November 9, 2009
Last week, Associate Professor Aaron Doering (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Technologies) delivered a keynote address at the International Forum on 21st Century Learning in Hangzhou, China.
November 6, 2009
James Reinardy, Ph.D., director of the School of Social Work, has been selected as one of 10 deans/directors to represent the National Association of Deans and Directors at the April 2010 Social Work Congress in Washington D.C. Congress participants represent major professional and educational social work organizations as well as constituent organizations. About 400 participants are selected for the congress, which has the goal of advancing the profession of social work and setting an agenda of imperatives for the future.
November 5, 2009
As part of an ongoing partnership between the University of Minnesota and CARE-USA, one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations, 20 representatives from eight CARE countries will visit the U of M campus for an open-to-the-public research workshop Nov. 9 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the University International Center, 331 17th Avenue S.E., Minneapolis.
The public is invited to learn more about CARE education partnerships (including the U of M research partnership) for marginalized youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Malawi, Mali and Tanzania, and to meet these international guests. More information
Dr. Stacy Ingraham, lecturer in Kinesiology, was interviewed on WCCO-TV on November 4 on the nature of runners' second wind. For runners, it may be the most important part of a long-distance race. For everyday exercisers, it's the boost that comes right after overexertion. To view the full story, go to: http://wcco.com/sports/second.wind.exercise.2.1292513.html
Assistant Professor Charles Miller (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Technologies) was awarded Best Paper at the 2009 AACE ELearn international conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 28 for his research titled "Role-Based Design: Rethinking Creativity and Innovation in Instructional Design." Along with presenting an improvement to current practice in the field, the goal of the paper and presentation was to stimulate discussion about the contemporary role of designers and the nature of the instructional design process. Dr. Miller's co-authors included Brad Hokanson (UMN School of Design) and Simon Hooper (Penn State Instructional Systems).
Assistant Professor Charles Miller (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Technologies) was awarded Best Paper at the 2009 AACE E-Learn international conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 28 for his research titled "Role-Based Design: Rethinking Creativity and Innovation in Instructional Design." Along with presenting an improvement to current practice in the field, the goal of the paper and presentation was to stimulate discussion about the contemporary role of designers and the nature of the instructional design process. Dr. Miller's co-authors included Brad Hokanson (University of Minnesota School of Design) and Simon Hooper (Penn State Instructional Systems).
November 4, 2009
Tucker Center Associate Director, Nicole LaVoi, and affiliated Tucker Center scholar Heather Maxwell are both presenting at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference in Ottawa, Canada on November 4-7, 2009.
LaVoi's presentation is titled, Coaching Youth Soccer as a Token Female. Maxwell will present research that she and Mary Jo Kane, Ph.D., director of the School of Kinesiology and the Tucker Center, conducted on media portrayals of female athletes, titled Critical Analysis of Consumer Responses to Representations of Women's Sports.
November 2, 2009
Juergen Konczak, Ph.D., professor in Kinesiology, will give a talk Wednesday, November 4, on "Lesion-symptom mapping of the human cerebellum." His presentation, part of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience Colloquium Series, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 2-101, Hasselmo Hall.
October 30, 2009
Provost Thomas Sullivan today named professor Jean K. Quam as dean of the College of Education and Human Development, subject to approval by the University's Board of Regents at its November meeting. She has served as interim dean of CEHD since October 2008.
"Dean Quam has served with great distinction as interim dean," Sullivan said. "It is clear that she enjoys extensive support from within CEHD and beyond. She is a leader of calm and careful judgment, with strategic vision, and, very importantly, she has that very special set of skills needed to share and help realize that vision."
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Experts from the College of Education and Human Development will join colleagues from five other colleges across the University to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.
The University of Minnesota is part of a multidisciplinary team that will implement a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement with funding up to $185 million.
The project, called RESPOND, is one of five that will work together to pre-empt or combat the first stages of emerging zoonotic pandemics--diseases that can spread between animals and humans.
October 29, 2009
Patricia Shannon, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Social Work, was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio about her work on the mental health of Minnesota refugees. She and Family Social Science Associate Professor Liz Wieling collaborated on the study, which shows that Minnesota refugees want mental health care but can't get it. You can listen to or read the interview on the MPR Web site.
October 28, 2009
Karen Seashore (Louis) has been named the inaugural holder of the Robert Holmes Beck Chair of Ideas in Education. The first endowed chair of its kind in the United States, the Beck Chair encourages scholarly activity that promotes a better understanding of the conceptual foundations underlying critical issues in education.
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics has released two new reports on intercollegiate athletics outlining the impact and implications for the big-time athletics business model on important issues such as gender equity, Title IX, Olympic sports, and non-revenue sports among others:
Quantitative and Qualitative Research with Football Bowl Subdivision University Presidents on the Costs and Financing of Intercollegiate Athletics:
Report of Findings and Implications | Appendices
College Sports 101:A Primer on Money, Athletics, and Higher Education in the 21st Century
October 27, 2009
Pa Lee, a junior majoring in business marketing and education, has won a 2009 Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) award. Lee was one of 12 undergraduate students and one graduate student to earn this honor from the University's Office for Equity and Diversity.
The SEED Award program honors high-achieving students at the University of Minnesota with diverse identities, including students of color, women, GLBT students, and students with disabilities. SEED Award recipients must demonstrate impressive academic achievement and leadership in community outreach and activism, in addition to a deep understanding of and commitment to issues of equity, diversity, and social justice.
October 26, 2009
Mary Jo Kane, Ph.D., professor and director of the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in "From Wearing Jumpers to Shooting Them," in the Fall 2009 issue of the NCAA Champion magazine. The piece, which also mentions The Tucker Center, notes Kane's research with former Kinesiology graduate student Heather Maxwell on consumer response to representations of women's sports, as well as Kane and Kinesiology Education Specialist Jo Buysse's research on female athlete representations on media guide covers.
American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American College of Sports Medicine
American Educational Research Association
APA Division 15 - Educational Psychology
College of Education and Human Development
Council for Exceptional Children
Council on Social Work Education
Letter - Ambiguous Loss - NYTimes.com
National Association for Child Development
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Social Workers
National Council on Family Relations
National Education Association
National Human Resources Association
National Recreation and Park Association
North American Society for Sport Management
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