Chesterton High School, which has used both computer scheduling and student self-scheduling, finds the latter method produces the most satisfactory results. In response to Richard Tilwick's article in the November 1975 Bulletin (Student Self-Scheduling: An Unintentional Deception), F. Edward Wall explains why his students and teachers favor…

Examines one aspect of curriculum design and development, the course "concentration", in a college of arts and sciences, and demonstrates that new forms can be created from existing resources. (Author/RK)

Describes and gives results of a program of individualized instruction in typing and shorthand classes in the Department of Business Education, Brigham Young University. Although the program did reduce costs and accommodate increased enrollments, it was not successful in terms of student achievement or faculty utilization. (MF)

The University of Minnesota's required six-week ambulatory medicine clerkship provides a comprehensive orientation to ambulatory care through planned integration of patient care with academic work. Responses of both students and faculty have been enthusiastic, with the benefits compensating for high costs in preceptor time. (MSE)

This Northern Illinois University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) initiative represents the authors' first attempt to prepare engineering and technology professors for teaching to improve student learning and the Scholarship of Teaching. This college portfolio is nontraditional in that it combines a learning paper approach…

The effectiveness of a California State University, Long Beach, program to prepare incoming students for university-level work and educational processes was assessed in 2 surveys of new students (n=1,100, n=1,613) and 1 of 80 who had taken the course previously. Key elements in program success were identified: course content; teaching techniques;…