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 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...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, will create an innovative ecosystem to support the integration of extended reality (XR) technologies into technician education programs. The $169,947 award to Cast Inc., a nonprofit research and development organization, has the following key goals: Assess XR technology adoption and attitudes in the NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program domains, and create implementation and...
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...
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...
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 $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 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 $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 $345,237 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to transform STEM education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) through innovative extended reality (XR) technologies. The project will study how six STEM faculty at Fresno State University engage in a faculty learning community to integrate XR into their undergraduate courses. The research will examine how this support affects the faculty's perceptions, skills, and...