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A Course Redesign Project to Change Faculty Orientation toward Teaching
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Eliason, Susan; Holmes, Christine L. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2012
This article discusses the development, implementation, and outcomes of a Faculty Course Redesign Camp for full-time and adjunct faculty members. The purpose of the camp was to educate and coach faculty in effective strategies to promote learner-centered teaching skills. Evaluation results show that the participants changed their orientation…
Descriptors: Teaching Skills, Adjunct Faculty, Curriculum Implementation, Program Implementation
Launching the Virtual Academic Center: Issues and Challenges in Innovation
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Flynn, Marilyn; Maiden, R. Paul; Smith, Wendy; Wiley, June; Wood, Gary – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2013
In October 2010, the University of Southern California School of Social Work entered the online education environment with the launch of the first national web-based MSW program. After an initial enrollment of 80 students, in just 3 years this state-of-the-art MSW, offered in a technology-advanced synchronous and asynchronous format, has generated…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Social Work, Web Based Instruction, Synchronous Communication
Approved Guidelines for Kentucky's Environmental Education Plan.
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Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1975
In this report are the approved guidelines for an environmental education program to be implemented in the public schools of Kentucky. The contents include a definition of environmental education and an assessment of the current statewide situation. Needs, resources, and strategies, as identified at a statewide conference, are included in these…
Descriptors: Activities, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Teaching Environmental Studies in the Primary and Middle School.
Lines, C. J.; Bolwell, L. H. – 1971
Although many teachers are convinced of the value of environmental studies, they often are not fully confident of their ability to plan and carry out a first-hand approach to learning. For this reason, the authors sought to investigate the problems inherent in this approach and to suggest remedies which are both practical and realistic. The book…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools, Environmental Education
PILOT VOCATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE IN DENTAL ASSISTING, AUGUST 1966.
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CAVANAUGH, P.L.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A 4-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM OF TEACHER TRAINING FOR DENTAL ASSISTANTS WAS HELD FOR 20 PARTICIPANTS WHO PLANNED TO TEACH IN NEW DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM WAS PLANNED TO DEVOTE HALF THE SUBJECT AREA TO AN ORIENTATION AND A PREPARATION IN SELECTED AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION DEEMED ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFUL TEACHING. THE REMAINING SUBJECT…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dental Assistants, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Development
The Administration of Outdoor Education Programs.
Lewis, Charles A., Jr. – 1975
Designed for those interested in the mechanics of establishing outdoor education programs, this text is basically a guide to program development and includes examples of procedures, forms, conceptualizations, etc. Chapters deal with: (1) the contemporary education scene (an overview); (2) the basic concepts of outdoor education (17 concept…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Definitions