Moving forward: teacher training

In this article I want to explore the future of training for design and technology teachers. Teaching has moved from the non-graduate profession it once was to a position where the government are talking about a desire for teaching to become a masters-level profession (TDA 2010). However the last government followed by the coalition are talking about ending the undergraduate route into teaching. At Nottingham Trent University (NTU) we have a long history of training design and technology teachers by a variety of routes, but what does the future hold? Do you as design and technology teachers know what to expect from the NQT’s currently coming out of our ITT programmes

Peculiar Behavior of Si Cluster Ions in Solid Al

A peculiar ion behavior is found in a Si cluster, moving with a speed of ~0.22c (c: speed of light) in a solid Al plasma: the Si ion, moving behind the forward moving Si ion closely in a several angstrom distance in the cluster, feels the wake field generated by the forward Si. The interaction potential on the rear Si may balance the deceleration backward force by itself with the acceleration forward force by the forward Si in the longitudinal moving direction. The forward Si would be decelerated normally. However, the deceleration of the rear Si, moving behind closely, would be reduced significantly, and the rear Si may catch up and overtake the forward moving Si in the cluster during the Si cluster interaction with the high-density Al plasma

EAP is moving Forward

In many respects this issue of EAP marks a major milestone in the publication of the journal which has been in existence since 1970. In taking charge of EAP at the beginning of 2008 we promised to introduce new ideas whilst being mindful of the heritage of EAP. We also promised to keep up to date in order to prosper in a globalised and fast moving publication market (Dulleck, et al. 2008). We briefly highlight below the new changes we are making and the impact of some of the changes we have already made.