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University of Bath Psychology Department http://www.bath.ac.uk/Departments/Psychology/
Birkbeck, University of London, http://www.birkbeck.ac.uk/
University of Birmingham Schools of Computer Science http:://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/ and Electronic and Electrical Engineering http://www.eee.bham.ac.uk/
University of Bristol, Computing Service, http://www.cse.bris/ac/uk/
University of Durham Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre (CEM) http://cem.dur.ac.uk/
University of East Anglia Ultralab http://www.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk/
Universities of Edinburgh Cognitive Science http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/school/ and Human Communication Research Centre (also, see Glasgow) http://www.hcrc.ed.ac.uk/
University of Exeter, School of Education, http://www.ex.ac.uk/education/
Heriot Watt University Institute of Computer Based Learning, http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/
University of Glasgow Human Communication Research Centre (also Edinburgh) http://www.hcrc.ed.ac.uk/
University of Lancaster Department of Educational Research, http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/edres/index.htm. Particularly, C SALT Centre for Studies in Advanced Learning Technology, http://csalt.lancs.ac.uk/csalt/
University of Leeds Institute of Computer Based Learning, http://cbl.leeds.ac.uk/~www/home.html also Education (Edwards)
University of London Institute of Education, http://www.ioe.ac.uk/
University of Loughborough Psychology Group, http://devpsy.lboro.ac.uk/psy/
The Open University Institute of Educational Technologies http://www-iet.open.ac.uk/ and Knowledge Media Institute (KMI) http://kmi.open.ac.uk/
The Queen's University of Belfast Graduate School of Education, http://www.qub.ac.uk/edu/
Strathclyde University, Education, http://www.strath.ac.uk/Faculty/Education/
University of Sussex Cognitive and Computer Science, http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/
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Carnegie-Mellon University The Psychology Department at Carnegie Mellon has long been considered a pioneer in such areas as cognitive psychology, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/edutech/
Georgia Institute of Technology The EduTech Institute is a multi-disciplinary research organization committed to enhancing science, math and design education through innovative uses of technology.
NorthWestern University The Institute for the Learning Sciences (ILS) is an interdisciplinary research and development lab dedicated to applying principles of cognitive science, computer science, artificial intelligence, and educational theory to improving the way people learn.
University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Dvelopment Center, LRDC is a multidisciplinary research center whose mission is to understand and improve learning by children and adults in the organizational settings in which they live and work: schools, museums and other informal learning environments, and workplaces. http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/
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The Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) is the Government Department responsible for policy on education and training in England. The Standards Site (http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/ ) provides on-line help for school teachers in England and is dedicated to raising standards of achievement in schools. It is managed by the Standards and Effectiveness Unit (SEU) of the DfEE.
OFSTED http://www.open.gov.uk/ofsted/ofsted.htm
The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is responsible for school inspection in England and from 1998, the inspection of Local Education Authorities (LEAs). It is a non-ministerial government department, independent from the Department for Education & Employment. OFSTED trains its own independent inspectorsindependent inspection, public reporting and informed independent advice.
QCA http://www.qca.org.uk/menu.htm
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) is the statutory body which advises the government on all matters concerned with the curriculum and all aspects of school examinations and assessment in state schools in England.
The Teacher Training Agency (TTA) promotes teaching as a profession. It supports the Government and others in wider initiatives to raise standards of teaching by helping to ensure that teachers in their induction years receive the structured support they need; by contributing to improving the knowledge, understanding and skills of serving teachers; and by helping to secure teaching as an evidence and research-based profession.
Headteachers National Professional Qualification
The programme recognises the importance of school leadership in raising standards. The University of Nottingham has been selected to host the Government's prestigious National College for School Leadership. The college will be co-located with the Jubilee Campus.
BECTa http://www.becta.org.uk/becta_home.cfm
The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTa) is a Government-funded agency responsible for ensuring that ICT supports the Government's efforts to drive up standards in curriculum subjects, in the teaching of key skills, in institutional effectiveness, and in the development of lifelong learning. It work closely, where appropriate, with the Government, Local Education Authorities (LEAs) and the commercial sector. This includes specific work with the Education Departments for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. BECTa also monitors international developments in ICT.
The National Grid for Learning (NGfL) represents a collection of resources brought together by the UK Government to help raise standards in education and to support lifelong learning. It focuses on: the training of teachers through National Lottery funds; the connection of schools, libraries and other institutions; and the development of high quality content and software.
The National Grid also hosts the Virtual Teacher Centre (VTC) http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/index.html
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The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) is the trade association for the British Educaitonal supply industry.
The American Society for Training and Development (ATSD) is concerned with improving workplace learning and performance
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