Dr. Sara Schultz and Erick Hernandez presented a workshop on using strategic questioning (a form of formative assessment) with both formal and informal groups to better engage and educate. The workshop was presented to an international audience during the annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Hernandez, a student in science education, developed much of the workshop during […]
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Kay Beckermann, assistant professor of public relations and digital media, has been elected as an officer for the National Communication Association Public Relations Division. She will be serving on the PRIDE (Public Relations Innovation, Development, and Education) Awards committee. As a member of this committee, Beckermann will review articles in Public Relations Review and the Journal of Public Relations Research […]
Gretchen Olson had been working for a year as a drafter when she decided she wanted more options to move up in the construction industry. She decided to pursue a four-year degree in construction management from MSUM. “It seemed that it would fit me,” she says. “I enjoyed what I was doing, but I wanted to be part of something […]
The peer-reviewed book, The Nexus of Teaching and Demographics: Context and Connections from Colonial Times to Today, by Boyd L. Bradbury, Department of Leadership and Learning, was released last week by Rowman & Littlefield (Lexington Books). The Nexus of Teaching and Demographics: Context and Connections from Colonial Times to Today provides an overview of the evolution of education in the […]