The Technical Instructor Course at Lackland Air Force Base is (according to the author) effectively preparing Air Force men and women as competent instructors in a wide variety of highly skilled technical specialties for the over 3500 courses conducted with Air Training Command. The course was developed to meet the need for qualified experienced…

A didactic simulation for decision-making was adapted for use in a communication course within a business administration program at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education in Australia. That adaptation process is explained. It is further shown how the simulation summarizes and integrates the content of that course, which deals with the…

This publication is a preliminary bulletin, giving the basic course of study and related learning activities in history and the social sciences for grade one in the City of New York. This bulletin is one of a series designed to provide students from prekindergarten through the 12th grade with a revitalized curriculum in history and the social…

This publication is a preliminary bulletin, giving the basic course of study and related learning activities in history and the social sciences for grade two in the City of New York. This bulletin is one of a series designed to provide students from prekindergarten through the 12th grade with a revitalized curriculum in history and the social…

THE OBJECTIVES, PROCEDURES, AND USE OF RESOURCES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT AT THE GARBER HIGH SCHOOL AT ESSEXVILLE, MICHIGAN, WERE DESCRIBED IN THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL SUBSTANTIVE AREAS TO ACCOMMODATE SEVERAL LEVELS OF STUDENT…

A listing and description of ways in which the vocational educator can make course content and training time work together for a more efficient vocational program operation. (HD)

Computer mediated learning (CML) courses can overcome the temporal and spatial obstacles of isolated commuter students with busy schedules. Whether presented online or as an add-on to an on-campus course, the CML course needs a good syllabus. This paper discusses components of a CML syllabus and online activities for students. Typical components…

The success of distance teaching depends largely on students' comprehension and appreciation of print communication. A communication gap exists, and many students are unable to recognize levels of complexity presented to them. Changes in course structure can help alleviate this learning problem. (MSE)

The University of Missouri-Columbia Law School has implemented a first-year course in dispute resolution integrating topics in torts, property, civil procedure, contracts, and criminal law and taught by teachers in all of those areas. (MSE)

Discusses two upper division writing-intensive courses, Sociological Theory and Sociology of Religion, offered at Millsaps College (Mississippi). Argues that greater emphasis on writing in the upper-division sociology courses allows students to become better learners and better sociologists. (DB)

The guide is intended to aid Manitoba's high school administrators and curriculum developers in adapting and classifying standard courses specifically for students of English as a Second Language (ESL). It begins with a description of the ESL course designation and a brief discussion of characteristics of the ESL learner. The distinction between…

This document contains program development information and a curriculum developed for a 2-year nursing program. The first five sections provide the following: development materials, samples of committee activities, program brochure, information sheet, course descriptions, and study guides and evaluation instruments for the nursing assistant and…

This is a workbook that assists college faculty to design their own courses. The process is organized in a series of stages each of which is given a chapter: gathering, planning, implementing, teaching and evaluating. The first chapter on gathering describes the process for collecting as much information about the course as possible by describing…

Project International Emphasis (PIE), a curriculum development effort involving all 24 colleges in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), focuses on the infusion of globally oriented components across the academic curriculum and in related career development programs. Activities undertaken during the project's first year included an annual…

The University of Southern California's gerontology faculty development program sought to enhance gerontology programs by preparing two to three faculty members from each of several college campuses in Southern California to become core committees that would facilitate an organized sequence of gerontology instruction within their institutions. All…