Editor’s note: Ted Moen, program coordinator in the College of Education’s Office of External and Global Programs, and his wife, NIU Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness Carolinda Douglass, wanted to share one story on their retirement. Their story begins at the University
Read moreLaura Ruth Johnson travels to Taiwan to see community research in action
Some of the world’s greatest wisdom is stored only in the minds of people who’ve inherited this information from the generations that have come before them. However, much traditional research overlooks this grassroots knowledge and expertise in favor of “scientific” knowledge gathered
Read moreReplace judgment with curiosity: Educate Global travelers return to United States with eyes open to power of classroom diversity
After 14 hours in the air, there was obviously no need to tell Marcus Lewis that he wasn’t in DeKalb anymore. Yet his first steps off the plane into a nearly empty airport in China, with none of the crowded hustle and
Read moreEducate Global provides ‘world of opportunity’ for NIU students flying to teach in China, Taiwan
Thirty-seven NIU College of Education students are traveling to teach in Asia this summer, a “business trip” guaranteed to enrich and shape their professional lives in amazing ways. Part of the college’s experiential Educate and Engage Program, the inaugural Educate Global journey
Read moreNIU connects Downers Grove with eighth-graders in Taiwan
It opened with simple hellos before the conversation turned to favorite foods and hobbies. Peering into webcams, the strangers made small talk across oceans through the power of Skype. This was only Day One, though; the real conversation would come 48 hours
Read moreTaiwan post-doctoral fellows, professors coming April 26
Fourteen years after David Walker joined the NIU College of Education, the associate dean is about to see something new here. Three post-doctoral fellows from National Sun Yat-sen University are expected to arrive this fall at NIU, bringing their research protocol and
Read moreCollege of Ed working to offer ‘double-degrees’ with NUTN
NIU and the National University of Tainan (NUTN) expect to launch a program articulation agreement this fall or next spring. Students who participate in the program will earn two master’s degrees in educational research assessment – one from NIU and one from
Read moreTake flight! Educate Global prepares for Taiwan, China
So, how’s this for an amazing deal? Four, or maybe six, weeks teaching English to children and youth in Taiwan or China while mastering the curriculum and methodology for teaching English as a Foreign Language. Exposure to different cultures. Immersion in teaching
Read moreNIU delegation to speak, present at Asian educational research conference
A delegation of scholars from the NIU College of Education will travel in November to Taiwan for APERA-TERA 2016, a biannual conference of the Asia-Pacific and Taiwan educational research associations. NIU and the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) are co-sponsors of the
Read moreCollege of Education welcomes high school students from Taiwan
In early September, Northern Illinois University and DeKalb High School, as well as high schools in St. Charles and the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA) in Aurora, welcomed nine high school students from western Taiwan, who spent three weeks immersed
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