Category: EDCI

Deborah George, Laurel Aronian & Rita Chandra

Rural Teen Writing Contest 2024: Representing diverse genres, identities thru rural stories

Another year goes down in history for the Literacy In Place Rural Teen Writing Contest, as Dr. Chea Parton continues to give voices to diverse rural perspectives with this year’s theme of Eat, Dance, and Be Rural.

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A colorful barn in Minecraft surrounded by green fields.

Watson, Bowman collaborate with ME on solid mechanics curriculum using Minecraft

Bill Watson and doctoral student Alexander Bowman helped a Mechanical Engineering team use the video game Minecraft to create a pedagogy for teaching solid mechanics to undergraduates.

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Spotlight on Engaged Student Emmanuel Babalola

Spotlight on LDT PhD student: Emmanuel Babalola

Emmanuel Babalola, a 2024 Engagement and Service-Learning Summit speaker and a third year PhD student specializing in Learning, Design, and Technology, shares his heart to nurture young learners in STEM and to impact communities.

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A graduate student reading a book to a small group of children, who are seated on the floor.

15 College of Education faculty collaborate on $1.5M Lilly Endowment science of reading grant

Purdue’s interdisciplinary approach is overseen by Jenna Rickus, vice provost for teaching and learning, and the grant is co-led by Christy Wessel Powell, associate professor of literacy education and the director of the Center for Literacy and Language Education and Research, and Catherine (Cammie) McBride, professor of human development and family science and HHS associate dean for research.

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Aerial view of Memorial Mall

College of Ed offers graduate certificates in Career & Technical Education

To better meet the needs of today’s professional educators, the Learning Development Program in Career and Technical Education professional development courses are now available as one 9-credit, online graduate certificate.

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Combination graphic of Wayne Wright, Virak Chan, and Sovicheth Boun

Using animated SciTube videos to make research more impactful, accessible

Everyone’s heard of YouTube – but what about SciTube?

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