College of Education and Human Development

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Curriculum and Instruction

Understanding learning through data

CEHD’s new Learning Informatics Lab lies at the crossroads of computation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Learning informatics is an emerging field that transforms massive amounts of educational data into tangible information educators can use...

Sashank Varma and Bodong Chen

Acting on data

To meet a state science standard, ninth graders in Minnesota must learn about energy sources. Teachers at Minneapolis South High School took a new approach last year, using technology that combined the required topics with discussions about...

	Bodong Chen with Minneapolis South High School teacher David Groos.