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Deloughry, Thomas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1996
The seventh annual campus computing survey found the adoption rate of high-technology tools for college instruction has slowed. Although technology centers serving faculty are common, most institutions have few formal rewards for faculty use of technology. Data are presented on trends in proportions of courses using technology for various purposes…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
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Oliver, Ron; Omari, Arshad; Herrington, Jan – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1998
Describes a study which investigated the impact of implementation strategies on learner behavior and engagement in a university classroom-based World Wide Web learning activity. In particular it examined the influence of a collaborative activity on learner behavior and the role played by a printed guide designed to focus and direct learners'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
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Shabani, Juma – Quality in Higher Education, 1995
Discusses the causes for the recent decline in higher education quality in sub-Saharan Africa and possible strategies for improvement, including selective admission to the universities, teacher training programs for faculty, student evaluation of faculty, faculty participation in instructional materials development, improvement of graduate study,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Admission, College Faculty, Educational Change
Coryn, Chris L. S.; Ritchie, Liesel A.; Gullickson, Arlen R. – Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2006
The 2006 survey is the seventh annual survey of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program conducted by The Evaluation Center. This survey collects information about the general characteristics of the ATE program's grantees and their work activities, accomplishments, and impacts. This fact sheet presents…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Fullerton, Ann; And Others – 1996
This guide offers strategies for working with students with autism in the areas of academic instruction, organization and time management, and social skills. The importance of considering the autistic student's use of language and thinking style is stressed. Chapter 1, "Who Are Higher Functioning Young Adults with Autism?" (Ann Fullerton),…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Autism
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1996
This document contains four papers presented at a symposium on career development and special needs moderated by James M. Brown at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "Differential Rates of Employer Sponsored Job Training by Demographic Characteristics among Executives, Administrators, and Managers"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blue Collar Occupations, Career Development, Career Education
DiPaula, Sally – 1994
This guide is intended to provide guidance on planning and developing a coordinated, competency-based course of instruction in vocational education for students with limited English proficiency. Directed by both the vocational and the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instructor, it has been designed as a reference to be used when planning such…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Dubin, Fraida; Olshtain, Elite – 1986
The guide for developing curricula and instructional materials is intended for use in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction and instruction in other second/foreign languages. It presents an overview of the course designer's task and some available techniques. First, assessment of educational needs and relevant societal factors is…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Organization
Kapes, Jerome T.; And Others – 1992
This paper reports on a study undertaken to discover what instruments were available for use in career assessment. The study population was all sources of information that listed or described career assessment instruments. To identify those instruments used with special populations, a survey was sent to all regional service centers in Texas for…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Fedje, Cheryl G. – 1992
Wisconsin K-12 family and consumer education teachers implemented the Family, Food, and Society Resource Guide in their classrooms. Feedback was gathered from teachers who had used or were using the modules. Findings indicated the following: the family narrative section was readable, understandable, and essential; students reacted well to modules…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Wolf, Dennie Palmer; Reardon, Sean F. – 1993
In discussing educational equity and Project Performance and Assessment Collaboratives for Education (PACE), the authors present an argument, a detailed illustration, and a set of imperatives for education in the United States. The argument examines the last century and a half of American educational practice to illustrate why we cannot simply…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Attitudes
Bailer, Alice; Silva, Tony – 1998
This document explains Maryland's practical approach to developing student activities designed to facilitate high school students' transition to postsecondary education and/or the workplace. The document begins with an overview of Maryland's Career Connections initiative, which prepares for college and careers through the following: hands-on…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Exploration, Computer Uses in Education, Education Work Relationship
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Liddicoat, Anthony J., Ed.; Crozet, Chantal, Ed. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Essays and research reports on the relationship between teaching second languages and teaching culture include: "Teaching Culture as an Integrated Part of Language Teaching: An Introduction" (Chantal Crozet, Anthony J. Liddicoat); "Primary Socialization and Cultural Factors in Second Language Learning: Wending Our Way through Semi-Charted…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Contrastive Linguistics
Brittain, Michael; Chambers, Mark; Marriott, Philip – 1998
This paper reports on the first phase of a research project undertaken by a team at the University of South Australia and Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) to design and deliver educational applications of digital learning media and to identify criteria for assessment of the efficacy and quality of the use of such media from a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning)
Lynch, William – 1998
This paper examines how the use of video has inspired and altered the implementation of teaching and learning in the delivery of a master's program offered in a distance learning format. In the process of this examination, technical issues concerning video production techniques, distribution, and utilization are also analyzed. The paper focuses on…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
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