University of Twente
Educational Science and Technology
The Faculty of Educational Science and Technology of the University of Twente was founded in 1978 and started its
education programme in 1981. The central mission was to offer students a technology-oriented programme in the
domains of education and training. At the same time a Faculty research programme was gradually developed. To
structure both teaching and research activities, the academic staff of the Faculty was clustered into five
Departments that do not represent basic disciplines in the social sciences but applied fields of education and
training: Curriculum; Instructional Technology; Educational Instrumentation; Educational Organisation and
Management; Educational Measurement and Data Analysis. These departments still exist.
Research carried out within the Faculty is devoted toward the solution of problems relating to education, training
and performance support. A variety of research and design methods and techniques are combined with empirical
knowledge to design solutions for problems that arise from training, learning, and work environments. This is
defined as the educational technology approach. There is a strong emphasis on information and communication
technology. The main characteristics of the research in the Faculty is a problem-oriented, multidisciplinary
approach that focuses on design, evaluation, implementation, assessment, and technology issues in learning- and
performance-related settings. The programmes contribute to the development of both educational theory and
technology.
Department of Instrumentation
Description:
Selection, design, and evaluation of media for application in educational situations with emphasis on audiovisual,
computer-based, and multimedia materials for learning and communication.
http://www2.edte.utwente.nl/page.dws?id=1370
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University of Glasgow
The Department of Computing Science
Computing Science at the University of Glasgow is a strong and dynamic department with around 33 academic staff with
40 support staff. Each year over 600 undergraduate students take computing as part of their degree programme and
around 60 students graduate with a computing Honours degrees.
Students are taught by computing scientists at the forefront of research. We are very proud of our high standards.
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council regards our teaching as "excellent", our degree programmes as well
designed and modern, and our graduates as well prepared for their future careers. Our research is of a world class
status, and in a recent government evaluation we were one of only six departments in the UK to achieve an 'elite' 5
star award for research of international standing.
The University of Glasgow has won the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize for the second time. The honour has been
awarded for the work of the Department of Computing Science which has combined outstanding achievements in teaching
and research with a policy of outreach, addressing the practical problems of industry and the community.
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/courses/default.html
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