CEHD News http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/ The blog of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. en Copyright 2011 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:50:01 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.31-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Cedar Creek artist in residence explores nature with a human touch LindaButurian1.jpgSenior teaching specialist Linda Buturian, in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, is currently an artist in residence at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. Her essay, "Secret Knowledge," which is the first of three narratives with images recently published on the Cedar Creek website, captures the essence of Cedar Bog Lake and its relationship to people and the surrounding ecosystem.

Buturian's essay collection, World Gone Beautiful: Life Along the Rum River, was published by Cathedral Hill Press. As a writer and teacher, Buturian develops curriculum and teaches humanities courses for CEHD. To learn more about the interdisciplinary water seminar she designed, and to view her students' digital stories, visit the course website.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/07/cedar_creek_artist_in_residenc.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/07/cedar_creek_artist_in_residenc.html ZZ Special Use - College HP Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:58:52 -0600 Hodne receives CCE's Distinguished Educator Award Barbara HodneBarb Hodne, senior teaching specialist in Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, has been chosen as the 2011 recipient of the College of Continuing Education's Distinguished Educator Award. This award recognizes outstanding impact on education that honors CCE's mission of extending access and providing excellent educational opportunities across a range of domains including the classroom, workshops, and programming designed to provide professional development for educators.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/07/barb_hodne_receives_cces_disti.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/07/barb_hodne_receives_cces_disti.html Faculty Highlights Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:55:34 -0600 Jehangir shares expertise at national institute on learning communities Rashne JehangirRashné Jehangir, assistant professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, has been invited to serve as an expert resource faculty member at the 2011 National Summer Institute on Learning Communities at the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education at Evergreen State College. Teams from around the country apply to earn a spot at this institute, which provides focused time for campus teams of faculty, student affairs professionals, and administrators to develop action plans for launching or strengthening learning community programs, for developing a proven strategy for increasing student engagement, for helping academically under-prepared students succeed, and for invigorating undergraduate education.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/rashne_jehangir_to_serve_as_an.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/rashne_jehangir_to_serve_as_an.html Faculty Highlights Mon, 23 May 2011 12:59:45 -0600 M.A. student earns State Department scholarship to study in Turkey allison_link2.jpgAlison Link, a student in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning's Multicultural College Teaching and Learning M.A. program, has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Turkish in Turkey. She will spend seven to ten weeks in an intensive language institute this summer. The CLS program provides fully-funded, group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/alison_link_a_student_in.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/alison_link_a_student_in.html Postsecondary Teaching and Learning Fri, 20 May 2011 14:46:28 -0600 Buturian and Solheim awarded Global Program and Strategy Alliance grant The University's Global Program and Strategy Alliance awarded Linda Buturian (Senior Teaching Specialist, Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) and colleague Catherine Solheim (Associate Professor, Family Social Science) travel grants to fund their Mekong Initiative. Linda and Cathy will travel to northern Thailand in August and interview villagers and NGOs along the Mekong River to create digital stories about the impact of development of the Mekong on the villagers' culture and daily living. Buturian and Solheim will also develop contacts for and plan a new integrated course and a future Learning Abroad program centered on northern Thailand. They also received CEHD International Engagement grants for the Mekong Initiative.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/buturian_and_solheim_awarded_g.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/buturian_and_solheim_awarded_g.html Postsecondary Teaching and Learning Thu, 05 May 2011 09:59:03 -0600 College in the Schools algebra students test wind turbine designs Susan StaatsHigh school algebra students enrolled in PsTL 1006 Mathematical Modeling and Prediction visited campus recently to test their wind turbine designs. About 100 students participated in this College in the Schools Field Day, organized by faculty coordinator Sue Staats (associate professor, Postsecondary Teaching and Learning), with assistance from Selcen Guzey (Stem Education Center) and Tamara Moore (Curriculum and Instruction). Participating high schools were El Colegio Charter School, St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, Le Center High School, Community of Peace Academy, and North High School of North St. Paul, whose 8-volt-producing design won them the Titanium Turbine trophy.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/college_in_the_schools_algebra.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/05/college_in_the_schools_algebra.html Postsecondary Teaching and Learning Wed, 04 May 2011 09:07:51 -0600 Jensen's CIS anatomy students show public health expertise How can teens become advocates for healthy living? Students in a University of Minnesota, Twin Cities College in the Schools (CIS) Anatomy and Physiology course have produced videos and designed multimedia displays that can be used to educate their friends, families, and communities about healthy eating, obesity reduction, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. More than 400 students representing 15 high schools across Minnesota gathered April 18 at the U of M to compete for the most engaging and educational kiosk. The winners will take home the coveted Golden Femur award.

Murray Jensen"Our goal for the kiosks is to put the students' knowledge into action, to show that there is more to anatomy and physiology than learning the names of bones and muscles," says Murray Jensen, associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning. "Many of these CIS students will become health care leaders who will be interacting with the public, helping people stay healthy. The kiosks give students an opportunity to be health care advocates."

The kiosk competition is the culmination of the yearlong Smart and Healthy Students, Smart and Healthy Families program, funded by the UCare Fund. Using concepts from Michael Pollan's book In Defense of Food, high school students learned about healthy eating and also studied the digestive system, obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/04/jensens_cis_anatomy_students_s.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/04/jensens_cis_anatomy_students_s.html Faculty Highlights Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:31:58 -0600 Higbee receives Horace T. Morse Award for undergraduate education Jeanne HigbeeJeanne Higbee, professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, has been awarded the Horace T. Morse - University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. She will be honored for her exemplary teaching, research, and service as an undergraduate educator at the Distinguished Teaching Awards Ceremony on campus April 25.

"Dr. H is the Michael Jordan of teaching," said one student in Higbee's nomination materials. She also received enthusiastic support from many others inside and outside the University, including James Banks, director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, and John N. Gardner, executive director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/03/dr_jeanne_higbee_recieves_hora.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/03/dr_jeanne_higbee_recieves_hora.html Faculty Highlights Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:51:32 -0600 Hyland and African American Read-In honored by Timberwolves Ezra HylandOn February 23 Ezra Hyland, Teaching Specialist in Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, and the African American Read-In were honored as a community hero by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The African American Read-In is a literacy initiative addressing the attainment of reading and writing skills in African American students and encouraging reading and writing across the curriculum. Dean Quam and Ezra Hyland were escorted to half court during half time where they were recognized before the packed house.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/03/hyland_and_african_american_re.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/03/hyland_and_african_american_re.html Faculty Highlights Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:56:02 -0600 Faculty present at Focusing on the First Year Conference Multiple faculty from the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, along with research assistants and colleagues, presented at the Focusing on the First Year conference held on campus Wednesday, February 16. The presentations included "Mapping the Academic and Social Engagement of First-Year Undergraduate Students at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities," "Engaging Students in the First Year: A Multidisciplinary Approach," and "Excellence for All: Student Learning and Development." The Focusing on the First Year conference is a bi-annual event that brings faculty, staff, and administrators together to discuss academic and development issues relating to first-year students.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/pstl_presentations_at_u_of_m_f.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/pstl_presentations_at_u_of_m_f.html Postsecondary Teaching and Learning Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:06:25 -0600 Multicultural instruction for undergrad mathematical thinking courses Irene DuranczykIrene Duranczyk, associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, gave a poster presentation at the CERME7 (Conference of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education) recently held in Rzezow, Poland. Her presentation, "Critical multicultural instruction for undergraduate mathematical thinking courses," gives the theoretical foundation and preliminary results of her research in teaching mathematical thinking through an introductory statistics course. Duranczyk also participated in the workgroup on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, along with Bill Barton, the president of the International Congress for Mathematics Education (ICEM), and Barbara Jaworski, co-director of the University's Centre for Mathematics Education Research (CMER) at the University of Oxford.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/multicultural_instruction_for.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/multicultural_instruction_for.html Faculty Highlights Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:44:09 -0600 PsTL instructors present on technology and learning outcomes at first-year experience conference PeterG_2010.jpgMurray JensenAssociate Professor Murray Jensen and Senior Teaching Specialist Gary Peter, from the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, presented at the 30th Annual First-Year Experience Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Their first session, titled "Evaluating Group Video Projects in Relation to University of Minnesota Student Learning Outcomes," described a group capstone assignment involving the production of a short video on healthy eating and provided evidence on the effectiveness of that assignment in relation to student learning outcomes. Jensen also delivered a second presentation, titled "iPads for All: Innovation and Application in a Learning Community," which provided a preliminary report on the use of iPads and students' responses to them in a learning community featuring a public speaking class and a general biology course.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/pstl_instructors_present_at_th.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/pstl_instructors_present_at_th.html Postsecondary Teaching and Learning Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:41:32 -0600 Arendale receives outstanding research/publication award David ArendaleCongratulations to David Arendale, associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, who received the Hunter R. Boylan Outstanding Research/Publication Award for 2011 from the National Association for Developmental Education. The award from NADE was for his recent book, Access at the Crossroads: Learning Assistance in Higher Education, published by Jossey-Bass. The award will be received at the NADE national conference in Washington, DC, later in February.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/david_arendale_receives_hunter.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2011/02/david_arendale_receives_hunter.html Faculty Highlights Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:29:38 -0600 Jeanne Higbee presents on instructional design Jeanne HigbeeJeanne Higbee, professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, presented a workshop on "Promoting Inclusion and Retention through Integrated Multicultural Instructional Design (PIRIMID)" at the annual conference of the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) in Salt Lake City in November. On December 10 Higbee was also interviewed by Nancy Shapiro of the Maryland Legislative Task Force on Universal Design for Learning. The task force was appointed by the governor and is making recommendations for teacher preparation related to Universal Design.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2010/12/jeanne_higbee_presents_on_inst.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cehd/insideout/2010/12/jeanne_higbee_presents_on_inst.html Faculty Highlights Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:43:47 -0600 CEHD freshmen showcase First Year Inquiry capstone projects capstone-4-web.jpgCEHD first-year students gathered in the Great Hall of Coffman Union Dec. 15 to showcase PsTL 1525: First Year Inquiry, Multidisciplinary Ways of Knowing Capstone Projects. The FYI course is a writing intensive, team-taught course that addresses the common question: How can one person make a difference? All 450 CEHD freshmen take PsTL 1525 and participate in the showcase event presenting a wide range of projects including digital stories, performances, posters, videos, and dance.

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