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College Teaching and the Development of Reasoning
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Fuller, Robert G., Ed.; Campbell, Thomas C., Ed.; Dykstra, Dewey I., Jr., Ed.; Stevens, Scott M., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This book is intended to offer college faculty members the insights of the development of reasoning movement that enlighten physics educators in the late 1970s and led to a variety of college programs directed at improving the reasoning patterns used by college students. While the original materials were directed at physics concepts, they quickly…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), College Instruction, College Students, Textbooks
Peer Portraits--An Ice-breaker to Start the Year.
Reissman, Rose – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1991
Shares how to use the computer lab and peer interviews to help students get to know each other at the beginning of the school year. Provides an example of a peer portrait on-line worksheet for students to use. (MG)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews
Ken Kesey's Writing Classroom: Computer Aided Apprenticeship.
Knox-Quinn, Carolyn – Writing Notebook, 1989
Reports an interview with writer Ken Kesey. Discusses Kesey's cooperative novel-writing project with a class of graduate students from the University of Oregon. (MM)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Interviews
How Do You Use Math?
Brown, Joan Marie – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1996
Describes a multimedia math activity for sixth-grade students who have access to a computer lab. Students work in groups and interview an adult who uses math in his or her job. Then, they write an explanatory narrative describing how that adult uses math. Finally, they create a KidPix video slideshow with voice overlays to share with the class.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Group Activities
Ideas for Integrating the Microcomputer with High School Science.
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Podany, Zita – 1990
This report discusses how computers are being used in high school science classrooms. For this report, four high school science teachers were interviewed. The approach to science instruction described in these four interviews deals with the areas of scientific and technological literacy, making science learning fun and attractive, and stimulating…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
KAN NA! Authentic Chinese Video. Lessons for Intermediate to Advanced Self-Study. [CD-ROM].
Fleming, Stephen; Hiple, David; Ning, Cynthia – 2000
This compact disc (CD) offers 20 lessons based on selected Chinese language video clips. Filmed on location in Beijing, these naturalistic video clips consist mainly of unrehearsed interviews with ordinary people. The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding comprehension and learning that sharpen communication strategies and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Kan Na! Authentic Chinese Reading. Lessons for Intermediate to Advanced Self-Study. [CD-ROM].
Fleming, Stephen; Hiple, David; Ning, Cynthia – 2000
This compact disc offers several lessons in Chinese, including a photo feature from a Chinese newspaper, the service directory from a Chinese hotel room, a pamphlet for travelers from Taiwan, a family letter, an introduction to Chinese cuisine, an article about a hijacking, a letter of agreement between institutions, an odyssey of a teenaged boy,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Chinese Language Video Clips. [CD-ROM].
Fleming, Stephen; Hipley, David; Ning, Cynthia – 1999
This compact disc includes video clips covering six topics for the learner of Chinese: personal information, commercial transactions, travel and leisure, health and sports, food and school. Filmed on location in Beijing, these naturalistic video clips consist mainly of unrehearsed interviews of ordinary people. The learner is lead through a series…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Hangul Ro Boja! Authentic Korean Reading. Lessons for Intermediate to Advanced Self-Study. [CD-ROM].
Joo, H.; Yuen, Soo-ah Kim; Hiple, David – 1999
This compact disc offers 15 Korean lessons from a variety of authentic sources including notes found on the family refrigerator, traditional folk tales, modern poetry, and Web journal articles about politics, technology, and popular culture. The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding comprehension and learning that sharpen…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Hangul Ro Boja! Authentic Korean Video. Lessons for Intermediate to Advanced Self-Study. [CD-ROM].
Joo, H.; Choo, M.; Yeun, Soo-ah Kim; Hiple, David – 1999
This compact disc offers 10 Korean lessons from a variety of authentic sources, including the following: television commercials and scenes from a soap opera, news reports on politics, sports, the environment, and a book fair; and scenes from a Korean film, "Our Twisted Hero." The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study