Internet-based tutorials and courseware can be modified to meet the particular needs of a specific course. The Internet allows a degree of cooperation and collaboration among colleagues that would have been impractical or impossible in the past. (JOW)

Suggests that the design of a Agood@ problem is imperative if problem-based learning is to be educationally productive. The article further suggests that in designing a good problem, professors should consider their problem around numerous characteristics that will likely promote critical thinking among students. (SWM)

Asserts that attempting to use problem-based learning for the first time can be daunting and unsettling for many professors. The article further asserts that these professors may benefit from the experiences of a professor as he tackeled the issues of designing and implementing problem-based learning. (SWM)

Discusses the absence of education about disability in theological education and the need to integrate studies of disability into the education of religious leaders. (SLD)

Develops the thesis that curriculum studies work in Canada might be characterized in terms of some persistent and theoretical commitments prompted both by national history and by commentaries on national identity. Draws on ecological and postmodern discourses. (SLD)

A participant in the early 1980s meeting that resulted in the Jackson's Mills Industrial Arts Curriculum Theory reviews the cultural context of the period, including increasing calls for the study of technology and industry. The outcomes and influence of the theory on technology education and the Standards for Technological Literacy are discussed.…

Argues for the inclusion of media literacy in the elementary and secondary school curriculum. Asserts media literacy has the potential to help adolescent needs, especially those related to identity and community. (Contains 25 references.) (PKP)

In a competition, 12 teams converted a PowerPoint presentation into an e-learning course. The results were judged on ease of use, use of rich media, interactivity, and innovation in the conversion process. (JOW)

The process by which Eastman Chemical changed their training program when the company restructured yields recommendations for those in similar circumstances: have a powerful, high-level person lead the project, and work with a team of high-potential or experienced employees. (JOW)

The first of three articles presenting a framework for teaching subject-matter disciplines in light of the potentials of computers considers the computer as a metaphor. Topics addressed include the state of knowledge in the disciplines, parallels between the computer and disciplinary knowledge, and implications for curriculum design. (20…

Demonstrates the use of the Delphi technique to generate curriculum guidelines for technology education. (SK)

Evidence indicates that economics education is inadequate and business education professionals are in a position to address the problem. Infusion of economic education into the business education curriculum is a realistic possibility. Many business educators already incorporate economics into their curriculum. (JOW)

In a study identifying competencies needed to update training requirements for plastering contractors, a modified Delphi procedure for rotating subsets of large competency data sets through subpanels proved viable. The procedure was hindered by factors that typically erode the validity of Delphi panels. (JOW)

Describes four curriculum perspectives: intellectual traditionalist, social behavioralist, experientialist, and critical reconstructionist. Gives examples of how each perspective would restructure curriculum. (JOW)

Draws on experiences of the researcher and a previous study of curricular change in 15 institutions to reflect on the meaning of change in higher education. Suggests that the best way to achieve general education reform is to see change as a continuing effort in which each iteration improves on some aspect of the curriculum. (SLD)