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Ferdig (center, near back), poses with natives of this Twa village in rural Rwanda. He has been working with Rwandan schools to find inexpensive technologies to meet the needs of the east-central African nation.
Associate Professor Stephen Pape with one of the revolutionary graphing calculators that is changing the way mathematics is taught.
Since the early 1990s, a humble little computing device has caused a quiet revolution in the way mathematics is taught in America’s middle and high schools.
To stay afloat as a world economic power, the United States must radically change its model for funding scientific research, says a UF professor who studies higher education issues.
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When the University of Florida’s College of Education held its commencement ceremony Aug. 9, the graduates included a handful of expert teachers who are already working in some of the most-challenged schools in South Florida.
They are UF’s first class of education specialist degree (Ed.S.) graduates from Teacher Leadership for School Improvement, or TLSI, a groundbreaking distance education program that allows teachers in high-poverty schools in South Florida to hone their classroom skills with the help of professors at UF, hundreds of miles away.
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Not so long ago, the airwaves were buzzing with news about Miley Cyrus—the 15-year-old pop star behind Disney’s “Hannah Montana” — and her provocative photo shoot in Vanity Fair.
But while reporters and pundits found much to talk about in the tousled, waiflike figure at the center of the photos, Catherine Emihovich and Rebecca Nagy find just as many important details in the margins.
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Would it bother you to know that your physician smokes cigars and likes to do “keg stands”? That your gynecologist was a member of a group called “I Hate Medical School”? That your urologist is a fan of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”?
That is exactly the sort of information many people share on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. According to a new University of Florida study, many medical students are sharing far too much.
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In an era of shrinking state budgets, one University of Florida professor has dug into her own pockets to make sure the next generation of scholars has a chance to grow.
Dorene Ross, a professor in UF’s College of Education, and her husband Jack have given the college $10,000 to establish a fund that will help junior faculty members travel to professional conferences to present their research.
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UF Educational Psychology Professor John Kranzler, a former associate dean at the University of Florida College of Education, is returning to executive staff as the college’s new Interim Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development.
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Candidates in the classroom:
Professor Elizabeth Washington
Helping students learn from Election 2008
For millions of Americans, “high school” and “democracy” go together like “banana” and “republic.”
A 'technology muzungu' in Rwanda
Ferdig (center, near back), poses with natives of this Twa village in rural Rwanda. He has been working with Rwandan schools to find inexpensive technologies to meet the needs of the east-central African nation.
Graphing-networking technology may revolutionize algebra teaching
Associate Professor Stephen Pape with one of the revolutionary graphing calculators that is changing the way mathematics is taught.
Since the early 1990s, a humble little computing device has caused a quiet revolution in the way mathematics is taught in America’s middle and high schools.
Who should U.S. emulate in global research race? OH, CANADA!
Asst. Professor Pilar Mendoza
To stay afloat as a world economic power, the United States must radically change its model for funding scientific research, says a UF professor who studies higher education issues.
From Immokalee to UF: novel online program grants first degrees to teachers in high-poverty schools
When the University of Florida’s College of Education held its commencement ceremony Aug. 9, the graduates included a handful of expert teachers who are already working in some of the most-challenged schools in South Florida.
They are UF’s first class of education specialist degree (Ed.S.) graduates from Teacher Leadership for School Improvement, or TLSI, a groundbreaking distance education program that allows teachers in high-poverty schools in South Florida to hone their classroom skills with the help of professors at UF, hundreds of miles away.
‘Hannah Montana’ course takes on popular images of childhood
Not so long ago, the airwaves were buzzing with news about Miley Cyrus—the 15-year-old pop star behind Disney’s “Hannah Montana” — and her provocative photo shoot in Vanity Fair.
But while reporters and pundits found much to talk about in the tousled, waiflike figure at the center of the photos, Catherine Emihovich and Rebecca Nagy find just as many important details in the margins.
Future doctors share too much on Facebook, UF researchers say
Would it bother you to know that your physician smokes cigars and likes to do “keg stands”? That your gynecologist was a member of a group called “I Hate Medical School”? That your urologist is a fan of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”?
That is exactly the sort of information many people share on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. According to a new University of Florida study, many medical students are sharing far too much.
Professor invests in the future of teacher education
In an era of shrinking state budgets, one University of Florida professor has dug into her own pockets to make sure the next generation of scholars has a chance to grow.
Dorene Ross, a professor in UF’s College of Education, and her husband Jack have given the college $10,000 to establish a fund that will help junior faculty members travel to professional conferences to present their research.
Ross
Kranzler named interim head of COE research program
UF Educational Psychology Professor John Kranzler, a former associate dean at the University of Florida College of Education, is returning to executive staff as the college’s new Interim Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development.
Kranzler
Margaret Early, emeritus professor and unsung hero of college access, dies at 84
Margaret Early, the UF emeritus professor who quietly set up scholarships for inner city kids, died June 28 at her home in Gainesville. She was 84.
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