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Tekinerdogan, Bedir – Computer Science Education, 2011
Model-driven software development (MDSD) aims to support the development and evolution of software intensive systems using the basic concepts of model, metamodel, and model transformation. In parallel with the ongoing academic research, MDSD is more and more applied in industrial practices. After being accepted both by a broad community of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Graduate Study, Industry
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Jernigan, S. R.; Fahmy, Y.; Buckner, G. D. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper details a successful and inexpensive implementation of a remote laboratory into a distance control systems course using readily available hardware and software. The physical experiment consists of a beach ball and a dc blower; the control objective is to make the height of the aerodynamically levitated beach ball track a reference…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Laboratory Experiments, Science Laboratories, Online Systems
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Shuster, Michele; Peterson, Karen – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2009
The war on cancer has been waged for nearly 40 years, yet the cancer burden remains high, especially among minority and underserved populations. One strategy to make strides in the war on cancer and its disparate impacts is to increase the diversity of the cancer research workforce. We describe an approach to recruit a diverse population of future…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cancer, Student Surveys, Oncology
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Ginns, Ian Spurway; Norton, Stephen J.; McRobbie, Campbell J.; Davis, Robert S. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2007
Teachers' informed acceptance of challenges associated with teaching technology might ensure the successful implementation of a Technology syllabus in primary schools. They must be prepared to analyse their own understandings of technology concepts and processes, teaching and resource needs, and engage in professional development activities…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Elementary School Teachers, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Hill, Wilhelmina – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
This bulletin has been prepared to assist teachers and persons serving on curriculum committees in improving the quality of unit teaching and planning for elementary schools. The suggestions and illustrations grow out of a study made by the author of over 500 social studies units which were published during the last few years. They also result…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary School Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Social Studies