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  • Campus Thefts: Take Precautions

    Sep 6, 2013 11:45 am139 views

    There have been an unusually high number of thefts reported on campus this semester. Please be mindful of your surrondings and personal belongings. Additionally, please lock your office doors everytime you leave your office. University equipment has also been reported stolen. If you see any suspicious activity, please report it to the nearest Administrative Office or Campus Police.

  • China Study Tour Applications Due September 13

    Sep 6, 2013 6:58 pm55 views

    Applications for the China Study Tour (EPS 199, China’s Education Systems Pre-K-16: Teacher Preparation and Experiences in Rural and Urban Classrooms; 3 credit course that meets second half of the semester) are due September 13 (Study Tour in China will be December 28, 2013 through January 14, 2014).  For more information or to receive an application, email Lmorgan4@illinois.edu

  • Open Faculty Positions in the College of Education

    Sep 11, 2013 10:06 am191 views

    The College of Education seeks to fill faculty positions in our college. Full position descriptions for all positions and application information can be found at http://education.illinois.edu/about/jobs.  The University is an AA-EOE www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

  • Graduate Student Senior Editor for Undergrad Journal

    Sep 13, 2013 9:31 am127 views

    The Ethnography of the University Initiative (EUI) is proud to announce the launch of its undergraduate research journal PEER REVIEW: The Undergraduate Research Journal of the Ethnography of the University Initiative. We are currently looking for a graduate student to serve as Senior Editor, working with the journal’s undergraduate student Managing Editors, faculty mentors, and the journal Advisory Board.

  • Library Website Survey

    Sep 13, 2013 4:00 pm24 views

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) would like your opinion about our website (http://library.illinois.edu/sshel).

    SSHEL was formed in Fall 2012 with the merger of the Applied Health Sciences Library and the Education and Social Science Library.

    In preparation for the merger, a new website was created to host information previously on the two libraries’ websites. We would like our patrons to evaluate the content, aesthetics, and navigation of our website. We need your input and want you to share your honest and open thoughts with us.

    Participants must be 18 years old or older to participate. The survey will be available for three weeks starting Monday, September 16th.

    Please access the survey here: https://illinois.edu/sb/sec/7749459

    Thank you.

  • 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). 

  • Tenants' Rights and Responsibilities & How to Avoid Landlord and Roommate Disputes

    Sep 25, 2013 11:24 am43 views

    The Tenant Union and Campus and Community Student Services, both units under the Office of the Dean of Students, will be co-hosting a workshop entitled “Tenants’ Rights and Responsibilities & How to Avoid Landlord and Roommate Disputes” on Wednesday, October 3rd at 7pm in room 112 CHEM Annex. In addition to discussing tenants’ rights and responsibilities and offering strategies on avoiding and handling landlord and roommate disputes, we’ll also engage students on how to be more proactive, informed, and attentive to process and detail in the following areas: completing move-in reports, purchasing renter’s insurance, setting up utilities and other bills, subleasing your apartment, reporting landlord complaints, renewing your apartment lease, and living more sustainably. Our workshops are FREE and open to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. No registration is required.

  • The Nuts and Bolts of Apartment Hunting

    Oct 3, 2013 10:02 am49 views

    The Tenant Union and Campus and Community Student Services, both units under the Office of the Dean of Students, will be co-hosting a workshop entitled “The Nuts and Bolts of Apartment Hunting” on Thursday, October 8th at 7pm in room 112 CHEM Annex. We’ll engage attendees in a presentation and discussion around what items should be on their apartment hunting checklist and how to distinguish apartment living myths from facts. In addition to discussing when, where, and how to begin the apartment search, we’ll also present information on how to get a lease reviewed and how to avoid getting caught up in the promises offered by landlords and leasing staff. Our workshops are FREE and open to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. No registration is required.

  • 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 Assistant

    Oct 7, 2013 3:00 pm169 views

    Diversity and Social Justice Education is looking for undergraduate students to facilitate I-Connect Diversity and Inclusion Workshops starting in Spring 2014. The I-Connect Diversity and Inclusion Workshop is a brand new initiative of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations and the Division of Student Affairs. During these workshops, new students will take a look beyond “diversity” and focus on some of the skills that we all use that promote inclusion and community.

    We will soon start holding interviews for I-Connect facilitators. Experience facilitating difficult conversations is a must! The position is paid, and interviews will be held in mid-October. Students of color, LGBTQ, and students with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.  

    Apply at http://go.illinois.edu/IConnectFacilitator For more information, contact: diversityed@illinois.edu or 217-244-1814. Please apply as soon as possible.

  • ADHD Coaching Group, In Focus

    Oct 17, 2013 12:15 pm51 views

    This group is a 6-week long supportive and skills group for students identifying concerns common to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. We meet on Wednesdays from 1-2:30 in the Counseling Center. Students do not need a diagnosis of ADHD nor do they need to be clients of the Counseling Center to join. Registration is required, as spaces are limited. The fall 2013 group is planned to start on Oct. 30th.  A flyer is attached. Contact jmthomas@illinois.edu for more information. 

  • 2014 Annual Conference - Call for Proposals


    Oct 17, 2013 1:30 pm88 views

    The Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, housed in the College of Education, invites you to share your expertise, lessons learned, and promising practices related to beginning teacher needs, induction, mentoring, and support at the 9th Annual Induction and Mentoring Conference on February 25 & 26, 2014. Your session(s) should address one or more of the Critical Issue Categories (based on the Illinois Induction Standards). You are encouraged to submit proposals reflecting the conference focus of “The Changing Landscape of Induction and Mentoring.” 

The deadline for proposal submissions is November 20, 2013.
 For more information and to submit a proposal, visit: 
http://intc.education.illinois.edu/events/conf2014/presenters/ 

  • 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.

     

  • New Course Offering on Advanced Learning System Design in Spring 2014

    Oct 17, 2013 1:56 pm62 views

    New Course Offering on Advanced Learning System Design (HRD 590) in Spring 2014

    Learning system design embodies the effect of educational, instructional, training and development interventions across organizations. Merely applying design models and processes has been proven insufficient to resolve ill-structured learning- and performance-related problems. Designers often found themselves overwhelmed by the multifaceted nature of learning design problems. To advance your understanding and analytical abilities facing the implicit complexity of design situations, the first part of the course reviews, analyzes, and synthesizes design theories situated in published instructional design cases. Second, the course looks at motivational design theories and learning engagement frameworks to augment existing instructional design theories that are lacking emphasis on learning engagement. You will have opportunities to develop advanced knowledge and skills in designing and evaluating learning engagement systems for various learning environments.

    For more information, please contact Dr. Huang at wdhuang@illinois.edu.

  • I-Watch Training Session

    Oct 24, 2013 10:08 am28 views

    The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu, or REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for our upcoming training session on Tuesday, October 29. All Sessions are at 7:00PM in Lincoln Hall Room 1066.

  • CI 590 MMA - Metaphors, Models and Analogies and the Development of Understandings

    Oct 28, 2013 10:19 am88 views

    Metaphors, Models, and Analogies and the Development of Understandings

     

    CI 590 MMA, Spring 2014

    Professor: David Brown

    When: Wednesdays, 4:30 to 7:20 pm

    Where: 17 Education Building

    CRN: 52335

     

    Traditional views of metaphor and analogy see them simply as linguistic figures of speech, such as “He was a wolf” or “The car was like a battering ram,” used to spice up otherwise literal discourse.  More recent views see metaphorical and analogical thought as central in both discourse and cognition.  Constructivism is currently the dominant paradigm on learning in the content areas, drawing on the idea that students construct new understandings based on existing understandings. If this is the case, then a primary engine of such construction must be analogical and metaphorical reasoning – drawing on existing understandings of ideas and extending those to other ideas perceived as similar. This course will explore recent perspectives on metaphorical and analogical thought and discourse, how these views apply to the development of understandings in content areas, and how instruction can take advantage of these new perspectives to better help students develop understandings of new ideas.

  • Graduate Student Academic Review

    Oct 28, 2013 10:21 am200 views

    The College of Education online academic review process has begun.  All graduate students are required to complete a self-review by January 15, 2014, irrespective of whether you plan to graduate in December 2013 or May 2014.  If you are a master degree student, you will note  the form includes many doctoral milestones which you can disregard.  At a minimum, you do need to upload a resume and fill in the courses you plan to complete.  The review is a check for you and your advisor that you are making progress to your degree.

  • I-Watch Training Session

    Oct 31, 2013 10:13 am31 views

    The Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community to the I-Watch program. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for the upcoming training session on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00PM in Lincoln Hall Room 1066.

  • EPSY 590RK: Questionnaire Design for Educational and Social Science Research

    Oct 31, 2013 4:16 pm124 views

    Questionnaire Design for Educational and Social Science Research

    EPSY590RK    Spring 2014    CRN: 587000

    Instructor:    Katherine Ryan (k-ryan6@illinois.edu)

    Time:           Wednesday, 1:00 - 3:50 p.m.  

    The survey interview involves an interviewer asking a respondent questions face-to face, via computer, etc. to obtain information. This is a course that focuses on the cognitive and social aspects of sample surveys. In this course, students will develop an understanding of basic survey data collection methods particularly those that apply to formal and informal settings with research applications in education and social sciences. The course introduces students to the scientific literature on the design, testing and evaluation of questionnaires (e.g., structured, semi-structured). Students will engage in a series of exercises in the development of a questionnaire. Topics covered include the question-answer process, open-ended and pre-coded questions, rating scale design, reliability, validity, and scale construction, testing and evaluating questionnaires (e.g., cognitive interview, expert review), and analyzing results.

     

     

  • CI534-Teaching and Learning Geometry

    Nov 5, 2013 7:56 pm29 views

    This course concentrates on the teaching and learning of geometry in middle school and high school by examining the history of school geometry, comparing curricular expectations and rationales for geometry instruction over time.  The course provides an overview of theoretical models regarding the teaching and learning of geometry.  At the same time, the course provides opportunities for discussing practical issues of teaching geometry with work on geometrical problems and laboratory sessions using dynamic geometry. Topics in the course include geometric proofs, students’ interactions with geometric diagrams, and the use of dynamic geometry.  The course is intended for masters’ and doctoral students in mathematics education, graduate students in mathematics, and others with interest in mathematics teaching.  

  • HRD 590: Advanced Learning System Design: Case Studies and Learning Engagement

    Nov 8, 2013 1:03 pm58 views

    When: Spring 2014, Tuesdays (9 am - 1150 am)

    Where: TBD

    CRN = 60808

     

    Learning system design embodies the effect of educational, instructional, training and development interventions across organizations. Merely applying design models and processes has been proven insufficient to resolve ill-structured learning- and performance-related problems. Designers often found themselves overwhelmed by the multifaceted nature of learning design problems. To advance your understanding and analytical abilities facing the implicit complexity of design situations, the first part of the course reviews, analyzes, and synthesizes design theories situated in instructional design cases. Second, the course looks at motivational design theories and learning engagement frameworks to augment existing instructional design theories that are lacking emphasis on learning engagement. You will have opportunities to develop advanced knowledge and skills in designing and evaluating learning engagement systems for various learning environments.

     

    For more information, please contact Dr. W. David Huang at wdhuang@illinois.edu.

     

  • CI 499 - Critiques of Educational Technology

    Nov 12, 2013 11:00 am93 views

    CI 499 CRITIQUES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

    Technology, from the overhead to the Internet, has played an important role in the history of organized education, often fueled by a romanticized view that it will somehow revolutionize teaching and learning. While many scholars believe technology can transform education, others have questioned its impact— intended or otherwise—on the social, economic, pedagogical, and political aspects of education. In this course, we’ll survey various arguments against educational technology in an effort to clarify our own understanding of its actual and potential value. We’ll examine work skeptical of educational technology as a whole as well as research questioning specific tech-centric initiatives ranging from teaching machines to tablets. Students will leave the course with a deeper appreciation of the gap between practice and promise, while being well-positioned to influence future developments within the field.

    For more information contact Dan Hoffman (dlh2109 [at] illinois [dot] edu)

  • I-Watch Training Session

    Nov 18, 2013 10:02 am10 views

    The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. I-Watch is a campus version of the Neighborhood Watch Program that exists in communities all across the country. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for the upcoming training session on Wednesday, November 20 at 12pm in Huff Hall Room 209.  To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu

  • Spring 2014 Courses in Instructional Technology

    Nov 19, 2013 11:45 am28 views

    Click to read more about the Spring 2014 Courses in Instructional Technology...

  • CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 5th Annual COEGSC

    Dec 5, 2013 4:15 pm38 views

    We welcome all research areas, and want to share the work of all students across the college at the annual College of Education Graduate Student Conference, to be held Friday, March 14, 2014. Consider sharing your proposals from AERA, CREA, AESA, CRT, ASHE, CRSA and other conferences. This is also a great way to practice sharing your research before a national conference. Click for more...

     

  • Nominations Invited for Innovation Celebration 2014

    Dec 6, 2013 11:45 am10 views

    Innovation Celebration is an annual event that recognizes the entrepreneurial spirit in our community and on our campus. Awardees are recognized for contributions in several categories, including economic impact, social entrepreneurship, and student start-ups. 

     

  • Spring 2014 EPSY 590ESM Adult Literacy

    Dec 10, 2013 3:00 pm29 views

    New Course: EPSY 590 ESM Advanced Seminar in Educational Psychology:

    Literacy is an important contributor to shaping adult development. At the same time, age-related changes in cognition engender certain changes in the nature of language processing and reading. This course will explore adult literacy as both a cause and an effect of adult development. Click headline to read more...

  • Job Posting: Graduate Research Assistant - Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)

    Dec 10, 2013 4:00 pm252 views

    Graduate Research Assistant – 50%

    January, 1 2014 – May 15, 2014, with possible renewal 

    The focus of this Research Assistantship is to assist the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) in their current and future research and grants portfolio. This includes searching and compiling RFPs, literature reviews on current issues in higher education, conducting survey research, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and producing easily consumable reports. This RA will report to the Coordinator, Research & Grants. Click headline to read more...

     

  • Resource Expo

    Dec 16, 2013 9:49 am15 views

    Campus and Community Student Services is hosting a Resource Expo on Thursday, January 23 from 12:00PM-2:00PM in the Union South Lounge. Students will have the opportunity to connect with representatives from different campus and community agencies and receive pertinent information about the services they provide for students. Participants include, Office of the Dean of Students, Counseling Center, campus and city police departments, Student Legal Services, Champaign Neighborhood Services, the City of Urbana, and many more! Stop by to learn more about the services and resources that are available to you as students at Illinois and residents of the local community as well as collect some freebies and grab a delicious cookie!

  • User Services - Holiday Hours

    Dec 16, 2013 10:20 am18 views

    User Services will be closed beginning Monday, December 23, until Thursday, January 1st. We will reopen on January 2nd at 8am. Office hours will be 8am to 4pm through January 17th.

    Please contact User Services at userservices@illinois.edu or 217-244-6053 if you have questions.

  • Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library Winter Break Hours

    Dec 16, 2013 11:45 am15 views

    The Library will have significantly reduced hours during winter break. The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) will be open regular Fall semester hours through the end of finals, closing on Friday December 20 at 6:00pm. We will be closed December 21 through January 1. On January 2 & 3, and January 6 through January 17, SSHEL will be open 8:30am-5pm Monday through Friday. The Library is closed on weekends during winter break. Spring semester hours resume on Tuesday, January 21. If you need Library materials or services for your research or studies, please plan ahead.

  • Job posting: Research Assistant Professor, Office of Community College Research and Leadership

    Dec 16, 2013 11:45 am59 views

    The Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) seeks a Research Assistant Professor to provide the leadership and support for several large-scale research and evaluation projects that enroll diverse youth and adults in career pathway programs that lead to further education and living-wage employment. Expertise in theories of college and career transition, including college and career readiness, dual credit and dual enrollment, transfer and articulation, college retention and completion, and placement in employment is desired. Designing and conducting mixed methods research studies, including mixing advanced statistical modeling with qualitative methods, is an important aspect of the position. View the complete post at: http://education.illinois.edu/about/jobs

  • 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).

  • University Primary School Enrollment Begins

    Jan 13, 2014 2:27 pm58 views

    University Primary School will be acepting enrollment applications for the 2014-2015 academic year from January 15th - March 19th. University Primary School is The University of Illinois College of Education preschool-third grade Reggio Emilia inspired lab school where children are engaged in creative, challenging, and meaningful inquires using The Project Approach. For more information, families may visit the school website: http://education.illinois.edu/ups/ or call 217-333-3996. University Primary School is located at 51 Gerty Drive, Champaign in the Children's Research Center building. Children must be 3 years old on or before September 1st to enroll in the preschool classroom and 5 years old on or before September 1st to enroll in kindergarten.

  • Change a Life: Be a Mentor!

    Jan 14, 2014 9:01 am31 views

    Change a life; Be a Mentor!  The One-to-One mentoring program for all Champaign-Urbana schools is recruiting and training mentors this month.  Mentors in our program commit to spending one hour a week, during the school year, with their mentee.  New mentors can choose any elementary/middle school in the C-U area, and they will be personally matched with students in our schools by our Coordinators.  Every school has a waiting list of children waiting for a mentor…maybe it’s you!

  • Graduate Research Assistant needed for NSF project on Immersive Learning Technologies

    Jan 15, 2014 10:08 am40 views

    The focus of this 50% research assistantship will be to collect and analyze data about middle school students’ learning and interactions with immersive simulations of science phenomena. The simulations we have built and are building involve “metaphor-based interactions” where students embed themselves within a simulation and make scientific predictions using their bodies. A few simulations have already been built, and faculty at the Supercomputing Institute at UIUC are in the process of building additional prototypes that we wish to test with local students. This RA will assist the project PI (Dr. Robb Lindgren) in designing learning studies and analyzing data collected.

  • EPS 420-G/SOC 420-G Sociology of Education 1-2:50pm Added Foundations Course Sp 2014

    Jan 17, 2014 4:02 pm14 views

    EPS 420-G/SOC 420-G “Sociology of Education”  is a social foundations course that provides a  sociological examination of education and schooling in society. It introduces, synthesizes, and evaluates  diverse and competing major sociological theories, scholarly research, and important issues in the sociology of education. Click headline to read more...

  • Added Course Sp 2014: EPS 420-G/SOC420-G Sociology of Education, Tue, 1-2:50pm

    Jan 17, 2014 4:22 pm20 views

    EPS 420-G/SOC 420-G “Sociology of Education”  is a social foundations course that provides a  sociological examination of education and schooling in society. It introduces, synthesizes, and evaluates  diverse and competing major sociological theories, scholarly research, and important issues in the sociology of education. Click headline to read more...

  • Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation Work Group

    Jan 21, 2014 3:40 pm93 views

    Join Dr. Robin LaSota, Post-Doctoral Research Associate with the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) with Dr. Jennifer Greene, Professor, Educational Psychology, UIUC, for the Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation Work Group Meetings. The mission and purpose of the Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation Group is to support group members in the design, implementation, and evaluation of mixed-methods inquiry. The group meetings would offer time for members to present mixed-methods research and evaluation in progress and receive feedback, as well as deliberate about issues relating to conducting mixed methods inquiry. The group invites UIUC students, faculty, and staff. Click headline for more...

  • AIESEC ILLINOIS Team Member Recruitment

    Jan 27, 2014 1:51 pm52 views

    Looking for opportunities to gain or expand your skills in corporate sales, organizational development, team management, marketing, and finance? Is so then AIESEC is for you! 

  • I-Watch Training Session

    Jan 28, 2014 11:14 am1 views

    The Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community to the I-Watch program. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for one of the upcoming free training sessions.

    Tuesday, February 11 at 4PM in Lincoln Hall 1090

    Thursday, February 19 at 2PM in Noyes Lab 162

  • I-Watch Training Session

    Jan 28, 2014 11:30 am2 views

    The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. I-Watch is a campus version of the Neighborhood Watch Program that exists in communities all across the country. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu, or REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for one of the upcoming training sessions.

    Tuesday, February 11 at 4PM in Lincoln Hall 1090

    Wednesday, February 19 at 2PM in Noyes Lab 162

  • University Primary School expands through 5th grade.

    Feb 3, 2014 10:15 am23 views

    University Primary School, The University of Illinois College of Education’s lab school will open a combined 4th/5th grade class beginning AY 2014-15 at the Children’s Research Center building on campus. The preschool-5th grade Reggio Emilia inspired classrooms engage children in creative, challenging, and meaningful curricular inquiries using The Project Approach. For admissions materials and information please visit school website: http://education.illinois.edu/ups/

  • Scaling Up Pathways to Results 2014 conference

    Feb 7, 2014 8:30 am21 views

    The fourth annual Scaling Up Pathways to Results 2014 conference will be held in Champaign at the I Hotel and Conference Center on March 5, 2014. The conference features a keynote by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Marcy Drummond, a lead senior program officer for postsecondary success, who will speak about structuring flexible pathways for mobile learners and diverse learning environments. Breakout session topics include secondary to postsecondary transitions, evaluation and benchmarking, and career pathway policies and practices. For more information, view the agenda. The registration deadline is February 25 and space is limited, register today! 

  • Roommate Conflict Workshop

    Feb 10, 2014 11:15 am36 views

    Having roommate trouble? Come to Campus and Community Student Services’ (CCSS) Roommate Conflict workshop on Tuesday, February 18th at 6PM in Lincoln Hall Room 1065 to learn how to resolve your conflict! We will be discussing different strategies on how to work with your roommate to solve your differences. On everything from paying rent to keeping your place clean, we're here to help!

  • Research Design and Analysis Help

    Feb 11, 2014 9:30 am28 views

    Need a little help getting your research design or analysis off the ground?  Have you run into an unexpected hitch in the research process?  Not sure how to handle a sticky evaluation issue?  

    We're here to help!

    The QUERIES division in the Department of Educational Psychology offers free assistance for research and evaluation designs and statistical analysis to students, faculty, and staff in the College of Education during drop-in consulting hours:

    Tuesdays from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm

    Wednesdays from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Room 236 Education Building

    And by appointment.

    Drop by to discuss your research project with QUERIES consultants! In general, no appointment is necessary to meet during regular office hours.

  • Job Opportunity: Web Developer

    Feb 11, 2014 1:45 pm25 views
    Inclusive Illinois and The Women Equity Council is seeking a graduate student that has skills in web design. This person would update websites for Inclusive Illinois and the Women Equity Council with current information and update the website design. They should be able to commit to 10 hours a week (but this can be negotiated). Pay is competitive. Work will start mid-February until May and perhaps over the summer.

  • Visitors from Thailand

    Feb 24, 2014 6:30 pm30 views

    Two groups of Thai doctoral students will visit CIRCE (College of Education) this spring, with focus partly on measurement and evaluation.   Ten from Silpakorn University will be here April 1-5 and ten from Srinakharinwirot Universtiy here April 11-May 5.  The visit will be coordinated by Charles Secolsky (csecolsky@gmail.com).

  • College of Education Open Position

    Feb 28, 2014 10:45 am47 views

    The College of Education seeks to fill the following faculty position: Clinical Assistant Professor in Education Administration: Departmernt of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (F1400022) - Close Date: March 31, 2014 Full position description for the position and application information can be found at http://education.illinois.edu/about/jobs The University is an AA-EOE www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

  • Student Life & Culture Archives Newsletter

    Mar 5, 2014 2:45 pm22 views

    One of the many hidden gems on this campus is the Student Life and Culture Archives. SLC offers classes on the use of primary sources.  These have an enormous range and scope and can be of interest both for introducing primary resources and also for advanced level research relating to the collections.  The inaugural issue of the newsletter, with a more complete list of our services and resources is available at http://archives.library.illinois.edu/slc/SLCNewsletter.pdf .