Michael S. Mills

Michael Mills , Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Dean of the College of Education at the University of Central Arkansas, is a leading expert on assessment accountability and the practical uses of mobile technology, with a particular focus on ensuring educational equity and designing strategies for effectively integrating mobile devices in the classroom. He is an SXSWedu, ISTE, and SITE presenter, has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Education Trainer, and has served on the advisory boards for SXSWedu and the Apple Distinguished Educator Program for the Americas. Feel free to follow him on Twitter (@MichaelSMills).

Publications

Strategies for Cultivating Belonging in Online Learning Spaces
Jessica Herring Watson, Noël Gieringer, Michael S. Mills. © 2024. 23 pages.
This chapter outlines a rationale and best practices for humanizing online learning by implementing strategies for cultivating belonging. These strategies are rooted in the...
Promoting Inclusivity Through a Culturally Responsive Approach to Classroom Assessment Practices
Michael S. Mills. © 2022. 23 pages.
Culturally responsive pedagogy is an approach to teaching that attempts to address the learning needs of students from marginalized or non-majority populations. While the concept...
Facilitating Multimodal Literacy Instruction Through Digital Curation
Michael S. Mills. © 2018. 19 pages.
It is becoming clearer that multimodal literacies (specifically textual, visual, and digital) will frame classroom instruction for the near future. The mission of this chapter is...
Fostering Collaboration and Digital Literacy With Mobile Technology
Michael S. Mills. © 2018. 16 pages.
Multimodal literacies are an essential construct of the 21st century classroom, and mobile technology will serve to facilitate the collaborative creation of multimodal digital...
Fostering Collaboration and Digital Literacy with Mobile Technology
Michael S. Mills. © 2014. 15 pages.
Multimodal literacies are an essential construct of the 21st century classroom, and mobile technology will serve to facilitate the collaborative creation of multimodal digital...
Facilitating Multimodal Literacy Instruction through Digital Curation
Michael S. Mills. © 2013. 18 pages.
It is becoming clearer that multimodal literacies (specifically textual, visual, and digital) will frame classroom instruction for the near future. The mission of this chapter is...