Can robots and augmented reality combine to better teach problem-solving skills to kindergartners and first-graders? Yanghee Kim’s latest grant from the National Science Foundation will explore that question. Kim, the NIU College of Education’s Morgridge Endowed Chair and director of NIU’s CREATE
Read moreThe ‘Write’ Stuff: College of Ed enrolls eight faculty in Hanover Grant Academy
Eight NIU College of Education faculty are participating in the Hanover Grant Academy to advance their skills in securing external funding for their scholarship. The academy is a service of Arlington, Va.-based Hanover Research, a global research and analytics firm that delivers
Read moreETRA, KNPE to host graduate colloquia
Two graduate colloquia are planned in October in the departments of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment and Kinesiology and Physical Education. Members of the ETRA Graduate Student Association will host “Boys, School Culture and Gaming” as a virtual event Monday, Oct. 11.
Read moreTransfers to BSAM-ITTE program find confidence, avenues for career growth
Christine Bailey has worked in information technology for more than two decades, many of those years as a systems analyst for K-12 public education. At age 47, she is ready to make her impact in a new way. “For 11 years, I
Read moreMessage from the Chair
Dear Alumni, Despite the pandemic, the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment (ETRA) has been as productive as ever, and I’m excited to share some updates with you. New Computer Science 5-12 Endorsement Starting in the Summer 2021 semester, teachers can
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment alumni! Andrew Allen, M.S.Ed. Educational Administration, ’04, M.S.Ed. Instructional Technology, ’00, was named executive director of Information Systems in the East Aurora School District. Allen comes to East Aurora from Community Unit
Read morePi-Sui Hsu reaches across NIU campus to mentor rookie faculty in Engineering
Pi-Sui Hsu has devoted much of her career to showing K-12 educators how to get the most out of the instructional technology available. Now the NIU College of Education’s senior faculty fellow is extending her expertise and guidance across campus to the
Read moreDecade of distinction: U.S. News ranks online graduate degrees in nation’s best
Online graduate programs in the NIU College of Education are celebrating their 10th consecutive year of high acclaim from U.S. News & World Report. The College of Education is ranked 21, placing in the top 10% of the 296 institutions assessed with
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these alumni who are making a positive impact on the leadership and administration of education at all levels! Dan Bertrand, Ed.D. Educational Administration, ’05, was named director of Park Operations for the Marengo Park District. Bertrand was superintendent of Marengo
Read moreSupporting students of color: Faculty share ideas to expand concept of equity
As the powerful messages from a panel of Black students concluded during the Jan. 7 all-college meeting, Dean Laurie Elish-Piper shifted the conversation to action. “I’ve asked each department to share an initiative that directly relates to supporting students of color, broadening
Read moreJobs, jobs, jobs! ETRA Ph.D. students, grads turn IT prep into prestigious gigs
Max Anderson is on a unique journey. He was the first instructional designer hired by the University of Illinois College of Medicine. That was 2013. And when college administrators were ready a few years later to recruit and appoint a director of
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