Misinformation versus disinformation. Digital literacy resides at the intersection of the two and can be crucial to a democratic society, so says Dr. Joseph Zompetti, professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.
The Oasis Connections Technology Education program for seniors provided by Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN), aims to close the generational digital divide through its technology literacy curriculum.
Redbird Impact named Kim Fisher the fall 2023 Campus Hero for her work as technology expert and a passionate advocate for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), Fisher has worked in public school systems as an inclusion specialist, a learning behavior specialist, and as an assistive technology consultant.
In its third year, the SOCKtober initiative kicks off with the Center for Civic Engagement collecting new, in-package socks for local children sponsored by the Holiday Helper program.
Redbird volunteers help children reach their full potential through BGCBN – and find a career path along the way.
Illinois’ poor reading scores, which have remained stagnant for over 17 years, demonstrate that children with dyslexia are not the only children in Illinois schools who are struggling to learn to read under current instructional methods. The Right to Read documentary follows Oakland NAACP activist, Kareem Weaver, who believes literacy is our most important civil right.
On September 21, Dr. Mike Hendricks and Stevenson Center Program Coordinator Paige Bushman received notification from the Center for Civic Engagement that they received $250 from the Community Engagement Learning grant to attend the 2023 Housing Matters Conference in Bloomington on Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20.
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Office of the Provost will select Illinois State University nominees.
This outreach program provided hearing care to some of the more compromised sisters for whom traveling to the Bloomington area would have been a hardship.
Dr. Do-Yong Park is a recipient of the Fulbright Award for the third time.
The grant will support his project in Hanoi, Vietnam where he will teach a course on research methodology in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education at one of Hanoi’s premier universities of science and he will train lead teachers and administrators in STEM education from rural schools in the northern part of Vietnam.
