As most Universities around the world the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences conduct surveys (student evaluation monitor: STEM) among their students to evaluate the different courses and their teachers. At the Department of Media, Information and Communication the response by students tend to decline …

European honors in disguise: international faculty development and student exchange neededTalking about diversity is an international adventure. Geopolitical issues are important for spreading honors. Designing international honors courses and organizing an international exchange for honors teachers …

This paper presents the findings of a study conducted among primary geography teacher educators. The research examines the perceptions of educators of primary teacher students’ desired and achieved levels of substantial knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and beliefs about the subject of geography. The findings …

The Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology employs many students during research projects. This paper discusses a series of student design projects on safety helmets in the Safety@Work project. At construction sites workers are required to wear personal protective equipment during their work. …

Connected through a screen, two classes that are an ocean apart take the same course and do the same assignments. Our course “ The Global Village” is a globally networked learning environment (Starke-Meyerring and Wilson, 2008) where students from two different universities work and learn together using …

A unique way of teaching practical aspects of renewable energy technologies has been experimented in the University of Oldenburg since 1987. An energy laboratory (Energielabor), built in 1982 and powered by renewable energy sources, has been used for practical training, lectures and office space for …

The assumption underlying the symposium is that teacher education institutions have a dual challenge. On the one hand they need to prepare pre-service students for teaching and facilitating learning in the digital age, including the use of technology in teaching and learning. On the other hand teacher …

Young people are interested in technological products, but their opinions on education and careers in technology are not particularly positive. If we want to stimulate students’ attitudes towards technology, we need to have a better understanding of the factors which determine attitudes. This study focuses …

This marketing plan examines how JD Wetherspoon plc. could be successful in the Hague concerning the opening and running of a Wetherspoon pub. The research has been based on an extensive analysis of the buying behavior of several segments and on the examination of relevant external factors, such as main …

Om het onderwijs, de curricula, zo goed mogelijk af te stemmen op de benodigde internationale competenties is door middel van halfgestructureerde interviews en een online enquête onderzocht wat alumni van De Haagse Hogeschool en werkgevers in de regio voor ervaringen, wensen en behoeften hebben met betrekking …