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UGA’s Online Programs Ranked Among the Best In Nation by US News
January 12, 2016The University of Georgia has some of the best online degree programs in the nation, according to the 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs Rankings. UGA is ranked No. 3 among all universities for best online graduate programs in education and No. 5 for best online bachelor's programs overall.
UGA Online Educational Psychologist Mark Runco Contributes 30 Years of Creativity Research to NEA Report
October 6, 2015Mark Runco, a professor of educational psychology at the College of Education, who teaches in the Master of Education in Educational Psychology, Gifted and Creative Education online program, recently participated in a workshop and a report called, "How Creativity Works in the Brain." He was selected to represent the creativity research field during the two-day meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico with several artists, neuroscientists and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) representatives.
Online Professor Sally Krisel Speaks Out About Gifted Learners
June 23, 2015In an article recently released by the District Administration, Dr. Sally Krisel, a professor within the online UGA Ed.S. in Educational Psychology, Gifted and Creative Education program, contributed to a discussion about gifted learners and their treatment within the U.S. school system.
This World Traveler Came Back to Her Roots to Pursue Her Online M.Ed.
June 18, 2015Emily Heath LaFon is a UGA graduate student living in Munich, Germany. A native of Georgia, LaFon has been teaching at an international school in Germany for the past four years where she has a classroom of 19 third graders representing 17 nations. When she made the move, she didn’t know…
Online Professors Bring Students into the Community
May 1, 2015Tarek Grantham and Meg Hines, online Gifted and Creative Education professors, also teach a First-Year Odyssey semester together that takes UGA freshmen into the Athens community.
UGA Online Faculty Member to Collaborate with Department of Defense Research
January 13, 2015A UGA Online faculty member, Dr. Bonnie Cramond, is involved with research with the Department of Defense. Cramond is an educational psychology professor and will be part of a team from the University of Georgia College of Education that analyze gifted education programs in US Department of Defense schools. The…
UGA Online Ranked in Top Five Best Online Programs in Two More Categories.
September 30, 2014BestColleges.com has, once again, ranked the University of Georgia online programs highly. UGA was named fifth best online school earlier this year. Now it is on two more lists. It is number five on the list of Best Online Masters in Education programs. It was also number four on the…
Special Collections Libraries Gifted and Creative Education Materials Grow
September 26, 2014Materials about the U.S. Presidential Scholars, now complement the UGA Special Collections Library’s existing collection highlighting gifted education. The U.S. Presidential Scholars program honors gifted high school seniors that show talent in the creative fields. Only up to 141 students are selected for this award annually and It is one…
Gifted and Creative Education Ph. D Graduates Honored with Research Award.
September 23, 2014Two Graduates from the Gifted and Creative Education Ph.D. program, Dr. Selcuk Acar and Dr. Kristy Kowalske, were selected by the American Creativity Association for the E. Paul Torrance Graduate Student Research award for 2014. This is awarded to graduate students who have completed research study, and demonstrated a unique…
UGA Online Professor, Bonnie Cramond, Wins National Honor
September 5, 2014Bonnie Cramond, faculty member in the online Educational Psychology, Gifted and Creative Education programs and former Director of Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development was honored by the (National Association for Gifted Children) Distinguished Service Award in November at the Celebration of Excellence. This award is presented to someone…