Publications by authors named "Joshua A Ellis"

Rationale And Objectives: Studies of medical school clerkship websites have reported efficient time management, resource utilization, and hands-on activities. We built a website devoted to medical student education in radiology to address student, educator, and school curricular needs and surveyed students to assess their satisfaction with the site.

Materials And Methods: The website was created using an easily-recalled name, no-cost institutional software, and no-cost enterprise-level university hardware.

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Background: Current reforms in K-12 STEM education call for integration between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Such integration of STEM disciplines at the K-12 level offers students an opportunity to experience learning in real-world, multidisciplinary contexts; however, there is little reported research about teachers' experiences in engaging in integrated STEM instruction. The purpose of this phenomenological multiple case study is to understand nine science teachers' first-time experiences in implementing integrated STEM curricular units in their middle school physical science classrooms.

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