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Emerging Technologies in Learning Design & Technology and Envision Center to hold extended reality workshops

Faculty from the Purdue University College of Education will lead a new, collaborative, three-part workshop series this fall on using emerging technologies in learning design and technology. Victoria Lowell, clinical professor of Learning Design and Technology in the College of…

September 15, 2023

Jennifer Barce and Stephanie Oudghiri

Purdue launches rural education center to help address teacher shortage

In support of Purdue University’s land grant mission which promotes equitable access for all students, the College of Education, in partnership with relevant stakeholders, has received approval for what is believed to be Indiana’s first comprehensive rural education center Co-founded…

September 14, 2023

Jessica Hauser and Amanda Case standing next to each other smiling

NSF awards $2M to Purdue’s College of Ed, Downtown Boxing Gym for STEM-based research

The 5-year collaborative grant will study DBG’s innovative and impactful STEM-focused youth programming to better understand, measure, and magnify its long-term impact The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2 million grant to Purdue University’s College of Education and the…

September 11, 2023

Two young GER2I participants sitting on the floor participating in the Think Like a Detective activity.

Moving forward with hope and purpose: GER2I Summer Residential Camps 2023

Purdue’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I) welcomed 315 5th-12th grade students to its Summer Residential program held July 2 – 29. In its second year post-COVID, GER2I’s academic enrichment camp helps students develop problem-solving skills, inspire creativity, and…

September 7, 2023

Phillip J. VanFossen, interim dean of the College of Education, signs the Assured Admission Agreement document between the College and Ivy Tech. (Photos: DeEtte Starr)

Addressing the teacher shortage: Purdue’s partnership with Ivy Tech gives “assured admission” to transfer students

Students who want to become teachers and educators in Indiana have a smoother path today with “assured admission” – if they successfully complete an associate’s degree at Ivy Tech Community College and are enrolled in a Purdue University Transfer Single…

September 6, 2023

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Masta receives Sloan Foundation grant to study Indigenous scholar involvement

Stephanie Masta, associate professor of Curriculum Studies, received a $125,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the history of Indigenous scholar involvement in two national education associations. The one-year project is titled, “The Role of Indigenous Scholars…

August 31, 2023

Lynn Bryan, executive director of CATALYST, and a student seated at a table and smiling for a photo. On the table in front of them is a wooden wind turbine model.

ICHE awards STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant for 4th time to College’s CATALYST

For the fourth time, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) awarded a STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant to the Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) for innovative programming in the Purdue University College of Education. The…

August 29, 2023

Jingyuan Zhang teaching about disabilities at the Purdue CDF Freedom School® Program. She is seated in a chair in front of a group of children who are seated on the ground. In her hands are two books titled

Education PhD student creates disability awareness program for elementary students, teachers

A program created by a Purdue University College of Education doctoral student helps teach young children how to better understand difference and diversity – specifically, fellow classmates with disabilities. The program also supports general education teachers and students by teaching…

August 25, 2023

Karen J. Foli and Wanju Huang

Education, Nursing faculty collaborate on Dept. of HHS grant to improve graduate nursing education

Faculty members from the Purdue University College of Education, the School of Nursing and the College of Health and Human Sciences have received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Sciences Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant…

August 24, 2023

Three LDT students standing outside of the Hanna Center smiling at the camera.

Using AR to promote learning at local after school program

A team of Purdue educators are using augmented reality (AR) to promote environmental sustainability among underrepresented students at a local after school program in Lafayette, Indiana. William R. Watson, professor of learning design and technology (LDT) in the College of…

August 17, 2023

Dr. Alice Johnson meeting with online graduate students.

Post-master’s Ed Specialist degree requirements updated, helps school administrators

Educators who want to earn an Indiana school superintendent license must hold a degree beyond a master’s degree – either an Educational Specialist (EdS) or PhD, and take state approved courses in school district administration. Recently, Purdue University reduced the…

August 15, 2023

Rural Teen Writing Contest celebrates diverse rural cultures

A Purdue University College of Education professor is holding the second annual Literacy In Place Rural Teen Writing Contest to give rural high schoolers the opportunity to tell their stories. Purdue alumna Dr. Chea Parton, visiting assistant professor in the…

August 1, 2023

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