Faculty Research

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Research News

William Kennedy (Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development) presented a paper on Aug. 10 at the MERLOT 2008 Conference (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) entitled "The Constructive Alignment of Educational Technology and Cognitive Neuroscience."
Tech Today, August 12, 2008

Director William Kennedy (CTLFD) presented a session, "Insights From Cognitive Neuroscience: Science-driven Pedagogy," on May 19 at the Conference on Teaching, Learning and Civic Engagement at Central Michigan University, in Mt. Pleasant.
Tech Today, May 20, 2008

Proposals in Progress

Bradley Baltensperger (Cognitive and Learning Sciences/SCLS), Terry Reynolds (Social Sciences) and Heather Simpson (Education Opportunity), "Improving Teacher Quality Educators' Professional Development Institute Series: World History and Geography," Michigan Department of Education Title II Improving Teacher Quality
August 25, 2008

Paul Charlesworth (Chemistry), Kedmon Hungwe (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), John Irwin (School of Technology), Michael Meyer (Physics) and Doug Oppliger (Engineering Fundamentals), "Improving Teacher Quality–Educators' Professional Development Institute Series (EPDIS) Physical Sciences–Physics and Chemistry," Michigan Department of Education Title II Improving Teacher Quality
August 25, 2008

Brad Baltensperger (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), Andrew Burton (SFRES/ESC), Will Cantrell (Physics), Charles Kerfoot (Biological Sciences) and Alex Mayer (GMES), "Climate Literacy Project: Strengthening Teachers’ Understanding of Global, Regional and Local Climate Variability and Change," NOAA
August 22, 2008

Yu Cai, Guy Hembroff (School of Technology), Jindong Tan (ECE) and Kedmon Hungwe (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), "SOS: Infusing Introductory Programming Courses with Sustainability," NSF
July 21, 2008

Bradley Baltensperger (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), Sarah Green (Chemistry), Christine Anderson (Office for Institutional Diversity) and Shari Stockero (Mathematical Sciences), "Michigan Tech Noyce Teachers Scholars Program," NSF
July 17, 2008

Yu Cai (School of Technology/SFI), Qiong Zhang (Sustainable Futures Institute), Kedmon Hungwe (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), Scott Amos (School of Technology) and Jindong Tan (ECE), "CPATH TI: Integrating Sustainability into Undergraduate Computing Education," NSF
May 14, 2008

William Rose (GMES), Bradley Baltensperger (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), Jacqueline Huntoon (Graduate School), Chris Anderson (Office for Institutional Diversity), Kedmon Hungwe (Cognitive and Learning Sciences) and Christopher Wojick (CEE), "Michigan Teacher Excellence Program (MITEP): A Model for Improving Earth Science Education Nationwide," NSF
May 14, 2008

Shari Stockero (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), “Mentoring and Educating Teachers of Secondary Mathematics: Responding to Induction Challenges (METRIC)," Michigan State University
February 19, 2008

Shari Stockero (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), John Irwin (School of Technology), Susan Amato Henderson (Cognitive and Learning Sciences) and Kedmon Hungwe (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), “The Process of Learning Object Search, Selection, and Evaluation by STEM Teachers (PLOSSE),” NSF
February 19, 2008

Jacqueline E. Huntoon (Graduate School/SFI), David Shonnard (SFI/Chemical Engineering), John Sutherland (SFI/MEEM), Chris S. Anderson (SFI) and Brad Baltensperger (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), “A Sustainability Program with Integrated Resources for Education (ASPIRE)," NSF
February 19, 2008