NSF Funded Projects
The NSF Funded Projects are projects designed and developed through the collaboration and research from the Spotty Rain Campaign (SRC) and the Emerging Technology and Creativity Research Lab at Oklahoma State University to support informal science education (ISE). The SRC team comprises two Co-Pi’s: Dr. Tutaleni Asino and Dr. Nicole Colston, and two Graduate Research Assistants: Ayodeji Ibukun and myself. As a member of the team, I was the technical expert that designed and created the Virtual Citizen Science Expo (VCSE), the Make It Rain App (MIRA), and the augmented reality (AR) elements that were integrated into the Southeast Oklahoma Library Systems Backyard Explorer Logbook Challenge program.
Spotty Rain Campaign
Spotty Rain Campaign (SRC) is a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that“focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of ISE programs and educational media for use in rural libraries in drought-prone areas of the Great Plains”.
Emerging Technology and Creativity Research Lab
The Emerging Technologies and Creativity Research (ETCR) Lab at Oklahoma State University explores imaginative ways to improve research, teaching, and learning with emerging technologies. Open to all students, faculty, and staff within the College of Education and Human Sciences, the lab aims to facilitate conversations, ideas, and solutions that ultimately translate into collaborative research and projects.
VCSE
Design / Development
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Left: VCSE is a virtual reality (VR) learning space where learners enter as avatars and learn about drought, and environmental monitoring, and attend live events.
Right: MIRA is a fun app designed to engage learners and make it rain, snow, and hail. Learners can use the app to access the Spotty Rain Campaign website and follow the SRC project on social media.
MIRA
Design / Development
Scan the code to interact with the app.
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AR 3D Elements
Design / Development
Use your mouse or your touchscreen device to interact with the 3D water cycle.
Left: The 3D Water Cycle is one of the AR elements integrated into the SEOLS Backyard Explorer program Logbook Challenge.
Scan the code below, place the 3D water cycle in your learning space, and interact with it.
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