Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Mar 21, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

2012 - College of Education at Illinois student Royel Johnson elected to national post by National Black Graduate Student Association Inc.

Mar 19, 2012, 00:00 by Inside Illinois

Ruth Nicole Brown, assistant professor in EPOL at the College of Education at Illinois, was one of four individuals across campus who received a Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement.

Mar 14, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

James Shriner, associate professor in Special Education at the College of Education at Illinois, is the principal investigator for an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) grant titled “Implementing the Common Core State Standards for Students with Disabilities: Research and Development of Web-based Supports for IEP Team Decision.”

Mar 14, 2012, 00:00 by Emily K. Coleman

Global Studies in Education Online graduate Tracy Kitzman puts her class project into action, increasing poverty awareness to children in middle school.

Mar 14, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

College of Education at Illinois alumna Christie L. Gilson was nominated by President Barack Obama to a key administration post. She will serve as a member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), which was announced by the White House on March 2, 2012. She will serve a three-year term with the possibility of serving a second term.

Mar 13, 2012, 01:00 by The College of Education

The College of Education at Illinois ranked No. 22 overall in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Grad Schools in Education list, one spot higher than last year’s list, which is compiled after a rigorous review process by the publication.

Mar 8, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

The Center for Education in Small Urban Communities and the College of Education at Illinois hosted a reception on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, to recognize alumna Dr. Judy Wiegand for her recent appointment as the new Superintendent of Schools for the Champaign Unit 4 school district.

Mar 8, 2012, 00:00 by Debra Pressey

College of Education at Illinois Professor Rebecca Ginsburg was honored in 2012 by the McKinley Foundation for her work with the Education Justice Project.

Mar 7, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Event at Orpheum Children's Science Museum in Champaign launches neuroscience education program.

Mar 6, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Rosa Milagros Santos, associate professor in Special Education at the College of Education at Illinois, is one of four investigators for a new Institute of Education Sciences (IES) grant that will examine men’s parenting behaviors in families of children with disabilities.

Mar 6, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

A 2012 study by researchers in the College of Education at the University of Illinois suggests that social networking and video sharing applications could be effective in helping women transcend their computer anxiety and bridge the digital divide.

Mar 2, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Three professors in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership have been invited to be inducted as an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow: department head and Gutgsell professor James Anderson, William Trent, and Anne Haas Dyson. The three professors will be inducted on Saturday, April 14, 2012, during AERA’s annual meeting.

Mar 2, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Students from Liora Bresler’s C&I 581 class got the chance to see how fourth-graders learn–not through typical classroom observation–but through a shared experience. Students from both the U of I and Thomas Paine Elementary School in Urbana attended "Spirit of Uganda" at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in February 2012.

Mar 1, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Sharon Tettegah, associate professor in the departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Psychology at the College of Education at Illinois, has been appointed to two White House technology groups: a Federal Games Action Group, and its sub-group, a federal games working group.

Mar 1, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

The Spring 2012 Human Resources Development lecture series and the HRD Community of Scholars student organization hosted a delegation from Seoul National University.

Feb 27, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

College of Education at Illinois professor Wenhao David Huang collaborated with graduate students Sun Joo Yoo and Seung Hyun Caleb Han on researching e-training initiatives. They found that companies need to focus on making programs enjoyable and mentally stimulating for employees whenever possible, and offering extrinsic incentives such as pay increases and promotions when employees need extra motivation.

Feb 24, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Three College of Education at Illinois students have won a $2,000 Isabelle Purnell Education Award for 2012-13 from The Illinois Club. The winners, their majors and hometowns are: Andi Michelle Bonner, Elementary Education, Wheeling; Jessica Michnowski, Elementary Education, Elmhurst; and Jeanne Zeller, English, with a minor in Secondary Education, Hoffman Estates.

Feb 20, 2012, 00:00 by Alesha Williams and Sergio Bichao

2012 - Christopher Lubienski, a professor in EPOL at the College of Education at Illinois, was featured in a USATODAY.com article about home schooling demographics.

Feb 13, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

William Trent, a professor of EPOL in the College of Education at Illinois, was selected to give the 2012 Wallace Foundation Lecture by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The lecture was given on the first day of the AERA Annual Meeting, which was held April 13-17 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The theme of the meeting was “Non Satis Scire: to Know is not Enough.”

Feb 9, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Lauren "Nikki" Vidal, a junior in Elementary Education, and Maggie Slingerland, a freshman in Pre-teacher Education, participated in the 2012 LeaderShape Institute at the Allerton Conference Center in January.