Herontwerp moet leiden tot een breder en meer gevarieerd ict-aanbod, waarin niet meer alleen monodisciplinaire opleidingen zitten, maar ook opleidingen met elementen van andere disciplines erin, nieuwe, aantrekkelijke afstudeervarianten of geheel nieuwe opleidingen. Zo zijn er opleidingen ontstaan op het snijvlak van ict en een andere discipline zoals gezondheidszorg, kunst en communicatie. Dergelijke snijvlakopleidingen blijken aantrekkelijk voor een grotere groep meisjes en jongens. Een voorbeeld is de opleiding Communicatie en Multimedia Design (CMD), die zich bevindt op het snijvlak van ict, communicatie en design. De CMD-opleidingen trekken vanaf de start in 2001 een hoger percentage vrouwelijke studenten dan vele andere hbo ict-opleidingen. Ook jongens die anders niet voor een ict-opleiding gekozen zouden hebben, kiezen voor CMD. Ondanks de positieve geluiden laten de instroomcijfers zien dat zowel voor de CMD-opleidingen als voor HT het lastig is om meer dan 20% meisjes te werven. Nader onderzoek is nodig om te achterhalen hoe dit percentage verhoogd kan worden. Desondanks blijft de instroom van CMD hoger dan van de traditionele ict-opleidingen. Dat is reden genoeg om deze ict-variant nader te beschouwen. Dit document beschrijft achtereenvolgens de ontwikkelingen op de arbeidsmarkt en in het (hoger) onderwijs die de ict-variant CMD positioneren en rechtvaardigen. Hierna volgt een praktijkvoorbeeld van de ontwikkeling van een dergelijke snijvlakopleiding: de opleiding ICT Media Design bij Fontys Hogescholen in Eindhoven. Deze casus kan als voorbeeld dienen voor andere hogescholen die overwegen een ict-snijvlakopleiding te ontwerpen en in te voeren.
The Learning Technology Research Institute (LTRI) and the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) are two organisations within the UK that focus on ICT in the field of learning and teaching. Chapter of report on the Exchange Study Trip 2002, organised by SURF from the 21st till the 26th of April 2002.
The Learning Technology Research Institute (LTRI) and the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) are two organisations within the UK that focus on ICT in the field of learning and teaching. Chapter of report on the Exchange Study Trip 2002, organised by SURF from the 21st till the 26th of April 2002.
Due to societal developments, like the introduction of the ‘civil society’, policy stimulating longer living at home and the separation of housing and care, the housing situation of older citizens is a relevant and pressing issue for housing-, governance- and care organizations. The current situation of living with care already benefits from technological advancement. The wide application of technology especially in care homes brings the emergence of a new source of information that becomes invaluable in order to understand how the smart urban environment affects the health of older people. The goal of this proposal is to develop an approach for designing smart neighborhoods, in order to assist and engage older adults living there. This approach will be applied to a neighborhood in Aalst-Waalre which will be developed into a living lab. The research will involve: (1) Insight into social-spatial factors underlying a smart neighborhood; (2) Identifying governance and organizational context; (3) Identifying needs and preferences of the (future) inhabitant; (4) Matching needs & preferences to potential socio-techno-spatial solutions. A mixed methods approach fusing quantitative and qualitative methods towards understanding the impacts of smart environment will be investigated. After 12 months, employing several concepts of urban computing, such as pattern recognition and predictive modelling , using the focus groups from the different organizations as well as primary end-users, and exploring how physiological data can be embedded in data-driven strategies for the enhancement of active ageing in this neighborhood will result in design solutions and strategies for a more care-friendly neighborhood.
The project’s aim is to foster resilient learning environments, lessen early school leaving, and give European children (ages 4 -6) a good start in their education while providing and advancing technical skills in working with technology that will serve them well in life. For this purpose, the partnership has developed age appropriate ICT animation tools and games - as well as pedagogical framework specific to the transition phase from kindergarten to school.
Due to the existing pressure for a more rational use of the water, many public managers and industries have to re-think/adapt their processes towards a more circular approach. Such pressure is even more critical in the Rio Doce region, Minas Gerais, due to the large environmental accident occurred in 2015. Cenibra (pulp mill) is an example of such industries due to the fact that it is situated in the river basin and that it has a water demanding process. The current proposal is meant as an academic and engineering study to propose possible solutions to decrease the total water consumption of the mill and, thus, decrease the total stress on the Rio Doce basin. The work will be divided in three working packages, namely: (i) evaluation (modelling) of the mill process and water balance (ii) application and operation of a pilot scale wastewater treatment plant (iii) analysis of the impacts caused by the improvement of the process. The second work package will also be conducted (in parallel) with a lab scale setup in The Netherlands to allow fast adjustments and broaden evaluation of the setup/process performance. The actions will focus on reducing the mill total water consumption in 20%.
