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Wozny, Cecilia – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1985
Outlines the theoretical developmental principles on which the use of educational games is based and describes a school/college link program that applied these principles to a project designed to increase the confidence of adolescents attending a special school; student groups were encouraged to develop their own games. (MBR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, College School Cooperation, Educational Games, Foreign Countries
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Catterall, P.; Lewis, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1985
Documents the educational use of spreadsheets through a description of exploratory work which utilizes spreadsheets to achieve the objectives of Conway's Game of Life, a scientific method game for the development of problem-solving techniques. The implementation and classroom use of the spreadsheet programs are discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews
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Kottke, Janet L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
For a class project students in an industrial/organizational psychology course had to construct a performance appraisal instrument for assessing the instructor's performance. Evaluations revealed that students found the exercise useful. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
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Littlejohn, Andrew – ELT Journal, 1985
Argues that a truly learner-centered approach in second language teaching should be concerned with allowing learners a greater role in the management of their learning by providing opportunities for learner choice in the method and scope of study. Reports on experiments in this approach at the University College of Bahrain. (SED)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Green, Timothy D.; Brown, Abbie – 2002
This guide is designed to help teachers understand how the multimedia development process works, and how to incorporate student-produced multimedia projects into their classrooms. The book consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 defines multimedia and addresses the importance of integrating digital media into the classroom. Chapter 2 discusses…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Instructional Design
Tran, Tram – 1998
The main purpose of this Master's degree field project was for fourth grade students to create a "good" visual presentation of a Civil War topic using Clarisworks slideshow. Students were in charge of determining what constituted a good project. The components of the slideshow included the following: (1) title page; (2) biography; and (3) Civil…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 4, Individualized Instruction
Kent State Univ., OH. Ohio Literacy Resource Center. – 2001
This document contains 61 poems, short stories, and personal reflections that were selected from more than 300 entries submitted by adult literacy students throughout Ohio. The works included are as follows: "The Apartment" (Shirley Pettit); "The Last Poem Before I Die" (Lonnie Littleton); "A Family Lost" (Mary Rapp);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Writing
Battig, Michael E. – 2002
As computing and embedded systems become ubiquitous in our world, the importance of user interface design knowledge increases in our curriculum. Students of undergraduate information systems or computer science programs should possess some competence in this computing sub-discipline. However, many programs do not have the curricular space to host…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Kearney, Maureen – Momentum, 1979
At the Academy of Holy Names, seventh graders learn about economics and history by writing and producing books on these topics for younger children. (SJL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cross Age Teaching, Economics Education
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Rosello, Aurora; Gardner, Barbara S. – Hispania, 1980
Projects in which university students of Spanish develop their language skills by serving as tutors to Spanish-speaking students in elementary and junior high schools are described. The university students develop and teach mini-courses in Spanish in their disciplines and offer health, nutrition, and consumer information courses to the community.…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Course Organization, Elementary Secondary Education
Hinaga, Mas – Balance Sheet, 1978
Describes a resume portfolio (from California's Cooperative Office Occupations Program) for students to prepare and update through college and in future job interviews. Portfolio contents include a photograph, cover letter, the resume (statistical or prose style), samples of typing work, and copies of certificates, awards, and commendations. (MF)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications, Guidelines
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Garvin, Anthony; Carrington, Stephen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1997
Describes the Directed-Self Education program at the University of Bristol (England) for undergraduate small-group project work in veterinary science that was designed to support students in developing personal study and information technology skills. It also produced student-authored hypermedia tools which could be repurposed by staff as teaching…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Hypermedia
Tobiason, Kathy – Technology Connection, 1997
Describes how to customize Internet resources for the elementary school classroom. Discusses bookmarking appropriate Web sites; arranging student-developed material for a Web page; creating a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) unit Web page; pasting Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for sites supporting unit activities; and Internet training for…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Equipment, Elementary Education
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McDevitt, Damien – Babel, 1988
One teacher's experience using student-written texts as a basis for testing other students has become a good way of integrating the four language skills in a natural progression and in pinpointing students' language weaknesses. Using students' texts has also reinforced the importance of choosing visual materials carefully. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Language Proficiency, Language Skills
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Ramsay, John G. – Social Studies Journal, 1989
Reviews a college freshmen history seminar project in which students wrote, illustrated, and prepared a U.S. history textbook on the 1950s and 1960s. Reflecting on the resulting text, Ramsay questions whether students succumbed to the didactic fallacy; and cites a lack of cohesiveness, but praises the project's value as a teaching exercise. (LS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Freshmen, Course Descriptions, First Year Seminars
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