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A Call for Collaboration
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Vogel, Carl – District Administration, 2009
In this digital world, being a "viewer" is passe. Web 2.0 tools--social networks, wikis, blogs, voicestream, YouTube, Google Docs--allow users to be participants. Instead of creating isolated users, such technologies foster community and collaboration. In this article, the author describes how schools in New York, Florida, New Jersey,…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Cooperation, Social Networks
Big Physics at Small Places: The Mongol Horde Model of Undergraduate Research
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Voss, Philip J.; Finck, Joseph E.; Howes, Ruth H.; Brown, James; Baumann, Thomas; Schiller, Andreas; Thoennessen, Michael; DeYoung, Paul A.; Peaslee, Graham F.; Hinnefeld, Jerry; Luther, Bryan; Pancella, Paul V.; Rogers, Warren F. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
A model for engaging undergraduates in cutting-edge experimental nuclear physics research at a national user facility is discussed. Methods to involve students and examples of their success are presented. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Nuclear Physics, Physics, Undergraduate Students, Research
Academic Enrichment Programs for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children: A Service-Learning Experience
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Szente, Judit – Childhood Education, 2008
In this article, the author introduces a service-learning component that enabled her to create a meaningful university-school relationship. This reciprocal relationship allowed her students to contribute over 1,500 hours of academic tutoring for culturally and linguistically diverse children in central Florida, benefiting not only children, but…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Learning Experience, Enrichment, Teaching Methods
Every Drop Counts: Students Develop Public Service Announcements on the Importance of Water Conservation
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Stokes, Nina Christiane; Hull, Mary Margaret – Science Teacher, 2002
In today's fast-paced, technological world, it is a constant battle for teachers to find new and exciting ways to challenge and engage their students. One success story involves a unique collaborative project that focuses on water resources and conservation in which students design public service announcements (PSAs) to be produced and aired on…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Natural Resources, Teaching Methods
Faculty-Librarian Collaboration to Assess the Effectiveness of a Five-Session Library Instruction Model
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Gandhi, Smiti – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2004
This study focused on assessing the learning outcomes for a five-session model of library instruction that was applied to three English Composition II classes taught at Valencia Community College East Campus in Spring 2003. ACRL's "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education" were used to develop learning outcomes.…
Descriptors: Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Instruction, Information Literacy, Library Skills
Working Together: Communication Skills for Parents, Caregivers, and Other Professionals. A Series for Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers. Model for Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps: MITCH Module 11.
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Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1990
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 11, which focuses on communication…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Day Care