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 […]
Tag Archives: Informal learning
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 […]
EXP: Bridging Learning in Urban Extended Spaces (BLUES) 2.0
9/1/16-8/31/18 PIs: Rogers Hall, Andrew Hostetler, David Owens Vanderbilt University Award Details This EXP project will continue collaborations (begun under an EAGER award) among learning sciences researchers, exhibit designers, and […]
EAGER: Collaborative Research: Virtual STEM Buddies for Personalized Learning Experiences in Free Choice Informal Learning Settings
PIs: Kyle Johnsen, University of Georgia Research Foundation (Award Details) Karen Kelly, The Children’s Museum of Atlanta (Award Details) Elizabeth DiSalvo, Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Award Details) This project investigates […]
EAGER: Collaborative Research: Designing Digital Rails to Foster Scientific Curiosity around Museum Collections
PIs: Steven McGee, Michael Horn, Northwestern University (Award Details) Jaap Hoogstraten, Matt Matcuk, Field Museum of Natural History (Award Details) One of the best ways to engage people in Science, […]
CAP: Innovating Data-driven Methodologies for Documenting and Studying Informal Learning
PIs: Leilah Lyons, Stephen Uzzo, Kemi Jona New York Hall of Science Award Details This project supports a workshop in which experts in museums, informal learning, complex systems, and data […]
RAPID: Learning in the Making: Leveraging Technologies for Impact
PIs: Erica Halverson, Kimberly Sheridan University of Wisconsin-Madison Award Details The practices of critique and portfolio creation are crucial to successful learning from design and making. Critique involves carefully describing […]
Badge-Based STEM Assessment: Current Terrain and the Road Ahead
PIs: Michelle Riconscente, Margaret Honey New York Hall of Science Award Details The New York Hall of Science proposes a two-pronged workshop project that will: (1) conduct a study of […]
CI-TEAM Demo: Environmental CyberCitizens: Engaging Citizen Scientists in Global Environmental Change through Crowdsensing and Visualization
PIs: Alex Mayer, Robert Pastel, Charles Wallace, Shawn Opplige, Richard Donovan Michigan Technological University Award Details This demonstration project is creating and evaluating a set of activities aimed at preparing […]
EXP: Transforming World Language Education using Social Robotics
PI: William Johnson, Kino Coursey Alelo Award Details This Cyberlearning Exploration Project explores the potential for social robotics to transform foreign-language learning. The social robot being developed in this project […]