Experiences in the development of educational software in the Netherlands have included the use of individual and team approaches, the determination of software content and how it should be presented, and the organization of the entire development process, from experimental programs to prototype to final product. Because educational software is a…

Examines backward chaining, a method of producing demonstration films in which sequential steps in a procedure are taught backwards; that is, the last step is taught first, then the next to the last step, and so on. A film designed to teach procedures used in a science experiment is used as an example. (JJD)

Sustainability, enhancement of personal skills, social aspects of technology, management and entrepreneurship are of increasing concern for engineers and therefore for engineering education. In 1996 at Delft University of Technology this led to the introduction of a subject on sustainable entrepreneurship and technology in the course programmes of…