This $1,496,642 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of Cincinnati in scaling up a transdisciplinary STEM education model across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. The project will expand the university's Innovation Hub to 10 high schools and 4 university internship sites, providing students with opportunities to study animal behavior and apply it to the design of autonomous robots. Student interns will also engage in...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support the ROBOT-MEDIATED LEARNING project to explore using school-deployed collaborative robots for homebound children between April 2021 and July 2023. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,300,000 to the University of Virginia to develop low-cost, adaptable physical computing tools such as robots to provide equitable opportunities for elementary and middle school students to learn computer science (CS) skills and concepts. The project aims to investigate how these educational robots can help students develop CS understanding and executive functioning skills, while...
This three-year, $336,084 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of a student-centered personalized learning framework to advance undergraduate robotics education. The University of Nevada, Reno will implement a learning system in two robotics courses utilizing low-cost hardware and high-fidelity simulators. The framework prioritizes student autonomy and teaches advanced robotics skills. User studies will assess student...
This Project Grant award of $150,838 from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) to Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. aims to develop a student-centered, personalized learning framework to advance undergraduate robotics education. The primary goals are to address challenges in finding qualified robotics instructors and reducing learning barriers due to the high cost of robotics training equipment. The framework will leverage low-cost hardware...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $796,858 to Purdue University, a public land-grant research university, will support the development of an innovative learner-in-the-loop multi-robot system called LILMR to transform conventional in-person field-based lab environments into hybrid-flexible (hyflex) field-based lab environments. This system aims to enable remote and residential students to collaboratively develop critical...
This $271,260 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support collaborative research by Morgan State University to develop and examine integrated STEM curriculum units for middle school students. The project will co-design two STEM units with teachers that meaningfully integrate science inquiry, engineering design, and community-based service projects with an environmental justice orientation. The goal is to foster robust learning of...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program grant, titled "CAREER: Integrating Robotics and Socio-Emotional Learning for Incarcerated Middle School Students", aims to develop and investigate a semester-long robotics learning program for middle school students in the juvenile justice system. The $223,973 award, starting March 1, 2024, will fund the following key activities: Develop and deliver a robotics program built on socio-emotional learning principles to middle...
This Project Grant award for $499,998.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education). The award will fund the incubation and piloting of a "laboratory classroom" to capture real-time data on individual student and teacher behavior, neurology, physiology, cognition, and physical interactions within classroom settings. This research aims to advance understanding of how individual student...
This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) will fund the development of an informal learning program and associated research study aimed at increasing interest in STEM careers among Black girls aged 10-12. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will receive funding to design and implement a summer camp exploring engineering, math, and physical science concepts. Participants will make connections between hands-on science...
This NSF STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) grant award of $349,960 to Villanova University supports the design and study of an integrated STEM education program for 5th to 8th grade students using a bio-inspired snake jaw robot. The program will be developed in partnership with the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science and aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of the robot in promoting integrated STEM learning, with researchers examining student-robot interactions and overall student engagement. The project will also equip the museum with the educational robots for continued use beyond the grant period. A sub-award to the University of San Diego provides support for mentoring the principal investigator in building capacity for educational research and applying learning theories to the program development.