🚨Out in Journal of Research in Science Teaching 🚨 What determines belief and trust in climate change information? In a new paper with Dr. Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou Rina Miyata Harsch--Mastodon: [email protected] and Reese Butterfuss, we examine the role of political ideology, epistemic beliefs, and source political leaning.👇 doi.org/10.1002/tea.21…

It was a great honor to keynote EARA 2024!

Interested in editorial leadership? We seek nominations for the new cohort of 5 editorial fellows in the JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY for early-career psychologists (ECPs) from historically excluded communities. Please disseminate and apply! apa.org/pubs/journals/…

At the University of Minnesota UMN Educational Psychology, we are searching for a tenure track Assistant Professor with a specialization in Cognition/Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education. Apply now to join our vibrant research community! hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/364521

We all have a role to play in combating misinformation in education. Encourage critical thinking, verify sources, and support evidence-based practices. #KnowledgeRevision #CriticalThinking #MediaLiteracy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Understanding how we update incorrect beliefs and correct misinformation is more important than ever. Let's ensure truth "wins" the cognitive battle! Our new paper explains how we developed a theory to understand this critical phenomenon. 📰🔍 doi.org/10.1007/s10648…

Research from Ying Xu et al. indicates that conversational #AI can enhance the interactivity of educational tv programs by allowing children to dialogue with the media character, thus enhancing children’s learning. Read the open access article: bit.ly/40cJouD Dr. Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou

We are right now recruiting teens aged 13-17 years to join our Youth Advisory Board for the UMN social media study! All meetings will be conducted via zoom so we welcome out-of-state applicants too. Please help spread the word!

Going to #psynom24? Check out great work from our lab on misinformation, discourse and memory processes, and code comprehension!  Dr. Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou Rina Miyata Harsch--Mastodon: [email protected] HyeJin Hwang

Ready to dive deeper into the science of reading? This special issue offers fresh perspectives on the topic informed by educational psychology! #ScienceOfReading #EducationalPsychology #ReadingInstruction #Education Educational Psychologist: Vol 59, No 4 tandfonline.com/toc/hedp20/59/…

Keynoted at the eTwinning conference in Cyprus today, organized by the Foundation for the Management of European Lifelong Learning Programmes (IDEP). Emphasized the pivotal importance of AI Literacy in Education for enhancing student wellbeing. #AILiteracy

Check out this amazing special issue on Leveraging Learning Theory and Analytics in the Journal of Educational Psychology. Many thanks to @MattBernacki for leading the effort! psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/j…

Ευχαριστώ την Καθημερινή Κύπρου για την ευκαιρία να συζητήσουμε καίρια ζητήματα και χρόνιες προκλήσεις του εκπ/κού συστήματος, για τα οποία εργαζόμαστε συστηματικά προς την επίλυσή τους. Κάποια υφίστανται για δεκαετίες και καθηλώνουν το σύστημα και την αποτελεσματικότητά του.

2. Our webinar and the article share key takeaways on knowledge: Knowledge has a dual, dynamic role in reading. 1.Knowledge serves as a foundation for constructing meaning. 2. Knowledge-building is a central consequence of reading

The University of Minnesota leads the way in medical research: 700 NIH-funded projects, including advancing organ transplants, cancer treatments, and Parkinson’s therapies are now at risk. Cutting NIH funding threatens life-saving research and the future of medical innovation.

Ever wondered how PhD students write a paper from scratch to a final manuscript over multiple months? We collected end-to-end multi-month writing data with 15 writing intentions annotated (e.g., idea planning). Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.02904 Project: minnesotanlp.github.io/scholawrite/

Do you miss Winter Text right now? We sure do! Huge thanks to everyone who attended this year and made it as special as it was fun and collaborative. Enjoy these snapshots of what went down in Boulder, Colorado!

Victoria Johnson, PhD candidate, was recently chosen as runner-up in the College of Education and Human Development's (CEHD) Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for her presentation, "Trust in Science/Scientists: What Are We Really Trusting?" Read more. edpsych.umn.edu/victoria-johns…

We are just under a month away from our 35th annual conference in Padua, Italy! If you haven’t already, there is still time to register. Join us in sharing and discussing research in the world of text discourse. We look forward to wonderful times! societyfortextanddiscourse.org/std-2025/