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Meet Kris Dunman, QIP Program Manager

Meet Kris Dunman, QIP Program Manager KRIS DUNMAN, PROGRAM MANAGER QIP Program Manager Kris Dunman earned her master’s degree in applied anthropology, which turned out to be a perfect fit for her role with QIP. “Applied anthropology really focuses on…

Developing Practitioner-Focused Data Resources with Stakeholder Groups

Developing Practitioner-Focused Data Resources with Stakeholder Groups Two core components of QIP’s services are developing audience-appropriate messaging for education data stakeholders and building consensus among diverse groups of stakeholders. Our expertise in these areas is key to QIP’s Data Management…

Meet Elizabeth Lieutenant, QIP Education Program Analyst

Meet Elizabeth Lieutenant, Education Program Analyst Elizabeth Lieutenant, an education program analyst at QIP, holds a master’s degree in library and information science (LIS), but she did not intend to be a librarian. ”I was interested in developing my research…

Why Engineering is Needed for Scale

This essay originally was presented at the Learning @ Scale workshop. It also is slated for inclusion in the forthcoming book, “Learning Engineering Toolkit,” for which Jim Goodell is the lead author. For a primer on learning engineering, read this…

Education after COVID-19: The Possibility of Rebirth

Elementary school teacher conducting a lesson via video chat with his students While 2020 has brought immense challenges, these challenges have the potential to spark innovative solutions in education. In October, a tweet from Travon Free, an American comedian who…

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Encouraging Critical Thinking

Students entering the workforce, whether from 12th grade or from postsecondary education, must be able to think critically. Countless resources focus on teaching students to think critically, as do articles discussing related challenges. We, as educators, researchers, and speakers, also…

The Promise of Interdisciplinary Connections

My favorite part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions each year is at the end, when the inductees, presenters, and other musicians take the stage for a huge jam session. Artists across rock, blues, jazz, R&B, and…

Bridget Thomas, PhD: Senior Education Researcher

As a Senior Education Researcher for Quality Information Partners (QIP), Bridget Thomas has been involved in many different projects, providing QIP with a very important academic research lens on our work. As an education researcher, Bridget is particularly interested in…

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Partnerships Between Researchers and Educators Make Research Meaningful

The education field has long had a conundrum commonly referred to as the “research-to-practice gap.” Put simply, researchers and practitioners (such as teachers or administrators) frequently feel disconnected from one another. The work of the two groups often remains separate:…

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Remembering Who Our Work Serves: Reflections from AERA and SXSW EDU

Two of the largest and most important meetings in the education field are held in spring, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA) and SXSW EDU. Attending both gave me the opportunity to think about the educational perspectives each…

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Tag: education research

Meet Kris Dunman, QIP Program Manager

Developing Practitioner-Focused Data Resources with Stakeholder Groups

Meet Elizabeth Lieutenant, QIP Education Program Analyst

Why Engineering is Needed for Scale

Education after COVID-19: The Possibility of Rebirth

Encouraging Critical Thinking

The Promise of Interdisciplinary Connections

Bridget Thomas, PhD: Senior Education Researcher

Partnerships Between Researchers and Educators Make Research Meaningful

Remembering Who Our Work Serves: Reflections from AERA and SXSW EDU

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Tag: education research