Designed to provide a forum for faculty and staff in the Maricopa Community College District to exchange information about effective teaching methods for practical application and intellectual stimulation, this journal publishes articles on teaching, learning, and classroom research activities. The two issues in this volume contain the following articles: (1) "Putting Value in Evaluation: A Review of the Research," by Susan Starrfield; (2) "Collaborative Learning: Confronting the Lip Service," by Julie Ann Wambach; (3) "Want to Add Some Adrenalin to a (Yawn) Essay-Writing Class?" by William Butler; (4) "Effective Learning Strategies in a Jazz History Course and Their Possible Application to Other Subject Areas," by Antonio Blasi; (5) "Point of View: Critical Thinking," by Mike Morgan, Anna Solley, Roy Amrein, and Ann Mahoney; (6) "Using the Learning Cycle to Teach Biology Concepts and Basic Skills," by W. Bradley Kincaid; (7) "Setting the Tone: Creating and Maintaining a Supportive Environment with the Adult Learner," by Rene Diaz-Lefebvre; (8) "Local Resources on Critical Thinking: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography," by Jill R. Seymour; (9) "An Accelerated Approach to Accounting Basics," by Bernadine McCollum; (10) "'Why' Affects 'How': Student Motivations and Literacy," by Virginia V. Stahl; (11) "The Electronic Forum: Linking Students to Their Future," by Cyndi Greening; (12) "Writing for Reality: How to Coax Writing Out of the Classroom," by Linda Evans; (13) "Point of View: Teaching Ethics," by Roy C. Amrein, Harvey Turner, and Edd Welsh; and (14)"Increasing the Effectiveness of Part-Time Faculty," by John Lampignano. (PAA)