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Weaver, Barbara – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
What should a campus do when it needs more learning spaces but can't construct new buildings? Dr. Benjamin Sill's first task when he became the director of Clemson University's general engineering program was to find space for classrooms and for the advising program. His search ended in the old YMCA building (Holtzendorff Hall), where space was…
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Building Conversion, Facility Improvement, Space Utilization
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Schmid, Hillel; Blit-Cohen, Edith – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2009
The article describes and evaluates an innovative experiment in education and training of social workers at an academic learning center, which was established by the Hebrew University's School of Social Work and Social Welfare in a neighborhood of Jerusalem. The project focused on strengthening the link between theory, research, and practice.…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Social Work, Training Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Ybarra, Lea – Understanding Our Gifted, 2004
In this article, the author discusses how Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) seeks and nurtures students with high academic talents in Baltimore. The mission of CTY, since its founding in 1979, has been to identify students with high academic abilities and to provide challenging and innovative programs that are appropriate…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent, Talent Development, Academic Ability
Curtin, Constance; Shinall, Stanley – IDEAL, 1987
Results of two studies of microcomputer use for second language instruction at the secondary level are reported. The investigation is based on observations made at the University of Illinois' University High School, which serves academically talented students from the surrounding area. The school's computer laboratory uses software packages for…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design