Whenever she talks about teachers using artificial intelligence, University of Maine associate professor of special education Sarah Howorth likes to remind whoever she’s talking to that educators have always used technology to support student learning.
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With rural schools facing significant shortages of highly-qualified teachers, particularly those in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will use a grant from the National Science Foundation to boost support for future and current STEM educators in rural school districts.
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University of Maine associate professor of mathematics education Eric Pandiscio and associate professor of mathematics education and instructional technology Justin Dimmel delivered the Richard H. Balomenos Memorial Lecture at the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England (ATMNE)’s 2023 Fall Conference, October 12-13 in Portland. The talk, “Sunshine, Public Art, and Multiplication: The Design […]
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Ethan Geheb, a doctoral student in STEM education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has received a Susan J. Hunter Teaching Assistantship from the UMaine Graduate School.
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The Bangor Daily News and Phys.org highlighted a study from the University of Maine exploring how the first year of the pandemic affected research activities at the institution.
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“Wicked problems are complex, nonlinear and unique, with a high likelihood of serious consequences without quick solutions,” says Asli Sezen-Barrie, lead author of the study and an associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction at UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development.
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News Center Maine and WABI-TV (channel 5, Bangor) reported on a new interactive math learning lab in Orono’s Webster Park called SunRule, which combines math with art using rays of sunlight to explore multiplication and division.
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Asli Sezen-Barrie, associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is participating in the 2022 STEM for All Video Showcase virtual event, May 10–17.
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Two members of the College of Education and Human Development faculty have received tenure and promotion to associate professor. Both Justin Dimmel and Leah Hakkola have been at the University of Maine since 2015.
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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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