Teaching, Learning and Technology

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Her Joins COE Faculty

Please join us in welcoming Lee Her to the COE faculty! Her is an assistant professor in the Teaching, Learning and Technology program.
Zheng Receives NSF Grant to Support AI Research in Education

Juan Zheng has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to support her project titled, "Meta-Partner: Hybrid Intelligence for Self-Regulated Learning." This project will develop Meta-Partner, an AI system that helps students set goals, adjust strategies, monitor progress, and reflect on their learning while building AI literacy and self-regulation skills, over the next two years.
- Teaching, Learning and Technology
The Importance of AI Literacy for Teachers and Students

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly ubiquitous in our daily lives, teachers must invent ways to improve AI literacy for their students...and their fellow educators. Tom Hammond, associate professor and program director for Teaching, Learning and Technology (TLT), says prioritizing human intelligence, the “human in the loop,” is key to reaping the benefits of AI technology and minimizing the risks of erroneous results.
- Teaching, Learning and Technology
Immersive Learning Experiences Bring Lehigh Valley History to Life

A team of Lehigh faculty, students and community partners has developed a series of six immersive learning experiences that teach students about the environmental and industrial history of the Lehigh Valley.
Araujo-Junior Selected as Elizabeth V. Stout Dissertation Award Recipient

Lehigh’s College of Education has selected Robson M. Araujo-Junior to receive the Elizabeth V. Stout Award for his dissertation, “Watershed Explorers: Digital Gameful Learning Experience Gameplay Investigated with Immersive Virtual Reality within a Technology-Enhanced Lifelong Learning Ecology.”

The award recognizes significant scholarly achievement in a dissertation project.
McDermott Receives Williams Prize

Sarah McDermott has received a Williams Prize from Lehigh for outstanding work in writing and performance. Her entry, titled "Adolescents' Gender-Typed Communication Behaviors and Friendship Experiences," was awarded first place in the Sociology, Anthropology and Psychology category for Spring 2025.
Spring COE Newsletter Focuses on Research

The Spring 2025 issue of COE News focuses on research taking place across the College. COE Associate Dean for Research Bridget Dever introduces the issue:

As I look back on my first year as the COE's Associate Dean for Research, I appreciate the opportunity to support our talented faculty and students and promote their research. I am so proud of our many successes and the impact our research has in the communities we serve.
- Awards & Recognition
- Teaching, Learning and Technology
Zhu Selected for Graduate Life Leadership Award

Jiayan Zhu, has received the COE Graduate Life Leadership Award. This award recognizes a graduate student in each of Lehigh's five colleges who exhibits exemplary commitment, leadership and service to the university's graduate student community and whose efforts have made significant contributions to graduate student life.
COE Grad Students Present at 2025 Colloquium

What a great event! Thirty-three COE graduate students shared their high-impact research at the Inaugural College of Education Student Research Colloquium last Friday. Students from the Counseling Psychology, Educational Leadership, School Psychology, Special Education and Teaching, Learning and Technology programs participated in the Mountaintop campus poster session.

Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support.
- Teaching, Learning and Technology
Learning Sciences Minor Available to Undergraduates

Undergraduate students can enroll in a new learning sciences minor this fall through the College of Education (COE). The minor is open to all undergraduates. Courses explore how people learn, communicate and problem solve. COE faculty member Allison Zengilowski teaches in the minor which focuses on real world problems. She emphasizes that learning sciences can improve learning environments and help prepare students for careers in a wide range of disciplines.