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LIVE Researchers Win NSF Grant to Study Technological Support for Simulation Training in Nursing
Aug. 12, 2024—A team of Vanderbilt researchers has been awarded a new NSF grant to create technological supports for simulation learning in Nursing. The interdisciplinary team is led by PI Daniel Levin (Psychological Sciences), and includes co-PI’s Gautam Biswas and Meiyi Ma (Computer Science), Mary-Ann Jesse (Nursing), and Alyssa Wise (Teaching and Learning). The focus of the...
3 Interdisciplinary Teams Awarded 2024 LIVE Spark Grants for Learning Tech Innovations
Jul. 22, 2024—LIVE is thrilled to announce the recipients of our inaugural Sparks Grants. LIVE Spark Grants foster interdisciplinary research on novel learning technologies with strong potential for impact in formal, informal, or workplace learning contexts. Out of a pool of remarkable proposals, three projects were selected for their innovative approaches to leverage advanced computational methods to...
LIVE-MNPS Partnership Phase 1 Winner in Learning Landscape Challenge
Jul. 14, 2024—LIVE, the Learning Innovation Incubator at Vanderbilt University, and Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) have been selected as Phase 1 winners in the Learning Landscapes Challenge. Their project, supported by the Siegel Family Endowment and the Walton Family Foundation, focuses on improving college and career advising by integrating AI technology with personalized guidance. This initiative,...
“Code to Joy” Team’s BeatBlox Advances to NSF VITAL Challenge Finals
Dec. 14, 2023—Revolutionizing Computer Science Education through Music LIVE is thrilled to announce that the trans-institutional “Code to Joy” team has advanced to the final round of the NSF Visionary Interdisciplinary Teams Advancing Learning (VITAL) Prize Challenge for the innovative design of BeatBlox, a music-based framework for teaching computer science. Computer science is rapidly becoming a required part of the...
