Research and Outreach

Bishop testifies at legislative hearing on credentialing for educators

Penny Bishop, dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, provided testimony to the Maine Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on Feb. 8 about proposed changes to Chapter 115, the state rule governing credentialing for teachers and other educational personnel. 

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Justin Dimmel - NSF CAREER award feature

Dimmel’s NSF CAREER award to support research on teaching and learning of geometry using VR and AR technology

With the increasing availability and popularity of consumer virtual and augmented reality devices, Justin Dimmel’s research focuses on how such technology can be used to represent geometric diagrams in three-dimensions rather than two. He recently received a nearly $672,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support this work. It’s the organization’s most prestigious award for early career faculty.

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Dimmel works on Colby-led VR 3D chess research

Justin Dimmel, an assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology, is working with Stacy Doore, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Colby College, on research involving virtual reality 3D chess.

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NASPA awards honor Allan, Caron-produced video

A short video written and produced by professor of family relations and human sexuality Sandra Caron received the Outstanding Peer Education Program Award at the 2021 NASPA General Assembly. In addition, professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan has been awarded the NASPA Region 1 Outstanding Contribution to the Literature and/or Research Award for 2021.

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