Dr. Mizuko (Mimi) Ito recently visited the University of Minnesota and was hosted by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the LT Media Lab. Dr. Ito offered a research workshop for the department’s graduate students and presented a talk on connected learning. She discussed...
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Solen Feyissa and Dr. Greg Sales travelled to Eldoret, Kenya to conduct OneHealth Workforce instructional design workshop. The One Health Workforce (OHW) project is developing a health workforce that is prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to the threat of infectious diseases around the world....
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Faculty and students in the Learning Technologies Ph.D. and M.A. programs met virtually and in person at LTML this week to celebrate the start of another exciting academic year and to discuss strategies for success. During one of the highlights of the meeting Dr. Matti Koivula,...
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The Digital Media and Learning Competition has awarded funding for its Playlists for Learning Challenge to the SciGirls Code project. This new playlist project is a collaborative effort between TPT, the LT Media Lab, the National Girls Collaborative (NGCP), and Heather Benedict. From the announcement: The Playlists for...
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Cassie Scharber was interviewed for a recent article in Minnesota Monthly magazine called “Battle of the Ages: Millenials vs Boomers.” Scharber discussed how technology shapes connections between people, and that an "individual’s approach to the internet tends to be based more on individual needs...
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LTML’s Lana Peterson and Cassie Scharber, along with Austin Public School’s, Amy Thuesen, recently offered a 6-hour workshop on Makerspaces at the Lakes Country Service Cooperative in Fergus Falls, MN. Over 40 teachers from northwestern Minnesota participated in the hands-on workshop that 1) introduced participants...
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Three members of the Bright Stars Project team — Yolanda Majors, Nick Ross, and Anne Crampton — recently presented at the Minnesota Center for Reading Research's Summer Literacy Workshop (August 8, 2016). This annual workshop brings together K-12 educators and school literacy leaders from across...
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Cassie Scharber recently presented at a Symposium focused on Youth Media and Digital Citizenship, sponsored by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Scharber joined others from the field of education, including both teachers...
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Last week, current LT students, LT alumni, and LT faculty presented at the 2016 Minnesota eLearning Summit. For a list of presentations, check out the program. Jennifer England, Kris Isaacson, Pat O’Leary, Yu-Hui Chang, Amie Norden, Fan Ouyang, Christianne Reilly, Greg Steinke, Kristin Lundstrum, and Cassie...
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Doering presented a paper showcasing EarthXplorers at the National Council for Geographic Education conference in Tampa, Floria, in late July. EarthXplorers is a new online learning environment from Doering's LT Media Lab that offers an inquiry- and project-based approach to learning GIS, was presented at...
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The SciGirls Code project officially kicked off with a session and advisory board meeting at the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) conference in San Diego (July 11-14, 2016). LTML’s Cassie Scharber is a Co-PI on the project. The SciGirls Code project is funded by NSF’s...
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Two LT graduate students have accepted new positions. We are proud of their achievements and talents, and offer big congratulations to Suzan and Kris! Keep changing the world. Dr. Suzan Koseoglu, who defended her dissertation this past spring, now works as an academic developer at the...
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EarthXplorers, a new online learning environment from Doering's LT Media Lab that offers an inquiry- and project-based approach to learning GIS, was presented at the ESRI Education conference in San Diego. Sponsored by ESRI and designed in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation,...
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Originally posted on CEHD's blog. The College of Education and Human Development was recently recognized for its leadership in the innovative use of technology to support learning of pre-service teachers by the U.S. Department of Education and ASCD at the Teacher Preparation Innovation Summit in Washington,...
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LTML director Doering explored all things Arctic with sixth and seventh grade students this week. He shared stories, photos, and videos from his recent Arctic expedition for his Changing Earth project along with more than a decade of adventures around the globe, while showcasing gear...
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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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