Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Apr 14, 2021, 12:30 by berryse@illinois.edu (Suzanne Berry-Miller, Office of Proposal Development)

Apr 14, 2021, 12:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Apr 12, 2021, 14:00 by ccb-asst@illinois.edu (Center for Children's Books)

Apr 9, 2021, 10:55 by Tom Hanlon

Two College of Education professors are creating learning analytics tools to enhance medical students’ education and clinical critical thinking skills. Drs. Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis, professors in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, are involved in two interdisciplinary projects funded through the Jump ARCHES research and development program.

Apr 7, 2021, 16:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Apr 7, 2021, 16:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Apr 7, 2021, 14:00 by amina3@illinois.edu (Tabassum Amina)

Apr 6, 2021, 16:30 by amina3@illinois.edu (Tabassum Amina)

Apr 5, 2021, 17:43 by Ashley Lawrence

“You do get to see some of the kids progress through the SitStayRead programming, if you’re volunteering in their particular classroom each year, so you can create a little bit of a bond,” says Rebecca. “Admittedly, as a teacher at heart I can’t help myself from sharing easy reading tips and tricks with kids while they’re reading to Ajax."

Apr 2, 2021, 15:00 by Lois Elfman, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

“There’s an access issue,” says Zamani-Gallaher. “The pandemic has lifted the veil and has exacerbated what has already been some differentials, particularly in terms of racial inequities.”

Apr 1, 2021, 16:11 by Tom Hanlon

“For a very long time, there have been some really smart and exciting projects that have tried to develop new technologies for all aspects of education,” says Lindgren. “But the problem is often in the implementation and in the understanding of the cultural context in which those technologies are being used. TIER-ED is trying to be more empathic and more responsive than many of these previous efforts to the issues of implementation.”

Mar 31, 2021, 16:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

Mar 31, 2021, 16:00 by ber@education.illinois.edu (Bureau of Educational Research)

Mar 31, 2021, 14:35 by Tom Hanlon

“Family structure is such an underrepresented topic for children,” Shrivastav says. “But it’s so important to explore, because it’s one of the first places where children explore gender expression. To be able to see gender in this rich way that doesn’t make children feel boxed into ‘either/or’ is important. Families does this in a beautiful way without really labeling, without saying this family has two moms or this family has a single parent. It just lets children connect to the visual experience.”

Mar 30, 2021, 16:00 by keschul2@illinois.edu (Kathryn Schultz)

Mar 30, 2021, 15:30 by ccb-asst@illinois.edu (Center for Children's Books)

Mar 30, 2021, 15:00 by convocation@education.illinois.edu (Kathy Stalter & Lori Fuller)

Mar 30, 2021, 13:43 by Ashley Lawrence

Despite the pandemic’s disruptions to teaching, learning, and research, Education at Illinois’ graduate degree programs all climbed in U.S. News and World Report's national rankings.

Mar 26, 2021, 21:22 by Tom Hanlon

The TIER-ED initiative, begun in 2017, has made significant headway in designing and developing inventive applications of new technologies to enhance learning throughout the lifespan.

Mar 25, 2021, 13:24 by Aaron Seidlitz, Illinois CS

“I believe that the partnership between the College of Education and Illinois CS allowed us to develop an innovative curriculum connecting instruction on core computer science concepts with a reflection upon the experience of CS learners,” said Paquette. “This is the right blend of expertise in an online teaching format to best reach teachers and students from all across the state of Illinois.”