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Simio LLC gifts Illinois State’s College of Business $840,000 in simulation software

A waiting room visual created using virtual simulation technology. Simio's simulations test waiting line models, among other concepts.

Real-world scenarios are being tackled by College of Business students using virtual simulation technology made available through an $840,000 grant from Simio LLC®. Management and Quantitative Methods (MQM) professor Dr. Askar Choudhury received a grant for 350 copies of Simio® Academic Edition. Choudhury uses the software when teaching undergraduate business students in an operations analytics course.

A focus on teacher identity

Crumpler and Handsfield book

Dr. Tom Crumpler and Dr. Lara Handsfield, professors in the School of Teaching and Learning, recently published a new book, The Complex Development of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Identities, which studied how teachers develop their teacher identities in the classroom.

RB4L Spotlight: Facing teaching like a student-athlete

Redbird women's basketball players

“Jill [Hutchison] used to always say to us that the sun’s going to come up tomorrow. We’re going to get back to work, and we’re going to fix what we can fix,” said Ellen McGrew. “I used to hate when she said that after a loss, but it’s something that has definitely stuck with me after all these years.”

Get the help you need to teach online

Instructor at computer with headset

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology can connect you with new resources and veteran online instructors as you transition your courses.