NIU’s relationship with National Sun Yat-sen University continues to deepen. Two representatives of NSYSU’s Center for Alumni Services and Social Engagement visited campus earlier this month to explore opportunities for collaborations and to present two talks on university social responsibility in Taiwan.
Read moreETRA faculty attend May 16 workshop to understand, consider HyFlex teaching
Faculty in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment (ETRA) are now more skilled in the delivery of “HyFlex” – hybrid-flexible – teaching. Such courses provide “both a classroom and at least one online participation option, or mode, to students. Students
Read moreCOE graduate students honored
The NIU Graduate School celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of several students this spring. Students were nominated for recognition by their academic departments, are fellowship recipients or are dissertation and thesis prize winners. Recipients of the 2022-2023 awards included 17 from the College
Read moreFear not! ETRA summer course will help teachers to tackle artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is changing the game for all professions, including teaching. Understanding it is only the first step; success in the new reality also will require trying to keep pace with AI’s rapid evolution and the ability to keep an open mind
Read moreETRA doctoral students attend AERA
Five doctoral students in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment attended the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, held April 13 to 16 in Chicago, thanks to funding from their department. Ph.D. students Akosua Birogo Poku, Angie Fanuke,
Read moreNorth Chicago teachers near completion of technology specialist endorsements
No matter their subject matter – English, English as a second language, history, math or even driver’s ed – teachers use technology. Six educators within those disciplines at North Chicago School District 187 are now upping their game in ways that will
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Pi-Sui Hsu, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, received an Outstanding Capstone Mentor Award from the NIU Honors Program. Students completing Senior Honors Capstone projects
Read moreGoggles on, paddles in hand: NIU serves as pilot ‘metaversity’ to test VR teaching
Since joining the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education faculty in 2015, Zach Wahl-Alexander has taught in plenty of Anderson Hall spaces. None is remotely like where his KNPE 343 class is meeting this fall. Wahl-Alexander accepted the university’s invitation to teach
Read moreETRA represents at MWERA conference
Eight members of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment family attended the Mid-Western Educational Research Association annual meeting, held from Oct. 19 through Oct. 22 in Cincinnati. Representing the NIU College of Education were Associate Dean David Walker and ETRA
Read morePhotos: ETRA at STEM Fest
Several representatives from the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment staffed Booth 33 at NIU’s STEM Fest 2022, held Oct. 15. “Our VR and AR educational games were a great hit!” Chair Wei-Chen Hung said. “Kids and parents stood in long
Read moreAssistant Professor Position – STEM Education and Learning Analytics
The Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment (ETRA) at Northern Illinois University seeks candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor position with primary areas of expertise in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and learning analytics. The position will involve: Teaching
Read moreWarmth of the Sun: Pi-Sui Hsu enables Rockford students to build solar ‘cars’
What provides the key to driving solar-powered model cars to the finish line? Observations and questions, apparently. At least that was the case for a dozen Rockford middle-schoolers who spent a week with Pi-Sui Hsu this June. “The purpose of the summer
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