The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 73, No. 5 (September/October 2002) Copyright © 2002 by The Ohio State University The major responsibilities of academics in the modern university are teaching and research as well as, to lesser extents, administration and community service. Indeed, some (Crittenden, 1997) consider that one of the defining characteristics of a university is that all academic...

The absence of teaching materials with a local context is an obstacle to the implementation science learning in areas where mother tongue still dominant daily communication. Related this reality, study aims develop and validate Jayawijaya wisdom that can be used improve students' process skills. method research development (R&D) by adopting 4D (Four D) model developed Thiagarajan Melvyn (19...

This research aims to answer teachers' needs in utilizations DSLW improve story writing skills for fourth-grade elementary school students. The flow developing teaching materials researchers uses the Dick and Carey model. Effectiveness testing was conducted using an independent sample t-test determine effectiveness of digital storytelling products based on local wisdom (DSLW) skills. However, s...

We discuss the development of an instructional design model, WisCom (Wisdom Communities), based on socio-constructivist and sociocultural learning philosophies and distance education principles for the development of online wisdom communities, and the application and evaluation of the model in an online graduate course in the USA. The WisCom model aims to facilitate transformational learning by...