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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Doering recently traveled to Taiwan where he delivered keynotes at several leading universities. At National Sun Yat-sen University, his talk focused on "Education, Exploration, and Innovation: Exploring the Nexus.” At National Central University, he engaged students and faculty in the topic of "The Role of...
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LTML director Dr. Aaron Doering is a 2016 nominee for the prestigious Brock International Prize in Education. The Brock Prize recognizes an individual who has made a specific innovation or contribution to the science and art of education, resulting in a significant impact on the...
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Learning Technologies PhD graduate Dr. James Hatten began teaching as a full-time instructor in the Instructional Technology program at the University of South Florida in August 2015. Dr. Hatten teaches in the College of Education’s Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, where he oversees the...
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Graduate students and faculty in the Learning Technologies Ph.D. and M.A. programs came together this week for community and conversation about the exciting opportunities that lie ahead in the coming academic year. A wide variety of accomplishments over the past year were also celebrated, including...
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Learning Technologies M.Ed. students met this week at the LT Media Lab to kick off a new academic year and connect with peers and faculty. This meeting was led by Dr. Cassie Scharber, Associate Professor in LT, and was an opportunity to discuss an...
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The LT Media Lab (LTML) and Austin Public Schools (APS) are celebrating the culmination of their first year in partnership together and the launch of a second year (2015-2016). This “research-to-practice” partnership, which began in Spring 2014, is supported by the Hormel Foundation. Its purpose...
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LT instructors are busy preparing for another exciting academic year! They met this week to discuss pedagogy and the importance of design thinking. As we develop our courses, we position learners as designers in order to create learning experiences that are engaging and fun. Interested...
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Congrats to LTML director Aaron Doering & associate creative director Jeni Henrickson on publication of their article "Fostering Creativity through Inquiry and Adventure in Informal Learning Environment Design" in the newest issue of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education: http://www.editlib.org/p/151571/. This study examines an...
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Doering recently attend the National Conference on Geography Education (NCGE) in Washington, DC, where he received an award for a recent Journal of Geography paper, and presented on this paper plus two others. The award-winning journal article is titled “Technology integration in K-12 geography education...
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