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Olalla-Soler, Christian – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2019
This paper presents the mentoring programme carried out by Professional Association of Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia (APTIC) based on a multiple-mentoring model. It was offered during the academic years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 in collaboration with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Universitat de Vic and will continue in…
Descriptors: Self Employment, Professional Personnel, Translation, Work Ethic
Frazer, Gary W.; Stevens, George H. – Educational Technology, 2015
Most past and current learning technologies have been one- or two-dimensional in presentation. This may be fine if one is looking at a map or even a fine painting. However, to fully appreciate the detail of a statue or a machine part, it is better to be able to look at it from all sides. Use of holographic images allows an item to be shared with a…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Human Factors Engineering, Educational Technology, Computer Graphics
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Webster, Megan L.; Milson, Andrew J. – Social Education, 2011
Numerous educators have noted that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a powerful tool for social studies teaching and learning. Yet the use of GIS has been hampered by issues such as the cost of the software and the management of large spatial data files. One trend that shows great promise for GIS in education is the move to cloud computing.…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Maps, Economic Development, Technology Uses in Education
Gardner, Daryle Jean – 1983
This article describes the development of an undergraduate psychology program in human factors engineering (the application of psychological principles to systems/technology development and usage). The need for such programs, as evidenced by the positive reactions of industry and academia to the program at Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska,…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, College Programs, College Students
Laudato, Nicholas C.; DeSantis, Dennis J. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
The approach used by the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) in designing a campus-wide information architecture and a framework for reengineering the business process included building consensus on a general philosophy for information systems, using pattern-based abstraction techniques, applying data modeling and application prototyping, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Administration, Higher Education
LeBlanc, Maurice A. – 1981
The Rehabilitation Engineering Center (Palo Alto, California) has developed a wide range of patient services which provide assistance to the disabled community in northern California and various research activities which have had impact on the disabled population nationally. The Center has three philosophical goals: to assist each child toward as…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Disabilities, Human Factors Engineering