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ERIC Number: EJ347471
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Ideas for the Classroom: Freshmen Assigned to Recruit New Students; Class in Art History Meets Only in a Museum.
Hosley, Catherine J.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n19 p15 Jan 21 1987
Three innovative ideas for college instruction include a freshman assignment to write recruitment letters to high school students with similar interests, introductory art history classes taught solely in a museum adjacent to the campus, and use of the "Hunt of the Unicorn" tapestry to combine plant identification practice with art history. (MSE)
Descriptors: Art History, Botany, Class Activities, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Peer Influence, Student Recruitment, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: City University of New York; Lock Haven University PA; University of Louisville TN