Many programmes in further and higher education contain sensitive areas of content, such as diversity, racism, power and privilege, breaking bad news, counselling, sex education and ethical decision making. Team teaching may be a useful method for delivering sensitive areas of course content. This article presents a pilot study that was undertaken…

Working with a teaching partner deepens and enhances the process of reflection. Examples from a team-taught master's program show how team teaching affects reflection and reflection in turn informs and improves teaching. (SK)

Co-teaching is intended to increase adult learners' access to faculty, build community, and enhance teachers' ability to deal with challenging issues. Teachers must overcome the mindset of authority, allow for more planning time, and negotiate differences with co-teachers. (SK)

A description of collaborative teaching in an online course shows the combined challenges of virtual classrooms and team teaching were faced. Teachers and learners adopted new roles, and new teaching structures were created to provide focus for learning in an asynchronous environment. (SK)

The challenge to coordinate physical education, art, and drama into a one week elderhostel project is described. The result was a creative performance by the participants their last day in the program. (Author/MLW)

These four papers are from a symposium that was facilitated by Neal Chalofsky at the 1995 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD). "Using Critical Incidents in Teaching HRD: A Method for Fostering Critical Reflection and Dialogue" (Hallie Preskill) reports study findings that confirm the value of the activity in its…

Three courses in the adult education division of Loyola University (Louisiana) combined religious studies and literature appreciation using an interdisciplinary, team-taught approach. Instruction was guided by the metaphor of conversation, first through collegial discussion of the ideas underlying the courses and later, in the classroom, in the…

Two open universities created in Canada in the 1970's--Athabasca and Teleuniversite--are examined from an administrative/management perspective. A study reveals that effective planning requires balanced attention to means and ends, new management structures are required, and committed leadership is needed. (Author/MLW)

Describes the approach to environmental education courses at Open University. Includes broad course content, team teaching approach, and philosophy of reorienting education towards sustainable development. Course material for open learning includes self-contained study packs as well as course texts, video, audio, and computer software. Nonformal…

Workshops and presentations in this volume are as follows: "Learning the Language of Learning" (Firestone); "Self-Study Examination Program of Higher Education for Adults in China" (Wang, Smith); "Using the Principles and Process of Adult Learning to Develop an Award Level Program for the Education of Adult Educators: An…

Papers in these proceedings are organized into four sections: (1) Research Studies in Aging; (2) Innovative Approaches in Geriatric Education; (3) Faculty Development Models; and (4) "The Publication Process: Perils and Pearls" (Workshop). Clinical Experiences: Design Not Chance" (Matzo); "The Development of a Collaborative Gerontological Research…

The following are among the 47 papers included: "Academic Performance and Retention of College of Agriculture Students" (Garton, Dyer, King); "Perceptions of Recent Graduates and Employers about Undergraduate Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University" (Heyboer, Suvedi);…