The results of the study of 30 volunteer trainees suggest that, although trainers have little control over the kind of trainees sent to an external laboratory program and the type of organizations sending them, such control appears unnecessary. (BP)

This collection of materials and statements is the final project report of "Center for Re-Education of Teachers." The purpose of the project, which places teachers, consultants, supervisors, principals, and members of teacher training staffs in college and university laboratory settings during the summer, is stated as follows: individuals and…

January 31 to May 28, 1971, 44 5th grade classes and teachers from the Washington, D.C. Public Schools visited the Environmental Outdoor Laboratory School, Catoctin Mountain National Park, Thurmont, Maryland. The school provided: (1) specialized training in reading and related communication skills; (2) opportunities for growth in socialization…