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Direct linkSimonova, Ivana – Open Learning, 2018
This paper introduces and discusses a tourism and management study programme at the Faculty of Informatics and Management (FIM), University of Hradec Králové. It begins with description of the programme, along with a summary of its history and is considered in the light of changes in accreditation requirements. Students' interest in the programme…
Descriptors: Tourism, Administrator Education, Blended Learning, Program Descriptions
Gaining Ground by "Thinking Little": Gardening as Curricular Reform in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wilferth, Joe – Liberal Education, 2017
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga recently updated their general education curriculum with an eye toward the essential learning outcomes identified by the Association of American Colleges and Universities through its Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative. Like many other campuses across the country, money is tight,…
Descriptors: Gardening, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, College Programs
Download full textAustin, M. Jill; Rust, Dianna Zeh – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
College and University faculty members have increasingly adopted experiential learning teaching methods that are designed to engage students in the learning process. Experiential learning is simply defined as "hands-on" learning and may involve any of the following activities: service learning, applied learning in the discipline,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Program Development, Performance Factors, Teaching Methods
Gumaelius, Lena; Almqvist, Monica; Árnadóttir, Anna; Axelsson, Anders; Conejero, J. Alberto; García-Sabater, José P.; Klitgaard, Lene; Kozma, Cecilia; Maheut, Julien; Marin-Garcia, Juan; Mickos, Henrik; Nilsson, Per-Olof; Norén, Agneta; Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Prenzel, Manfred; Ray, Johanna; Roxå, Torgny; Voss, Mirjam – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, the low number of students choosing to study science and technology in higher education has been on the societal agenda and many initiatives have been launched to promote awareness regarding career options. The initiatives particularly focus on increasing enrolment in the engineering programmes. This article describes and compares…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Universities, Science Interests, College Programs
Heckman, Robert; Østerlund, Carsten S.; Saltz, Jeffrey – Online Learning, 2015
This paper explores how blended learning can enhance learning at the boundary between academia and industry, and make possible the design of a new kind of internship. Boundary theory proposes that socio-cultural discontinuities between different environments create opportunities for learning. Blended learning pedagogy makes it possible to make the…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Blended Learning, Education Work Relationship, Educational Principles
Feather, Rebecca; Ricci, Margaret – College Student Journal, 2014
Portfolios are an essential tool for demonstrating professional accomplishments and documenting professional growth in a variety of professions. Because of the competitive job market for new graduate nurses in health care, the development and use of an ePortfolio can be an essential tool for the application and interview process. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Assignments
Watson, Keri – Journal of Museum Education, 2014
Prompted by the passage of Alabama House Bill 56, I organized the museum studies course I taught for Auburn University at Montgomery in the 2013 spring semester around an exhibition on immigration. The course offered the opportunity to engage students, faculty, and the community in discussion of an important, timely, and controversial topic.…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Immigration, Exhibits, Museums
Misfeldt, Morten – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015
In this paper I describe how students use a project management simulation game based on an attack-defense mechanism where two teams of players compete by challenging each other's projects. The project management simulation game is intended to be played by pre-service construction workers and engineers. The gameplay has two parts: a planning part,…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Learner Engagement, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Program Administration
Elbert, Norb; Cumiskey, Kevin J. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2014
This paper describes an action learning simulation designed for a Professional Golf Management (PGM) program housed in a College of Business of a public university. The PGA Golf Management University Program, a 4.5- to 5-year college curriculum for aspiring PGA Professionals is offered at 19 PGA accredited universities nationwide. The program…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Simulation
Fitzgerald, Scott; Beattie, Beverley; Carter, Lorraine; Caswell, Wenda – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2014
Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, is currently the only post-secondary institution in that province to offer a part-time Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BScN) program for Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) through a blended learning model. This program represents a "bridge" from the nurse's college diploma and offers a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, Continuing Education, College Programs
Handlin, Amy – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
This paper describes an ethics module developed by the author to engage marketing research students during the fall semester, when they are bombarded by political polls. The module matches ethically questionable polling practices to similarly troubling practices in marketing research. The goals are to show that ethical principles are not topic- or…
Descriptors: Marketing, Ethics, Scientific Research, Teaching Methods
Gordon, David; Vaughan, Richard – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
The production function explains a basic technological relationship between scarce resources, or inputs, and output. This paper offers a brief overview of the historical significance and operational role of the production function in business and economics. The origin and development of this function over time is initially explored. Several…
Descriptors: Economics, Economics Education, Business Administration Education, Role Perception
Padgett, Ryan D.; Keup, Jennifer R. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2011
Findings from the ninth triennial administration of the National Survey of First-Year Seminars, describing the nature and extent of first-year seminars on American college campuses. Drawn from a broad sample of colleges and universities from every institutional type, control, and size, the survey addresses topics including seminar characteristics…
Descriptors: National Surveys, First Year Seminars, Research Reports, School Support
Scoboria, Alan; Sirois, Fuschia M.; Pascual-Leone, Antonio – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2009
In this paper, we describe our experience with a recently devised teaching method termed interteaching (Boyce & Hineline, 2002). This educational approach provides a rich rehearsal of material, and emphasizes student engagement, peer discussion, and student/instructor interaction. We describe the method, provide pragmatic tips for…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Teaching Methods
Shaaf, Mohamad – American Journal of Business Education, 2008
Using Excel, an interactive program is designed to simulate the Solow and endogenous growth models to facilitate the understanding of these models for students of growth theory and macroeconomics.
Descriptors: Economic Change, Models, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
