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CU Boulder professors Noah Finkelstein of physics and Valerie Otero of education have won the 2023 Svend Pedersen Award and Lecture from Stockholm University.

Western Illinois University has been on a mission to enhance its reputation as a top-tier educational institution. In 2017, WIU introduced the Learning Assistant Program (LAP), a peer-based initiative aimed at promoting active and collaborative learning in the classroom. Since its inception, the program has yielded impressive results, including improved student grades and a significant uptick in Engineering program retention rates.

Six students, who will complete their degree requirements in Spring 2023, have received the highest recognition from their colleges for their overall academic excellence by being named a College Scholar.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance teaching and learning and to promote student success in undergraduate STEM education.

Funds will be used to expand programs that provide evidence-based teaching workshops and training on learning techniques.

Western Illinois University introduced a peer-based program in 2017 designed to encourage active, collaborative learning in the classroom. Since its implementation, WIU has seen improvement in student grades, and the engineering program retention rate has increased significantly. WIU is looking to expand this program so as to enhance its standing as a premier undergraduate educational institution.

University News Will feature panel discussions, interactive sessions, and awards for 2020-2021 teaching pivot May 10, 2021 Twitter Facebook While Boston University looks ahead to a school year with the return of in-person teaching and learning, the Digital Learning & Innovation Faculty Forum 2021 virtual symposium is taking a moment to pause and celebrate all that that faculty and staff have accomplished over the course of the pandemic with from Anywhere (LfA), the hybrid fo...