The Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET) is a unique collaborative approach to encouraging, supporting, expanding and promoting mobile learning, primarily in English post-14 education and training, via supported shared cost mobile learning projects. Collaboration at national level involves participating institutions and the Learning and Skills…

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 3 of June. Education, in a global sense, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the…

This article examines critical staff development issues that must be addressed if cooperative learning is to produce quality implementation across classrooms. Staff development programs should consider teacher ownership and governance, teachers' levels of concern regarding education innovation, formats for training, relevance of ecological impact,…

This report examines the literature on practices and programs seeking to improve students' transition from adult education to postsecondary education. Ultimately, the report seeks to provide practitioners with models for effective strategies in transitioning students to postsecondary education that can be implemented at community colleges…

This course is designed to help direct caregivers of people with severe disabilities to understand and participate in a positive approach to behavior management. Notes on implementation and content of each section are provided, as are sheets for overhead projection, worksheets, and handouts. The course is organized in 15 sections lasting a total…

Based on experiences with geriatric services workers, these strategies have been developed to respond to the ongoing educational needs of human service workers. The strategies are designed to help workshop leaders heighten human service providers' awareness of their clients' worlds. The three strategies outlined in this paper are the following:…

This instructor's manual is designed to help in implementing a course for caregivers on individual planning for individuals with disabilities. Content notes and implementation notes for each section are provided, as are sheets for overhead projection, worksheets, and handouts. The course is organized into 19 sections to be administered in 8 hours…

Offers tips for teaching technical and business writing to corporate employees, including (1) using writing samples from the host organization, (2) keeping technical requirements simple, and (3) teaching in clearly stated blocks of time. (JC)

This packet contains 27 transparency masters and a script for instructor presentation of a 1-hour workshop on the Pygmalion effect in training. It is aimed at trainers as well as classroom teachers. The focus of the guide is on how trainers'/teachers' behavior toward students influences the outcome of training, with high expectations leading to…

This course is designed to help direct caregivers of people with severe disabilities to better their understanding of the process of positioning. The instructor's guide contains content notes and implementation notes, along with sheets for overhead projection, worksheets, and handouts. The course is organized into 15 sections, totaling about 8…

This paper attempts to identify critical variables for designing training programs in early childhood special education. A literature review is presented on training and the adult learner. Important characteristics of training are identified, such as the course design, sequence, content, and adult learning strategies used. Other significant…

The National Adult Basic Education (ABE) Development Consortium developed a set of staff development principles and techniques from staff training literature and surveyed professional ABE staff developers regarding their appropriateness. Of 65 surveys distributed at a Florida conference and mailed to other interested practitioners, 35 were…

This paper describes implementation of a combined active training and consultation project with 64 school staff members in a large urban district. Participation was broadly associated with increased staff knowledge of effective behavior management and instructional strategies, successful implementation of skills at the classroom level with…

Ten state education agencies participated in a satellite teleconferencing project which trained 128 attorneys as due process hearing officers. High-quality instruction was designed and methods were developed to ensure that participants were "on task." Satellite teleconferencing is concluded to be a compelling option for cost-effectively…

This monograph provides information on the Education for All Handicapped Children Act as well as on vocational education for the handicapped. Following a brief introduction, Section II discusses the purpose of the Act. Section III offers definitions for classification of the handicapped. Legislation relating to vocational education and the…