learning

Joint UCI and UC Riverside study shows ‘near transfer’ predicts ‘far transfer’

Relaunched event to focus on gaming’s role in confronting systemic challenges

University-led international network of leading scholars will work to advance learning

A multidisciplinary team of UCI professors has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop new molecular tools to identify ribonucleic acids essential in learning and memory formation. “Our project involves building luminescent RNA molecules, allowing us to observe their position and activity in the brain of a living, learning mouse,” […]

Transition will focus on flexible work, learning environments

Emily Penner, assistant professor of education, and her research partners have received the 2020 Community Outcomes and Impact Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement. Her research partners are Thomas Dee, a professor in Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, and Bill Sanderson, assistant superintendent of high schools in the […]

Prompted by UCI grad student, popular radio podcast goes bilingual, starting with series on the pandemic

UCI School of Education helps students, instructors navigate changing landscape

June Ahn, associate professor of education, has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a study identifying factors that motivate youth toward occupational careers. Ahn and his team will be working with K-12 after-school program educators and participants to gain an understanding of the key experiences that shape […]

Science and math majors find creative support for themselves and their students through CalTeach program