In an instructional experiment in poetry in a college English literature course, chronology of publication and labels of authorship were ignored in the study of Wordsworth and Coleridge's "Lyrical Ballads." In the original plan for the "Lyrical Ballads," Coleridge was to supply poems treating supernatural elements as real,…

This paper details a computer managed program of instruction called Teaching Information Processing System (TIPS) as adapted to an introductory psychology course. TIPS encourages the instructor to formulate objectives for meaningful units of a course--objectives which should imply what changes in student behavior indicate mastery. Then multiple…

The goal of the research and development project described is to make it possible for students in grades K-8 to acquire at least minimal computer-related skills. The report gives the long range goals of the project, perceptions on the need for a computer literacy program, recommendations of approaches for satisfying that need, and the pros and…

This guide defines diffusion as the process by which a program or technique is transferred from the site where it was developed to another site. Effective diffusion is based on an understanding of how people and organizations can be helped to change as well as how programs are implemented. It is preceded by a carefully planned transition from…

In defining how new technology fits into journalism education an educator might take one of three positions: (1) a mainstream support for the journalism profession; (2) a defense of traditional newsroom procedures in spite of changing technology; or (3) a "pure" educational position as both teacher and scholar. Educators taking the mainstream…

Academic work carried out through learning contracts at Empire State College is described. Learning contracts are defined and examples are given. Faculty roles, educational advantages, and implementation methods are discussed. (MLH)

The goal of this panel was to explore the functions and roles of all personnel involved in new instructional systems which bring to bear advances in learning research and instructional technology. Five "approaches" for achieving this goal arose out of a discussion of the many problems involved in the design and implementation of new instructional…

The last 10 years have been a distinctive decade in American education. There was much argument for change in the 1950s, but it was Sputnik that sparked action in the field of education. The assumption at that time was that if the U.S. was technologically "behind," the schools were to blame. Federal funds for schools began as an "emergency"…

The achievement of development goals in education (as well as other fields) has not been particularly successful. Among the basic premises which implicitly define education and the association between education and development, the following three stand out as being particularly misguiding: (a) the view of education as a system, (b) the belief…

Relates Feuerstein's theory of cognitive modifiability and mediated learning experience to Native American educational issues, including loss of cultural identity, and low academic performance, self-concept, and motivation. Suggests that sound cognitive instruction linked to Indian cultural heritage stimulates motivation and promotes the survival…

Presents the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) presidential address to the annual meeting in Dallas on November 15, 1987. Examines the future direction of NCSS and discusses global interdependence as a challenge that must be given more emphasis in the social studies curriculum of the United States. (GEA)

Effectiveness of school health education programs is judged by the extent the programs are disseminated and maintained in the classroom. This paper reviews concepts, strategies, and methods used to study dissemination and implementation, specifies functions of this research, and describes procedures that evaluate effectiveness of dissemination and…

This paper describes the beginnings of a project to remake the oral communication general education course--part of the vision for the course is to use technology to help students learn course content. According to the paper, currently the basic course is taught mostly in traditional format (relatively small sections with set assignments), with…

In 2001, at Snowbird, Utah, members of the [mu]-group from the University of British Columbia, under the guidance of Dr. Susan Pirie, engaged in an innovative, continuous session of linked papers which consider the notion and nature of mathematical understanding and reviewed a number of different theories and approaches to this phenomenon. We…

This paper recounts the story of education pioneer Sarah Winnemucca (1844-1891), a self-educated Northern Paiute Indian who spent her life trying to improve the living conditions and education of the Paiutes. Most of what is known about Sarah comes from her autobiography, "Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims," first printed…