Three approaches to teaching the history of physical education or sport are: "re-searching," the location and use of historical sources for a research paper; "re-creating" versions of a sport played in the past; and "re-presenting" the subject historically through various sensory avenues such as the slide projector. (JN)

Reports on the use of magazine advertisements in an elementary French class to give insights into aspects of traditional and contemporary French civilization. Included are techniques for presentation, use of students' native language, what the ads reflect, outline of possible themes, and reproductions of several advertisements. (AMH)

Discusses the use of informative visuals as teaching aids at point-of-purchase in high school snack bars. (Author/MA)

Offers suggestions for the use of a land map in the English as a foreign language classroom. The information available has usually already been learned by the student in his native language. Maps can be used to teach, for example, comparative and superlative, the passive (is located), comprehension, and advanced grammatical work. (PJM)

Suggests techniques to avoid the pitfalls inherent in teaching an introductory course in mass communications. Among the suggestions are that the instructor accept the fact that every student will not be reached and that the course be highly organized, effectively implementing a variety of visual aids and guest lecturers. (AEA)

Presents a teaching experience with high school students in geometry class using hand signals that reinforce meaning of geometric concepts. (KHR)

A technique is presented for teaching deaf students self-discipline along with useful idiomatic expressions. Idioms selected for study (such as "top dog,""in the doghouse,""sitting pretty," and "in hot water") are related to school rules, depicted on a bulletin board, and used to track classroom behavior.…

Outlines the techniques of four skills in using slides in an English-as-a-Second-Language classroom, and considers the possibility of using teacher or student-made slides generated by special projects. (14 references) (GLR)

In social work the ability to verbally support assessments undertaken in the workplace is an important skill which is not usually assessed. This case study describes the experience of using posters for assessment and includes feedback from students who chose the option of presenting a poster and those who did not. (Contains 8 references.)…

Focuses on teaching visual-literacy skills and multimedia. Discusses using visual images with verbal text to help students remember, helping students communicate by creating visual images, and categories of visual materials. A chart illustrates use of analogical graphics as figures of speech. (AEF)

The main research question of this study was: How do selected high school chemistry students' understandings of the elements, structure, and periodicity of the Periodic Table change as they participate in a unit study consisting of inquiry-based activities emphasizing construction of innovative science graphics? The research question was answered…

This case study is set in a remote rural area of China--the Tianshui area of Gansu Province. It examines a strategy involving the use of Video Compact Discs (VCDs) to enhance primary education in these areas. Firstly, the challenging context of Tianshui area is described. Secondly, strategies for promoting rural education using VCDs and the…

In lecture halls, in secondary school classrooms, during training workshops, and at research conferences, PowerPoint is becoming a preferred method of communicating, presenting, and sharing knowledge. Questions have been raised about the implications of the use of this new medium for knowledge dissemination. It is suggested PowerPoint supports a…

In this article two studies on the use of diagrams in computer-supported collaborative learning are compared. Focus is on the way argumentative diagrams can be used during collaborative learning tasks, more specifically how diagrams support argumentative interaction between students when they discuss ill-defined topics. The main goal is to…