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Alternatives to the Conventional 'Oxford' Tutorial Model: A Scoping Review
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Balwant, Paul Tristen; Doon, Roshnie – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2021
In higher education, one commonly used teaching approach that is intended to develop deep learning is that of the 'Oxford' tutorial--a personalized Socratic approach in which an instructor discusses course-related issues with a handful of students. Even though this conventional tutorial model is well supported in the literature, it may be…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Tutors, Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques
Keller's Personalized System of Instruction: The Search for a Basic Distance Learning Paradigm.
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Coldeway, Dan O.; Spencer, Robert E. – Distance Education, 1982
Reviews research results and arguments supporting Keller's Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) as a paradigm for distance learning, describes a project at Athabasca University which compared various PSI configurations for distance learning, and discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and flexibility of PSI for such use. Nineteen references…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Mentoring Students at Risk. An Underutilized Alternative Education Strategy for K-12 Teachers.
Reglin, Gary – 1998
Research has shown mentoring to be a powerful alternative education and dropout prevention strategy for students at risk. This book is designed to help teachers, school administrators, case managers in the juvenile justice system, and others who work with at-risk students develop mentoring programs. Chapter 1, "Teachers Can Restructure Education…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Interpersonal Relationship
The New Professional: A Report on Faculty in Individualized Education.
Bradley, A. Paul, Jr. – 1978
Faculty roles in ten individualized education programs that focus attention on student needs and interests as articulated in face-to-face discussions with faculty are examined. The programs include those at: Metropolitan State University (Minnesota); Florida International University; Grand Valley State Colleges (Michigan); New College of The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Multiple Option Instructional Program for Adult High School Completers.
Rickards, Joseph M. – 1983
A program was developed to train community school administrators in the Garfield School District (Panguitch, Utah) in the skills, techniques, and understandings essential for implementing and evaluating a successful multiple-option instructional program for adult basic and adult high school students. The need for the program was determined because…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Managing Open Learning. Management in Colleges Series.
Birch, Derek W.; Latcham, Jack – 1984
This guide, which is aimed primarily at those responsible for providing learning opportunities within further education in England and Wales, deals with managing open learning. Addressed in the individual chapters of the guide are the following topics: the nature of open learning; the production of learning materials; the impact of open learning…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Budgeting