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Monday, April 18, 1933
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By TisJi Mocklcr
UNL's Teachers College received its
seven-year unofficial accreditation two
weeks ago when a 1 5 -member committee
from the National Council for
Accreditation of Teachers reviewed UNL's
Teachers College curriculum.
The college will receive its official
accreditation in June after the National
Board has reviewed the committee's
report, James O'Hanlon, dean of the
Teachers College, said.
The 15 -member team was composed
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of faculty from other universities, school
systems and UNL. The student leaching
practicum was commended on its
organization and preparation of students
for teaching. O'Hanlon said.
The committee praised the advisory
programs because of their committment
the teachers hold toward students,
O'Hanlon said. It also rated UNL high in
its quality and enthusiasm of
communicating information to students.
The committee commended the ability
of students to be able to teach music, '
art and physical education on a primary
and secondary level. It also said the college
prepares students well for work with
handicapped students and its general
icadiness for students to teach after
graduation.
Teachers College sophomores initially
come into contact with students by
working with the students and getting to
know them as individuals. They also learn
how to get students to respond to them
positively, he said. In their junior year,
students serve as teaching assistants and
lead small group activities. In their senior
year, they actually student teach.
The committee was impressed by the
Design Center, where the computer center
is located. The computer center was
started in 1979 and it teaches students how
to use computers themselves and as
teaching tools in the classroom.
Currently, aii Teachers College Students
are required' to take an audio-visual course,
which includes a unit on computers.
Dorothy Stevens, assistant professor in
the curriculum and instructional
department, said.
An "Instructional Computing" class,
which is optional, is now taken by quite
a few students. Stevens said.
"I think it should be mandatory,"
she said, "but a lot of factors needs to be
taken into consideration."
Students are now so aware of the needs
for computers that it becomes an
automatic part of their schedule, she said.
(Tllanlon said UNL has the most
extensive computer program for teachers
in the country.
A negative comment received about the
program was its lack of multi-cultural
education on the graduate level. O'Hanlon
said the graduate program is very
individualized, which is a strength of the
program. Hut in the process, the students
sometimes do not get the required
education in that area, he said.
O'Hanlon said they will have to check
their coverage of multi-cultural affairs
more carefully. He said part of the problem
in giving a multi-cultural education is that
Nebraska is lacking in an ethnic mix of
teachers and students. The undergraduate
program has multi-cultural education
structured into its program.
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