How is COVID-19 affecting different cultures around the world? To find out, the newly formed International Society for Quantitative Ethnography (QE) launched the "QE COVID Data Challenge,” a seven-day data sprint involving nearly 100 data and research experts collaborating remotely from 16 countries, including Denmark, Hungary, Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Designed to cushion the shift to distance learning, materials include tips around social stories, adaptive devices and understanding Individualized Education Programs to help ensure students learning at home get the services they’re due.
As COVID-19 triggers a surge in online internships, little is known about how they affect students' grades, social development and job prospects. WCER researchers Matthew Hora and Zi Chen are working to change that with a six-month, mixed-methods study.
This fall, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) will welcome six members into its established network of 35 research universities dedicated to preparing future STEM faculty to become exceptional teachers and researchers.
"The Hidden Village" is a world where visitors are challenged with problems at nearly every turn and colorful characters guide them to solutions. Selected for the 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase, the 3D motion capture computer game guides students to solve math problems through their own movements, and provides researchers data to better understand how embodied cognition can advance learning.
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ICQE2020-21 | International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography 2020-21 @ICQEConf
Simon Buckingham Shum; Abigail Wooldridge, University of Technology Sydney; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Fox 11 News, Jul 2
Madison Magazine, Jun 30
Politico, Jun 17
University of Idaho Communications, Jun 16
WCER Communications, Jun 16
WCER Communications, Jun 15
"Assessing English Language Proficiency in U.S. K–12 Schools," Chapter 4 "Innovations and challenges in K-12 English language proficiency assessment tasks," p. 55-74; chapter by Alicia Kim, Mark Chapman, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, April, 2020.
"Leveraging Promising Practices: Improving the Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention of Diverse & Inclusive Faculty," ASPIRE Alliance, K. Griffin, J.C. Bennett, & T. York, 2020. CC BY-NC-SA. (Delta Program & CIRTL affiliation)
Minseok Yang, Se Woong Lee, and Peter Goff, May 2020
Matthew Wolfgram, Tamanna Akram, and Brian Vivona, May 2020
"Mixed-reality simulations to build capacity for advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences," Jason A Chen., M. Shane Tutwiler, Jerlando F. L. Jackson, American Psychological Association Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, May 2020, accepted manuscript version publicly available on May 5, 2021
Peter Wardrip has been awarded $105,322 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, in a subcontract from the University of Buffalo, for “Assessment for Learning in Library Makerspaces” through Sept. 30, 2021.
Matthew T. Hora and Zi Chen have received a grant of $145,000 from the National Science Foundation for "Investigating the Impact of Online Internships in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic" through Dec. 31, 2020.
Steven Kimball and Bradley Carl have been awarded $1,772,991 from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for "Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness System, Fiscal Years 2021-2023" through June 30, 2023.
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