The Center announces its award of a $149,967 planning grant (NSF Grant No. 1952163) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Center will explore creating an educational platform using collaborative mixed reality (MR) and other advanced intelligent technologies such as high-speed networks to enhance technical education and social emotional learning (SEL) in Richardson Healthcare Careers Academy (RHCA) Students. We will examine the use of networked virtual experiences such as serious games featuring virtual humans to address gaps in SEL education. Our SEL efforts will focus on helping students develop the interpersonal and emotional skills needed to work in a clinical environment, as well as examine the impact equal peers and knowledgeable experts can have on a student.
