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18 Oct 2016    By Kelcey Buck

Inaugural interdisciplinary Learning Technology Academy launches

It all started with a visit to a gaming company in California. Now, Ron Nelson’s idea for an interdisciplinary Learning Technology Academy is coming to fruition with the formation of the student team that will work together to create learning technologies for children experiencing learning difficulties.

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12 Oct 2016    

Applications being accepted for third annual undergraduate trip to Costa Rica

For the third year in a row, undergraduate students in special education and speech-language pathology have the opportunity to spend two weeks in Costa Rica as part of a Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders study abroad trip. 



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12 Oct 2016    

Technology Innovation Projects making a difference for students

CEHS Technology Innovation Projects are opportunities for CEHS faculty to incorporate innovative approaches to learning in their classrooms. A new video highlights four recent projects.

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Holly Hatton-Bowers

26 Sep 2016    

Hatton-Bowers' paper recognized

Holly Hatton-Bowers, assistant professor in Child Youth and Family Studies, has been recognized by the Journal of Social Work Education for her paper, "Evaluating Training to Promote Critical Thinking Skills for Determining Children’s Safety."

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Holly Hatton-Bowers

26 Sep 2016    

Hatton-Bowers' paper recognized

Holly Hatton-Bowers, assistant professor in Child Youth and Family Studies, has been recognized by the Journal of Social Work Education for her paper, "Evaluating Training to Promote Critical Thinking Skills for Determining Children’s Safety."

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26 Sep 2016    

Hanen Centre’s “It Takes Two to Talk” workshop set for Sept. 28

A free workshop for students featuring The Hanen Program for Parents model for family-focused early language intervention for young children will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Ruth Leverton Hall.

The two-hour workshop is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. in Ruth Leverton Room 204, located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus. The workshop will be presented by Toby Stephan, a trained instructor from the Hanen Centre, which is a not-for-profit organization based in Canada that is dedicated to addressing delays in language development in young children.



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22 Sep 2016    

Jha honored by ODK

Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) the national leadership senior honor society's Nebraska Circle has named Dipra Jha, assistant professor of practice in Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management, as Professor of the Month. The Circle class, led by Chapter President Brendan Gallo, held an event on Sept. 22 to recognize Jha for being an outstanding educator.
 
Hannah DeMaro, member of ODK and a senior in Hospitality, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, was part of the group that recognized Jha in their formal attire.


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21 Sep 2016    

Eckerson receives dissertation award

Janet Eckerson, a 2015 Ed.D. graduate from Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, has been recognized by the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate with an honorable mention award in the Dissertation in Practice Awards.

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21 Sep 2016    

Eckerson receives dissertation award

Janet Eckerson, a 2015 Ed.D. graduate from Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, has been recognized by the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate with an honorable mention award in the Dissertation in Practice Awards.

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20 Sep 2016    

Sand earns White House Presidential Award for mathematics teaching

Gregory Sand, an Ed.D. student in Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Sand is in his 20th year of teaching mathematics, the last 14 at Central High School in Omaha Public Schools. He is advised in his doctoral program in the College of Education and Human Sciences by Stephen Swidler, associate professor.



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