Teaching, Learning and Behavior

In a new book, Armin Schulz, professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas, explores what makes human cognition unique, suggesting its evolution is built on a feedback loop of innate representations, forms of cultural learning and technology.

KU researchers conducted a study in which they surveyed American institutions of higher education to find out whether they keep in touch with retirees. The vast majority do not, but a case study of KU, which does keep contact, found multiple potential benefits for both retirees and potential service and goodwill for the university.

The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has awarded the 2024 AAI Art & Humanities Grant to Sarah Jen, associate professor in the School of Social Welfare, and Liz Langdon, a lecturer in the Department of Visual Art, for their project, “Untold Stories of Aging in Action — Revealed and Traveled.” The project’s aim is to create and document the influence of an art-based intervention among communities of older adults and intergenerational audiences.

According to a KU anthropologist, good intentions are not enough to make community-based international development work. It needs a facilitator who can literally translate but also figuratively bridge the gap in power dynamics between the two sides of the equation.

The annual awards recognize outstanding unclassified academic staff, unclassified professional staff and postdoctoral fellows whose research significantly influenced their fields and expanded intellectual or societal insights.

Researchers at the University of Kansas, along with the University of Florida and the University of North Texas, will partner with regional high schools to engage about 500 students and 25 teachers in real-world projects to build interest in artificial intelligence technology as a career path.

A KU research team is developing and expanding Project AI-Score, a system that uses artificial intelligence technology to help instructors more efficiently teach writing to students with disabilities.

A KU research team has secured funding to boost systems called iKNOW and VOISS to help students with autism spectrum disorder improve social skills in a school setting.

“Unpacking the Infant-Toddler Pyramid Model: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Providers," co-edited by researchers at the University of Kansas, is a guide for early childhood education professionals.

A University of Kansas researcher analyzed results of an alternate treatment for LGBTQ individuals contained in “LGBTQI Workbook for CTI,” which is designed to help individuals who can’t access or have not had success with professional therapy.