Possible ways of developing skills required for effective teaching of independent study and small group instruction are considered. A short series of faculty development courses is reported, and seven main issues in skill development are listed, including structuring and evaluating independent work and integrating other teaching methods. (MSE)

Encourages professors to become aware of and improve teaching skills through developing staff communication, writing effective learning objectives, constructing better tests and measures, and recognizing states of student intellectual development. (JD)

Discusses the needs and the content of a philosophy of mathematics course. Provided are sample term paper topics, sample final exam items, and an annotated bibliography. (YP)

Develops a course which would give students a chance to think critically, be exposed to recent developments including applications to other fields, and be exposed to the general field of the philosophy of science. Provides a course outline, required and referenced textbooks, and selected journal articles. (YP)

Argues that integration of computer experiences into a visual communications course and a computerized publications design course engages students' higher cognitive skills. Describes a unit on informational graphics, and uses three theoretical perspectives (cognitive apprenticeship, seven principles of good practice, and Bloom's taxonomy) to…

Distance education course designers should be careful to ensure that the instructional materials they create are not only oriented towards the learners, but also that they do not make exorbitant demands on the teachers who are expected to use them. The materials should help the teacher to take advantage of the media available without undermining…

Forces which have influenced the shifting of moral foundations and their potential influence on the field of education are explained in this paper. Two categories of systems--soft and hard--are reviewed. A system 'hardens' when the emphasis on the application of a technique becomes more important than serving the purposes for which the technique…

Everyman's University (EU) in Israel acts as a social safety valve by providing an avenue for education to students who are unable to attend conventional universities; however, the heterogeneity of EU's student population creates many problems for course developers and coordinators. Differing from other Israeli universities, EU operates by…

It might be argued that due to a lack of screening and to the large lecture format of basic courses in liberal arts, a substantial number of students currently enrolled in advertising courses beyond the principles course level do not have the necessary skills, talents, or temperaments to be successful in the field. Several techniques can be…

Reviews recent research on teacher planning of classroom activities and the parameters of material selection utilized by teachers; discusses how teachers' decisions to use instructional television are contingent upon these planning and selection processes; and suggests reevaluation of instructional television marketing procedures to reflect…

The author expresses concern that the interdisciplinary approach to art education requires too much staff time and additional teacher education, limits innovation, allows only superficial exposure, and trivializes art. He asserts that students will gain more from an in-depth experience in at least one discipline of art. (SJL)

Addresses difficulties faced by medical students in the acquisition of a technical terminology largely based on Greek or Latin, and explains how in recent years undergraduate Classics departments have met the challenge by offering a Medical Terminology course. Discusses course development and currently available instruction materials. (MES)

A discussion of the role of specialization within intellectual disciplines looks at three related aspects of any discipline (history, cognition, culture), then gives an account of an English course reflecting the author's specialized intellectual interest. It is argued that a better understanding of scholarly activity is needed. (MSE)

Proposes a model for a French phonetics course in Canada based on Canadian usage, using an inventory of segmental features in published descriptions of Canadian French that has been modified based on comparison with features common to television news readers. The resulting model is of an unstigmatized Canadian French. (Author/MSE)

This paper offers a critique of elaboration theory (ET) based on recent cognitive research and offers suggestions for updating the model to reflect new knowledge. It begins by summarizing the basic strategies of this model for sequencing and organizing courses of instruction: (1) organizing structure; (2) simple-to-complex sequence; (3) sequencing…