Category: Research

Students use AR-enhanced images of a Japanese beetle to document and classify the insects’ characteristics.

Lowell’s collaborative team develops XR/AR tech to assist teachers, engage students in science learning

How can instructors better teach science, specifically taxonomy and classification? A collaborative Purdue University team created innovative Extended Reality (XR) and Augmented Reality (AR) instructional materials and resources to help teachers and to enhance student learning and engagement. Students use...

Intermediate school students present their project,

Ackerman Center: serving Indiana’s teachers, students with civics resources

A resource center housed in the Purdue University College of Education is impacting the university and the state of Indiana by providing needed civics education resources for Indiana school districts. The James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship developed and...

Enhancing students’ training to handle radioactive materials more safely

Purdue University researchers have received a $50,000 internal grant from the University’s Innovation Hub to develop a Mixed Reality/Virtual Reality radiation safety training and assessment platform for students. The project is titled, “Development and Implementation of an Augmented Reality Assessment...

Ben Lathrop with his arms crossed in front of Beering Fountain

PhD student Lathrop focuses education research on misinformation, media literacy & AI

Third-year doctoral student Ben Lathrop is helping frame the conversation surrounding dis/misinformation along with publishing about teacher-focused research and tools on critical media literacy.

Grand Universe planning liftoff in Hamilton County

Inside Indiana Business discusses future Grand Universe, “the most magnificent planetarium in the country," which will use educational programs, summer camps and after-school programs developed by Purdue University’s Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST).

College honors 9 faculty first-time book authors

The Purdue University College of Education honored nine faculty with first book awards on September 29 at its all-College fall meeting. “This type of academic publishing is an important metric for the Association of American Universities (AAU),” said Phillip J....