Laura Ruth Johnson knew that some of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment’s out-of-date computers were just sitting in storage rooms. Johnson also knew where those 21 iMacs could return to life and to resume their mission of teaching and
Read moreNIU celebrates spring commencement
Congratulations to our newest NIU College of Education alumni! Three of our amazing graduates were featured in videos shown during the ceremonies. Meet Madelyn Mackey, who earned her B.S. in Sport Management … … Javon Davis, who earned his M.S. in Kinesiology
Read moreBill Penrod, Ximena Burgin researching Safe Toddles Pediatric Belt Cane efficacy
When Hunter College instructor Grace Ambrose-Zaken needed someone to research the efficacy of a device she helped to invent for children with visual disabilities, she knew where to turn. “She only sent out grant proposals to people she had known for a
Read moreMessage from the Chair
Welcome to the ETRA Express, our newsletter for students, faculty, and alumni! I’m Wei-Chen Hung, chair of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, and I am pleased to provide you with news and important ETRA information. Our department has come
Read moreProject SEED to begin three-year study of Taiwanese civic literacy, engagement
How do Taiwanese teachers work with and engage students, parents and communities? In what ways are schools there advancing the tenets of a multicultural society? Both are questions faculty from the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment will explore this summer
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these faculty members of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment! David Walker, associate dean for Academic Affairs, and ETRA Professor Tom Smith both received the 2021 “Beyond the Call” award from the Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA). The
Read moreOnline grad programs in good company via U.S. News & World Report rankings
Online master’s programs in the NIU College of Education are in good company, according to the annual rankings released Jan. 25 by U.S. News & World Report. NIU, which has been ranked every year since the distinction debuted in 2013, is tied
Read morePh.D. student Marissa Bamberger earns milestone of first published research
As a first-year doctoral student preparing for a career as a professor, Marissa Bamberger is off to a tremendous start. Bamberger, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, already has netted her first published research in the Social Science Journal. Writing
Read morePi-Sui Hsu grateful for EdLEAD journey
When opportunity knocks, Pi-Sui Hsu answers – even if she might have doubts. The associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment remembers feeling mixed emotions when Dean Laurie Elish-Piper offered her a spot in the 2019-20 EdLEAD cohort.
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! David Walker, associate dean for Academic Affairs, and Tom Smith, professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, both received the 2021 “Beyond the Call” award from the Mid-Western
Read moreETRA Graduate Student Association sees benefits of community, communication
Student-Centered. Experiential. Research-Informed. Inclusive. Collaborative. Innovative. The Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment’s Graduate Student Association (ETRA GSA) meets all of these values of the college’s Strategic Action Planning Framework – and more, including informative. Made for and led by students,
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! James Cohen, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, received the Outstanding International Educator award Tuesday from the NIU Division of International Affairs. The award recognizes sustained contributions over
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