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November 24, 2009

Education

03/19/09

Education:  Barone paints picture of education with narrative research

ASU professor Thomas Barone collects the stories of educators to allow readers of his research to vicariously participate and re-experience it for themselves, to reflect more deeply on issues related to education.

03/12/09

Education:  Grant allows professor to expand innovative research

Education professor Michelene Chi is expanding her newest research endeavor in cognitive learning with a grant from the Spencer Foundation.

03/10/09

Engineering | Education | International engagement | Students:  Aerospace design course goes global

A new engineering course in aerospace design is connecting ASU students with fellow future engineers at universities in Mexico and Singapore.

03/09/09

Engineering | Education | Science | Students:  New microscope to advance research, education

ASU is the new home to a sophisticated electron microscope that will help make advances in energy production technology, national security and sustainable materials, on a nanoscale.

03/09/09

University | Education | Community:  ASU campus visit inspires Mitchell Elementary fifth-graders

A visit to ASU's West campus showed dozens of students from Mitchell Elementary School in Phoenix that college is an achievable goal for anyone willing to work hard.

03/06/09

Education:  Food for thought: A warning label on value-added testing?

If America's consumers must be warned of possible food and drug dangers, why shouldn't education consumers be warned of the pitfalls of standardized value-added assessments of their students?

03/06/09

Engineering | Education | Students | Community | Engineering:  Work to combat air pollution earns student scholarship

Environmental engineering graduate student Tingting Gao wins a prestigious scholarship from a national industry association based on her research to help alleviate air pollution.

02/27/09

Education:  Husman explores how 'future thinking' affects motivation

ASU professor Jenefer Husman is tracking engineering students through their undergraduate coursework to examine how a sense of one's own future affects their education and career path.

02/26/09

Engineering | Education | Faculty and Staff:  Standing out among geotechnical engineers and educators

Engineering faculty member Ed Kavazanjian has recently garnered a string of honors, awards and positions that reflect his prominence in the field of geotechnical engineer and his skills as a teacher.

02/23/09

Education:  Researchers strive to improve online education

The growth of online courses has inspired ASU professor James Klein and other researchers to find new ways of prompting student interaction and improving collaborative learning.