Describes the OpenCourseWare (OCW) initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The effort involves creating Web sites for all of the institution's courses, which will be open and freely accessible to the world. Explores how faculty governance and MIT's institutional values made the program possible. Includes an interview with an…

This letter, requested by University of California Berkeley's president, discusses the issues of academic freedom and responsibility raised by the controversy surrounding "The Politics and Poetics of Palestinian Resistance," a section of English taught there in fall 2002. (EV)

Responses from 214 nursing and 63 medical schools indicated that 92% of nursing and 79% of medical programs taught about sudden infant death syndrome. Prevention was addressed by less than half. Nursing schools were more likely to address bereavement and family support. Reliance on textbooks raised concerns about the currency of the content. (SK)

Identifies types of standard-form contracts and important issues to consider when negotiating any construction contract. Applies the contract process to the design-build method of project delivery. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

Teams of business students (n=34) developed web-based businesses. Results of the Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation showed significant improvement in cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects of entrepreneurship. (SK)

Describes a course that focuses attention on the position of the actor, especially the star actor, in cinematic and television signification. Divides the course into three sections: "The Star System,""Stars as Images," and "Star Performance." (RS)

The special education methods sequence at University of Virginia is a two-semester training program which emphasizes a behavioral approach to teaching. The first course emphasizes methods; the second focuses on integration of curriculum and methods. Course goals, format, teaching methods, texts and student evaluation are outlined. (IAH)

Student characteristics, course content, class activities, evaluation, and teaching methods are described for a graduate course in educational administration at University of New Orleans. Major issues considered include: organizational behavior and theory, the educational effectiveness and reform movements, leadership, and ethics. (IAH)

Describes a course designed to prepare students for intercultural interaction from a communication perspective. Notes that the first part of the course is devoted to theoretical frameworks for understanding intercultural interaction, while the second part focuses on applications of intercultural communication theory. (MM)

It is proposed that the continuing dental education curriculum is an appropriate place for the integration of parenteral (including intravenous) sedation into dental training. (MSE)

Describes the author's use of John Milton's "Paradise Lost" in a college freshman composition course. Argues that focusing on significant works of imaginative literature can revitalize and reinvigorate freshman writing courses. (MM)

Shows how teachers can increase students' general appreciation of literature and improve students' writing skills by studying literature with legal issues and images of the law. Cites several examples of such literature, including Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure," and Jonathan…

A rationale, specific content, and teaching methodologies are suggested for the integration of sexuality content in the preparation of child welfare workers concerned with the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child sexual abuse. (SAK)

Aspects of the educational psychology component of undergraduate and graduate teacher education at University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh) are discussed. Goals, content, resources, methods and evaluation procedures are outlined. (IAH)

A graduate level core course in curriculum and program design is described. Designed as a comprehensive introduction to curriculum studies, course content has three basic dimensions: perspective, paradigm, and possibility. Reading, pedagogic strategies and evaluation mechanisms are discussed. (IAH)