Slides were used to inspire eighth- and ninth-grade students in a unit on world architecture. The course is described, and a recommended list of print and visual resources is provided. (RM)

An introductory course in BASIC programming for foreign language teachers that both develops skills in programming and encourages teacher use of computer-assisted instruction is described. More advanced questions concerning the manipulation of text in foreign language computer-assisted instruction are also discussed. (MSE)

Described is a method of lecturing in which the lecture period is divided into a number of segments. Only some segments involve the lecturer talking. In others students discuss topics or complete exercises. An example of such a lecture on aspects of Christaller's central place theory is described. (Author/RM)

Provides a course description that emphasizes a structural and functional approach to the musical as genre film and as entertainment. Covers the history of the genre from 1929 to the present. (PD)

Describes a method of teaching "Ulysses" to undergraduates that relies on text annotation. (AEA)

Describes a three-semester, self-paced astronomy course for nonscience majors, designed to handle large enrollments with a successful completion rate as high as in a lecture format. (MLH)

A "History Media Production" course is described in which college students at University of Maine at Orono create short slide/tape or videotape productions of selected aspects of history. In the process, students learn their assigned topics in-depth and also create a media library for professors to use in classroom instruction. (AV)

Author argues for greater freedom in teacher-student relationships. (Editor/RK)

Author reflects on the value to his sixth-form students of a residential creative writing course. (Editor/RK)

Describes an organic chemistry course that emphasizes the practical significance of organic chemistry in our culture, and the historical development of organic chemistry as related to economic and political events. (MLH)

Presented is the second of a two-part article describing the introductory undergraduate physics course taught at the University of Liverpool, England. This part of the article concentrates upon the laboratory aspect of the course. (SL)

Describes programs sponsored by and materials available from the National Humanities Faculty, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. (DD)

Discusses a 2-semester-hour experimental physics course utilizing a 0.5 MeV Van de Graaff accelerator. The course requires the completion of six or seven laboratory projects including complete written reports, and theory is emphasized only to the extent needed to understand the projects. (MLH)

The interviewing course at the University of Minnesota Medical School evolved from an experiment in systematic curriculum development in which videotape feedback was used to improve students' interviewing skills and data-gathering ability. The effectiveness of tutor-consultant cooperation in curriculum development is shown. (LBH)

A course in educational techniques and skills for pharmacy educators was initiated in 1974 at the University of Kentucky by the Colleges of Pharmacy and Education. It is an adaptation of a general methods course offered to secondary education majors and is taught by an instructor in the College of Education. (LBH)