Category: Education
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Marieke van Heugten, University at Buffalo – How Accents at Home Affect Baby Language
Do infants whose parents have different accents learn differently? Marieke van Heugten, assistant professor of psychology at the University at Buffalo, discusses the answer. Dr. van Heugten is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and the director of the Buffalo Babylab. She completed her B.A. and M.Sc. at Radboud University in the Netherlands before moving to…
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Erica Salkin, Whitworth University – Student Speech Rights at School
What speech rights do students have while on campus? Erica Salkin, associate professor of communication studies at Whitworth University, explores whether schools can do a better job at communicating what students can and cannot say at school. Erica Salkin (@ersalkin) is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Whitworth University, where she teaches multimedia reporting…
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Laird Kramer, Florida International University – Interactive Learning
Many students do not expect to do well in a physics course. Laird Kramer, professor of physics at Florida International University, determines a new approach to increasing student optimism. Laird Kramer is an Professor of Physics at Florida International University, a minority serving public research institution in Miami, FL. In 1996 he joined the faculty…
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Jennifer Lieberman, University of North Florida – STEM and the Humanities
Do the humanities factor into STEM education’s future? Jennifer Lieberman, assistant professor of English at the University of North Florida, examines the role humanities play in technologic fields. Jennifer L. Lieberman is an assistant professor of English at the University of North Florida (UNF), and author of Power Lines: Electricity in American Life and Letters, 1882-1952, which…
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Jennifer Sheridan Moss, Wayne State University – Senior College Students
To keep college classes full, look to your elders. Jennifer Sheridan Moss, associate professor of the classics and Latin at Wayne State University, explores why seniors should keep on learning to fend off the problems of old age. Jennifer Sheridan Moss is an Associate Professor of Classics at Wayne State University in Detroit MI. There…
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Adam Gaffey, Winona State University – Rhetorical Agency
Who has the power? Adam Gaffey, assistant professor of communication studies at Winona State University, determines this question in terms of rhetorical agency. I joined the faculty at Winona State University in fall 2016. Professional and educational prospects led me to New York, Texas, and South Dakota, but I’m very glad to once again call…
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Zachary McDowell, University of Illinois at Chicago – Wikipedia in the Classroom
Should you use Wikipedia in the classroom? Zachary McDowell, assistant professor in the department of communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago, discusses this common question. Zachary J. McDowell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Communication. His work focuses on access and advocacy in digitally…
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Ned Laff, Governors State University – Design Thinking
What is missing from a liberal arts education? Ned Laff, Director at the Center for the Junior Year and teaching faculty at Governors State University, examines how a different kind of thinking can transform how this education is perceived in our society. Dr. Ned Scott Laff (pronounced “laugh”) is currently the Director for the Center…
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Tricia Seifert, Montana State University – College Student Success
The path to success for college students is a well-traveled one – graduate and find a good paying job. Tricia Seifert, associate professor of adult and higher education at Montana State University, explores whether a different path might be needed in the future. Tricia Seifert is an associate professor in the Adult & Higher Education…
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J. Michael Rifenburg, University of North Georgia – Educating Student Athletes
How can we better educate student athletes? J. Michael Rifenburg, associate professor of English at the University of North Georgia, looks into how to use their minds in the classroom as they do on the field. Dr. J. Michael Rifenburg is an associate professor of English and director of first-year composition at the University of…