Describes a word processing course which is structured to provide a hands-on experience with all the elements present in a centralized word processing center. The program provides expanded information processing capabilities to faculty and administrative offices plus experience for students in the utlization of modern equipment and systems…

Describes a film study program to help students open up to the beauty that exists around them. Notes that key ingredients of the program are a linkage between the films shown and the asking of probing questions. (RL)

Draws from the theories of James Kinneavy to define technical writing, organize the technical writing course, and provide analytic depth to the course. (DD)

The programs and materials exist for teaching basic legal concepts in elementary schools; what is needed now is the commitment. (MB)

Outlines development, institution and results of a multimedia production course for middle school students. (KP)

Discusses possible problems encountered in teaching a course in organizational assessment. Describes several strategies for coping with these problems. (MM)

Presents a master syllabus describing a communication course designed to (1) maintain a hands-on internship experience for students; (2) provide a method for integrating theoretical principles into "real-world" settings; and (3) offer an avenue for faculty supervisors to receive credit for time spent teaching and administering…

Proposes a course in business communication that includes international or global perspectives in its philosophy, content, and assignments. Includes a syllabus, a scheme describing how the course is taught, a communication audit plan, a capstone project, and a sample reading list. (SR)

Shares an alternative (and tested) approach to teaching the small group communication course, which includes discussions of race, gender, and class as important communication variables within various social and interpersonal communication. (SR)

A course on spiritual dimensions of leadership was designed using the metaphor of an inn at a crossroads. The inn included a virtual library of Web-based texts and studio space for creativity and self-expression. Seven workshops explored the following themes: language of leadership and change, personal leadership qualities, vision and mission,…

This is the second in a series of three papers about online pedagogy and educational practice as part of the JISE "Online Education Forum." This paper deals with the question: "How is teaching online different from conventional teaching?" By comparing these differences along several dimensions, a set of recommended practices for online teaching…

This article discusses the planning and implementation of a high school course to (1) help students find their identities through the arts, and (2) help teenagers cope with today's society by looking at life's basic questions and examining answers provided by the world's great philosophers. (RC)

Describes an eight unit course of study emphasizing the American Revolution from both rhetorical and historical points of view. (MH)

A set of behavioral objectives for an introductory sociology course is suggested, stressing the "sociological perspective", methodological understandings, the ability to deal critically with sociological materials, and selected content areas. (Author/DE)

Typical objections to the inclusion of electricity instruction in the high school agricultural mechanics program (inadequate teacher preparation, equipment, and references) are met with proposed solutions in an outlined instructional unit which includes five lesson topics, suggested in-class and home farm learning activities, and illustrations of…