This two-part series describes the structure of the stoichiometry course at North Carolina State University. The course had a variety of learning objectives, and several nontraditional pedagogies were used in the course delivery. This first paper outlines the course structure and policies, the preparation given to the teaching assistants who…

This two-part series describes the structure of the stoichiometry course at North Carolina State University. The course had a variety of learning objectives, and several nontraditional pedagogies were used in the course delivery. The first paper outlined the course structure and policies, the preparation given to the teaching assistants who played…

The 12-hour unit outlined in this document is designed to introduce nursing students in their third semester of an upper division baccalaureate five-semester nursing program to the guided design decision-making process. The unit provides an introduction to interdisciplinary group decision-making language, builds upon the theoretical base of the…

This study guide is designed to help students learn to use science skills to solve biological problems, learn to apply knowledge about biology in their own lives, and learn to communicate with others about biology. The activities in this guide use information related to each chapter in the 1987 BSCS Green Version textbook. Students can use the…

This workshop handout presents six basic principles intended to guide teachers in organizing instructional presentations for adult learners. The section on principle one tell the adults what you're about to tell them suggests that teachers describe what they will be teaching and then teach those things. The section on principle two organize your…

The experiential exercise presented here, using a dialectic process similar to that found within Strategic Assumption Surfacing and Testing (SAST), developed by Mason and Mitroff, offers graduate and undergraduate management students the opportunity to study a contemporary ethical problem in a new way. The ethical issues of a plant closedown…

These self-paced inservice modules are designed to help part-time vocational instructors learn how to teach. Addressed in the individual modules are the following topics: teaching methods (an overview of teaching, the lecture and discussion method, and the demonstration method); course construction (an overview of course construction and…

This unit for the Missouri Agricultural Science I curriculum is a revision of the 1982 Careers I unit. The three lessons of the unit are organized in a format designed to facilitate their use in the classroom, and a student reference is included. The lessons cover the following topics: (1) career opportunities in the agricultural industry; (2) job…