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The College of Education is ranked 20 in this report!

Penn State Achieves High Marks In Global Academic Ranking Penn State received top 100 marks in 30 subjects in the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

LDT student Minkyung Lee’s article just published in ETRD!

The influence of external concept structures on an individual’s knowledge structures - Educational technology research and development This experimental investigation considers how the inherent conceptual structure of external representations influences individuals' knowledge structure, and in addition proposes a measure of global collective knowledge to account for the influence of pre-existing knowledge structure. In two studies,...

Marcela Borge, Tugce Aldemir and Yu Xia in ETRD!

How teams learn to regulate collaborative processes with technological support - Educational technology research and development We examined the utility of a technologically enhanced collective regulation system for improving students’ collaborative sense-making processes, i.e., discussion quality, over time. Participants were 27 online undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory information science course. Students ...

The submissions deadline for has been extended from July 27 to August 1. Related changes to the notifications date and program release date will be announced in the July issue of Highlights. https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/2023-Annual-Meeting-Call-for-Paper-and-Session-Submissions

Cherokee language courses offered at University of Arkansas Students at the U of A have the opportunity to learn the Cherokee language from a native speaker.

We are excited to announce John B. Diamond, professor of sociology and education policy in Brown University’s department of sociology and Annenberg Institute for School Reform, has been selected to present the 2022 Brown Lecture in Education Research. Read the full announcement: https://www.aera.net/Newsroom/AERA-Selects-John-B-Diamond-to-Deliver-2022-Brown-Lecture-in-Education-Research

China's schoolkids beat American students in all academic categories The academic performance of American schoolchildren hasn't budged in two decades, despite billions of dollars in increased funding.

Susan Land, professor of education (learning, design, and technology) and Leigh Ann Haefner, associate professor of science education and head of the Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences at Penn State Altoona, are among five new fellows from the Penn State ranks in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA).

The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States’ preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities. Through its leadership program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability through University administrative assignments or other significant positions in public, private or professional organizations are aided in further developing their leadership and managerial skills.

Five named 2022 Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellows | Penn State University The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Department Executive Officers program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks. Penn State’s participants for the 2022 program were selected based on their significant contributions and potential to achieve even more as University leaders.

Artists work next to doctors to help with healing in hospitals About half of the nation’s hospitals include arts programming, and the trend appears to be growing. One of the leading centers for studying how art can influence health is the University of Florida’s arts in medicine program, where students can earn a degree in the field. Jeffrey Brown reports f...