Jan Solano arrived at the home of virtual strangers to watch, like a fly on the wall, how they prepared themselves for the day. It was 6 a.m. The mother of the family knew that Solano, a junior Middle Level Teaching and
Read moreValuable experience: Students continue to research, present with COE professors
Lorena Flores glimpsed how just one NIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction class in multiculturalism could influence the beliefs of the students who had come before her in Gabel Hall. Gisela Lopez-Lauderdale learned how P-12 schools can best engage Latino families of
Read moreFuture elementary teachers find good ideas within interventions
Courtney Rieb could not help but notice the boy. “He was frequently off-task,” says Rieb, a junior Elementary Education major from Antioch. “He was trying to talk to his friends, or taking laps around the classroom. I identified him as needing some
Read moreResearch road show: Cohen, Strid collaborate with students
Six NIU students affiliated with the College of Education were among the presenters at the 41st Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. Recently graduated master’s student Stephanie Eller and undergraduates Lorena Flores, Autumn Gathings, Christina Poe, Raven
Read moreApril 21, 25 offer two great ways to back College of Ed students
Two upcoming events will provide great opportunities for NIU College of Education faculty and staff to show their support of students. CoE Student Research Symposium Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the second annual CoE Student Research Symposium, scheduled from
Read more‘SPICE’ presentation to explore faculty-student research Oct. 13
Higher education has identified the engagement of undergraduate students in research as a high-impact practice, something NIU has emphasized for the past decade. Faculty in the athletic training program of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education have established an excellent track
Read moreAre MOOCs democratizing higher education?
Since the term was coined in 2008, MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, have been talked about as a potentially significant democratizing force in higher education. With open enrollment, virtually no limit to class size, and often free, MOOCs seem to offer
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