Launched in June 2016, the Smithsonian Learning Lab (SLL) provides access to the digital resources from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, 9 major research centers, and the National Zoo, to be used as real-world learning experiences. It is designed to aid students in building lasting knowledge and critical skills that take learners from simply…

A color code system has been found effective in scheduling primary level educable mentally retarded children to use learning centers. (SBH)

Described is a program designed to bring an academically disadvantaged student's mathematical ability up to a minimum for college students. (JG)

Fredonia's independent learning laboratory makes individualized instruction a practical reality. (Editor)

The authors describe their observations, as administrators of the Personal Adult Learning Lab at the University of Georgia, about the role of educational technology in adult self-directed learning and the adult learner's reaction to technology. The ways in which the lab is using computer-assisted instruction and interactive video technology are…

A teacher and a librarian cooperated in designing a high school history independent study project. (PF)

The audio-tutorial method of instruction has been used in a freshman biology course at the University of North Dakota since 1966. It seems to be as effective as the conventional method, if achievement is the only consideration, but more significant if other implications are assessed. (LBH)

The Centennial Education Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a six-credit residential instruction unit, offers students academic work in self-directed projects. Examples of projects, faculty involvement, time involvement, and related cognitive and affective relationships are described. (LBH)

An educational system is presented that can unite an individualized system of learning and teaching with the physical facilities that can move it from theory to practice. (MF)

A description is provided of Los Angeles Valley College's Life Science Learning Center (LSLC), which provides: (1) a resource center addressed to the individualized learning needs of students served by the Biology Department; (2) a learning environment enabling students to proceed in self-paced, activity-centered, concept-oriented experiences in…

An eclectic approach to individualizing instruction in secondary schools is suggested which includes the following classroom strategies: experiential learning, mastery learning, learning centers, peer and cross-age tutoring, and independent study. (JMF)

The relationship between self-directed learning and self-access is discussed as a system of organizing resources. The first part of the paper outlines the skills needed for self-directed learning in a self-access center. The skills include defining objectives, identifying resources, selecting resources, using resources, evaluating action, and…