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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $170,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Cast Inc., a nonprofit educational technology research organization, to develop an enterprise-level platform that integrates immersive extended reality (XR) technologies with traditional learning management systems. The 3-year project, titled "IMMERSIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES: EXPANDING ACCESS THROUGH OPEN-SOURCE INNOVATION," aims to enhance technician education by...
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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the development of the KonnectXR platform, an enterprise-level system that integrates augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies into technician education programs. The $127,090 award to Motlow State Community College, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, aims to bridge traditional learning management systems with immersive XR environments. Key project goals...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,454,932 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Clemson University. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESOURCE COLLABORATIVE FOR IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES (RECITE)", aims to accelerate the integration of extended reality (XR) technologies, including 360° photography/videography, augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality, into technician education programs. The key objectives are to: 1) Assess...
This $1,886,515 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development of "KonnectXR", an enterprise-level platform that integrates immersive extended reality (XR) technologies into technician education programs. The project aims to: Integrate single sign-on and FERPA-compliant encryption capabilities to enable seamless interoperability between XR environments and existing Learning Management Systems (LMS)...
This $249,565 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the development of an enterprise-level platform that integrates augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies into technician education. The project, titled "IMMERSIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES: EXPANDING ACCESS THROUGH OPEN-SOURCE INNOVATION", aims to bridge traditional learning management systems with immersive XR environments, enabling seamless transitions for...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $542,881 to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (operating as Northland Community & Technical College) to develop an enterprise-level platform that integrates learning management systems with immersive augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies for technician education. The key goals of the project, titled "KONNECTXR," are to: 1) integrate single sign-on...
This $194,416 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to establish an interdisciplinary mixed reality (XR) engineering curriculum at Kennesaw State University and Georgia State University, two minority-serving institutions. The curriculum will prepare undergraduate students for careers as XR professionals and researchers, employing evidence-based pedagogical approaches like learning-by-doing and learning-by-teaching while integrating...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of an easy-to-use virtual reality development toolkit for education. Proximal, LLC will receive $255,990 to create a user-friendly toolkit that enables educators to develop targeted, subject-specific VR educational experiences without extensive programming skills. This aligns with the goals of the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to advance solutions for national challenges...