Education News
Dateline Turkey: Illinois students get a turn as foreign correspondents
Published Date:May 2, 2012
Four classes, four continents. About every two years, a small class of University of Illinois journalism students under the supervision of professor Nancy Benson reports from a different part of the world, taking a two-week turn as foreign correspondents.
Published Date: May 2, 2012
Even positive stereotypes can hinder performance, researchers report
Published Date:April 23, 2012
Does hearing that you are a member of an elite group of chess players, say, or scholars enhance your performance on tasks related to your alleged area of expertise? Not necessarily, say researchers who tested how sweeping pronouncements about the skills or likely success of social groups can influence childrens performance.
Published Date: April 23, 2012
Science museum event launches neuroscience education program
Published Date:March 7, 2012
Brainiacs of all ages are invited to explore the mysteries of the brain and nervous system March 11 during an afternoon of games and activities at the Orpheum Childrens Science Museum in Champaign. The event, F.I.N.D. Orphy, will kick off a new science education outreach program jointly sponsored by the Orpheum and the University of Illinois that highlights the research of the universitys neuroscientists.
Published Date: March 7, 2012
Social media may help women overcome computer anxiety
Published Date:March 6, 2012
A new study by researchers in the College of Education at the University of Illinois suggests that social networking and video sharing applications could be effective in helping women transcend their computer anxiety and bridge the digital divide.
Published Date: March 6, 2012
Fun, incentives both essential in motivating workers' online learning
Published Date:February 21, 2012
Companies that want to motivate workers to use electronic-based or digital training programs need to make training modules fun and stimulating whenever they can, and offer extrinsic incentives, such as wage increases and user support, when employees need extra enticement, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois.
Published Date: February 21, 2012
