Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

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.”

Apr 25, 2023, 19:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Apr 25, 2023, 11:00 by Sharita Forrest, UI News Bureau

Direct college admissions can benefit both students and institutions, promoting access for first-generation and underrepresented students and boosting enrollment, according to Jennifer Delaney, associate professor of higher education in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership.

Apr 21, 2023, 06:00 by Sam Lindgren, Ghaida Alrawashdeh, and Maria Jones

To highlight Earth Day on April 22 and in support of environmental protection worldwide, we share work being done by Samantha Lindgren, assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, surrounding food security.

Apr 19, 2023, 12:00 by Tom Hanlon

An interdisciplinary, graduate-level certification program at the University of Illinois, beginning this fall, is aimed at training people to provide and facilitate solutions and interventions for cancer patients in underrepresented communities.

Apr 18, 2023, 12:00 by Garen Vartanian, Belleville News-Democrat

Congratulations to current Education Policy, Organization and Leadership online doctoral student Briana Morales, who on Monday was named the the 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year by ISBE.

Apr 17, 2023, 16:00 by College of Education Office of Communications

Assistant professor Asif Wilson, who serves on the Illinois State Board of Education's Inclusive American History Commission, will work with the Chicago Public Library to create an open-curriculum and tools for teachers to teach Black history in public schools.

Apr 13, 2023, 15:29 by Orion Buckingham

“Knowing I wanted to become a teacher was never a question for me," says Kate. To say that the sisters are close is also an understatement. Both are Middle Grades Education majors concentrating in Mathematics. They are both members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Both studied abroad in Italy this spring. And one day, they hope to teach and coach together.

Apr 12, 2023, 17:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Apr 12, 2023, 15:17 by Tom Hanlon

Two College of Education faculty members are part of a multidisciplinary team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developing four training modules to tackle the statewide IEP interpreter shortage: language proficiency evaluation (both English and the target language), special education terminology and procedures training, interpreter training (along with some sight translation), and a final exam to confer qualification.

Apr 10, 2023, 16:00 by Tom Hanlon

Nicole M. DelMastro-Jeffery is taking advantage of her previous public health and education experiences in her work as an intern on the Council of Environmental Quality, which coordinates the federal government’s efforts to improve, preserve, and protect America’s public health and environment.