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Assessment and Evaluation are at the heart of modern society where quality assurance of education is crucial, where testing practices at school are debated in the media, where training and selection foster the human capital vital to successful companies, and where accountability questions ask for evidence-based policy and decision making.

"The more you teach without finding out who understands the concepts and who doesn’t, the greater the likelihood that only already-proficient students will succeed."- Grant Wiggins... [-]

Hibernia College Post Primary Education - Professional Master of Education was established to encourage a broader range of people to consider teaching as a profession by providing a more flexible route to becoming a fully qualified post-primary school teacher.

Due to the structure of the programme and the funding eligibility criteria we can only accept applications from Ireland.

The programme, which blends online content, virtual learning environments and face-to-face delivery, is designed to develop professionals and experts who are positioned to be leaders in the field of post-primary education. The programme is ideal for anyone who does not have easy access to one of the traditional education providers or who doesn’t have time to spend commuting to and from lectures daily. ... [-]

Our Master of Education (MEd) is for professionals with some teaching or educational experience. It focuses on the complex issues and challenges of 21st-century education.

At Dundee, we have a range of expertise and experience, including interdisciplinarity (a unique strength of the course), leadership, research, inclusion and international education. We are particularly keen to establish links between theory and practice.

When you study for the MEd, you will engage with advanced level educational theory and develop the knowledge base and enquiry skills required to understand and contribute to 21st-century education.

During the course, you will reflect critically upon your own practice as well as current educational issues and debates.... [-]

The Postgraduate Program in Special Education aims to provide both theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary to educate and support students with special educational needs in general and special schools. It aims at providing knowledge, awareness raising, and educating graduates of Pedagogical and other University Departments in Special Needs Education. This program will provide scientific information on identifying, assessing and addressing children with special needs within the general school (general class, special unit, or individualized special education) but also in other special education settings. This Program will also provide an opportunity to conduct research projects in an area where no research has been carried out so far, at least in the Cypriot area.... [-]

The Master of Education programme is essential for all professionals who work in an educational setting and wish to enhance their professional learning and improve career progression prospects. Students can tailor the educational experience to suit their individual experience, needs and interests. The programme can be accessed entirely at a distance via the University virtual learning environment.

The programme is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organisation and by successfully completing the programme participants can register for an IB Advanced Certificate in Teaching and Learning Research, Certificate in Leadership Practice and Advanced Certificate in Leadership Research affording the opportunity of pursuing a career in public, private or international schools across the world.... [-]

The Master’s Degree Program in Education Entrepreneurship is offered by the Oulu University of Applied Sciences in Finland. The program bridges the fields of education, entrepreneurship, design, and innovation. It focuses on a hands-on approach to supporting new innovations in education such as building education technology startups or social impact initiatives, and leading innovation in educational organizations and companies.

Participation in the program will support professionals to access opportunities and networks in the global education innovation community (pedagogical and business). The cohort is expected to be interdisciplinary and international with the program completed in a collaborative and working-life focused learning environment.... [-]

TRANS—, a Master's program in Visual Arts at HEAD—Genève, welcomes students who are willing to engage their own art practice in collaborative processes with social and/or educational partners (schools, community houses, health institutions, associations supporting migrant people, etc.), as well as gallery education practices (involve different groups in a critical relationship with art institutions).

The teaching team – coordinated by the artists collective microsillons – and the guest artists, curators, and educators, accompany the students in a reflection on collaborative art production, on the questions of address and reception and on art as a possible tool for institutional or social transformation.... [-]

From July 2 to July 12, 2018

From July 13 to 18, 2018.

Registration and registration September: From September 3 to September 28, 2018.

Master's Degree in Artistic Teaching: Spatial and graphic creativity strategies in ephemeral installations.

from October 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Annual, possibility of partial enrollment in 2 academic years.

60 ects.

Spanish.

The Master in Artistic Teaching: Spatial and graphic creativity strategies in ephemeral installations, reflects the need to value multidisciplinary work in the world of design in a global way, generating a structure based on two major concepts:... [-]

Get ready for the teaching practices of the future with this final stage of our Master of Education programme. Building on the knowledge gained from our PG Cert and PG Dip programmes, this Masters in Education course will explore how key findings of cognitive science relate to learning and teaching in an educational context, and how this should affect your own approaches to learning and teaching.

Throughout the course you’ll also learn how to describe the stages and conventions of academic investigation, including framing a research question, writing a proposal and selecting research methods. Working alongside fellow education professionals, you’ll also discover how to adapt confidently to a range of educational contexts, using skills and strategies to solve problems, monitor progress and alter your approaches where necessary.... [-]

The Master of Music program in ‘Music Education’ provides candidates with a comprehensive study of the theory, latest research, and skills that shape this specialization as well as the capacity to explore the broader significance of Music Education within the contemporary social context.

General Objectives

The program aims to:

The Master's program was created in 2007 by four universities. Coordinating university: National University of Distance Education (Madrid, Spain). Participating universities: Charles University in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic), University of Latvia (Riga, Latvia), and Ludwigsburg University of Education (Reutlingen, Germany). The program is students’ workplace orientated. Therefore, the target audience is applicants from Latvia, the European Union, and countries worldwide with bachelor's degree in Social, Human and Natural sciences.The students’ communication languages are English and Spanish. Knowledge of other languages is welcomed and integrated. Studies are implemented in the e-learning environment, as well as in presence meetings (for students registered at the University of Latvia who cannot come to and stay in Latvia, studies are provided online).The studies provide the following opportunities:... [-]

For some years now, we have been globally immersed in the so-called digital age, a major and disruptive change in every aspect of our life. Business environment is no exception. The creation of companies that operate exclusively on the Internet has revolutionized the conventional way of conceiving the company, the strategy and the models of doing business. Thus, new cases of business success such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Netfl ix or Spotify, among other OTTs, are digital natives. The rules of the game have changed and now any company or organization must know how new technologies aff ect the company, how to take advantage of them and how to use them to fi nd new opportunities or new competitive advantages.... [-]

Through its innovative approaches to mentoring, MoNeuCog aims to foster natural curiosity and autonomy in students. The goal is to develop active researchers at the interface of applied mathematics and cognitive sciences.

Graduates will have acquired the basic knowledge of mathematics, statistics, computer science, biology and cognitive science needed to model neurocognitive systems.Moreover, students will have been able to specialize in a domain of interest thanks to the projects conducted in UCA laboratories. All these laboratories are members of the C@UCA core program "Cognitive systems, normality and pathology of the human brain, computational neuroscience". The areas of specialization include medicine, mathematics, linguistics, physics, experimental economics, psychology, computer science, neurophysiology and chemistry of olfaction. Throughout the program, students will be confronted several times with interactions in all these fields, especially in group work. This will give each student the unique opportunity to progressively make individual choices, acquire autonomous thinking and work in an interdisciplinary setting. International mobility and Research & Development work in private companies will also be encouraged through internships.... [-]

The Master of Education in Arts program explicitly connects theory and practice, focusing on contemporary issues, which span different practices and discourses (education, pedagogy, politics, art, design, cultural theory, digital didactics, philosophy, museum education and ‘community arts’). Students are encouraged to reflect upon their position and teaching methodologies within social, cultural and political contexts, and subsidized a close insight into the newest developments in art education, contemporary art, and design. Through an intensive study process, they strengthen their professional and personal position in the field. Although the general focus is interdisciplinary, the program specializes in art and design education.... [-]

The Master’s program Interventions in Childhood offers an interdisciplinary education to provide effective interventions for children in need of support for their development, learning, and functioning in everyday life beyond what is provided to all children. The program is based on an ecological perspective on child development, learning, and functioning. A critical perspective focusing on the individual, the environment, and their interrelationship, is emphasized. The program addresses everyday life situations of children in various settings, including family, preschool/school, hospital, and community, and the connection between research and practical everyday work is stressed.... [-]