The Τέχνη Project

Τέχνη is the Greek word for art.  It is also the root of the Greek and English words for technology. The objective of the Τέχνη project is to develop a new and revitalized approach to undergraduate education in computing that is based upon a strong connection between the arts and sciences. The Τέχνη approach employs problem based learning with semester-long problems taken from the domain of computer generated visual media. Course materials, publications, presentations and student images resulting from the project may are included on this web site. The Τέχνη project was originally supported by the National Science Foundation under grant Τέχνη: A New Approach to the B.A. Degree in Computer Science, award number 0305318.

The present project includes partners Clemson University, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Western Carolina University. It is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant CPATH EAE: Τέχνη - Evaluation, Adoption and Extension, award number 0722313. The investigators gratefully acknowledge this support without which the project not have been possible.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material contained in these pages are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. 

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Reviewed publications resulting from the Τέχνη project may be found here.

Course materials developed during the course of the project will also be made available by the Co-PIs through this web site. Parties interested in obtaining additional information or materials are encouraged to contact the Τέχνη Co-PI's directly.

Course materials are available here: