Describes the variety of types of products produced by instructional designers, discusses the role of the designer, lists the critical instructional design attributes needed by instructors who design and implement loosely structured instructional products, and discusses prototype evaluation methods for less flexible, instructor-centered products.…

Gallery study sheets can help students acquire skills with which aesthetic perception is formed. The advantages of study sheets are examined, and how to prepare study sheets is discussed. Two pieces of art and accompanying study sheets are included as examples. (RM)

Teachers can create support materials to help maximize computer software efficiency in the curriculum. Guidelines for developing descriptive, teacher-oriented, and student-oriented supplementary materials are offered. (DF)

Outlines ways schools can save money on curriculum materials by using teachers to develop curriculum aids. (MD)

Options for special educators in creating computer assisted instruction for handicapped learners are examined, including machine code (such as BASIC), authoring languages, authoring systems, and commercially available shell programs. Examples of each are cited. (CL)

An interactive technology expert discusses how to make commercial videodiscs interactive. An example of a "repurposed" videodisc, how to increase videodisc interactivity, 10 steps in "repurposing" a videodisc, and classroom applications are described. A listing of currently available educational videodiscs is included. (MBR)

Intended for educators writing curriculum guides, this report describes a method of stating objectives which avoids indoctrination. The method consists of the use of flowcharts by which the cognitive operations associated with a desired behavior can be represented. (RM)

The aims of the Gadsden City School System project to alter language arts strategies in fifth and eighth grade included the promotion of professional growth for teachers and student growth in language arts and reading as well as the production of appropriate televised materials. (LS)

Presents some organized ideas in thermodynamics which are suitable for use with high school (GCE A level or ONC) students. Emphases are placed upon macroscopic observations and intimate connection of the modern definition of temperature with the concept of ideal gas. (CC)

A simulation game provides a highly versatile model suitable for use is economics, political science or sociology lessons, or in any situation in which conflict of groups or individual interests are being examined. (Author/KM)

Describes a crayon drawing technique in two parts. (GB)

A procedure is described for using xerox machines to make 35 mm slides for instructional purposes. (JP)

A project involving the use of student autobiographies for a high school course on the psychology of personality is described as appropriate to students interested in learning about themselves. (Author/KM)

Lists several activities to develop perceptual skills and sensory awareness with readily accessible materials. (GB)

Poetic meter comes easily when the kids write words to their favorite music. (Editor)