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Quigley, Dan – Computers and Composition, 1994
Discusses the New York Institute of Technology's On-line Campus (OLC) program and then examines difficulties that arise in adapting a traditional course syllabus and structure to the "conceptual" classroom of a fully online composition class. Proposes an evolving syllabus as one solution to these difficulties. Discusses issues raised by…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Distance Education, Higher Education
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McAllister, Margaret – Nurse Education Today, 2001
Describes a teaching-learning framework for nursing education that has learning outcomes at its center. Elements discussed include learning climate; shared culture; input factors (student, teacher, and institutional characteristics); course design, content, organization, and objectives; the psycho-socio-political-economic environment; and…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Friedman, Paul; Rodriguez, Fred; McComb, Joe – College Teaching, 2001
Explored student characteristics and course characteristics influencing why college students skip class. Found that attendance behavior cannot be easily explained and that the decision to attend is influenced by multiple factors. (EV)
Descriptors: Attendance, College Students, Course Organization, Influences
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Denton, James W.; Kleist, Virginia Franke; Surendra, Nanda – Journal of Education for Business, 2005
In this article, the authors describe a method for assuring the quality of curriculum design based on techniques that have been used in industrial settings for over 30 years. Quality Function Deployment assures that the needs of the customer are considered at all levels of product design and a graphical matrix called the House of Quality serves as…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Course Organization, Curriculum Design, Methods
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Smith, Lawanda – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2004
Southern fiction writer Flannery O'Connor once characterized the South as Christ-haunted, and having taught in the South for eight years now, I have come to appreciate O'Connor's evaluation. Most of the students I encounter understand one predominant way to practice Christian faith: assent to propositional theology. Most of them either accept this…
Descriptors: Christianity, Philosophy, Literary Genres, Course Organization
Emiroglu, Bulent Gursel – Online Submission, 2007
Of the fields on which developments related to information and communication technologies are effective will keep increasing is education. That's why the methods and techniques that have been formed over the long years may change relatively. In the past years, the field of higher education has been impacted very much from the developments and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Courseware, Hypermedia, Instructional Development
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Bullard, Lisa G.; Felder, Richard M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2007
This two-part series describes the structure of the stoichiometry course at North Carolina State University. The course had a variety of learning objectives, and several nontraditional pedagogies were used in the course delivery. The first paper outlined the course structure and policies, the preparation given to the teaching assistants who played…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Stoichiometry, Educational Objectives
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Rose, Mary Annette – Technology Teacher, 2007
Manufacturing engineering provides a relevant context from which to envision interdisciplinary learning experiences because engineers integrate their knowledge and skills of manufacturing and algebra processes in order to plan the efficient manufacture of products. In this article, the author describes an interdisciplinary learning activity that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Tech Prep, Manufacturing, Cooperative Learning
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Bonczek, James L.; Snyder, Lori Unruh; Ellis, Larry R. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2007
We describe our pedagogical approaches and experiences with an academic club service learning project (one semester, 20 club participants, including both graduate students and lower and upper-level undergraduates). Our service learning project responds to the recent demand for more community service-based club projects within the College of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Clubs, Service Learning, Soil Science
Calvin, Jennifer – Online Submission, 2006
This study explored a conceptual model of learning in Web courses which proposed relationships between self-regulated learning skills, course structure, computer technology experience, and satisfaction with perceived learning in Web courses. Results indicated that self-regulated learning skills are directly related to satisfaction with learning at…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Learning, Independent Study
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Jocoy, Christine L. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2006
This article presents the reflections of a new instructor of economic geography in the USA. The author offers practical advice for designing and delivering a course for the first time. Suggestions are given in support of the view that sharing knowledge of effective teaching practices is an important component of mentoring early-career faculty. By…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Geography Instruction, College Faculty, Teaching Experience
Walker, John – Teaching Adults, 1976
A British adult educator describes a course whose objective is increasing awareness of contemporary theatrical productions through the study of particular plays in performance. Steps are: preparation for visiting a performance, the actual visit, and the appraisal of the projection. The problems and rewards of organizing the course are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Drama
Cook, John B. – Trends in Education, 1975
Too much specialization and premature segregation of pupils into arts and science groups have long been seen as weaknesses in secondary education. This article describes a recent development in the examination of science candidates at 0-level. (Editor)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Educational Development, Educational Trends
Myers, Gail E.; Myers, Michele T. – 1982
The creation and building of an interpersonal communication course varies with the course content and format, the instructor, and the students. Although such courses have changed over the past 10 years and will continue to change, there are five points of emphasis in which these variables figure. The first point or rule is that the course must…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Student Teacher Relationship
Shaffer, James E. – Journal of English Teaching Techniques, 1974
Describes a technique for teaching a composition course by having each student meet with the instructor in a weekly appointment. (RB)
Descriptors: Conferences, Course Organization, English Instruction, Higher Education
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