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  • Educators Job Fair for Students

    Nov 13, 2015 8:45 am82 views

    The Educators Job Fair will take place Monday, March 7, 2016, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign. For more information, please contact Brian Neighbors at 217-333-0820 or bneig2@illinois.edu.

  • Teacher Education at National Institute of Education, Singapore

    Oct 13, 2014 12:15 pm81 views

    Teacher Education at National Institute of Education, Singapore 
    Tuesday, October 14, 2014
    12 - 1:00pm in Room 22

    Dr Angela Wong is spending two weeks of her sabbatical leave at our College. She will be giving a presentation about the programs of teacher education at National Institute of Education (NIE), the national teacher preparation institute in Singapore. NIE has been preparing beginning teachers for careers in education and providing continuing education pathways and professional development for serving teachers for more than 60 years. Today, NIE is an autonomous institute of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and is well regarded as a leading teacher education institution in the world.

    Dr Wong Foong Lin, Angela is an associate professor with the Learning Sciences and Technologies Academic Group. She currently teaches courses in the areas of instructional technology and classroom management. Her research interests are in learning environments, instructional technology and practicum-related issues in teacher education. She is also the Practicum Coordinator of LST.

  • Professor Gandhi To Present on Latest Book, Lead Online Course on Grandfather’s Legacy

    Feb 25, 2019 10:00 am80 views

    Professor Rajmohan Gandhi will give a talk on his latest book, Modern South India: A History from the 17th Century to Our Times on February 26 at noon at the Lucy Ellis Lounge in the Foreign Languages Building at 707 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana.

  • Professor Rochelle Gutiérrez featured in Math Ed Podcast

    Apr 26, 2016 8:45 am80 views

    Professor Rochelle Gutiérrez of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction was interviewed in March by Math Ed Podcast, an online outlet hosted by Samuel Otten, who interviews mathematics education researchers about their background and recent studies.

  • Educational Psychology doctoral scholar Ananya Tiwari

    Educational Psychology's Ananya Tiwari Awarded AAUW International Fellowship

    Jul 19, 2021 10:45 am80 views

    Congratulations to Educational Psychology doctoral candidate Ananya Tiwari, who has been awarded a 2021-22 International Fellowship from the American Association of University Women. The award aims to tackle barriers women face in education.

  • Zan-Zendegi-Azadi: A Play on Contagious Courage in Iran

    Nov 30, 2022 4:30 pm80 views

    This performance and Q&A, December 3 at 6 p.m., aims to shed light on the current woman-centered revolutionary movement in Iran and the contagious courage of women and men whose voices against oppression need to be heard worldwide

  • Spring 2021: CSBS Mental Health and COVID-19 Research Study

    Mar 15, 2021 4:30 pm79 views

    In response to the COVID-19 public health crisis and this ongoing, uncertain, and stressful time, the Center for Social and Behavioral Science is launching the Spring 2021 Mental Health and COVID-19 Research Study. Our goal is to monitor the wellbeing of Illinois students, faculty, and staff. We plan to use this information to better address the impact of COVID-19 on mental health for individuals on campus and in the broader C-U community.

  • Adler University Recognizes Rebecca Ginsburg as “Social Justice Visionary”

    May 15, 2019 2:30 pm79 views

    Adler University has announced Rebecca Ginsburg, co-founder and director of the Education Justice Project, will be recognized with its “Social Justice Visionary” Award during an event on May 16, marking the public launch of the University’s “The Campaign for Social Justice.” This will be the university’s first public campaign to fund scholarships, groundbreaking research, strategic partnerships, and capital projects.

  • C&I Graduate Student Pair Awarded Global Intersections Grant

    May 15, 2023 1:45 pm79 views

    Citlalli Garcia and Brian Acosta were awarded the Global Intersections Grant, a campus initiative by the University's Center for Global Studies to encourage multicultural, international, transnational, and global perspectives that promote understanding and aid in solving global problems through developing new research areas and projects of global importance. 

  • NSF Funding Opportunity: EHR Core Research (ECR)

    Aug 19, 2015 9:15 am79 views

    The full proposal for this grant opportunity is due Sept. 10, 2015 by 5 p.m. Click on the above link for more information.

  • Retirement Reception: Professor Georgia Earnest Garcia

    Sep 3, 2013 11:15 am79 views

    You are invited to a retirement reception for Professor Georgia “Joey” Earnest García on
Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., in 390 Education Building. Please join us to recognize her accomplishments and service to the University of Illinois. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP for food & drink planning purposes. Respond by replying to mkxiong@illinois.edu.

  • Micki Ostrosky

    Ostrosky Honored By Division for Early Childhood

    Oct 26, 2023 3:15 pm79 views

    Ostrowsky, professor in Special Education, will receive the Mary McEvoy Service to the Field Award from the Division for Early Childhood.

  • New Health Equity Scholars Program | Seeking Faculty With Community-based Projects

    Feb 28, 2019 4:00 pm78 views

    The College of Education and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute at Illinois are launching a new Health Equity Undergraduate Scholars Program that will empower up to five promising undergraduates to pursue community-based projects focused on issues in health disparities. The students will work closely with a faculty member and community organization as part of an existing collaboration, and receive a $3,000 disbursement for the 10-week summer program.

  • Christina Krist

    C&I's Krist, Hug Awarded Nearly $1M from NSF's Division of Research on Learning

    Aug 21, 2023 3:30 pm78 views

    Congratulations to Curriculum & Instruction assistant professor Stina Krist, PI, and teaching professor Barbara Hug, co-PI, who are leading a team of researchers developing A Professional Development Model for High School Teachers to Adapt Curricula Toward Students' Knowledges and Resources thanks to a four-year, nearly $1M grant from the National Science Foundation.

  • Michelle Sands

    Special Education Alumna Michelle Sands Wins 2022 CEC-DR Student Research Award

    Dec 7, 2021 4:15 pm78 views

    Congratulations to Department of Special Education alumna Michelle Sands for her Council for Exceptional Children Student Research Award in Mixed Methods Design.

  • New Directions in Leadership Development

    Apr 8, 2016 11:00 am77 views

    Don't miss this April 28 talk given by Alexandre Ardichvilli of the University of Minnesota.

     

     

     

  • EPSY's Destiny Williams-Dobosz Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

    Jun 18, 2021 8:15 am77 views

    Congratulations to Destiny Williams-Dobosz, doctoral student in the Department of Educational Psychology who was recently awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRF).

    The three-year NSF-GRF is one of the nation’s premier fellowships for graduate students in the physical sciences, engineering, social sciences, and STEM education. An impressive accomplishment, as Destiny was one of only 12 students nationwide to win the award this year in the subfield of STEM Education and Learning Research—Science Education.

    Read more about Destiny and her NSF Fellowship...

  • Professors Luc Paquette and H. Chad Lane Awarded Additional NSF Grant for Project

    Jul 11, 2023 3:15 pm77 views

    This project, entitled "Collaborative Research: Advancing the Science of STEM Interest Development through Educational Gameplay with Machine Learning and Data-driven Interviews" is under the direction of principal investigator Luc Paquette and starts on July 15, 2023.

  • AERA Announces 2020 Award Winners in Education Research

    Jul 22, 2020 12:00 pm77 views

    Professor of EPOL Adrienne Dixson and College of Education alumnus David Stovall are among the 2020 award winners.

  • Playing EnergIze at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis

    Illinois Education Researchers at the Indy Children’s Museum

    Aug 5, 2015 11:00 am77 views

    Last week a team of science education and learning technologies researchers led by Dr. Robb Lindgren took their new game prototype called “eneregIze” to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. This research project on how body movement with interactive technologies can help understanding basic ideas in science, such as energy, is funded by the National Science Foundation.

    "This has been a an excellent opportunity for the College of Education to build connections with the Indy Children's Museum, one of the premier children's museum in the country," said Robb  Lindgren, assistant professor in Curriculum & Instruction. "It is clear that we share an interest in creating new technology-based learning experiences that engage students in STEM."

    The research team is asking groups of museum visitors ages 8 to 11 their ideas about energy and energy transformation before and after they play the game. In the game the children use their bodies to store and use energy in order to get a robot trapped in a factory to safety. The game was designed and developed entirely by students and faculty at Illinois. Other faculty leads on the project are Guy Garnett in Informatics and H. Chad Lane in Educational Psychology.

    Doctoral student Christina Silliman said the support of the children, their parents, and the museum staff members has been outstanding.

    "We are finding that kids have imaginative and intuitive ideas about energy and are excited to express their ideas through the interview and the game itself," she said.

  • EPS 590 NL/LAS 490 NL: Inquiry in International Higher Education

    Dec 16, 2013 11:45 am77 views

    Mondays, 3-5:30pm, 1038 FLB

    CRN: EPS 590 NL (33110), LAS 490 NL (60985)

    The American Council on Education (ACE) defines campus internationalization as “a strategic, coordinated process that seeks to align and integrate policies, programs, and initiatives to position colleges and universities as more globally oriented and internationally connected institutions”. However, what this means in practice and where it falls within the evolving priorities and structures of Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) remains a deeply contested debate. This course will examine the underlying ideologies, mandates, and values behind the recent push for campus internationalization. As a part of the Ethnotgraphy of the University Initiative, this course will use the UIUC campus as a site for exploring the complexities, obstacles and opportunities of internationalization. For more information, email Nicole Lamers (lamers@illinois.edu).

  • First Big Ten Summit Convenes Associate Deans for Research in Education

    Jun 21, 2019 1:30 pm76 views

    Gabrielle Allen, associate dean for research and research education in the College of Education, was part of a first-ever summit aimed at taking research collaboration to a new level among similar colleges in the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

  • ICYMI: SPED's Amber Ray Awarded IES Early Career Grant

    Sep 8, 2021 4:00 pm76 views

    Congratulations to assistant professor of Special Education Amber Ray, who has been awarded an Early Career Grant from the Institute of Education Sciences' National Center for Special Education Research.

  • The College of Education

    Education at Illinois Makes Three Administrative Appointments

    Jun 25, 2024 2:30 pm75 views

    Dean Chrystalla Mouza has appointed three faculty members to administrative positions in departments within the College for the 2024-25 school year.

  • AERA 2020 Brown Lecture in Education Research | College of Education Watch Party and Panel Discussion

    Oct 12, 2020 5:00 pm74 views

    This year’s speaker is William F. Tate IV, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of South Carolina, and leading expert on the intersections between race, education, society, and public health. Our watch party will be an interactive opportunity to engage with colleagues in the College and submit questions for our post-watch party panel discussion!

  • Susan Fowler

    Susan Fowler Wins Mackey Award from CEC

    Mar 5, 2024 9:30 am73 views

    Susan Fowler, professor emerita SPED, will receive the award at the 2024 CEC Convention on March 15 in San Antonio, TX.

  • CI 507: Digital Learning

    Aug 5, 2013 1:30 pm73 views

    CI 507: Digital Learning
    Dr. Robb Lindgren, robblind@illinois.edu
    Fall 2013
    Monday, 4pm-6:50pm
    15 Education
    Credit: 4 hours

    The emergence of digital media technologies—from the Internet to mobile devices to immersive virtual worlds—is having a profound effect on education, and how we structure environments to help people learn in domains such as math and science. This course examines the intersection of learning theory and the design of interactive technologies for promoting problem solving, creativity, reflection, etc. The course also seeks to prepare students in education, computer science, and other areas of study for the burgeoning space of digital learning design.

    https://blogs.illinois.edu/files/1526/95957/3372.pdf

  • Campus Directory Now Available

    Sep 17, 2013 3:45 pm73 views

    The 2013-14 Campus Directory is now available. A PDF of the layout is posted here for download/desktop printing. You may also order bound copies by print-on-demand through Document Services. Bundles of 10 are available for $20 each. Visit the Document Services ordering system. (You will need your NetID and Active Directory password). 

  • 2021 Image of Research Competition for Graduate Students

    Nov 27, 2020 3:45 pm73 views

    The eighth annual Image of Research competition is now open!

    Graduate and professional students enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are invited to enter by submitting an image of their research, creative or scholarly work, along with a short narrative sharing how it has impacted them or others.

  • SPED Alumni Receive Prestigious CEC Awards

    Dec 21, 2022 4:15 pm73 views

    Stacy McGuire and Courtney O'Grady recently received awards from the Division for Research of the Council for Exceptional Children.

  • Promoting Understanding and "Application of Effective Study Techniques through Engaging Educational Technologies"

    Feb 5, 2016 10:00 am72 views

    College of Education
    Department of Educational psychology
    CSTL brownbag announcement

    Promoting Understanding and Application of Effective Study Techniques through Engaging Educational Technologies

    H. Chad Lane
    Associate Professor of Educational Psychology & Informatics
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

    Tuesday, February 9
    12:30 – 2:00
    210A Education Building

    We are pursuing the development and study of a proposed new genre of engaging educational technologies that seek to help learners better understand processes involved in learning and how to use that knowledge to improve their own study practices. The novelty of the envisioned tools lies in the use of playful (digital) contexts for conveying and learning about basic evidence-based principles of learning, with integrated tools to visualize performance. Our proposed research is translational in that we seek to incorporate findings from basic psychological research into educational contexts, and also interdisciplinary since it combines ideas from psychology, entertainment, and behavioral science to address the challenge of helping people become better learners. Underlying our approach is over a century of psychological science research on human cognition, memory, and learning. Principles stemming from this expansive body of work have straightforward implications for education, but those gains have yet to be fully realized. In fact, in an almost outright rejection of scientific findings, the world continues to be saturated with misplaced advice for learners that is based on intuition and opinion rather than evidence. In this project, we approach the problem of promoting evidence-based learning techniques by using educational games to illustrate fundamental principles of learning, and building tools to promote understanding and application of those principles in academic contexts.

    For questions about this brownbag, please contact Professor Liz Stine-Morrow at eals@illinois.edu­

  • CREA Conference 2020 | Final Keynote Speaker Announced

    Feb 24, 2020 3:00 pm72 views

    Dr. Daniel Solorzano will deliver the closing keynote address on October 2, 2020, at the CREA 6th International Conference 2020 in Chicago, Illinois (September 30-October 2).

  • CoE Graduate Student Conference is Looking for Committee Members

    Aug 25, 2014 2:15 pm72 views

    Are you... Creative, looking to expand your skills and marketability, would like to enhance your CV, or enjoy event planning?

    Join the College of Education Graduate Student Conference Planning Committee! We are seeking enthusiastic and innovative grad students interested helping to plan the 2015 Graduate Student Research Conference.

    Informational/Planning meeting Friday, September 19th at 12:00pm in Room 192 EDU.  For more info contact Megan Dino or Alisha Johnson at mdino2@illinois.edu or adjohns2@illinois.edu

  • Dr. Christopher Span

    "Using Our History to Dismantle Racism" Podcast Episode with EPOL's Dr. Chris Span

    Feb 7, 2022 5:00 pm71 views

    Listen to this episode to learn more about Dr. Span's background, how important knowing our history is, and how we can use it to create tangible change.

  • Moodle and Collaborate Training for TA's

    Aug 18, 2014 11:15 am71 views

    Previously, we have had a mandatory face to face TA training for everyone interested in becoming an online TA.  We are happy to announce that the training is now being offered online.  We encourage all TA's, not only online TA's, to complete the training.  The training will cover teaching with Moodle and Collaborate.  The training can be accessed here.  The enrollment key for the course is tatraining  Please email learnsupport@education.illinois.edu with any questions.

  • Illini Military Shout Outs for Veterans Day Football Game

    Oct 3, 2013 10:16 am71 views

    The University of Illinois Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will be honoring our Military in recognition of Veteran’s Day at our Nov. 16 football game this year. They would like to include some Fighting Illini “shout outs” and pictures of our Illinois “family” serving in the military here and overseas. Any student or alumni who are serving in the military are invited to send a video or picture to be included. You can simply video tape your “shout out” using the script below, load to YouTube, and complete the form at http://www.fightingillini.com/shoutout.

  • Graduate Research Assistant Needed for Project on Science Education and Interactive Simulations

    Nov 2, 2015 10:15 am71 views

    The GRASP team (GestuRe Augmented Simulations for supporting exPlanations) is looking for students interested in assisting with research on embodiment and interactive science simulations. We are in the midst of a 4-year NSF grant looking at how middle school students use their hands/bodies to reason about critical science concepts. In this project we are conducting interviews with middle school students and working with our partners at the Concord Consortium (http://concord.org/) to create new gesture-enabled web simulations on topics such as heat transfer and why we experience seasons. 

    Depending on the student's interests and skills, duties on this project could include video transcription and data analysis, simulation testing and design, and conducting interviews with children at local schools. A background in science teaching or science education research is preferred but not required. Experience with design research and mixed methods in edcuational settings also preferred. Video coding and transcription experience would be highly valuable to us as well.

    25% Assistantships are available and we anticipate this position starting around the beginning of the Spring 2016 semester, but starting earlier than this is an option. We intend for this work to go beyond a single semester, and summer work is a possibility. 

    Please contact Dr. Robb Lindgren (robblind@illinois.edu) and Ms. Polly Kroha (pkroha@illinois.edu) with any inquiries about the position. If you would like to be considered send us an email with a brief statement of interest and a resume/CV. Describe any related or relevant work you've done previously.

  • EDUC 102 Poster Session

    Dec 3, 2015 3:30 pm71 views

    10:30-11:30AM, Thursday, December 10 (Reading Day)

    North Lobby and Room 192 Education Building

    Interact with Instructor Adam Poetzel and James Scholar Freshmen as they present research on critical issues in education including:

    Standardized Testing
    Teach for America
    Poverty and Achievement
    Common Core Standards
    Disability
    Gender Gaps in STEM Fields
    Creativity in Schools
    Charter Schools
    Children’s Literature Stereotypes

    Support James Scholars!

    Bagels, donuts, coffee and water will be provided.

    View the event flier.

  • New COVID-19 Podcast Series Available from Illinois Early Learning Project

    Jan 8, 2021 12:30 pm70 views

    The Illinois Early Learning Project (in the Department of Special Education) recently released three podcasts related to childcare and how the campus' Child Development Laboratory has been impacted by, and responded to, the pandemic.

  • Meghan Burke

    SPED's Meghan Burke Appointed to The Arc Board of Directors

    Jan 28, 2021 2:00 pm70 views

    The Department of Special Education's associate professor Meghan Burke has been selected to serve as a board member for The Arc, a non-profit organization that promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.

  • Spring 2014 C&I courses in Teaching, Learning & Technology

    Oct 17, 2013 1:45 pm70 views

    Learn more about Spring 2014 Courses offered in Teaching, Learning and Technology:

    • CI507 ATTENTION, LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY 
    • CI499 CRITIQUES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
    • CI507 DESIGNING SIMULATIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
    • CI507 NEUROEDUCATION:  MIND, BRAIN, TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM
    • CI590 EQUITY & EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
    • CI435 COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION 

    Click post title for more information.

     

  • Rebecca M. Taylor

    New Book from EPOL's Rebecca Taylor Focuses on Ethics, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Ed

    Oct 25, 2021 4:00 pm70 views

    Rebecca Taylor, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, is the co-editor of the new book Ethics in Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Inclusion Through Case-Based Inquiry, published by Harvard University Press.  

  • Dr. Adrienne Dixson

    Adrienne Dixson Selected to 2021 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings Cohort

    Jan 11, 2021 12:15 pm69 views

    Education Week recently unveiled the 2021 Rick Hess Straight Up Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which identify top university-based scholars in the U.S. who shape educational practice and policy.

  • Professor Michaelene Ostrosky

    Teachers Discuss Challenges of In-person Learning

    Jun 24, 2020 9:00 pm69 views

    Special Education Department Head Micki Ostrosky talks with WCIA-3 News, and says masks will create a whole new set of challenges in the classroom for younger learners with disabilities.

  • Cameron McCarthy Invited to Speak at Cambridge University on Elite Schools Research

    Nov 6, 2019 7:00 pm69 views

    Professor of EPOL Cameron McCarthy recently spoke to the Faculty of Education at Cambridge University.

  • 2021 Graduate Student Conference: Research Abstract Deadline Extended to Dec. 22

    Dec 4, 2020 11:00 am69 views

    Not able to get your research abstract submitted yet for the 2021 virtual conference? No problem... deadline extended to December 22, 2020!

  • Lynette Correa-Velez, EPOL PhD Student, Panelist for "Glass Ceilings from Within and Without" Discussion

    May 15, 2020 1:15 pm68 views

    Correa-Velez is pursing her EPOL doctoral degree online, and is one of the hosts of an online discussion about why Black and Brown women are excluded from the ladder of success and how to navigate and build pathways of power moves.

  • CI 507 CLI: Collaborative Learning and Instruction

    Aug 19, 2013 1:14 pm68 views

    CI 507 CLI: Collaborative Learning and Instruction

    Instructor: Dr. Emma Mercier

    115 David Kinley Hall

    Credit: 4 hours.

    While research on collaboration indicates that it can be productive pedagogic strategy for both learning and problem solving, it is rarely used in classrooms (and often disliked by students). We will explore the research on collaborative learning to understand what we know about it as a pedagogic strategy, what the limitations of the research are when it comes to implementing it in classrooms, and how current directions in the field, and in computer-supported collaborative learning, might be used to further our understanding of the complex nature of collaborative learning in classroom environments.

    Topics will include basic research on collaborative learning, differences between cooperative and collaborative learning, the role of teachers in the collaborative classroom, supporting collaboration practices within groups, and current research on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The course will take a critical approach to the literature to build an understanding of the state of this field, and class sessions will include different types of collaborative learning activities.

  • Looking for Assistance Proctoring Elementary School Study

    Sep 17, 2015 9:15 am68 views

    My research team is currently looking for someone to help us proctor a spatial skills study we're running in a couple different local elementary schools in October and November. Duties would involve driving to and from the school and supervising the children as they participate in each study session. Prior experience working with children and/or research experience is a bonus. Depending on your past experience, a paid position is possible. Contact me at wauck2@illinois.edu if you're interested!

  • Arnulfo Perez (teaching)

    Invited Talk: Integrating Computational Thinking with Mathematics Education (October 30, 2 p.m., 210A)

    Oct 21, 2019 11:45 am68 views

    Dr. Arnulfo Perez, Assistant Professor of Math Education from The Ohio State University, will present in this invited talk on Wednesday, October 30 at 2 p.m., Room 210A. Abstract: What does computational thinking (CT) mean for mathematics education, and how can it change what is possible for a wide range of learners?