This compilation of abstracts represents 39 projects that were funded by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia under Adapter Grants (which involve experimentation with instructional methods or techniques) or Developer Grants (which involve the implementation of a uniquely innovative teaching method or other instructional procedure). These abstracts represent a wide variety of disciplines including art, mathematics, education, psychology, nursing, English, English as a second language, technical writing, chemistry, biology, and history. Among the instructional methods represented are clinical simulations, the instructional management model, a verbal expression laboratory, computer-based approaches, individualized instruction, coordinated internships, workshops, distance learning, self-paced instruction, writing-across the curriculum, and mastery instructional systems. (EJV)