UMaine research inspires student-staffed writing center at Foxcroft Academy
University of Maine Professor Richard Kent estimates that he’s helped hundreds of high schools establish or maintain student-staffed writing center programs.
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Documentary featuring COEHD professor honored by Broadcast Education Association
A short documentary featuring Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has been given an Award of Excellence in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2016 Festival of Media Arts.
Read moreUMaine professor to present at Bangor PechaKucha Night
Justin Dimmel, an assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, will present at the Bangor PechaKucha Night on Friday, Feb. 19.
Read morePublic presentations by finalists for dean of College Education and Human Development, Feb. 17–March 3
The three finalists for dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will give public presentations on campus, all scheduled from 1:30–2:30 p.m. Dr. Timothy Reagan, Feb. 17, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall Dr. Susan Gardner, March 1, Bangor Room, Memorial Union Dr. Alison Carr-Chellman, March 3, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall Reagan […]
Read moreMette’s article most downloaded of 2015 in educational leadership journal
Ian Mette, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, had the most downloaded article of 2015 in the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. The paper, “Turnaround, Transformational, or Transactional Leadership: An Ethical Dilemma in School Reform,” appeared in the December 2014 issue of JCEL. It was downloaded more than 1,500 […]
Read moreSTEM study cited in NY Times article on Microsoft’s acquisition of MinecraftEdu
A three-year, $2 million National Science Foundation project led by University of Maine researchers was cited in a New York Times article about Microsoft acquiring MinecraftEdu, a modified version of Minecraft tailored for use in schools. The popular video game is described as a digital sandbox, inside which players can construct anything they want, much […]
Read moreJesse Kaye-Schiess: KPE master’s student works with outdoor program for middle school boys
A chance meeting in the dairy aisle at the grocery store in summer 2013 led Jesse Kaye-Schiess to enroll in the master’s program in kinesiology and physical education at the University of Maine. He had finished his undergraduate degree in KPE at UMaine in 2012 and taught for a year in Lincoln, Maine. But like […]
Read moreMason among researchers to speak about Minecraft, STEM study on MPBN’s ‘Maine Calling’
Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine; Craig Mason, a UMaine professor of education; and Ami Gaspar, an advanced computing outreach specialist with IT and the Maine LearnToMod project manager, were recent guests on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio […]
Read moreAllan to lead hazing prevention webinar Dec. 17
Elizabeth Allan, a University of Maine professor of higher education, will lead a webinar on “Preventing Hazing on Campus” on Thursday, Dec. 17. Lauri Sidelko, director of the UMaine Student Wellness Resource Center, and UMaine alumna Diana Haney also will take part. The fourth participant will be Rasheed Ali Cromwell, president of the Harbor Institute, […]
Read moreUMaine professor uses giant map to teach middle school students about African geography, culture
Patrick Womac takes off his shoes and steps onto the huge map of Africa covering half the gym floor at Old Town’s Leonard Middle School. Womac, an assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction at the University of Maine, stands on Libya as he leads a group of seventh graders in discussion. “How many people […]
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