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Training the 21st-Century Worker: Policy Advice from the Dark Network of Implicit Memory. IBE Working Papers on Curriculum Issues No. 16
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Abadzi, Helen – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2015
Research on memory functions and their applications is a vast field that has unfolded for decades; some important studies are sixty years old. However, the research has remained a well-kept secret of cognitive psychologists. Education faculties rarely teach memory specifics, so people working in education typically do not know about the above…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Memory, Educational Policy, Cognitive Processes
Leadership for Dummies: A Capstone Project for Leadership Students
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Moore, Lori L.; Odom, Summer F.; Wied, Lexi M. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2011
Capstone courses in leadership provide students opportunities to synthesize prior knowledge about various aspects of leadership. This article describes the "Leadership for Dummies" project, which could be used as a capstone experience for leadership majors. Based on his experiences as a psychological researcher, Gardner (2008) identified five…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership, Prior Learning, Leadership Training
YouTube Video Project: A "Cool" Way to Learn Communication Ethics
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Lehman, Carol M.; DuFrene, Debbie D.; Lehman, Mark W. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2010
The millennial generation embraces new technologies as a natural way of accessing and exchanging information, staying connected, and having fun. YouTube, a video-sharing site that allows users to upload, view, and share video clips, is among the latest "cool" technologies for enjoying quick laughs, employing a wide variety of corporate activities,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Video Technology
Teachers Teaching Teachers: An Inservice Model for Staff Development and School Improvement.
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Olson, Julie; Besch, Marsha – Journal of Staff Development, 1983
This article explains how a year-long, district-wide staff development program, which focused on developing teachers' critical thinking skills, was carried out. The program was planned and directed by specially-trained local teachers who familiarized their colleagues with Benjamin S. Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. (PP)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Peer Teaching
SCORE Courseware Offers Model for Adult Learners.
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Bixler, Brett; Spotts, John – T.H.E. Journal, 1994
Describes the design and use of SCORE (Sales and Customer Service Occupational Readiness Education), courseware developed by AT&T to provide midliterate adult customer service representatives with computer-assisted instruction. Topics addressed include job simulations; skills in reading, writing, math, problem solving, and critical thinking;…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
East Meets West: Technology Training in the People's Republic of China.
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Garland, Virginia E.; Yang, David J. – T.H.E. Journal, 1994
Discusses the growth of educational technology in China and describes computer training workshops that were held to increase computer literacy and to suggest critical ways of thinking about the use of computers in academic and administrative settings. Results of research on changes in technology use, including needs assessment surveys, are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Critical Thinking, Educational Technology