|
|
| Curriculum & instruction > about us |
| |
|
| |
News
May 2008
- Phil Van Fossen was named Outstanding University Professor for 2007-08 by the Purdue chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education.
- Peg Ertmer has been selected as one of three senior resource faculty members for the 2008-09 Teaching for Tomorrow Awards Program, sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
- Jennifer Richardson was recognized by ITaP (Information Technology at Purdue) for the development of a high-quality distance education course in 2007.
April 2008
- Lynn Bryan (science education) and Phil Van Fossen (social studies education) are being promoted to the rank of Professor effective with the beginning of the 2008 fall semester. Sarah Mahurt (literacy and language education) is being promoted to the rank of Clinical Professor. Brenda Capobianco (science education), Jennifer Richardson (educational technology), and Scott Schaffer (educational technology) are each being promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Their promotions were ratified by action of the Board of Trustees in April.
- JoAnn Phillion, a faculty member in the curriculum studies program, was selected as the recipient of the 2008 College of Education Dean's Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship. Professor Phillion has an outstanding record of publications and was recently elected to the Professors of Curriculum, an international honorary academy. Professor Phillion also was the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Faculty Discovery Award for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
- Donna Enersen, a continuing lecturer who teaches graduate qualitative research courses, was selected as the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
- David Eichinger, jointly appointed faculty member in Curriculum and Instruction and Biological Sciences, received an Excellence in Teaching Award from Purdue Student Government.
- Minchi Kim, assistant professor of educational technology, is the recipient of a 2008 Robert C. Anderson Award from the University of Georgia recognizing excellence in research by a recent graduate of the University of Georgia Graduate School.
- Aliya Rahman, graduate student in curriculum studies, was the recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from both the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the College of Education. In addition, she received a 2008 Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award.
March 2008
- First Opinions—Second Reactions: Reviews of Recent Children’s and Young Adult Literature is a new electronic journal published by Purdue University Press and co-edited by Professors Janet Alsup and Jill May. The journal is designed as a forum for teachers, scholars, and students to learn about new books and integrate them into their curricula or scholarly works. The journal publishes not only reviews of books for children and young adults, but also the "reactions" of teachers and scholars to these reviews after the materials have been introduced to students at various instructional levels. Thus, the journal seeks to create a dialogue among those who are interested in the study and classroom teaching of children’s and adolescent literature. Each issue revolves around a topic or issue relevant to contemporary children’s and young adult literature. The inaugural issue of First Opinions—Second Reactions is available online at http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fosr/.
January 2008
- The Journal of Science Teacher Education, the official journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education, is now being edited at Purdue. The co-editors are Professors Lynn Bryan, joint appointee in C&I and Physics, and John Staver, Co-Director of the Center for Research and Engagement is Science and Mathematics Education (CRESME) and joint appointee in C&I and Chemistry. Other members of C&I who will serve as associate editors include George Bodner (courtesy faculty), Brenda Capobianco, David Eichinger, Gerald Krockover, Anita Roychoudhury, and Dan Shepardson.
September 2007
- Brenda Capobianco has been awarded a three-year grant of nearly a half a million dollars from the Research on Gender on Science and Engineering program of the National Science Foundation to study the perceptions of engineering and development of identity among young students, particularly girls, interacting with engineering-based learning activities.
April 2007
- Susan Britsch, in literacy and language education, and Peg Ertmer, in educational technology, are each being promoted to the rank of Professor effective with the beginning of the 2007 fall semester. Their promotions were ratified by action of the Board of Trustees in April.
- Tim Newby was selected as the recipient of a 2007 Purdue University Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in memory of Charles B. Murphy. He teaches EDCI 270 - Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing, a large enrollment course that is required for all teacher education students. Professor Newby received the recognition at the annual University Honors Convocation.
- Peg Ertmer, a faculty member in the educational technology program, was selected as the recipient of the 2007 College of Education Dean's Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship. Professor Ertmer has an outstanding record of publications and was recognized by her peers for her leadership in the field. Professor Ertmer also was the recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Faculty Discovery Award for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
- Sarah Mahurt was the recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Faculty Engagement Award for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Professor Mahurt is the Associate Director of the Purdue Literacy Network Project and the Director of Literacy Collaborative at Purdue.
- Erik Malewski was the recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Professor Malewski teaches graduate courses in Curriculum Studies as well as the undergraduate course, EDCI 285 - Multiculturalism and Education.
March 2007
- Career and Technical Education Research, the official publication of the Association for Career and Technical Education, is now being edited at Purdue. Professor James Greenan of C&I has been named the editor of the journal, which officially moved its editorial offices to Purdue on March 1.
- Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Departmen
 t of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and 2005-2006 President of the American Educational Research Association, presented the 2007 Department of Curriculum and Instruction Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, March 22, at 5:00 p.m. in Stewart Center room 218C/D. Her talk, "Pushing Past the Achievement Gap," echoed points in her AERA Presidential Address. You can view the presentation online (requires Windows Media Player).
January 2007
- The Department of Curriculum and Instruction ranks in the top 10 in the U.S. Academic Analytics, a for-profit company that uses metrics partially developed at the State University of New York at Stony Brook to rate faculty members' scholarly output at nearly 7,300 doctoral programs around the country, ranked Purdue's Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the top 10 nationwide based on data from 2005. See a Chronicle of Higher Education story about the company's ratings system. The Top 10 institutions in various subcategories of Education, including Curriculum and Instruction, may be found on the Academic Analytics website.
October 2006
- Professors Jennifer Richardson and Peg Ertmer have been awarded three-year grant of nearly a half a million dollars from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) program of the U.S. Department of Education to study the use of peer feedback in online discussions in the context of both education and engineering courses.
January 2006
- The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning is a new journal just launched by the Purdue University Press. The journal, co-edited by Professors Peg Ertmer of C&I and Alexius Macklin of the Purdue Libraries, publishes relevant, interesting, and challenging articles of research, analysis, or promising practice related to all aspects of implementing problem-based learning (PBL) in K–12 and post-secondary classrooms. Information about the new journal, as well as available issues, are available online at http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/.
Events
August 18 - Department and college orientations for new graduate students, all graduate teaching assistants, and new faculty members
August 19 - Annual C&I faculty and staff retreat
August 25 - 2008 fall semester begins |
| |
|
|
 |
|
| |
Maribeth Schmitt has been appointed to the Jean Adamson Stanley Faculty Chair in Literacy. Schmitt, a clinical professor of literacy and language education, is director of the Purdue Literacy Network Project. Read more. |
|
