Collaborative Research: Resource Collaborative for Immersive Technologies (RECITE)

扩展现实（XR）技术正迅速融入工业和社会，但与技术人员教育的融合却滞后。这些技术包括360°摄影和摄像（360）、增强现实（AR）、混合现实（MR）和虚拟现实（VR），它们在增强学生学习方面具有巨大的潜力，并有望彻底改变教育体验。该项目将创建一个创新的生态系统，支持XR技术在技术人员教育中的应用，促进新的合作，制定社区标准，并加强技术人员的劳动力途径，以确保国家工业竞争力。该项目将通过加速将XR技术整合到技术人员教育计划中来改善STEM技术人员的教育。该项目的目标是：1)评估XR技术在NSF ATE项目领域的采用和态度，并为两年制大学创建实施和传播资源；2)制定和实施XR技术教师的专业发展指导；3)利用XR技术为ATE项目和开放教育资源开发XR技术网站和产品库；4)通过连接高中、学术界和工业界，扩大XR的实施。预计该项目的研究结果将有助于最佳实践的发展，并为技术学生提供有效的XR体验设计，为技术教育计划中使用XR技术提供循证建议，建立XR模拟的设计原则，旨在为所有用户创造包容和可访问的体验，包括残疾人、不同学习方式和不同文化背景的用户。并为设计师提供最佳实践，以确保这些技术有效地造福并影响所有学习者。该项目将填补目前对如何有效地将XR技术整合到技术教育中的关键空白。该项目由先进技术教育（ATE）计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Extended reality (XR) technologies are being rapidly integrated into industry and society, yet their integration into technician education lags. These technologies, which include 360° photography and videography (360), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR), have tremendous potential to enhance student learning and are poised to revolutionize the educational experience. This project will create an innovative ecosystem supporting XR technology utilization in technician education, foster new collaborations, develop community standards, and enhance technician workforce pathways to ensure national industry competitiveness.The project will improve STEM technician education through the accelerated integration of XR technologies into technician education programs. The goals of the project are: 1) Assess XR technology adoption and attitudes in NSF ATE program domains and create implementation and dissemination resources for two-year colleges; 2) Develop and implement XR technology faculty professional development for direct instruction; 3) Develop an XR technology website and products repository for ATE projects and Open Educational Resources using XR technology; and 4) Grow and broaden XR implementation by connecting high schools, academia, and industry. It is expected that the project’s findings will contribute to the development of best practices and inform the design of effective XR experiences for technician students, provide evidence-based recommendations on the use of XR technologies in technician education programs, establish design principles for XR simulations, aiming to create inclusive and accessible experiences for all users, including those with disabilities, varied learning styles, and diverse cultural backgrounds, and offer designers best practices to ensure these technologies benefit and impact all learners effectively. The project will fill critical gaps in the current understanding of how to effectively integrate XR technologies into technical education. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.