Imagine pursuing a degree that requires you to understand caves, mines or other rugged geological formations. Now imagine trying to do your field studies in a wheelchair. Concerns like that may be rendered moot if virtual technology being developed at Ohio State University and Georgia State University bear fruit....
NSF funds research to simulate geoscience field trips
Visualizations will allow students with mobility impairments to explore caves Columbus, Ohio – College students with mobility impairments who are studying for a career in the geosciences will soon be able to explore a computer-generated simulation of a large cave system to meet the degree requirements of field-based learning...
New NSF OEDG Funding!
Columbus, OH – Congratulations to the project team of Don Stredney, Chris Atchison, Alan Price, Karen Irving, and Rick Toomey on the most recent funding for the OEDG Track 1 proposal “Expanding Geoscience Diversity through Simulated Field Environments for Students with Physical Disabilities”. This $202,744 grant will progress the...
Gina Ceylan wins Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
Columbia, MO – Gina Ceylan, a doctoral student in science education, has won a 2011 Graduate Student Leadership Award. Part of the Chancellor’s Excellence Awards program, the Graduate Student Leadership Award honors graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to the campus or the community through their involvement in...
Ohio’s STEM Ability Alliance (OSAA) Scholar Presents at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
Denver, CO – Jacob Brewer, an undergraduate Human Factors Psychology student at Wright State University presented his recent field experience in a paper entitled “STEM Field Education: Increasing interest among Students with Disabilities through Geoscience Education” at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America held in Denver,...
Mammoth Cave Trailer 2010
NAGD reaches out globally!
As a result of meetings at the Geological Society of America 2010 Annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA, the NAGD has expanded to the International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) and will begin working with collaborators to increase geoscience opportunities for students with disabilities around the world. More IAGD...
Access-ABLE: Wright State University students experience Mammoth Cave National Park
Imagine a world where you are socially or academically excluded because of your physical abilities. Unfortunately, this is a reality for many students with disabilities in science classrooms today. In fact, it has become so common that many students, despite their continued interest, avoid science all together. A recent...
NAGD highlighted in the most recent issues of Ohio’s STEM Ability Alliance E-News
“Short Term Internships for OSAA Scholars in the Design of Virtual Reality Environments for Geoscience Education” For more, visit: OSAA E-News, December 2009 “Wright State University Offers EES 199, Introduction to Cave and Karst Systems Spring Quarter” OSAA E-News, March 2010 “Mammoth Cave Expedition an Overwhelming Success” OSAA E-News, June 2010...
NAGD highlighted in the National MS Society News
See the latest blog entry from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Buckeye Chapter that highlights the NAGD and the National Science Foundation funded virtual reality project.
