Author: sehd
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Lisa Forbes’ study featured in CU Denver News
Introducing Play to Higher Education Reduces Stress and Forms Deeper Connection Course Material A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method. The study was conducted by University of Colorado Denver counseling researcher Lisa Forbes and was published in the Journal of Teaching and Learning. While many educators in higher education believe play is a method that is solely used for elementary education,…
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Margarita Bianco, Pathways2Teaching program, and future SEHD MA student Joselyne Garcia-Moreno featured in Education Week
How ‘Grow-Your-Own’ Programs Are Helping Recruit Teachers of Color Joselyne Garcia-Moreno always loved and excelled at math. But attending an all English-speaking high school could have squelched this passion for Garcia-Morena, who grew up in a Spanish-speaking household and spent most of her formative years attending school in Mexico. “I was really nervous. I could…
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Heather Johnson major collaborator on NSF grant to broaden participation in engineering: Engineering is Not Neutral: Transforming Instruction via Collaboration and Engagement (ENNTICE)
Engineering faculty and staff understand why people want to become engineers: Engineers get to use their creative side and their analytical side. It’s fun to work on a team. Exploring new technologies is exciting and adventurous. The salaries are very attractive. And, perhaps most important of all, engineers design things that make the world a…
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Pizzeria Locale Supports Envision: You June 15
On Tuesday June 15, all Pizzeria Locale locations will be donating 33% of all sales to the nonprofit Envision: You. Ed Cannon is a board member and encourages all who enjoy pizza to consider Pizzeria Locale on Tuesday June 15. More information can be found at envision-you.org The mission of Envision: You is to support,…
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School of Education & Human Development Receives $2.33 Million Grant
The money will be used to facilitate a consortium of institutions of higher education, and to influence state policy reform, to dismantle barriers in Colorado’s early educator preparation system. Today, the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (EEIC) announced it has awarded the University of Colorado Denver School of Education & Human Development $2.33 million for its commitment to transform its early childhood teacher preparation. The university joins five other grantees that have established partnerships between institutions of higher education (IHE), states or…
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2021 Summer Sandbox Series – Annotation Makes Thinking Visible
This summer Remi Kalir will be co-facilitating the 2021 Summer Sandbox Series titled “Annotation Makes Thinking Visible” for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in partnership with the Library of Congress. Any SEHD faculty or students who are NCTE members can join. Register here: https://ncte.org/2021-summer-sandbox/
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Remi Kalir featured on LSE Impact Blog
Joining the ‘great conversation’ – The fundamental role of annotation in academic society Annotations can often be seen as an interruption, something to be expunged from carefully maintained library collections and the version of record. However, drawing on their research and writing practice, Remi Kalir and Antero Garcia present a different view of annotation, as a vital mechanism…
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2021-22 SEHD Committee List
The 2021-22 SEHD Committee List is now available on the wiki. Thank you faculty for voting!
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SEHD RTP Standards and Criteria (effective July 1, 2021)
The updated SEHD RTP Standards and Criteria (effective July 1, 2021) is now available on the wiki on the faculty resources page.
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Knowmia and Other Teaching Infrastructure Updates
A few updates on our teaching infrastructure: Knowmia has been discontinued, however it will remain active and available in Canvas through June 2022. A replacement has not yet been determined. Hypothes.is will be integrated with Canvas around May 28th. Look for it as an option in your Canvas assignments. Questions? contact brad.hinson@ucdenver.edu or remi.kalir@ucdenver.edu. Ally is…