Project Grant 1902318

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program grant of $542,881 awarded to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, operating as Northland Community & Technical College, will develop an enterprise-level platform that integrates learning management systems with immersive augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies. The goal is to improve technician education by accelerating the integration of XR into technician training classrooms. The key products and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant, funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to accelerate the integration of extended reality (XR) technologies, including 360° video, augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality, into technician education programs. The $383,081 award to the Kentucky Community & Technical College System will: Assess XR technology adoption and attitudes within the NSF's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program domains and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $170,000.00 in funding to Cast Inc., a non-profit educational research organization, to develop an enterprise-level platform that integrates extended reality (XR) technologies with traditional learning management systems. The key goals of the 3-year project are to: Integrate single sign-on capabilities and FERPA-compliant encryption to enable seamless interoperability between the XR platform and...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $158,342 to New York University to develop new training content for existing manufacturing technician education courses. The university will introduce virtual and hands-on experiential learning exercises as well as tutorials on advanced manufacturing technologies including computer-aided design, additive manufacturing, and engineering...

This $1,022,772 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will enable Clemson University to develop an enterprise-level platform optimized for integrating immersive learning technologies, such as augmented and virtual reality (XR), into technician education programs. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year project include: Integrating single sign-on capabilities and FERPA-compliant encryption to enable seamless...

The National Science Foundation awarded $300,000 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to the University of California, Davis for a project titled "EAGER: Building a Foundation for Hands-on STEM Learning at a Distance: Pedagogical Agents for Embodied Education in Virtual Reality." The two-year project beginning August 1, 2022 will develop embodied pedagogical agents in a virtual environment to facilitate maker education tasks focusing on electronic...

This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program aims to establish an open-source ecosystem for educational computer-aided design (CAD) models. The University of Virginia will develop a clearinghouse and peer-reviewed journal to curate and validate CAD models for use in K-12 maker spaces. Over the one-year period, the International Technology and Engineering Education Association will integrate curated CAD models into its...

This $104,607 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Motlow State Community College in creating an innovative ecosystem to accelerate the integration of extended reality (XR) technologies, including 360-degree photography, augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality, into technical education programs. The key goals are to: 1) assess XR technology adoption and attitudes in NSF ATE program domains and create implementation...

This $259,969 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to develop immersive training environments that enhance skill acquisition, knowledge transfer, and workplace safety in smart manufacturing. The project will integrate mixed reality (MR) and digital twin (DT) technologies to transform traditional training methods and provide workers with practical, self-guided modules to acquire essential skills for operating complex...

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports collaborative research to advance observational 3D sketching and cross-reality user interfaces. The Regents of the University of Minnesota will lead this 3-year project, which aims to develop new augmented and mixed reality tools to enable users to make real-world observations and translate them into 3D drawings. The key objectives are to...