Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Masters in Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Masters in Physics Teaching, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Bachelor of Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Expertise
Kelly Miller received her B.Ed. in secondary school science from McGill University, and her Master’s in physics from the University of Vermont. Kelly received her Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University in 2014. Her dissertation focussed on the use of technology and interactive teaching strategies in college physics classrooms. Before graduate school, Kelly taught middle and high school science at various schools in Toronto, Rosseau, Montreal, and Vermont. She spent a year sailing around the world while teaching physics for Class Afloat, an experiential education program for high school students onboard a tall ship. While teaching high school physics, Kelly developed a passion for teaching and scholarship in education. She currently teaches Applied Physics 50, a flipped, introductory physics class for engineering undergraduates at Harvard. She is also a co-founder of Perusall, a collaborative reading platform to help get students prepared for class.
Papers
Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom
Author: Louis Deslauriers, Logan S. McCarty, Kelly Miller, Kristina Callaghan and Greg Kestin | Source: National Academy of Sciences | Year: 2019
Role of physics lecture demonstrations in conceptual learning
Author: Kelly Miller, Nathaniel Lasry, Chu, K. and Mazur, E. | Source: Physical Review Special Topics-physics Education Research | Year: 2013
Analysis of student engagement in an online annotation system in the context of a flipped introductory Physics class
Author: Kelly Miller, Zyto, S., Karger, D., Yoo, J. and Mazur, E. | Source: Physical Review Physics Education Research | Year: 2016
Conceptual question response times in peer instruction classrooms
Author: Kelly Miller, Nathaniel Lasry, Lukoff, B., Schell, J. and Mazur, E. | Source: Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research | Year: 2014
Response switching and self-efficacy in peer instruction classrooms
Author: Kelly Miller, Schell, J., Ho, A., Lukoff, B. and Mazur, E. | Source: Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research | Year: 2015
Use of a social annotation platform for pre-class reading assignments in a flipped introductory Physics class
Author: Kelly Miller, Lukoff, B., King, G. and Mazur, E. | Source: Frontiers in Education | Year: 2018
Presentations
2023 SALTISE Conference
Keynote
Overcoming Challenges in Active Learning Environments