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Educational Leadership and Policy Alumna Named Faculty Member of the Year by State Association
Nov. 05, 2018
Danielle Alsandor, M.Ed. ’06, Ph.D. ’11, is the 2018 recipient of the Faculty Member of the Year Award from the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA). While attending UT Austin, Alsandor studied with Professor Marilyn Kameen in the Program of Higher Education…
Helping Youth Gain Real-World Skills Using Virtual Reality
Nov. 04, 2018
Elizabeth Gabriel Nov. 4, 2018 Many teenagers’ fascination with virtual worlds online can result in isolation from natural and cultural environments, says College of Education Curriculum and Instruction doctoral students Wenting Ellen Zou and Hsiao-Ping Hsu. “Yet education is in constant change and technology plays a vital role in changing the ways…
Stephanie Cawthon: Deaf-friendly Starbucks — more stores should follow in their steps
Nov. 03, 2018
Educational Psychology Professor Stephanie Cawthon explains that "deaf people have unique experiences and perspectives that can benefit and be of value to an inclusive, hearing-dominant society" in an op-ed for The Hill.
Special Education Ph.D. Student Nataly Lim and Professor Mark O’Reilly Published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Nov. 01, 2018
Nataly Lim, who is studying Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and Mark O’Reilly, chair of the Department of Special Education, along with three other scholars evaluated 18 studies examining the effects of heritage language instruction on treatment outcomes for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Should Heritage Languages be…
