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NC State College of Education Professor Kevin Oliver, Ph.D.

Sep 14, 2021

Professor Kevin Oliver selected as 1 of 3 2022 UNC Faculty Fellows

Professor Kevin Oliver has been selected as one of three UNC System faculty members to serve as a 2022 UNC Faculty Fellow. As a fellow, Oliver will engage in special projects, review current literature, talk with innovative teaching faculty across the UNC System and national higher education, and investigate and experiment with new technologies. 
Shot of young man working on a laptop

Aug 24, 2020

NC State College of Education Launches Online Graduate Certificate Program in Learning Analytics This Fall

The NC State College of Education launched a fully online Graduate Certificate Program in Learning Analytics this fall. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Jan 24, 2020

NC State Education Awarded $1.7M in Research Funding November 2019-January 2020

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including its Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $1.7 million to support five research projects from Nov. 1, 2019 to Jan. 23, 2020. 
A group of in-service teachers stand in front of a castle on a previous overseas professional development trip.

Nov 19, 2019

Kevin Oliver, Angela Wiseman Provide Professional Development for In-service Teachers Through Cultural Immersion, Digital Tools in Germany

Fifteen educators will have the opportunity to learn new digital tools and explore cultural topics during a professional development trip to Germany, hosted by Professor Kevin Oliver, Ph.D. and Associate Professor Angela Wiseman, Ph.D., this summer. 
Professor Kevin Oliver and Teaching Assistant Professor Parks Newby

Nov 4, 2019

Grant-Funded Project Gives Students Access to STEM Concepts Through Robotics

Professor Kevin Oliver, Ph.D., and Teaching Assistant Professor Parks Newby will promote new school makerspaces by introducing programmed robotics platforms in several schools in the Piedmont Unifour region through a new grant-funded project. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Oct 29, 2019

NC State Education Awarded $2.5M in Research Funding August-October, 2019

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including its Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $2,467,124 to support 15 research projects from Aug. 1 to Oct. 21, 2019. 
Associate Professor Angela Wiseman

Sep 6, 2019

Associate Professor Angela Wiseman to Collaborate with International Universities on Upcoming Projects

Associate Professor Angela Wiseman has received funding for international collaborations on projects with the University of Wollongong in Australia, where she will use digital tools to document children’s understanding of place, and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, where she will examine how language diversity relates to educational contexts. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Aug 19, 2019

NC State Education Awarded $7.9M in Research Funding May-August 2019

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including its Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $7,864,749 to support seven research projects from May 15, 2019, to August 1, 2019. 
A group photo of the 2018 cohort

Sep 18, 2018

International Inquiry: Providing Local In-Service Teachers with International Professional Development

Three NC State College of Education faculty members and a group of 20 in-service teachers from Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties traveled to the Czech Republic for two weeks as part of a teacher professional development program July 8-22, 2018. The program prepares teachers to adopt technology-enabled strategies to connect and understand cultures to inform their classroom instruction.