11/1/18-8/31/20 PI: Sharon Lynn Chu University of Florida Award Details A key goal of the Next Generation Science Standards is to shift the focus of science instruction away from the […]
Category Archives: CFLT-WHTF
Broadening Participation for Remote Communities: Situated Distance Telepresence Mentoring through Embodied Communications
9/1/19-8/31/22 PIs: Francis Quek, Beverly Irby, Malini Natarajarathinam Texas A&M University Award Details As workplaces change, people will need to develop stronger and more flexible skills around technology. Schools are […]
Mapping Fields in Augmented Reality with Personal Mobile Devices: Enhancing Visualization Skills for Education and Industry
7/15/18-6/30/21 PIs: Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, Mina Johnson, Rebecca Vieyra, Chrystian Vieyra American Modeling Teachers Association Award Details Magnetic field visualizations are essential to many branches of the technology workforce. While fields […]
Teachers are the Learners: Providing Automated Feedback on Classroom Inter-Personal Dynamics
8/1/18-7/31/21 PIs: Jacob Whitehill, Erin Ottmar, Lane Harrison Worcester Polytechnic Institute Award Details The quality of teacher-student interactions in school classrooms both predicts and impacts students’ learning outcomes. Training teachers […]
Data-Driven, Human-in-the-Loop Support for Facilitating Participatory Learning Activities
9/1/18-8/30/20 PIs: Leilah Lyons, Stephen Uzzo New York Hall of Science Award Details Museums are increasingly developing digital learning experiences where visitors generate interesting usage data, but these data are […]
A Remote Multimodal Learning Environment to Increase Graphical Information Access for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
8/15/18-7/31/21 PIs: Nicholas Giudice, Justin Dimmel, Stacy Doore University of Maine Award Details There are many limitations for students who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) in accessing complex STEM […]
Advancing the Use of Automated Dialogue Systems for Teaching Communication and Interpersonal Skills
10/1/18-9/30/20 PIs: Jonathan Gratch, Peter Kim University of Southern California Award Details This project advances the use of technology to improve worker communication and interpersonal skills. The project pursues a […]
Designing and Evaluating a Naturalistic Platform for Collaborative Learning About Spatial Reasonings
9/1/18-8/31/21 PIs: Marcelo Worsley, David Uttal Northwestern University Award Details Spatial reasoning and computational thinking are essential knowledge for future workers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Researchers in […]
Technology Facilitated Training for Mental Health Counseling
8/1/18-7/31/21 PIs: Vivek Srikumar, Eric Poitras, Zachary Imel, Michael Tanana University of Utah Award Details Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with mental health or substance abuse problems. While conversational […]
Collaborative Research: Automatic Text-Simplification and Reading-Assistance to Support Self-Directed Learning by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Computing Workers
8/1/18-7/31/21 PIs: Wei Xu, Ohio State University (Award Details) Matt Huenerfauth, Rochester Institute of Technology (Award Details) While there is a shortage of computing and IT professionals in the U.S., […]