Simulation software has experienced growing interest in chemical engineering curriculums for its usage in commercial engineering practices. This article describes the ASPEN Plus® version 10 (V10) simulations and a student teach students approach to integrate ASPEN in the chemical engineering curriculum at the University of Kansas (KU). Videos,…

This study argues for the importance of analyzing individual students' responses to writing instruction in crafting histories of the field of rhetoric and composition. I engage in an archival study of student writing at the University of Kansas during the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, specifically through a genre-based local…

This descriptive study explored how community colleges are teaching leadership in technical programs. Leadership education curricular offerings were identified via a survey and selected programs reviewed. 68 Deans, Directors, or Chairpersons of a Business, Management, or Technology program completed the survey, representing 61 community colleges.…

Children's librarians are often required to be performers. The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to determine the degree to which the Masters of Library Science (MLS) programs accredited by the American Library Association currently incorporate theatrical and performance-based training. A quantitative content analysis was conducted…

On September 21, 2012, two astronomers using a telescope in the International Scientific Observing Network (ISON) near Kislovodsk, Russia, discovered a comet that came to be formally known as C/2012 S1 and was popularly called Comet ISON. Just a year later, two honors instructors in Wichita, Kansas, found themselves teaching a course on Comet ISON…

The responsibility for college success has historically rested with the student, but since the 1980s, educators have taken increasing ownership of this, designing structures that increase the likelihood of learning, success, and retention. These efforts have included a variety of initiatives--first year seminars, learning communities,…

In 2004, the University of Kansas (KU) launched an interdisciplinary Graduate Writing Program as part of a larger initiative to reduce time to degree rates and increase degree completion rates. Serving both domestic and international students, this program employs a rhetorical genre-based approach in a series of courses organized around the genres…

Paper discusses the philosophy of computer-furthered instruction (CFI) and the design of a particular CFI system used in the required undergraduate course in probability theory and statistics taught in the school of Business at the University of Kansas. (Author)

During the fall term of 1975, an experimental course was offered at the School of Library Science, Emporia Kansas State College. The objective was to review the general principles of interpersonal relations and to apply them to case studies involving library staff and patrons. Using a brief reading list and a case study approach, students were…

The Secondary Exploration of Technology (S. E. T.) project, an industrial arts research and development project providing continuity of learning for students from grades 7 through 12, is described. Three "Systems of Industry" courses for ninth and tenth grade students, modelled on the techniques of industry, are unique to the program.…

This document considers the role of accounting programs in community colleges and the student groups which such programs serve. A wide variety of courses are available in two-year colleges for students who are majoring in accounting and who plan to transfer, for those who want to obtain a terminal vocational degree in accounting, for students of…

This report to the Kansas State Department of Education supports Independence Community College's (ICC's) request for approval of a new vocational education program in Property Appraisal/Assessment. The report begins with two letters of support and the application for new program approval. Next, a project narrative provides background information…

The Kansas State Teachers College (KSTC) has designed a Community College Education Center for the preparation of community college teachers, administrators, counselors, service staff and other support personnel. The Center will also provide cooperative in-service activities for Kansas community college personnel, orientation and service to KSTC…

This paper describes an online early childhood assessment course that was developed through a multi-university collaboration with support from a state improvement grant. Collaborators from three universities developed the course to address a new early childhood unified license (birth to age 8, regular and special education) in the state of Kansas.…

This guide is intended to help teachers and vocational administrators incorporate word processing into existing office occupations education programs on both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Following an introduction (section 1) covering the need for word processing instruction, the guide contains eight additional sections. Outlining…