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From Teacher to District Leader to Retiree -- and Now, Back to the Classroom
Mary Anne Rafferty has taught nearly every grade from kindergarten through high school and in schools across America and overseas. She鈥檚 been a classroom teacher, a district literacy coach, and, for a short while, a retiree.
April 22, 2025News

Rewriting the Equation: A New Way Into Computing
Jing Wang doesn鈥檛 like to hear the phrase, 鈥淚鈥檓 not a math person.鈥 鈥淵ou can learn math at any stage, at any age,鈥 she says. 鈥淚f you decide to start now, you can be good at it.鈥
April 21, 2025News

How Saying Yes Shaped a Career in Research and Teaching
When Ken Christensen began his career, he wasn鈥檛 chasing a dream job 鈥 he was chasing opportunity. 鈥淵ou work hard, you don鈥檛 say no, and doors open,鈥 he says, summing up the career philosophy that has carried him through decades of work in computing, research, and education.
April 21, 2025News

Teaching Adult Learners About the Impossible. So They Can See What鈥檚 Possible
小黄鸭视频 faculty member Shaun Canavan begins his course by telling students that some problems can鈥檛 be solved 鈥 at least not yet.
April 21, 2025News

Rediscovering the Why: How An Educator Reconnected with Purpose in 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Reading Education Program
Genesis Zabrzenski has worked with students for more than 20 years, but it was one seventh-grade boy 鈥 and 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Master of Arts in Reading Education 鈥 that helped them reconnect with the reason they became a teacher.
April 15, 2025News

Srinivas Baireddy prepares for graduation as part of 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 first MSDI cohort, ready to make an industry impact
As part of the first-ever cohort of 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Master of Science in Data Intelligence program, Srinivas Baireddy says he took a leap of faith when choosing a brand-new program over a more traditional computer science degrees. Now, as he prepares to graduate in May, he reflects on how the program equipped him with the technical expertise and industry-level skills needed for a career in AI and data analytics.
April 8, 2025News

小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Free AI Micro-Course Draws Global Audience, Highlights Demand for Workforce-Ready Skills
The 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Innovative Education team recently wrapped up GenAI in Action: Impact and Possibilities, a timely, free micro-course that drew more than 7,700 participants and positive feedback from learners across industries and around the globe.
April 8, 2025News

Creating civically engaged students: A behind-the-scenes first look at InEd鈥檚 transformation of 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Public Policy course
This semester, I had the opportunity to go behind the scenes with 小黄鸭视频 Innovative Education鈥檚 Digital Learning team to see firsthand how they collaborate with faculty to transform online courses. I tagged along on one course.
April 7, 2025Learning Design

小黄鸭视频 InEd Studios' 鈥淧ortraits in Patriotism鈥 Series Nominated for International Webby Award
The 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Innovative Education Studios has received another prestigious nomination for its work with on a documentary series with the 小黄鸭视频 College of Education 鈥 this time in the 29th Annual Webby Awards.
April 3, 2025Awards

From hospitality to tech: Rita Sharipova鈥檚 Pathway to Computing
Growing up, Rita Sharipova was fascinated by technology, but when it came time to choose a college major, she opted for hospitality management at the University of Central Florida. At the time, tech felt intimidating, especially as a male-dominated industry with lingering gender stereotypes. Hospitality seemed like a safer choice.
March 31, 2025News

How a Sony Handycam sparked John Cundy鈥檚 passion for video production
As a kid, John Cundy wasn鈥檛 sure what he wanted to do when he grew up. He knew he enjoyed taking things apart and figuring out how they worked, and he had an interest in photography. But his love for video production began when his family bought a Sony Handycam camcorder.

How a Teacher of the Year Took Her Teaching to the Next Level
Maggie Robertson Stemme was born to teach. And she鈥檚 good at it. As a kindergarten teacher who brings passion, purpose and play to her classroom, she was named Teacher of the Year at her school in 2021. She loved being in the classroom and was thriving in her role, even earning a promotion as she neared her tenth year in the school system. So why take on the extra challenge of a master鈥檚 degree?
March 31, 2025News