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Klukas Visiting UC Boulder with CIRTL Network Exchange

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 3:25pm

Jeff Klukas is visiting University of Colorado at Boulder as part of the CIRTL Network Exchange program where graduate students  have the opportunity to give teaching-as-research and disciplinary presentations at network institutions.  Read More »

Robert Mathieu Awarded Kellet Mid-Career Award

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Wed, 03/24/2010 - 12:54pm

Robert Mathieu was one of ten UW Madison faculty presented a Kellett Award in honor of his research. The award, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), recognizes outstanding faculty members who are five to 20 years past the first promotion to a tenured position. 

www.news.wisc.edu/17800

Michigan State University’s Ann Austin Named as an AERA Fellow

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:21pm

In recognition of her exceptional scholarly contributions to education research, Ann Austin has been named an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow. The purpose of the AERA Fellows Program is to honor education researchers with substantial research accomplishments, to convey the Association’s commitment to excellence in research, and to underscore to new scholars the importance of sustained research contributions in the field.  Read More »

“Learning despite” versus “Learning through” the Diversity of Learning Disabilities

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:19pm

A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, 2-Year Colleges Help Learning-Disabled Students Break Into Math and Science, straddles an old school view of finding ways to accommodate or overcome difference in the classroom versus viewing difference as a teaching and learning resource. The latter, “learning-through-diversity” approach may be more radical when considering differences stemming from diagnosed learning disabilities.  Read More »

CIRTL Virtual Coffee Hours-Starting Wednesday Feb 24

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 9:45am

Come join our first CIRTL Coffee Hours.  The coffee hours are a time to get together to informally talk with others throughout the CIRTL Network.  Discuss current issues in science, technology, engineering and math education; teaching & research in acedemia; using classroom diversity to strengthen your teaching; using new technology in the classroom, and more.

Show up and join the discussion.   Read More »

Mathieu's Congressional Testimony

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 3:05pm

Last Thursday, Feb 4, Bob Mathieu provided testimony on Strengthening Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Education to the House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. His testimony is available at http://science.house.gov/publications/Testimony.aspx?TID=15330.

 

Mathieu spoke to a need for increased teacher preparation in STEM higher education that would help strengthen STEM literacy  Read More »

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