Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Jun 5, 2023, 00:00 by Maeve Reilly, UI News Bureau

Dace, the founder and chief executive officer of the Driven to Reach Excellence and Academic Achievement for Males Opportunity Center in Champaign and executive director of the Ujima Freedom School at Illinois, is the recipient of the Community Award for Excellence in Public Engagement.

May 30, 2023, 08:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 24, 2023, 14:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 24, 2023, 13:46 by Ashley Lawrence Pellegrini

The College of Education’s Faculty and Staff Awards Committee is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and students who are recipients of the College’s 2022-23 annual awards. Honorees were recognized in person and virtually on May 10 at the College’s Spring Faculty Meeting at the Education building.

May 16, 2023, 14:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 16, 2023, 01:00 by Jeff D'Alessio, The News-Gazette

At a surprise school assembly last week in a packed gym, officials with the Golden Apple Foundation presented International Prep Academy’s Kim Tate, Ed.M. '23 EPOL, with the education non-profit’s highest honor: the Award for Excellence in Teaching.

May 12, 2023, 11:26 by Ashley Lawrence Pellegrini

The Outstanding Student Medal award is presented annually to an undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral student completing their degree in the College of Education.

May 11, 2023, 11:55 by Tom Hanlon

Kang, an assistant professor in the College of Education’s Curriculum & Instruction Department, is the principal investigator on a study that is exploring the capabilities of immersive augmented reality (AR) technologies in developing students’ collaborative problem-solving in science contexts.

May 8, 2023, 16:30 by snudo@illinois.edu (Sal Nudo, OCCRL)

May 8, 2023, 16:30 by donnitah@illinois.edu (Donnita Harris)

May 4, 2023, 10:00 by Sharita Forrest, UI News Bureau

Funded by a five-year $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the INVITE Institute seeks to create fundamental change in how educational technologies interact with learners by developing AI techniques that track and promote noncognitive skills associated with academic success.

May 3, 2023, 16:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 3, 2023, 16:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 3, 2023, 15:20 by Ashley Lawrence Pellegrini

Six new faculty members have been selected to represent the College as Public Engagement Faculty Fellows in the program’s second year and will partner with local and national communities to improve understanding and practices in education. Fellows receive a $6,500 grant to help fund their partnered project.

May 1, 2023, 10:00 by Sharita Forrest, UI News Bureau

Fundamental changes are needed in colleges’ career and disability services so that students with disabilities are connected with job opportunities aligned with their skills and goals, said Chang-kyu Kwon, a professor of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Apr 28, 2023, 16:30 by salindgr@illinois.edu (Samantha Lindgren)

Apr 28, 2023, 16:00 by lux4@illinois.edu (Lu Xu)

Apr 26, 2023, 17:30 by freza2@illinois.edu (Fawzia Reza)

Apr 26, 2023, 17:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Apr 26, 2023, 15:31 by Tom Hanlon

“We’re trying to find, through the computer, patterns in the data that are difficult for us to find because there’s so much data or because the patterns are very nuanced or subtle,” Paquette explains. “So, we’re using AI in a way that takes advantage of this very detailed source of information that we have about how people learn—either learning about learning itself or in terms of creating approaches or tools that can be used to support learning, whether by supporting the students themselves or by supporting the instructors.”