What’s Happening in Education?
Dan Moos presents Research in Granada, Spain
Dan Moos, Education, presented at a conference in Granada, Spain. The presentation synthesized a study that considered the challenges undergraduates face when they are required to make decisions about which representation to access (i.e. text vs. diagram) and which information to focus on during learning. These decisions can often create "cognitive overload" and this overload can impede meaningful learning. Strategies, such as note-taking, are often thought to decrease cognitive load, yet there is limited empirical research examining the quality of undergraduate notes and why they engage in this learning strategy. The presentation at this conference presented findings which examined factors that predicted use of strategies, such as note-taking, during learning with nonlinear environments. Elizabeth Marroquin, a Gustavus Adolphus student, provided valuable contributions to this continuing research. |
The conference, Cognition and the Web: Information processing, comprehension, and learning, was truly international as participants came from Germany, the Netherlands, USA, Spain, England, France, and Japan. The conference focused on research which has examined cognitive demands associated with learning Ashley Gibbs Awarded
Stan Hooper Award for Excellence
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Ashley Gibbs |
Ashley Gibbs was awarded the Stan Hooper Student Award for Educational Excellence at the Minnesota Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) at their annual conference on March 12 in recognition of outstanding commitment to education. As a junior in the elementary program, Ashley is active in the Gustavus Student Educators’ Association and president of Kappa Delta Pi. Congratulations, Ashley! |
Bill Green visits Gustavus
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John Clementson (Chair, Education Department), Bill Green (Superintendent, Minneapolis Public Schools), Virgil Jones (Director, Diversity Center) |
| Bill Green, Superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools, talked to students in John Clementson's Individual and Society Interim course and some education majors. As a Gustavus graduate, Bill Green shared insight on diversity, education and the journey he has traveled. |
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Bill Green addresses Individual and Society class. |
| In celebration of Martin Luther King Day, Green also spoke in chapel and address other groups. |
Did You Know?
Education students have an opportunity to travel to South Africa and Namibia during January, 2009 to study with students from a variety of disciplines to explore social justice as it relates to the countries and their people. Instructors include Education faculty John Clementson and Michele Koomen.
