This document is a course syllabus for "The Community Junior College." The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the variety of institutions classified as community junior colleges. More specifically, the lectures, class discussions, and readings aim to provide students with a better understanding of (among other topics):…

Millikin University in Illinois has about 2400 students and is committed to providing small, seminar-style, learning opportunities in every course. Millikin's Political Science Department has earned recognition institutionally and nationally for its work. In the summer of 2001, the department decided to revamp the curriculum and made a conscious…

North Carolina has had a Standard Course of Study since 1988. The most recent revisions of the state mathematics curriculum occurred in 1989 (K-8) and 1992 (9-12). The intent of the North Carolina Mathematics Standard Course Study is to establish competency goals and objectives for the teaching and learning of mathematics in North Carolina. The…

This paper considers the best way to design a training program for prospective and current writing center tutors. The paper uses the writing center at Texas Woman's University as an example, for even after training, weekly meetings, and focused readings, peer tutors were at a loss for what to do--most of the peer tutors just were not able to get…

The Library Technical Assistance (LTA) Program at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois combines classroom lectures, hands-on experience and a unique field experience component, offering a degree of Associate in Applied Science. This document contains a printout of information included on the LTA home page, and provides the following…

A 2004 Distance Education Survey form was sent to all 73 DETC-accredited institutions. For the purpose of this survey, the DETC membership was divided into three categories: (1) High School; (2) Postsecondary; and (3) Degree Granting. Data from the three DETC military institutions are not included in this survey. Of the remaining 70…

This document is a compilation of Kentucky Virtual High School's (KVHS) 2004/2005 prerequisite and course materials listed by content area and subject and provides access information for KVHS's online professional development programs. After the Material and Textbook Procurement Policy, entries for the following KVHS course subject areas are…

The course, entitled Architecture for Non-Architects, was planned as a sequence of experiences, introducing architecture through its component parts and progressing through design problems to a synthesis of these components in a building program. (Author/PG)

The Prince Edward Island Marine and Fisheries Training Centre in Summerside is the culmination of a project begun in 1970 by the Provincial Government. The facility, its history, and the major courses being taught there are described. (AG)

A look at a teacher education course based on teaching with modules at Michigan State University. (HB)

Author attempted to develop alternatives to the survey courses in history instruction for students who may benefit from such departures, for those who may need them, and for those who, quite simply, are disenchanted with the traditional approaches to history. (Author/RK)

Article lists a series of objectives, background content, activities, references; and examples of measuring devices for use in the classroom and relating to the current energy crisis. (GB)

Outlines an EFL program designed for French-speaking, non-specialist undergraduates in their fourth year of study in a European school of economics and business. (RL)

"State Politics and Woman Politicians" encourages and trains women who want to enter politics. It is being taught at Douglass College of Rutgers University and is expected to become a model for similar programs throughout the country. (Author)