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Download full textMaskulka, Therese A.; Stout, David E.; Massad, Victor J. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2011
Business educators have been challenged recently to provide increased experiential learning opportunities for students. Proponents of experienced-based learning subscribe to the view that such experiences engage students actively in the learning process, and because of the linkage between practice and theory, better prepare students for the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning, Retailing, Marketing
Direct linkMintz, Keren; Tal, Tali – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
Education for sustainability (EfS) in higher education is an emerging specialisation within the general field of EfS. EfS encompasses cognitive, affective and behavioural aspects, and aims at enhancing a variety of learning outcomes in these domains and reaching students from all programmes. One of the main challenges for higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Case Studies, Mixed Methods Research
Singh, P. – Africa Education Review, 2011
Because of its history from apartheid to democracy, the aspiration to reform schools is a recurrent theme in South African education. Efforts to reform education in schools based on the outcomes-based education (OBE) curriculum approach created major challenges for policy makers in South Africa. The purpose of this exploratory research was…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Curriculum, Qualitative Research, Course Descriptions
Newman, Cynthia M.; Hernandez, Sigfredo A. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
The mission of Minding Our Business (MOB), a service-learning course started in 1997 to meet community needs, is to advance the personal and vocational development of urban youth through entrepreneurship education and mentoring. This paper evaluates the long-term impact of MOB on the personal and vocational development of the alumni mentors…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Mentors, Alumni, Service Learning
Haghighi, Somayeh Biparva – International Education Studies, 2012
It is commonly observed that training in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) cannot successfully guarantee skills in English for Occupational Purposes (EOP). This study proposes an EOP-oriented course in an academic setting. It is designed to equip undergraduate students of engineering with general skills for EOP practices to meet students' future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, Course Descriptions, Second Language Learning
Grigsby, Bettye; Vesey, Winona – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2011
The role of the administrator has evolved over the past 30 years from manager to instructional leader. As instructional leaders, administrators are now responsible for student achievement on high-stakes state-mandated assessments. Therefore, it is imperative principal preparation programs provide the necessary training instructional leaders need…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Ngan, Nguyen Thi Chau – English Language Teaching, 2011
The overwhelming weight of emphasis in language analysis in the teaching of English for Accounting (ESP) has been a concern for teachers of English at the College of Finance and Customs (CFC). In the ESP course, the teaching materials teach students to recognize the surface form by means of the specialist texts. The difficulties the students and…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Scores, Surveys, Student Interests
Ho, Belinda – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: In an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course offered to a department in a university in Hong Kong preparing the students for their internship, students were expected to learn to write and engage in spoken activities related to a number of documents over a period of 13 weeks. Having to achieve so many learning outcomes within so…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes
Johnson, Corey M.; Anelli, Carol M.; Galbraith, Betty J.; Green, Kimberly A. – College & Research Libraries, 2011
The Washington State University Honors College course, UH 290, "Science as a Way of Knowing," engages freshmen in scientific inquiry and scholarly literature research. The UH 290 instructor, a learning design consultant, and two librarians collaborated to develop and deliver the course's information literacy curriculum. The team used…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Honors Curriculum, Universities, Scientific Research
Hu, Bo – The EUROCALL Review, 2012
This article reviews the Mid-Career Development Chinese Language course (MCDCL) funded by the British Inter-university China Centre, a project funded from various public sources in the UK. The discussion focuses on how and why the MCDCL course has adopted the blended learning construct and with what outcomes. Using two frameworks for blended…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response), Chinese
Stanford-Means, Cynthia; Stevens, Richard – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2009
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Heart Disorders, Equipment
Hafner, Christoph A.; Miller, Lindsay – Language Learning & Technology, 2011
This paper reports on the syllabus design and implementation of an English for Science and Technology (EST) course at an English-medium university in Hong Kong. The course combined elements of project-based learning and a "pedagogy for multiliteracies" (New London Group, 1996) to produce a strong learner autonomy focus. A major component…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Student Projects, Focus Groups, Active Learning
Krish, Pramela – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The use of technology is particularly significant in today's distance learning scenario. It has maximized the opportunities for interaction between discussion groups separated by time and space. This article reports the responses to a survey carried out with distance learners at a selected institution of higher learning. The learners responded to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Questionnaires, Management Systems
Rukobo, Emily Zyko; Penfold, Angela; Adler, C. Ralph; Larson, Heidi; Peterson, Kirsten – Center on Instruction, 2012
This Facilitator's Guide is based on What Education Leaders Should Know about Virtual Education, an online course designed by the Center on Instruction and the New England Comprehensive Center. The Facilitator's Guide demonstrates step-by-step how to build the course on a learning management system (LMS) and provides instructions on all phases of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Massey, Jeremy; Louwerens, Shane; Galey, Joe – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2007
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, College Curriculum, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery
