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Download full textPorterfield, Julie M.; Diaz, Stephanie; Waltz, Rebecca Miller – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2020
Funded by the Association of College & Research Libraries through a 2018 Academic Library Impact Research Grant, the Activating Library Classrooms: Evaluating Formal Learning Spaces for Active Learning and Student Engagement project endeavored to evaluate the design and use of formal learning spaces situated within Penn State University…
Descriptors: State Universities, Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Acharya, Sushil; Manohar, Priyadarshan Anant; Wu, Peter; Maxim, Bruce; Hansen, Mary – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
Active learning tools are critical in imparting real world experiences to the students within a classroom environment. This is important because graduates are expected to develop software that meets rigorous quality standards in functional and application domains with little to no training. However, there is a well-recognized need for the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Instructional Design, Computer Software, Case Studies
Ramsay, Crystal M.; Robert, Jenay; Sparrow, Jennifer – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2019
Postsecondary instructors routinely face novel and complex challenges in physical classrooms and informal learning spaces. Instructors often bring these challenges, along with creative and aspirational solutions, to the attention of centers for teaching and learning (CFTLs). Issues span a wide range of topics including blogs, clickers, immersive…
Descriptors: Teaching Skills, Educational Environment, Faculty Development, Classroom Environment
Smarkusky, Debra L.; Toman, Sharon A. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
Interdisciplinary teaching and interpretation of technology for various applications provides a challenging and engaging environment for students to enhance their creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This paper presents results of a joint effort between faculty in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology and the…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Music Education, Information Science, Teaching Methods
Easterly, R.G., III.; Myers, Brian E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Desimone's core features of professional development (PD) guides the PD for teachers. The purpose of this study was to examine the PD practice of School-Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) teachers in the enthusiastic and growing career stage. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with five teachers from five different states. The…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Faculty Development, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research
Owen, Leanne – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This article provides an evaluation of the redesign of a research methods course intended to enhance students' learning for understanding and transfer. Drawing on principles of formative assessment from the existing academic literature, the instructor introduced a number of increasingly complex low-stakes assignments for students to complete prior…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Formative Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Research Methodology
Smarkusky, Debra L.; Toman, Sharon A. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2014
Students in computer science and information technology should be engaged in solving real-world problems received from government and industry as well as those that expose them to various areas of application. In this paper, we discuss interdisciplinary project experiences between majors and non-majors that offered a creative and innovative…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Cooperative Learning, Student Projects, Computer Science Education
Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2015
For the thirty-eighth time, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Cognitive Processes, Professional Development, Active Learning
Dockter, DuWayne L. – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2013
The principle purpose of this article serves a number of purposes. Among them, it provides instructors with a tested financial statement report project. It also helps students to develop higher-level learning skills. In addition, the project provides an opportunity for students to apply their basic accounting knowledge to the analysis and use of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Financial Services, Financial Audits, Accounting
D'Antonio, Monica – NADE Digest, 2011
Teaching developmental writing courses is a high-wire act, complicated by its need to balance both rudimentary skill-building and college-level writing preparation. However, many developmental writing instructors spend most of their time on the former, focusing on rote memorization of grammar rules and sentence skills development, which often…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Collaborative Writing, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
Douglass, John Aubrey; Zhao, Chun-Mei – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2013
Bolstered by the recommendations of the 1998 Boyer Report, US federal agencies have put significant resources into promoting opportunities for undergraduates to engage in research. American universities and colleges have been creating support programs and curricular opportunities intended to create a "culture of undergraduate research."…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Participation, Student Research, Research Universities
Aspen Institute, 2021
The report contains real-world, proven school climate strategies to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate. It features 12 recommendations linked to existing state policy examples policymakers can use to build a comprehensive, coherent state-wide approach for improving school…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, School Policy, State Policy, Policy Formation
Sokolow, Jayme A. – Center for Civic Education, 2008
This is school climate study of the Center for Civic Education's School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program at Ritter Elementary School in Allentown, Pennsylvania for the academic year 2006-7. Ritter, like most of Allentown's schools, is a majority-minority school. Hispanic, African American, Middle Eastern, and immigrant students outnumber…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Violence, Educational Environment, Demonstration Programs
Seaman, Julia E.; Seaman, Jeff – Babson Survey Research Group, 2017
This brief report uses data collected under the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Fall Enrollment survey to highlight distance education data in the state of Pennsylvania. The sample for this analysis is comprised of all active, degree-granting…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Enrollment, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
PERLOE, SIDNEY I. – 1966
THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO INCREASE THE DEGREE OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE LEARNING OF CONTENT AND METHODS IN THE AREAS OF PERCEPTION AND JUDGMENT. TWO TYPES OF MATERIAL WERE DEVELOPED--(1) READING NOTES AND WRITTEN LECTURES, AND (2) DEMONSTRATIONAL APPARATUS. ELEVEN STUDENTS TOOK THE COURSE DURING A 2-YEAR PERIOD. THEIR HELP IN EVALUATING THE NEW…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Demonstrations (Educational), Developmental Programs, Instructional Design
