Content of a refresher secretarial course is described, which includes the following modules: The secretarial profession, vocabulary building, business communication, human relations, work organization, typewriting, shorthand, spelling, and grammar. (TA)

A course involving the production of a play in French is described as an illustration of a method of making the study of foreign literatures more attractive to college undergraduates. (Author/RM)

Describes a general physical science course employing primarily original readings and taught by a free type of discussion rather than direct teaching. (MLH)

Described is an action-learning secondary level biology course which combines science, English, and social studies. Guidelines for selecting topics to be presented and three detailed examples of topics that have been included in past courses are presented. (SL)

Description of the philosophy and general nature of a course at Drake University that emphasizes basic concepts of analytical thinking, including think, decompose, simplify, specify, and rethink problems. Some sample homework exercises are included. The journal is available from University of California Press, Berkeley, California 94720.…

Course objectives, student competencies, and class session schedules are outlined for two high school vocational agriculture summer courses: Livestock and Livestock Products Evaluation and Agribusiness Leadership Seminar. (MS)

Describes a course in the administrative secretary's educational program which is designed to integrate the knowledge and skills that have been acquired previously, preparing the secretarial student to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the business office. (TA)

This audiotutorial course consists of 35 minicourses including biology, husbandry, and diseases of the common laboratory animals. Each minicourse includes an audiocassette tape recording and visual and written materials. The course is available for distribution. (Author/LBH)

The establishment and role of the Writing Center at Harvard is described as a means of improving freshmen writing skills. Students receive personal consultation, attend a series of mini-courses, and participate in a series of lectures by faculty members from different departments about how to write for various disciplines. (LBH)

Describes microteaching/videotaping experiences of university students in an elementary school social methods course. Topics discussed include literature on microteaching as a teacher training device, videotapes in lesson analysis, possible microteaching lessons, planning and taping a lesson, viewing and critiquing the tape, and benefits and…

A lunch-hour psychology course provides continuing education for the community in an informal atmosphere with lectures by university faculty members and other specialists on various social science issues, and has a nonthreatening grading system. (AV)

Two courses were combined experimentally and succeeded in providing college students with in-depth learning about creativity: a psychology course explored psychologists' efforts to understand creativity and encouraged student self-exploration, and an art course focused on creativity as a way of living. Group projects and evaluation are discussed.…

Explores the merits of using a combined cognitive and experiential approach to the teaching of psychology. Findings indicate that expanding a traditional course to include vivid personal experiences integrated with cognitive growth is an effective modification and enhances concept learning. (Author/DB)

Discusses teaching techniques, course content, strategies, and problems of teaching a behavior modification course to university students. Course target areas include subjects such as anxiety control, fear elimination, weight control, smoking reduction, interpersonal interaction, assertiveness, and exercise maintenance. (Author/DB)

Describes and evaluates a demographic exercise intended for use by undergraduate students in courses on population problems. The exercise, involving demographic events in Japan in 1966, requests students to write a paper on Japan after answering 15 questions. Findings indicate that the exercise facilitates interdisciplinary thinking among students…