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Purdue College of Education jumps 27 spots in Times Higher Ed WUR Rankings

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings listed Purdue University’s subject area of Education as #51 in the world for 2024 - a jump of 27 spots from the 2023 ranking (#78). The College of Education is the primary college...

November 20, 2023

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Lowell’s collaborative team develops XR/AR tech to assist teachers, engage students in science learning

How can instructors better teach science, specifically taxonomy and classification? A collaborative Purdue University team created innovative Extended Reality (XR) and Augmented Reality (AR) instructional materials and resources to help teachers and to enhance student learning and engagement. Students use...

November 17, 2023

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16 Education faculty, staff receive Seeds for Success Acorn Awards

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Purdue University Office of Research held a Seeds for Success Acorn Award Ceremony (Nov. 1) to honor faculty recipients, including 16 College of Education faculty and staff. The award recognized Purdue...

November 15, 2023

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Ackerman Center: serving Indiana’s teachers, students with civics resources

A resource center housed in the Purdue University College of Education is impacting the university and the state of Indiana by providing needed civics education resources for Indiana school districts. The James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship developed and...

November 13, 2023

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Enhancing students’ training to handle radioactive materials more safely

Purdue University researchers have received a $50,000 internal grant from the University’s Innovation Hub to develop a Mixed Reality/Virtual Reality radiation safety training and assessment platform for students. The project is titled, “Development and Implementation of an Augmented Reality Assessment...

November 8, 2023

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PhD student Lathrop focuses education research on misinformation, media literacy & AI

Third-year doctoral student Ben Lathrop is helping frame the conversation surrounding dis/misinformation along with publishing about teacher-focused research and tools on critical media literacy.

November 7, 2023

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