In-person summer camp returned to the College of Information with a new program aimed at introducing young girls to STEM Careers. Learning Technologies Assistant Professor Aleshia Hayes received several awards to create the Girls SURGE into STEM XR camp. The largest award came from the community action grant from American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Dr. John Turner and his co-authors Nigel Thurlow and Brian Rivera were interviewed InfoQ, an online magazine in the software development field to discuss their new publication The Flow System: The Evolution of Agile and Lean Thinking in an Age of Complexity.  The book uses team science to understand how organizations can operate and adapt work to complex environments and be innovative, adaptive, and resilient.

Dean Kinshuk announced, Dr. Yunjo An was selected to serve as the new Chair of the Learning Technologies Department.  Dr. An currently serves as an Associate Professor in the department.  

She received her PhD in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington and she has taught a variety of courses in Learning Technologies/Instructional Technology over the last 12 years. 

The third-ever Pan Pacific Technology Enhance Language Learning (PPTELL) and Critical Thinking meeting connected people from across the globe on ZOOM for a conference originally scheduled for Denton, Texas.  

The College of Information, congratulates Dr. Deborah Cockerham, lecturer in the Learning Technologies department on her John Cotton Dana Award for Leadership. Dr. Cockerham was nominated by The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History for the award which is given by the National American Alliance of Museums (AAM).

Social distancing is putting more parents in the driver's seat when it comes to their child’s curriculum. Parents may feel comfortable monitoring studies at home but not necessarily picking books, activities or finding the educational value in playing video games.

Two experts from the College of Information put together a few helpful tips for parents who now find themselves in a new role as full-time instructional leaders.

Learning Technologies faculty member Cathie Norris is receiving praise for a recently published article in Communications of AMC (CAMC). Norris is a co-author with University of Michigan professors Mark Guzdial and Elliot Soloway and retired Computer Science Figure Alan Kay. In the article titled, ‘Computational thinking should just be good thinking.’ The authors argue that modern children already think with computation through the use of many digital tools early in life.  

Dr. Demetria Ennis Cole published a book that documents the trials and attempts to remedy the behaviors of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The book titled, Seeing Autism through parent’s feedback, sketchnotes, technology, and evidence-based practices.’