Three SOE Faculty Win Teaching Enhancement Grants

Three members of the SOE faculty are among the campus winners of awards from the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Fund administered by the UM-Dearborn Integrated Learning and Community Partnership Office. These awards are intended to support innovative approaches to enhancing opportunities for student learning on campus.

Seong Hong, associate professor of early childhood education and Rosalyn Saltz Collegiate Professor of Education, received funds to provide a digital story telling workshop on campus. Under the guidance of well-regarded experts in this domain UM-Dearborn faculty will learn to create their own digital stories, to employ best practices for having students create digital stories, and to identify campus resources or structures that could be used to assist with digital storytelling in the classroom.

Susan Everett, associate professor of science education, received funds to bring Dr. Fred Goldberg to campus in the fall. Goldberg is a Professor of Physics and a Research Scientist at the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education at San Diego State University. He is a leader in physics education research and is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in students' learning of physics.

Gail Luera, associate professor of science education, received funds to purchase a classroom set of handheld GPS units. The purchased units will enable faculty and EIC program leaders to teach basic mapping skills while fostering a connection to and demonstrating knowledge of the local environment.

Please join me in congratulating these faculty for taking the initiative on these innovative efforts on behalf of the UM-Dearborn campus. Brava to all!