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National Council of Teachers of English, 2021
This position statement affirms the need to develop accessible and effective reading pedagogies in college writing classrooms so that students can engage more deeply in all of their courses and develop the reading abilities that will be essential to their success in college, in their careers, and for their participation in a democratic society.…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Teaching Methods, College Students
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Warner, Signia; Templeton, Lolly – Public Services Quarterly, 2010
This article focuses on a course-embedded guided inquiry project initiated by a senior librarian and an education professor to promote an understanding of how the brain functions and to experiment with brain-targeted teaching techniques. Information literacy instruction (ILI) takes place in the electronic classroom in the Educational Resources…
Descriptors: Librarians, Outreach Programs, Library Services, Academic Libraries
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Hlavaty, Greg; Townsend, Murphy – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2010
Modern composition instructors often use and teach research methods for Internet search engines and electronic databases. It is not their intent to turn back the clock. However, if they can help students connect the world of Internet searches and the university library, they can promote information literacy in its broadest sense by developing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Freshmen, School Orientation, Writing (Composition)
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Warwick, Jon – PRIMUS, 2008
The teaching of mathematical modeling to undergraduate students requires that students are given ample opportunity to develop their own models and experience first-hand the process of model building. Finding an appropriate context within which modeling can be undertaken is not a simple task as it needs to be readily understandable and seen as…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Style, Academic Libraries, Learning Processes
Oblinger, Diana G., Ed.; Rush, Sean C., Ed. – 1997
This book addresses the fundamental changes occurring in higher education, centering on productivity, quality, access, and competitiveness. The 15 chapters illustrate how public and private institutions are providing leadership for the higher education revolution. Chapters include: (1) "The Learning Revolution: (Diana G. Oblinger and Sean C.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This July 9, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Learning Communities Can Be Cohesive-And Divisive" (Jaffee, David); (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Freshmen, Cooperative Learning, College Presidents