Tom Moher and Wendy Martin kick off this month's theme, "Integrating Emerging Technologies into Teaching Practice," with an introductory blog post that highlights examples of emerging technologies and sets the stage for the upcoming webinar and discussion.

 

Recorded: February 10, 2021
Facilitators: Tom Moher and Wendy Martin
Panelists: Noel Enyedy, Emma Mercier, Noelani Ogasawara Morris, Johanna Thompson, and Jim Slotta

This webinar explores three digital learning projects funded by NSF that utilize mixed reality, indoor location tracking, interactive collaborative surfaces, and ambient displays to support teaching and learning in STEM. Our panel of researchers and educators will discuss the development of these projects and the challenges faced and strategies employed by teachers when attempting to integrate these ambitious learning technologies into their classrooms. Come and join what promises to be a fascinating discussion between researchers and educators as they explore the future of STEM teaching. This webinar is co-moderated by Tom Moher and Wendy Martin. It is a collaborative effort with CIRCLS, the STEM for All Multiplex and the STEM Teacher Leadership Network (all funded by NSF).

 

 

In this facilitated discussion, we will discuss the challenges faced and strategies employed by teachers when attempting to integrate emerging learning technologies into their classrooms. We invite your participation!

In this brief, Brian Drayton provides a synthesis of this month's theme Integrating Emerging Technologies into Teaching Practice," that highlights key points and suggested recommendations discussed by those who participated in this month's discussion and webinar panel.

The Science through Technology Enhanced Play project (STEP) engages 6–8 year old students in a series of playful inquiry activities situated within a Augmented Reality environment.

The CSTEPS project, a Cyberlearning Exploratory project, focuses on Collaborative Sketch Tools for Engineering Problem Solving.

This video will introduce SAIL, an NSF-funded project housed within the Action & Brain Lab and Motion Light Labs at Gallaudet University.

The project IDEAL investigates the design of an embodied, humanoid robot as a cultural broker that mediates young children’s collaboration.

Connected Worlds is a large scale immersive, interactive ecosystem developed for the New York Hall of Science, designed to encourage a systems thinking approach to sustainability where local actions in one environment may have global consequences.

This research project involved the creation of a software tool for the development of Computational Thinking and Mathematics Content knowledge for K-12 students and teachers.