Category: EDCI

Wanju Huang

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...
Ben Lathrop with his arms crossed in front of Beering Fountain

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.

Grand Universe planning liftoff in Hamilton County

Inside Indiana Business discusses future Grand Universe, “the most magnificent planetarium in the country," which will use educational programs, summer camps and after-school programs developed by Purdue University’s Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST).
College of Education 1st Book Awards

College honors 9 faculty first-time book authors

The Purdue University College of Education honored nine faculty with first book awards on September 29 at its all-College fall meeting. “This type of academic publishing is an important metric for the Association of American Universities (AAU),” said Phillip J....
Combination graphic of Signe Kastberg, Jill Newton, Phil VanFossen, Jasmine Begeske, & Adrie Koehler-Blair

Five Education faculty honored as top teachers

Purdue University College of Education faculty continue to contribute to the university’s land grant mission by demonstrating excellence in the classroom. This fall, Purdue honored five Education faculty with two of Purdue’s top teaching honors. Three Education faculty were named to...
Muhsin Menekse

NSF awards Menekse team $300K funding for STEM learning project

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Purdue University College of Education and College of Engineering faculty member $300,000 in funding to enhance student learning and engagement in large lecture STEM courses. Muhsin Menekse (PI), associate professor in the...