Depicts older adult learning through a typology with four categories: credentialing, convenience (distance education and programmed instruction), socialization, and personal interests. Describes offerings ranging from credit to noncredit, teacher to learner directed. (SK)

Describes how Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts is using a $500 million pledge, a nontenured faculty, and a group of top students to help develop a new kind of institution, the first independent, four-year engineering college created in 40 years. (EV)

Discusses an elementary school that models Charles Wittle's theory that public schools jointly managed by the public and private sector can offer an education superior to that of traditional public schools. Notes that the school uses an integrated multicultural curriculum, new reading stimulants, practical training, and use of computers and other…

Development of the history curriculum at Florida Gulf Coast University, which mandates distance learning and technology, led to the following reflections: distance learning is inevitable; there are both benefits and limits to its effectiveness; and a pivotal issue is who determines the extent to which distance learning and technology become the…

The European Consortium of Innovative Universities is a network that shares information not just among universities but with affiliated incubators, research parks, and other regional entities. The learning network contributes to regional development.(JOW)

Two alternative high schools, Renaissance School in Indianapolis, and Richard Milburn High School, a for-profit program, both emphasize small class size, nurturing teachers, and innovative programs to reach students who are turned off to school and sometimes everything else. (JOW)

Discusses the Art and Architecture program that involves K-12 students in the creation of public art. The program provides students with a sense of ownership through design and construction assignments created as part of an integrated curriculum, including mock bids and interpreting a floor plan into an elevation. Tips on how architects can start…

Before persistent criticism stalls much-needed change in K-14 mathematics, school board members should weigh critics' objections against the strong case for reform made by leading professional organizations in mathematics and education. Traditional approaches are not yielding satisfactory student learning. Recent innovations show great promise.…

This study applied expectancy theory to integrate the numerous and disparate explanations that researchers and educators have proposed to account for teacher resistance to implementing cooperative learning as an educational innovation. The cooperative learning implementation questionnaire (CLIQ) contained 48 items grouped under three broad…

Traditionally, concepts such as art appreciation, student-centered learning, and holistic wellness have often been at odds with educational priorities on selected school subjects and teacher-centered learning. Education reform around the world has triggered shifts from traditional to innovative practices in education. This article addresses the…

A teacher at the university of Utah describes his opinion by citing examples of experimental, innovative, avant-garde, a number of literary traditions adopted in college classrooms. The advantages and the dangers of these being pedagogy are explained.

In this article, the author discusses the strategic change portfolio adapted by the Crystal Lake School District, a 26,000-student, inner-ring suburban district. The change portfolio consists of four major strategic change initiatives. The first initiative is aimed at passing a capital construction tax at a special election 16 months hence, which…

This paper outlines an innovative education project that, by using a cutting-edge racing car physics simulation, will help create the next generation of engineers. The article gives an overview of this genre of games to give a background to the non-games expert. It also identifies key educational methodologies that have helped to form the goals of…

Science and technology has changed dramatically since 1985 and most of the jobs are automated, which calls for re-igniting our commitment towards it. An investment in science and technology would help understand the exciting and challenging field of science.

The purpose of this white paper is to put forth a proposition that technology has not only mediated communication in numerous ways, but that the ways we communicate, including the ways we talk and think about communication, are changing as a result. Mediated by new tools and new technologies that have made the marginal cost of long distance…