The article defines the term dyslexia, summarizes a specific instructional procedure developed by the Texas Education Agency, describes a training plan for school district personnel, and offers cautious suggestions to those responsible for the education of dyslexic children. (CB)

The average academic library has great potential for quality nonclassroom learning benefiting students, faculty, alumni, and the local business community. The major detriments are the limited perceptions about libraries and librarians among campus administrators and faculty. Library-based learning should be planned to be assimilated into overall…

Feedback, instead of evaluation, needs to be the main technique used in faculty development, and its primary focus should be on instructional improvement. Faculty consultants need to devote more time to helping both faculty and students through effective feedback techniques and the development of communication and interpersonal skills. (MLW)

Smallest space analysis (SSA), a nonmetric multidimensional scaling procedure, was used to examine the effects of a four-day medical faculty workshop on the classroom verbal activities of medical faculty and students in an Israeli university. (Author/MSE)

The University of New Hampshire teacher education program's implementation of the Dean's Grant program, a federally supported effort to prepare regular classroom teachers to work with students with special needs, is outlined and the change process in the department is discussed. (MSE)

Empirical studies of the connection between humor and learning indicate that humor can increase student attention and interest. Presentation of humorous material involves skills that can be learned through practice, and faculty development programs for teachers to acquire these skills should be made available. (MSE)

Parham's survey of 275 occupational therapy faculty in baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate programs revealed four main dimensions of work-related rewards: economic, research related, teaching/service related, and social/environmental. Broski's commentary analyzes the study's predictive validity and the use of the concept of intrinsic and extrinsic…

Through the use of a marketing model to begin an instructional development program at Bryant College, Smithfield, Rhode Island, more than 50 percent of the faculty have been involved after only one year. Sources of the model, the model and communications, and implementing a marketing model are discussed. (MLW)

Outlines the essential elements of a staff development program, including institutional commitment and the identification of individual and group training needs. Offers a matrix for categorizing the pedagogical, technical, remedial, and personal growth needs of academic, nonacademic, and administrative personnel. Identifies program types and…

Presents a strategy for staff development designed to avoid resistance from tenured faculty. Suggests the use of outside consultants to train inside resource persons who then continue the staff development with their colleagues. Provides 11 references. (SKW)

Buffalo State College (New York) developed Project Excel to provide high ability and highly motivated elementary education majors with an interactive environment where they and faculty pursue a rigorous program encompassing liberal arts, education as a discipline, and personal and interpersonal development. (CB)

Problems faced by community college faculty, including frustration and detachment from intellectual disciplines, must be addressed through an attempt to relate the career path and work situation to the academic environment of open-access institutions, which differs from that of other colleges. (MSE)

Describes the National Endowment for the Humanities foreign-language institutes sponsored by Purdue University, including their results in improving foreign-language teachers' language skills, disseminating effective teaching techniques, the production of stimulating instructional materials, improving teachers' confidence and morale, and…

Illustrates the conditions (facilities, support staff, and faculty training) necessary for developing the technology-based teaching of languages and the sophisticated use of computers and video and audio equipment, including the type of environment which provides access to materials and information and opportunities for testing, publication, and…

Performance evaluation used for both faculty and librarians for 2 years included rating of performance standards, professional achievement, and auxiliary services. After careful application to ensure equitability of the original and revised forms, faculty questioned the implications of emphasis on research and publication, achievement, salaries,…