Many instructors teaching large survey courses use the chalkboard to aid their lectures in spite of the waste of class time in writing and erasing, the clutter and confusion that may result, and the messiness of chalkdust. As an alternative, the slide-lecture method has been used for several years at Bossier Community College in teaching…

Suggests lecturing on subject matter as a still legitimate and viable means of teaching. (MKM)

Discusses the audio-visual orientation of contemporary students and urges writing teachers to convert students' facility with aural modes into effective written discourse. Suggests that instructor comments on written assignments be made on cassette tapes and that campus lectures be used to stimulate student writing. (JP)

For over thirty years, teaching the United States history survey course has been the focus of the author's professional life. At both the high school and college level, he has introduced students to the sweep of American history from Jamestown to Watergate. During those years, he has grappled with the conundrum of how to make this often-unwieldy…

Instructional techniques are outlined, as utilized in a remedial algebra course offered at the Community College of Allegheny County. The paper first provides background information concerning the college, the characteristics of its students, the content of the remedial course, and the testing procedures used to place students in the course. The…