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Machado and Fu present on Use of AI for Learning and Teaching

Crystal Machado from the Department of Professional Studies in Education and Yao Fu from the University of Wisconsin presented a paper titled聽鈥淎I and Bloom鈥檚 Taxonomy: Scaffolding Pre-service and Inservice Teachers鈥� Use of Artificial Intelligence for Learning and Teaching鈥� at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, on March 20, 2025.

  • 03 April 2025
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Musiime and Machado Present on Faculty Well-being Online

Emmanuella Musiime, a Curriculum and Instruction doctoral candidate, and Crystal Machado from the Department of Professional Studies in Education presented a paper titled 鈥淭eaching Online: A Qualitative Exploration of Faculty Wellbeing and the Injustices They Experience in Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Hybrid Courses鈥� at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education on March 19, 2025.

  • 27 March 2025
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Fostering Cross-Cultural Dialogue Through Facebook: A Collaborative Study

Two professors published a study on using a Facebook group to connect college students from the US and Israel. The group helped students have cross-cultural conversations, learn from each other, and grow professionally. The study shows that social media can be a useful tool for learning beyond the classroom.

  • 21 March 2025
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Exploring TPACK in Higher Education: Huang Presents at EERA 2025

At the 2025 Eastern Educational Research Association Conference, Chin-Yi Huang, a doctoral student in the Curriculum and Instruction program at 糖心vlog, presented their research on 鈥淎 Bibliometric Analysis of TPACK Research in Higher Education: Mapping Trends, Themes, and Applications (2014鈥�2024).鈥澛�

  • 20 March 2025
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Mahmoud Wins Dean鈥檚 Award for Top-Ranked Graduate Project at Scholars Forum

Ammar Mahmoud, a doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program, won the Dean鈥檚 Award for his project 鈥淒eveloping a Plan to Handle Any College-level Writing Assignment鈥� at the 2024 IUP Scholars Forum.

  • 17 April 2024
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Machado Publishes Chapter on Creating Digital Co-Mentoring Spaces for Students and Faculty

Crystal Machado, professor in聽the Department of聽Professional Studies in Education, published a chapter titled "Beyond Coursework: Creating Digital Co-Mentoring Spaces for Graduate and Post-Graduate Student-Faculty Productivity" in Laura E. Gray and Shernette D. Dunn鈥檚 edited book Incorporating the Human Element in Online Teaching and Learning.聽

  • 05 April 2024
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Brown Coaches First PIAA Championship Team from Indiana High School

Sarah Brown, Professional Studies in Education, is also head coach of the undefeated Indiana High School Swimming and Diving teams.

  • 22 March 2024
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Radwan and McGinty Publish on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Teacher Education

The chapter by Asmaa Radwan and Jacqueline McGinty, titled "Towards a Conceptual Generative AI Ethical Framework in Teacher Education," delves into the transformative potential of GenAI in education, highlighting its capabilities to enhance teaching and learning experiences.

  • 22 March 2024
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Huang and Ankrum Publish on Taiwanese EFL Teachers鈥� Resilience During Pandemic

Chin Yi Huang and Julie W. Ankrum鈥檚 article, 鈥淓xploring Taiwanese EFL Teachers鈥� Resilience Based on their Experience of Working through the Pandemic,鈥� was recently published in Airiti鈥檚 "Journal of Sciences & Humanities." Airiti is a Taiwanese online journal.

  • 12 March 2024
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Mahmood and Ankrum Publish on English Children鈥檚 Literature in Pakistani Schools

Farheen Mahmood and Julie W. Ankrum co-authored an article in "Early Childhood Education Journal" describing research exploring the effects of a postcolonial mindset on the accessibility to instructional literature (picturebooks, storybooks, and anthologies/readers) in Pakistan.

  • 12 March 2024
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Machado and Nahar Publish 鈥淚nfluence of a Multiphase Inquiry-based Learning Project on Students' Science Literacy"

Crystal Machado, professor in聽the Department of聽Professional Studies in Education, and Lizoon Nahar, a聽Curriculum and Instruction聽doctoral candidate, published the paper 鈥淚nfluence of a Multiphase Inquiry-based Learning Project on Students' Science Literacy"聽in the "Journal of Education in Science, Environment, and Health."

  • 29 February 2024
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Machado Publishes Chapter on Writing Partnerships, Multiple Projects, and Online Presence

Crystal Machado, professor in聽the Department of聽Professional Studies in Education, published a chapter titled "Establishing Expertise: Writing Partnerships, Multiple Projects, and Online Presence" in Mary Renck Jalongo and Olivia N. Saracho鈥檚 edited book "Scholarly Writing: Publishing Manuscripts that are Read, Downloaded and Cited."

  • 29 February 2024
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Hassan Publishes Chapter on Use of Virtual Reality to Enhance Faculty Intercultural Competence

Ragia Hassan, a doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program, published the聽chapter "As if in Their Shoes: Use of Virtual Reality to Enhance Faculty Intercultural聽Competence" in the聽book聽"Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education."

  • 28 February 2024
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Moran, Hassan, and Huang Present at Eastern Educational Research Association Conference

Professor Kelli Jo Moran and students Ragia Hassan and Chin-Yi Huang presented a poster titled 鈥淭eaching Artists Teaching Future Teachers: Building Pre-Service Teachers鈥� Cross-Curricular Capacities through Teaching Artist Residencies.鈥�

  • 14 February 2024
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Experiences of Strategic Integration and Implementation of Free Digital Resources Shared by Doctorial Curriculum and Instruction Candidates

Doctoral candidates in Curriculum and Instruction share their experience of strategic integration and implementation of free digital resources, specifically eBooks, to cultivate interest in reading among preK to grade 8 students.

  • 28 August 2023
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Hassan Publishes a Paper on Educational Vlogs

Ragia Hassan, a doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program, published "Educational Vlogs: a Systematic Review" in the journal SAGE Open.

  • 10 April 2023
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Machado and Chilume Present on Use of Snapchat by Preservice Teachers for Visual Representation of Thought

Crystal Machado, professor in the Department of Professional Studies in Education, and Koga Chilume, a Curriculum and Instruction doctoral candidate, presented a paper titled "Empowering Preservice Teachers to use Snapchat for Visual Representation of Thought" at the International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) on March 15, 2023.

  • 09 April 2023
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Wissinger, Konek, and Colleagues Publish Meta-Analysis on Silent Reading Fluency Tests

Daniel Wissinger (Professional Studies in Education), Adrea J. Truckenmiller (Michigan State University),聽Amber聽Konek (doctoral candidate in IUP鈥檚聽Curriculum and Instruction聽program in the聽Professional Studies in Education Department), and Stephen Ciullo (Texas State University)聽published聽鈥淭he Validity of Two Tests of Silent Reading Fluency: A Meta-Analytic Review.鈥�

  • 07 April 2023
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Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Candidate Hassan Publishes Book Chapter

Ragia Hassan, doctoral candidate in the聽Curriculum and Instruction聽program, published the book chapter: "As if in Their Shoes: Use of Virtual Reality to Enhance Faculty Intercultural Competence" in the book, "Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education" edited by Jared Keengwe and published by IGI Global.

  • 03 April 2023
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Hassan and Machado Present on Paradox of International Doctoral Student Mothering Across Borders During a Pandemic

Ragia Hassan, a Curriculum and Instruction doctoral candidate, and Crystal Machado from the Department of Professional Studies in Education presented a paper titled 鈥淭he Paradox of International Doctoral Student Mothering Across Borders During a Pandemic: Contented or Discontented?鈥� at the International Association of Maternal Action +Scholarship.

  • 28 March 2023
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Machado and Hassan Present on Using Poetic Inquiry to Describe International Doctoral-Students鈥� Pandemic Experiences

Machado and Hassan presented a paper at the SITE Conference.

  • 21 March 2023
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Hamilton Presents at NACADA and CRLA Annual Conferences

Amber N. Hamilton presented at NACADA and CRLA conferences in Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, California, respectively.

  • 07 December 2022
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Nahar Awarded Philanthropic Educational Organization International Peace Scholarship

Lizoon Nahar, a doctoral student of Curriculum and Instruction, was awarded a Philanthropic Educational Organization International Peace Scholarship of $12,000 for the 2022鈥�23 academic year.

  • 20 November 2022
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Hassan Receives Julius P. Filcik Doctoral Fellowship

Ragia Hassan received a prestigious doctoral fellowship.

  • 20 November 2022
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Hassan and Machado Present on International Student-Mothers and their Resilience During Pandemic

Ragia Hassan and Crystal Machado presented a paper at the 2022 AESA annual conference in Pittsburgh.

  • 18 November 2022
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