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Harteis, Christian, Ed.; Gijbels, David, Ed.; Kyndt, Eva, Ed. – Professional and Practice-based Learning, 2022
The volume comprises a variety of research approaches that seek to explore and understand employees' learning and development through and for work. Working life reveals challenges through technological, economic and societal development that can only rudimentarily be addressed by formal education and training. Workplace learning becomes more and…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Employees, Professional Identity, Change
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Ahmed Sahlane Ed.; Rosalind Pritchard Ed. – English Language Education, 2023
This volume provides an overview of current issues in English as an International Language (EIL) education and critical intercultural literacy pedagogy. The different chapters are inspired by 'critical interculturality' as a decolonial project that seeks to interrogate the structures, conditions, and mechanisms of colonial power relations that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Literacy Education
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Whalen, D. Joel – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2014
This article, the first of a two-part series, catalogs teaching innovations presented at the 2013 Association for Business Communication (ABC) Annual Convention, New Orleans. They were presented during the My Favorite Assignment session. The 11 Favorite Assignments featured here offer the reader a variety of learning experiences including…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Innovation, Conferences (Gatherings), Cooperative Learning
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Fraser, Kym, Ed. – International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 2014
Typically New Generation Learning Spaces (NGLS) across the international higher education sector are being designed to support a more student-centred approach to teaching, through more active and collaborative learning opportunities, often using new technology (Keppell et al. 2012). However, the promise of NGLS appear to remain unfulfilled. This…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Learning Strategies, Higher Education, International Education
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de Silva, Eugene, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
While the great scientists of the past recognized a need for a multidisciplinary approach, today's schools often treat math and science as subjects separate from the rest. This not only creates a disinterest among students, but also a potential learning gap once students reach college and then graduate into the workforce. "Cases on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Hands on Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Brody, Celeste M., Ed.; Davidson, Neil, Ed. – 1998
This book describes approaches to professional development for cooperative learning and how the use of cooperative learning for teacher learning is leading to new insights into professional growth in schools. Part 1, "Begin with the Teacher: Focusing Professional Development for Cooperative Learning," offers "Introduction:…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Decision Making
Ferris, Sharmila, Ed.; Godar, Susan, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2006
The growth of e-learning and distance education today creates an increasingly pressing need for research and writing on the pedagogy of e-learning. Teams are, or should be, an integral component of e-learning. "Teaching and Learning with Virtual Teams" develops this concept by investigating many issues around teams in the virtual and hybrid…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cognitive Style, Distance Education, Interpersonal Relationship
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Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1991
This packet includes reprints of journal articles and other resources pertaining to cooperative learning strategies in small, rural schools. The four sections of the packet cover introduction to cooperative learning, examples of how team strategies and cooperative learning can be used, issues such as program evaluation and public relations, and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics
Roberts, Tim, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2004
"Online Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice" provides a resource for researchers and practitioners in the area of online collaborative learning (also known as CSCL, computer-supported collaborative learning), particularly those working within a tertiary education environment. It includes articles of relevance to those interested in both…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Problem Based Learning, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
Jackson, Barbara, Ed.; Levine, Jodi, Ed.; Patton, Judy, Ed. – 2000
This publication presents essays by members of Restructuring for Urban Student Success (RUSS) and other faculty, administrators, staff, and graduate students on participating campuses. The essays describe the work of RUSS and document curricular restructuring and reform efforts occurring at RUSS partner institutions. Part 1 includes essays by RUSS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Innovation
Carr, Victor; Locatis, Craig; Reid, John C.; Ullmer, Eldon; Weisberg, Michael – 1999
This resource provides basic information on five selected topics related to creating and implementing online educational programs. "Adult Learning" (John C. Reid) provides an overview of general learning theories and discusses the characteristics of adult learners, strategies for taking advantage of adults' traits and motivations in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Thousand, Jacqueline S., Ed.; Villa, Richard A., Ed.; Nevin, Ann I., Ed. – 2002
These 24 papers explain how using the collaborative learning model can help teachers address classroom challenges. Section 1, "Toward Creativity and Collaborative Learning in the 21st Century," begins with "Toward Whole Schools: Building a Movement for Creativity and Collaborative Learning in the 21st Century" (J. Michael…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Learning
Chambers, Jack A., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers from an international conference on higher education teaching and learning includes: "Fostering Scientific Thinking with New Technologies: A Socio-Cognitive Approach" (Michel Aube); "The 'Classroom Flip': Using Web Course Management Tools to Become the Guide by the Side" (J. Wesley Baker);…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Peterson, Art, Comp. – National Writing Project (NJ3), 2003
The National Writing Project's (NWP) "30 Ideas for Teaching Writing" discusses making grammar lessons dynamic, using casual student conversation as a source for writing, home language as an assisting tool to attain standard English and other topics by presenting strategies contributed by experienced writing project teachers. NWP does not promote a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standard Spoken Usage, Teaching Methods, Poetry
2001
This document contains three papers on global team development. "Virtual Executives: A Paradox with Implications for Development" (Andrea Hornett), which is based on a case study exploring power relationships among members of a virtual team, demonstrates that members of a virtual team describe power differently for situations inside…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education