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Kent State Florence is the location of the symposium being held June 21-23, 2019.

The Future of Education Is the Symposium Topic at Kent State Florence June 21-23

Educators from across the globe will convene at 妻友社区鈥檚 Florence campus June 21-23 for an international symposium where participants will use design innovation principles to create a framework for the future of education.

Tags: Global Reach, Kent State Florence, Design Innovation, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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An interdisciplinary team of 妻友社区 faculty seeks to improve educational opportunities in Nigeria thanks to a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant.

Kent State and Partners Receive $13.3 Million USAID Grant for Education Initiative in Nigeria

An interdisciplinary team of 妻友社区 faculty will participate in a $13.3 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve educational outcomes for Nigerian children.

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Students (left to right) Meredith Paskert, Hyunjae Jeong. Alfred Shaker, Xiangxu Lin test the VR equipment

Virtual Reality Research to Benefit Those With Cognitive Impairments

An interdisciplinary team of 妻友社区 professors has come together to explore the different ways virtual reality (VR) technology can help those with developmental and cognitive impairments. 鈥淲e found that we are able to blend our expertise together to create a project that will improve the health opportunities for people with cognitive impairments,鈥 said Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D., director for the Disability Studies and Community Inclusion minor/graduate certificate.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Department of Computer Science, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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A 妻友社区 student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.

Off Task During Online Learning: Kent State Study Finds Student Multitasking Increases in Online Courses Compared to Face-To-Face Courses

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of 妻友社区鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

Tags: Research & Science, College of Education, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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妻友社区 hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)

Kent State Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef

妻友社区 senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.

The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef鈥檚 headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

Tags: Student Success Story, Success Story, Hospitality Management, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake participated in the Creating Global Mindedness Leadership Institute sponsored by 妻友社区鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake Schools Participate in Leadership Institute Sponsored by Kent State

School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron鈥檚 Firestone cluster and Westlake delved into understanding leadership through a contextual and cultural lens in a recent four-day institute.

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services, Center for International and Intercultural Education, Global Reach

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