In a new piece for The EvoLLLution, NLL researchers Tessa Forshaw, Rodrigo Madeiros, and Dr. Eileen McGivney argue that Next Level Learning requires changing how workforce challenges are approached, from looking only at skills to a triadic approach that looks at the learner’s skills, identity and context. You can read the full article at this…Continue Reading What’s Missing from a Skills-Only Approach to Workforce Development?
The Importance of Teaching Climate Change
NLL Faculty Director Dr. Tina Grotzer recently spoke with HGSE’s Ed. Magazine about her course on teaching climate change and the role that educators can play in supporting young people as they navigate between anxiety and despair versus hope and action. You can read the interview and watch a video highlight at this link….Continue Reading The Importance of Teaching Climate Change
Dr. Eileen McGivney Wins AERA Graduate Student Research Excellence Award
NLL Researcher Dr. Eileen McGivney recently received the Graduate Student Research Excellence Award from the Learning and Instruction Division of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. McGivney successfully defended her dissertation earlier this month, with Dr. Chris Dede and Dr. Tina Grotzer serving on her committee along with Dr. Jeremy Bailenson of Stanford University. Dr….Continue Reading Dr. Eileen McGivney Wins AERA Graduate Student Research Excellence Award