Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Jul 10, 2024, 11:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jul 9, 2024, 11:00 by lherrera@illinois.edu (Linda Herrera)

Jul 1, 2024, 13:59 by Tom Hanlon

Rebecca Hinze-Pifer plays an integral research role as part of an influential consortium that has just turned out critical studies on school-based police and the educational impact of living in proximity to violence.

Jun 28, 2024, 15:34 by Anjali Yedavalli, iSEE Intern

Imagine a lesson on agriculture and sustainability packaged in vibrant colors, pixelated fields, and charming animations. Creators of the new educational agrivoltaics app, My Agrivoltaic Farm, available for download on iOS and Android, have accomplished just that.

Jun 27, 2024, 15:35 by Ella Dame, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Writers Workshop hires consultants every year to assist students, faculty, and staff with their writing needs. Some of the consultants, such as Wang, a Ph.D. student in the College of Education, are international students who find that their perspective helps them engage with other international students who need help.

Jun 27, 2024, 09:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 27, 2024, 09:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 26, 2024, 10:21 by Sharita Forrest, Illinois News Bureau

Jun 18, 2024, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest, U. of I. News Bureau

An Illinois bill that would enable community colleges to confer certain baccalaureate degrees could be a game-changer for nontraditional students and other underserved populations, according to Lorenzo Baber, director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Jun 17, 2024, 16:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 17, 2024, 16:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 17, 2024, 16:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 17, 2024, 15:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 14, 2024, 12:16 by Tom Hanlon

Kaylin Ratner has been studying the impact on students when they are allowed to choose—in a beyond-school-time program called GripTape—their own learning challenge. The results are fascinating.

Jun 12, 2024, 09:01 by Bob Asmussen, University of Illinois Alumni Association

Jun 11, 2024, 01:00 by Tom Hanlon

“We have a special relationship with the College of Education due to our commitment to conduct evidence-based assessments,” says Rachel Switzky, Siebel Center for Design (SCD) director. “We made an early connection with the College in order to properly evaluate and assess how design thinking can disrupt education.”

Jun 10, 2024, 10:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 10, 2024, 10:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Jun 5, 2024, 14:39 by Landria Seals Green for The News-Gazette

Disproportionality in special education happens too often, even in the Champaign-Urbana community. As a family, we experienced the system of positionality and disproportionate attitudes of achievement.

Jun 4, 2024, 00:00 by Ashley Lawrence Pellegrini

A group of Illinois lawmakers, policy experts, and community members gathered in late March at the I Hotel in Champaign to examine the historic Education and Workforce Equity Act (HB 2170) three years after it was signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker. At the Future of Illinois Education event, Representative Carol Ammons, a co-sponsor of the bill, provided the keynote address. A panel led by education policy experts from the University of Illinois and Illinois school leaders provided updates and an overview of research on the policy.