EMMETT DENNIS  Mathematics

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

"The Basics of Computers", University Publications - Monrovia, Liberia (1984)

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS:

Proceedings of the 16^th International  Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics – 2003

 

ABSTRACTS of papers presented to the American Mathematical Society –   1999, Vol. 20,   Integrating the TI-83 Into an Introductory Statistics Course.

 

Proceedings of the 11^th International  Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics – 1998

 

ABSTRACTS of papers presented to the American Mathematical Society –      AMS Winter 1996, Vol. 17, Teaching Intermediate Algebra using Cooperative

   Groups.

 

 

BOOK REVIEWS: 

Beginning Algebra  6^th Ed,   by J. Streeter, et al (June, 2003).   

Applied College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, 2^nd Ed , by Gareth Williams  (February, 2003).

CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:

Using Excel and the TI-83 Plus to Interpret the Central Limit Theorem,     New England Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges Conference,  Gardner, MA, April, 2004

 

Enhancement Effects of MyMathLab and WebCT in a Math Class,   16^th  International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Rosemont, IL , October, 2003.

 

Student Feedback on the Use of WebCT and MyMathLab in the Mathematics Classroom,   New England Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges Conference,  Providence, RI, March, 2003.

 

Student Feedback on the Use of WebCT and MyMathLab in the Mathematics Classroom,   Virginia Society for Technology in Education State Conference, Arlington, VA, March, 2003.

 

Using the Internet to Enhance Student Achievement in a Cooperative Learning Mathematics Class. 15^th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Orlando, FL, November, 2002.

 

Enhancing College Algebra with Blackboard.com.  NEMATYC 2002, North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA April, 2002.

 

Teaching and Learning Mathematics Using the Internet as an  Enhancement  Tool  NES/MAA Fall 2001 Meeting, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA, 2001.

 

Using the Internet via Blackboard.com to Enhance a Mathematics   Louisiana - Mississippi Mathematical Association of America Section Meeting, Lafayette, LA 2000.

 

Integrating the Internet into A Mathematics Class Using an Email  list.  Greater New Orleans Teachers of Mathematics Annual Math Conference - New Orleans, LA 1999.

 

Integrating the TI-83 into an Introductory Statistics Course.  Mathematical Association of America, San Antonio, TX 1999.

 

An Investigation of College Algebra Students’ Understanding of   The  Global Behavior of Polynomial Functions.    3rd Annual Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference, South Bend, IN. 1998.

 

Alternative Assessment of Student Learning in Mathematics.  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC 1998.

 

Using Cooperative Learning to Facilitate the Education of  Liberia’s  Youth in the New Millennium.  Liberian Studies Association 30th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA 1998.

 

Student Projects for a Real World Trigonometry Class.  Greater New Orleans Teachers of Mathematics Annual Math Conference - New Orleans, LA 1998.

 

Using Individual and Group Projects to Illustrate Real World  Trigonometry.  Mathematical Association of America, A Summer MathFest - Atlanta GA 1997.

 

Student Projects for a Real-World Trigonometry Class. Louisiana - Mississippi Mathematical Association of America Section Meeting. Jackson, MS 1997.

 

Teaching Pre-Calculus Using Cooperative Groups.  Mathematical Association of America - Seattle Mathfest, Seattle, WA 1996.

 

Changing Pedagogy.   5th Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics, Baltimore, MD 1996.

 

Teaching Intermediate Algebra Using Cooperative Groups. Annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Orlando, FL 1996.

 

WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP:

Application Worksheets for a Trigonometry Class.       11^th ATOMIC Spring Conference, Cromwell , CT, March, 2004

Using the Internet to Enhance Teaching in a Math Class.   Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics and Science Joint Conference, Lafayette, LA. November, 2000.

A Flashlight and a Compass: A Collection of Tools to Promote Instructional Coherence.   Facilitator training presented by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. New Orleans, LA 2000

Internet as a Teaching Tool.      Greater New Orleans Collaborative Summer 2000 Workshop, New Orleans, LA. 2000.

 

Mathematics With Email Connections. (1999)   Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. 1999

Real World Applications for a Trigonometry Class.       11^th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, New Orleans, LA 1998

Using Individual and Group Projects to Illustrate Real World Trigonometry.  Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Shreveport, LA.  1997

 

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:

“An Investigation of Student Achievement in an Internet-Enhanced Mathematics Class Using Cooperative Learning Groups”, SCSU Minority Recruitment and Retention Grant - May 2002

 RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL:

Enhancing Student Achievement in Mathematics using Technology;  E-Learning Using the Internet

CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Enhancement effects of Internet related Course Managements Systems on Developmental Math Student achievements at SCSU, 2003 -2004

DISSERTATION TITLE:

An Investigation of the Numerical Experience Associated with the Global Behavior of the Polynomial Functions in the Traditional Lecture Method and Cooperative Learning Method Classes

INSTITUTION GRANTING PH.D.:

University of New Orleans, Louisiana