In the Press

NSF Grant to Support Integration of Three Ms into Engineering Courses

UI team receives $400,000 NSF grant to enhance engineering education

University of Iowa Strategic Plan Website

October 14, 2024 

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Let's Talk About Learning

A University-Wide Language for Learning

Chronicle of Higher Education, Teaching Newsletter 

March 9, 2023

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Preparing Students to Learn

Program Innovation: Establishing Healthy Student Learning Habits

Inside Higher Ed

February 27, 2023 

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Promoting Effective Learning

Learning at Iowa promotes effective learning strategies 

University of Iowa Strategic Plan Update

January 19, 2023

Monthly Newsletters, CLAS Undergraduate Programs

Kickstart your learning

August 2024

Three strategies for a productive semester

Mindset Matters

March/April 2024

Strategies to boost motivation in crunch time.

Prepare for exams

February 2024

Midterms are coming, try these five study tips.

How to study effectively

August 2023

Learning at Iowa: How to Study Effectively

Conference Presentations

The Learning at Iowa team has presented about the Three Ms and our campus initiatives at multiple local, regional, and national conferences. 

Please reach out to learning@uiowa.edu for copies of our slides.

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COMING SOON

Learning How to Learn: Preparing STEM Students to Become More Effective Learners

2024 NACADA Annual Conference.

Join us on October 28, 10:30 am in 310/311, DLCC.

Co-presented with Josh Atcher, UI College of Engineering and Dr. Shaun Vecera.

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Learning How to Learn: Preparing Students to Become More Effective Learners

Iowa Academic Advising Network Drive-In Conference.

September 2024.

Co-presented with Josh Atcher and Justine Hines, UI College of Engineering, and Brigitte Ledferd, UI graduate intern.

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Creating the Connection: The Role of Residence Life in Supporting Student Academic Success

UMR-ACUHO Annual Conference

November 2023.

Pre-Conference workshop.

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Learning How to Learn: Supporting the Development of Metacognitive Skills in College Algebra

AAC&U Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference

November 2023

Co-presented with Dr. Cynthia Farthing, University of Iowa.

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Developing Effective Learners: The Role of Advisors in Supporting Students’ Academic Success

NACADA Annual Conference.

October 2023.

Co-presented with Liz Lundberg & Margaret Kaus, University of Iowa.

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Developing Effective Learners: A Cross-Campus Initiative to Support STEM Student Success

NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education.

July 2023.

Co-presented with Josh Atcher & Justine Hines, College of Engineering.

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Achievements and Challenges in Developing a Campus-Wide Learning Framework for Student Success

Symposium on Transforming the Foundational Postsecondary Experience, Gardner Institute

June 2023.

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Learning at Iowa: A Campus-Wide Framework to Increase Students’ Academic Success

Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience.

June 2023

View a recording of Professor Shaun Vecera's presentation here.

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Developing Effective Learners: The Role of Advisors in Supporting Student Academic Success

NACADA Region 6 Conference

May 2023.

Presentation was selected as "Best of Region."

Co-presented with Liz Lundberg and Margaret Kaus, University of Iowa.