Angel Pazurek and Solen Feyissa recently traveled to Cairo, Egypt, for the eLearning Africa International Conference on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Development, Education, and Training. eLearning Africa is the largest gathering of online, distance, and ICT-supported education and training professionals in Africa. It...
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Cassie Scharber and Rita Karl (Twin Cities Public Television) presented a poster at the recent 2016 National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE/GSE Program Workshop Broadening Participation: Research, Interventions, Impact in Baltimore, Maryland (May 22-May 24). This workshop brought together leaders from the NSF ADVANCE and the Research...
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LTML director Aaron Doering was honored to be featured in an article on the Big Ten Network that celebrated his more than decade of adventure learning projects around the world. Huge thanks to Brian Summerfield and BTN LiveBIG for the interview and write-up. Read the...
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Suzan Koseoglu and Jeni Henrickson both successfully defended their dissertations last week. Congrats to these two new PhDs in Learning Technologies / Curriculum and Instruction! Dr. Koseoglu was advised by Cassie Scharber, and her dissertation was titled, "Third Learning Spaces in Open Online Courses: Findings from...
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LTML hosted the 6th annual LT M.Ed. showcase on Friday, May 6, to celebrate the accomplishments of eight graduating students and provide an opportunity for them to share their final capstone projects with faculty members, peers, and friends. The capstone project is an opportunity for...
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University of Minnesota professor and adventurer Aaron Doering and his team completed a trek of more than 170 miles over three weeks to learn about and document the challenges in the North around the changing environment. The team endured bitter and unpredictable weather conditions and...
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LT assistant professor Dr. Bodong Chen attended the ...
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Pictured above: St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) youth interns interviewing a community member about urban gardens to include in their documentary film about food justice. SPNN is featured in the publication. Technology For Transformation: Perspectives of Hope in the Digital Age, a new book...
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Students from the Learning Technologies program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota presented at the American Education Research Association’s 100th annual conference last week in Washington, D.C. Yu Hui Chang and Tiffany Nielsen-Winkelman presented a poster session: Investigation of...
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LT staff and PhD students, Dr. Cassie Scharber, Lana Peterson, and Yu Hui Chang co-led a half-day Makerspace workshop for elementary teachers at Galtier Community School in St. Paul, MN. This LTML team co-led the workshop with Marc Patton, Galtier's technology integrationist. "The day flew by!",...
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LT PhD student, Fan Ouyang presented the findings from a recent research study at CE+HD’s Annual Research Day. The research study explores graduate students’ learning interaction structures and inquiry patterns within a completely online course using network analysis and content analysis. Congrats, Fan! Ouyang, F., & Scharber, C....
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Congratulations to the new Dr. Romaric Zongo, who defended his dissertation at LTML this week. His dissertation was titled "Integration of Emerging Learning Technologies in Secondary Schools: A Burkina Faso Case Study." Dr. Zongo's PhD advisers were Dr. Aaron Doering and Dr. Cassandra Scharber. Abstract Education has...
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LTML creative director Jeni Henrickson recently traveled to Nepal to complete Wilderness First Responder certification training in preparation for a forthcoming Arctic expedition being led by LTML director Dr. Aaron Doering. The expedition is part of a new adventure learning program that LTML is launching...
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LT’s Dr. Angel Pazurek and Ph.D. candidate Solen Feyissa led a professional development workshop titled, “Technology Integration for Transformative Learning” at St. Olaf College last week. This practical experience for faculty focused on the use of theory and pedagogical design principles to inform technology-enhanced curriculum...
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The LT Media Lab is excited to announce the addition of three new staff members who began this fall and winter. Benji Encalada Mora Position: Full Stack Developer Bio: Benji is a software developer with experience in web, Android and iOS development. He has worked on a variety...
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LTML director Aaron Doering recently traveled to Taiwan where he delivered keynotes at several leading universities. Cheers magazine — a publication devoted to the topic of work, the workplace, and professional lifestyles for young people — featured an article on Doering's Taiwan talks. The text...
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LTML director Aaron Doering was interviewed this month by the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota about his adventure learning approach to education and how it can help students communicate science and environmental issues in engaging ways with diverse audiences. The interview...
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LT faculty, staff, and Phd students shared many presentations at the state’s largest educational technology conference, TIES 2015 = Breaking Through: Transforming Pedagogy with Technology from December 12-15, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. Kris Isaacson presented with Richard Beach (professor emeritus in C&I): Sharing the Wealth: Fostering...
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Cassie Scharber and Nick Ross, LT Ph.D. student, participated in the National Council for Teachers of English Conference on November 21 in Minneapolis, MN. Scharber and Ross led roundtable discussions as part of the Master Class, The Power of Transmedia: An Exploration into Literature Plus. This...
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Twin Cities PBS’s (TPT) National Productions Department a $1.2 million grant for a two-year media, educational outreach and research project, SciGirls Code: A National Connected Learning Model to Integrate Computing in STEM Learning with Middle School Girls. This project...
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Congratulations to the new Dr. Matti Koivula and Dr. Amie Norden who both defended their dissertations within the last week. Read below to learn more about their dissertations. Matti Koivula "The Impacts of Asynchronous Video Reflection on Perceived Learner Social Presence" More than ever before learning in postsecondary...
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The United States Golf Association (USGA) recently visited the LT Media Lab to interview Dr. Aaron Doering for a video announcing a new USGA-University of Minnesota research partnership to tackle golf's challenges and foster innovation, particularly around issues of sustainability. The USGA is interested in...
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Doering delivered the keynote for the 2015 Association for Information Science and Technology annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, this week. Titled "Building Community Online: Connecting People, Places, and Ideas through Innovative Design," Doering's talk centered on what innovation in education looks like and how...
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The 2015 International Convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from November 3-5, 2015. LT instructor Dr. Angel Pazurek, along with LT PhD student Fan Ouyang, presented their scholarship among other leaders in the field of educational technology. Supporting...
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Doering and LT Media Lab colleague Jeni Henrickson presented the new EarthXplorers project during a power session of the National Trust for Historic Preservation annual PastFoward conference in Washington, DC. Harnessing the power of maps, storytelling, and modern tech, EarthXplorers is a free, inquiry- and...
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