Search results for author:"David Mills"
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The Physical Pendulum: A Computer-Augmented Laboratory Exercise
David S. Mills
American Journal of Physics Vol. 48, No. 4 (April 1980) pp. 314–16
Describes the use of a time-sharing computer and an x-y plotter in a variation of the laboratory exercise on the physical pendulum. (HM)
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Making Social Scientists, or Not?: Glimpses of the Unmentionable in Doctoral Education
David Mills; Julia Paulson
Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences Vol. 7, No. 3 (2014) pp. 73–97
Recent research on doctoral education in the U.K. has revealed the increasing number and diversity of academic relationships that shape the lives of research students, and students' own role in activating, mobilising and maintaining these...
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Use of a Digital Camera To Document Student Observations in a Microbiology Laboratory Class
David A. Mills; Kevin Kelley; Michael Jones
American Biology Teacher Vol. 63, No. 2 (2001) pp. 119–23
Points out the lack of microscopic images of wine-related microbes. Uses a digital camera during a wine microbiology laboratory to capture student-generated microscope images. Discusses the advantages of using a digital camera in a teaching lab. (YDS)
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Tri-P-LETS: Changing the Face of High School Computer Science
Linda Sherrell; Kriangsiri Malasri; David Mills; Allen Thomas; James Greer
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 31, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 61–85
From 2004-2007, the University of Memphis carried out the NSF-funded Tri-P-LETS (Three P Learning Environment for Teachers and Students) project to improve local high-school computer science curricula. The project reached a total of 58 classrooms...
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Effects of Text Messaged Self-Monitoring on Class Attendance and Punctuality of At-Risk College Student Athletes
David F. Bicard; Valorie Lott; Jessica Mills; Sara Bicard; Laura Baylot-Casey
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 45, No. 1 (2012) pp. 205–210
This study examined the effects of text messaging class arrival to an academic counselor on the attendance and punctuality of 4 college student athletes. Each participant had a history of class tardiness and was considered to be at risk for academic ...
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An Extended Systematic Review of Canadian Policy Documents on e-Learning: What We’re Doing and Not Doing
Eugene Borokhovski; Robert Bernard; Erin Mills; Philip Abrami; C Wade; Rana Tamim; Edward Bethel; Gretchen Lowerison; David Pickup; Michael Surkes
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 37, No. 3 (Nov 18, 2011)
This systematic review builds upon the work of Authors (2006) and McGreal and Anderson (2007). It seeks to provide a synthesis and discussion of publicly available government policy documents with regard to e-learning in Canada. There is general...
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An Extended Systematic Review of Canadian Policy Documents on e-Learning: What We’re Doing and Not Doing
Eugene Borokhovski; Robert Bernard; Erin Mills; Philip Abrami; C Wade; Rana Tamim; Edward Bethel; Gretchen Lowerison; David Pickup; Michael Surkes; Michael Surkes
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 37, No. 3 (Nov 18, 2011)
This systematic review builds upon the work of Authors (2006) and McGreal and Anderson (2007). It seeks to provide a synthesis and discussion of publicly available government policy documents with regard to e-learning in Canada. There is general...