General Education Resources

• General Education
• UK Higher Education
• Engineering Education
• Chemical Engineering Education
• Science Education
• Chemistry Education
• Computers and Education
• Problem Based Learning
• Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

General Education

• NISS National Information Services and Systems - a UK resource on education
• TLTSN Teaching and Learning Technology Support Network (UK)
• UNESCO International Bureau of Education
• UNESCO-CEPES European Centre for Higher Education
• Commonwealth of Learning mainly distance education etc
• StudentZone (UK) resource for students (careers, sport etc.)
• British Council information for students about study in Britain, scholarships etc
• Networked Learning 2000 a conference with full papers on-line
• Networked Learning 2002 conference with full papers on-line
• DeLiberations a website for academics, librarians and educational developers
• Learning and Teaching theories of learning in a post-school educational context.

UK Higher Education

• Academic Map (UK) of universities and similar
• DFES Department for Education and Skills (UK)
• Acronyms in Higher Education and links to certain UK organizations
• Higher Education Student Support tuition fees and all that
• International Students in the UK a guide for potential students
• The European Choice opportunities in higher education abroad
• The Future of Higher Education White Paper 2003
• HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England: links to other councils and higher education sources
• Performance Indicators in Higher Education in the UK report 01/99 Dec 2001
• HERO Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK
• HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency (UK)
• ILT Institute for Learning and Teaching In Higher Education (UK)
• QAA Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
• RAE2001 Research Assessment Exercise
• SRHE Society for Research into Higher Education
• UCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UK)
• UCEA UK Universities Employers' Association
• Universities UK web pages of University Heads (formerly CVCP)
• The Bett Report (UK) Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions 1999 (summary, original page no longer available)
• The Dearing Report (UK) National Committee of Enquiry into Higher Education 1999
• Dearing Report Discussion Site Open University
• Higher Education for the 21st Century the government's response 1998
The Roberts Report (UK) the supply of people with science, technology and mathematics skills 2002

Engineering Education

• Glossary and links to organizations connected with engineering education
• ASEE American Society for Engineering Education
• Engineering Case Studies collection and links
• Engineering Disasters - learning from failure
• Engology quirky Irish site proclaiming the joys of engineering
• LTSN Engineering Learning and Teaching Systems Network (UK) developing site
• Resources in Science and Engineering Education by Richard Felder 1999
• SEED Sharing Experience in Engineering Design (UK)
• SEFI European Society for Engineering Education
• Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science

Chemical Engineering Education

• Educational Resources for Particle Technology an online journal and an excellent set of links
• EFCE Education Working Party European Federation of Chemical Engineeering
• Engineering Case Studies including at least 15 relevant to chemical engineering
• Peer Evaluation of Chem Eng Projects how they do it at the University of Illinois
• Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (2003) new and extensive site

Science Education

• ASE Association for Science Education (UK)
• Misconceptions and Myths in Science Education Articles and links to other sites
• Resources in Science and Engineering Education by Richard Felder 1999

Chemistry Education

• ChemConf'98 On-line conference on chemical education (US) 1998
• Chemical Education Division of the American Chemical Society, many links
• CITRUS Chemical Industry Teaching Resources User Site for pre-university teaching
• ConcepTests in chemistry an interesting teaching technique - questions and answers
• Education Department of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• Learnnet by the Chemical Society (UK)
• Project Improve Improving the quality of teaching and learning in chemistry: HEFCE funded

Computers and Education

• Academic Net Examples of integrating interactive, multimedia instructional programs into courses (commercial)
• ALT Association for Learning Technology (UK) changed website
• Centre for the Study of Networked Learning at the University of Sheffield (UK)
• CHEST Software for Education (UK)
• EURECHA European Committee for computers in chemical engineering
• JISC Joint Information Systems Committee "promotes the innovative application and use of information systems and information technology in further and higher education across the UK"
• Pedagonet List of sites on educational uses of the web
• Teaching & Learning on the WWW Examples of using the web as a medium for learning
• UK Mirror Service archive of computer software (formerly HENSA)

Problem Based Learning

• Problem Based Learning Initiatives main UK site by the LTSN
• Problem Based Learning in chemical engineering at McMaster with downloadable 'how to' book
• Problem Based Learning good University of Delaware site with sample problems
• Project on the Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning at Middlesex
• Using Hypermedia to Facilitate Problem-Based Learning with theory and references

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

• Copyright and Intellectual Property Copyright issues and legislation from the Association of Research Libraries
• Copyright Licensing Agency UK copyright organisation including practical information on digital copyright issues
• The Copyright Website Seeks to encourage discourse and invite solutions

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