Describes a course on atomic collisions in solids operated jointly by the Universities of Salford and Sussex, England. Includes discussions of philosophy and aims, teaching and learning strategies, assessment methods, problems and rewards. (LS)

Describes how nursery nurses are educated and trained to meet a variety of needs. (Editor)

Treat and cure 12 handwriting diseases to give new life to an old subject. (Editor)

Techniques and experiences that would help students not only in finding their first job, but in all future career decisions, were packed into a three-credit-hour course. (Author)

Discusses the course content and teaching techniques of two one-quarter descriptive physics courses which have been particularly successful. Reports on large enrollments and positive reception by students and faculty. (MLH)

Described is a course in consumer education for elementary school pupils. Topics discussed are skills for young consumers, classroom activities, selected resources in elementary consumer education, and guidelines for evaluating consumer education media. (Author/DB)

Describes how the College of Education at the University of Kentucky is implementing Internet communications training for pre-service teachers and for teacher professional development programs. (RS)

Describes a seminar course for underprepared college students which focuses on the study of the hero's quest and solves many of the difficulties inherent in the remedial writing course previously taught. Aims to teach critical thinking, close critical reading, and critical and creative writing as necessary for making the journey of inquiry. (PA)

Describes a children's literature course for preservice teachers, team-taught by creative writing and education faculty, in which students do not simply read and discuss children's literature but also write it, and what they create is then critiqued not only by their peers but by fifth to eighth graders. Calls this approach "learning children's…

In 1996, Florida State University implemented a four-year undergraduate program in information studies. This article describes the development of the curriculum, which drew from bachelor's programs at the University of Pittsburgh, Drexel University, and Syracuse University. Includes an outline of the program syllabus, course descriptions, and a…

Discusses the ethical implications of research and the need for educating people to evaluate the impact of any research project. Describes a course at the University of Arizona which aims to ensure that students become knowledgeable and conversant about the many ethical, social, and legal dilemmas raised by current research in biology. Contains 16…

Defines a distance learning method for graduate programs in technical communication in which the World Wide Web serves as an electronic learning environment. Discusses the approach that Mercer University employs for its M.S. in technical communication management, and characteristics of a good distance learning program that is of value to adult…

Describes a capstone course specifically designed for Environmental Geoscience majors that is a project-based course stressing small-group identification, analysis, and solution of real-world geo-environmental problems on a local scale. Prepares students for the immediate demands of post-college employment as well as developing lifelong learning…

Describes a specialized biology course designed to meet the needs of prospective elementary teachers. The original course was oriented towards hands-on activities for K-8 classrooms, improving prospective elementary teachers' attitudes toward science, and increasing self-efficacy in science teaching. Original goals were re-examined with the advent…

Describes a stand-alone course titled Using Computers in the Language Classroom that is offered in the master's in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program in an urban university in Southern California. This collaborative video project allows students to discover firsthand how computer technology can aid classroom learning.…