Describes how a software package that includes a spreadsheet, a relation grapher, and a dynamic geometry can contribute to teacher training through an exploratory problem-solving course. Discusses the ways in which technology-rich environments enhance and extend traditional topics. Contains 17 references. (DDR)

A survey was conducted of 23 colleges and universities in Iowa to determine what method, if any, is used to train undergraduate preservice teachers about giftedness. Findings indicate that colleges are meeting the minimum state standards by including content within professional education and content methods courses. (Author/CR)

Describes an art project using the technique called "Batik" that incorporated watercolor painting with mixed media to appeal to students in a combined art class. Discusses how the students created their artworks and includes a list of materials and objectives. (CMK)

Discusses the importance of using good instructional design principles when using new technologies for education. Highlights include identifying instructional objectives; understanding the target audience, and augmenting a presentation with technology instead of letting technology dominate it; organizing the content; and preparing for…

States that many students enroll in the introductory history survey course soley because of curricular requirements. Discusses assignments and content of the course, including topics and teaching strategies. Focuses on group activities that engage students and prompt them to participate. (CMK)

Focuses on the qualitative methods used to examine a high school science teacher's instructional practice and his students' performance. Explains participation-observation, collection of field notes and documents, pre-post survey, interviews, and analysis of analytic memos; and discusses the teacher's goal of combining skills-based instruction…

Discusses the guidelines for two class projects used in an undergraduate cognitive psychology class: (1) Museum of the Mind, where students created interactive museum-like displays; and (2) the Cognition Book, an edited book about cognition. Finds that students enjoyed the former activity but learned more from the latter. (CMK)

Describes a course about the Holocaust that is taught through the psychology department. Explains that the team-taught course, "The Holocaust, Social Prejudice, and Morality," is also relevant to public health. States that the topics include but are not limited to stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination, and the language of domination…

Examines the use of computerized quizzes in a life span human development class that included 29 sophomores and juniors. States that students who use the quizzes as a way to learn the materials, as opposed to using the strategy of prepare-gather feedback-restudy, would not be as successful. (CMK)

Presents a literature review that focuses on undergraduate discussion. Describes a teaching method in which undergraduate sociology students are assigned to create an open-ended question and write a one- to three-page answer every one- to two-weeks. Addresses the positive and negative aspects of the method. (CMK)

Focuses on the use of hybrid instruction by using the best aspects of traditional teaching incorporated with online instruction. Discusses the basic guidelines for teaching hybrid courses, what works and does not work in a hybrid class, and the improvements for future hybrid classes. (CMK)

Describes a course designed to teach students qualitative methods and to engage them in collecting data and reflecting on the experiences of students at their college. Explains that during the semester course, students spent one month engaged in participant observation followed by one month conducting qualitative interviews. (DAJ)

Provides background information on the topic of Internet filtering in schools and libraries, particularly related to the use of the Internet by children. Includes discussion questions, Web sites that present more information on Internet filtering, and three activities: (1) staging a simulation; (2) writing a policy statement; and (3) conducting a…

Explores the different forms and potential applications of computer mediated communication (CMC) for Web-based and Web-enhanced courses. Based on their experiences with three different Web courses (Research Methods in Psychology, Statistical Methods in Psychology, and Basic Learning Processes) taught repeatedly over the last five years, the…

Investigates the experiences of instructors of Web-based networked learning in higher education in the United Kingdom, using interviews informed by a phenomenographic approach. Discusses tight versus loose structures of course design, including assessment criteria and course requirements; low student participation; instructor expectations; and…