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Freeman, Edward – College Teaching, 2012
Over the past several years I have taught a career orientation course at St. John Fisher College. This course was designed to increase student awareness of potential careers following their undergraduate studies in our Biology program. Additionally, the course has also been used as a model for similar experiences in our Psychology, Chemistry,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Career Development, Career Planning
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Davis, David J. – College Teaching, 1985
Despite social and educational change and greatly reduced visibility, the cluster college concept remains in use in many institutions, in both the federated colleges and subcollege cluster models, and in some cases substantially changed in form. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cluster Colleges, College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Change
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Leahy, Richard – College Teaching, 1990
Common notions about what college writing centers are and do are examined so that faculty and students may understand how to make the best use of them. Issues discussed include their organizational status and role, audience, and specific functions and activities. The structure and objectives of tutoring sessions is briefly addressed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Program Design
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LeBlanc, Leona B. – College Teaching, 1987
A week-long formal training institute preparing teaching assistants in French for classroom and other responsibilities is outlined. The program features course and student management techniques as well as instructional methods. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, French, Graduate Students
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Von Frank, James – College Teaching, 1985
One institution's experience in developing and implementing a freshman program is translated into suggestions for others, addressing such issues as faculty involvement, openness of discussion, program objectives, costs, faculty development, experimentation, and mistakes. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Costs
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Brown, Harold; Salisch, Sandra – College Teaching, 1996
An interdisciplinary program for freshmen at Pace University (New York) focused on development of critical thinking, nonverbal communication, writing, and speaking skills. Two sections of an English course, two of a public speaking course, and one of philosophy adopted common texts, common themes, and cross-disciplinary reinforcement of skills.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Critical Thinking
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Mettetal, Gwynn; Bryant, De – College Teaching, 1996
A model of service learning that can serve as a vehicle for teaching, research, and community service is suggested to college faculty. Two such projects are described: a project providing parent education to young families while researching effectiveness of temperament education, and an intergenerational program to determine whether community…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Instruction, Community Programs, Drama