ERIC Number: ED386084
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 262
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ISBN: ISBN-1-882982-09-6
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Reshaping Curricula: Revitalization Programs at Three Land Grant Universities.
Lunde, Joyce Povlacs; And Others
This volume contains 25 papers describing large curriculum revitalization projects from 1986 through 1991 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The papers are: "A Theoretical Context for Designing Curricula in the Agricultural and Life Sciences" (Robert G. Kranz, Jr.); "Challenging Faculty to Improve Teaching and Learning" (Joyce Povlacs Lunde); "Partners in Curriculum Development" (Maurice Baker and Rebecca L. Thomas); "Curriculum Revitalization and Organizational Change" (Laurie Schultz Hayes); "Determining the Components of a Program of General Education" (Robert G. Kranz, Jr.); "Shifting the Curriculum Paradigm in a Land Grant College" (Bruce Johnson and others); "Developing Learner Outcomes to Support a Curriculum" (Laurie Schultz Hayes); "Student Portfolios for Academic and Career Advising" (Laurie Schultz Hayes); "A Broad-Based Curriculum" (Robert G. Kranz, Jr.); "Team Teaching with Case Studies. On-Campus Internships" (Jim Gosey and others); "A Dual-Path Course in Equipment Systems" (Kenneth Von Bargen and David D. Jones); "An Interdisciplinary Major and Course Development: Lessons Learned" (Terrence H. Cooper); "Using Decision Cases in a Capstone Course" (Steve R. Simmons); "Senior Thesis in Landscape Architecture" (Fahriye Sancar); "Capstone Design Course for Biological Systems Engineering" (Glenn J. Hoffman); "Writing Emphasis Courses: Objectives, Strategies, Techniques, and Results" (Lloyd Bostain); "Lessons Learned from Project: CLASS" (Elizabeth Banset and others); "Shaping Curricula Through Writing, Collaboration, and Telecommunications: Lessons Learned and Limits Lessened" (Ann Hill Duin); "Human/Animal Relationships: Biological and Philosophical Issues" (Patricia B. McConnell); "Ethics in Agriculture and Natural Resources" (Laura Casari and Bruce Johnson); "Ethics and Values as Humanities Education" (Tom Scanlan); "Product Safety and Liability as the Focus of a Senior Seminar" (Arthur E. Walzer); "Managing a Strawberry Farm: A Computer Simulation" (Emily E. Hoover and Albert H. Markhart); "An Agribusiness Learning Experience (ABLE)" (Dennis M. Conley); and "Improving Computer Uses in Undergraduate Instruction" (F. H. Buelow). A final paper is "Conclusion: Outcomes and Lessons Learned" by Joyce Povlacs Lunde. (Many individual papers contain references and a general bibliography contains 144 references.) (JB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Capstone Experiences, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Ethics, General Education, Higher Education, Land Grant Universities, Organizational Change, Undergraduate Study, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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