How the author improved his teaching methods. (HS)

The most recent educational innovation to capture widespread attention derives from the linking of rapidly maturing informational technologies to the renewed interest in how, when, and why people learn. Technically defined as electronically mediated instruction, but dubbed "e-learning" to mark its place within the larger e-commerce revolution,…

The "Change" undergraduate teaching program identifies and describes some of the best undergraduate teaching now going on in American colleges and universities. The basis for election is a set of carefully developed criteria that define improved teaching in terms of learning goals and outcomes, with special emphasis on the adaptability of the…

To prepare twentieth century students for life in the twenty-first, teachers must teach more of what their disciplines ARE and less of what they are about, since advances in knowledge are promoting such rapid change in information that much of what is taught is in danger of being anachronistic.

Yale's Media Design Studio, founded in 1974 with financial support from several foundations, aims to bring scholars and media people together to develop, design, and produce materials in forms other than print. A genuine collaborative effort exists between the academic and the media artist, creating films from submitted proposals. (LBH)

The University of North Carolina students staged an hour-long program concerning the depression and the new deal as seen from the perspective of North Carolinians. It was an experience of the 30s, using slides, music, and actors to create a 3-dimensional historical environment. (Author/PG)

When traditional methods of teaching composition--such as those based on great books or emulation of models--failed, the author found that television was useful for teaching necessary skills. His University of Michigan freshman composition course, based strictly on television programs, is discussed. (JMD)

The economics of educational television has been disappointing. Higher education can make use of television commercials and their techniques to: (1) teach specifics such as facts, pointers, or principles that would help people improve their lives; (2) attract interest for more involved study; and (3) inform people about higher education. (MLW)

England is revolutionizing its entire educational system with its Open University of extension education. (Editor/IR)

Teaching in a world that wants caution, careful documentation, and a prudent regard for student satisfaction, lest their actions come back to haunt them in court, is discussed. Getting students to think is tough; getting them to agree with the teacher is seen as dangerous. (MLW)