The partners of the Engage Consortium convened a two-day project meeting in the picturesque city of Cork, Ireland. Day two of the meeting was concluded with a visit to the National Maritime College of Ireland. Within the College there are fully equipped state of the art simulators which are used [...] Continue Reading…

A new UK Government took office on 11 May. The Government have announced a package of public sector savings which includes the planned closure of Becta.
Becta was the Government’s lead agency for information and communications technology (ICT) in education, covering the United Kingdom. In the post-election spending review [...] Continue Reading…

Civilian social workers are often intimidated by military clients while the vets are not comfortable with therapists who have no experience in combat, Hassan adds. On both sides of the equation, “They just don’t get it,” he says.
The virtual patients help to bridge that gap, says Hassan, by making [...] Continue Reading…

Today there are new creative ways to use an iPod and similar Mp3 players to support learning in adult education programs. These handhelds or portable digital devices were originally developed as a convenient way to listen to music. Now their uses have evolved beyond just music, their new expanded [...] Continue Reading…