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5/26/2005
www.purdue.edu/DiscoveryPark/phsi), researchers at the Envision Center unveiled a new type of large, high-resolution display that promises a wide range of immediate applications.Future Directions
How do students who have been a part of Envision react to the experience? One student participant pretty much summed it up: “Doing this has really taught me much more than anything I’ve learned in class.” And in fact, an important goal of the Envision Center is to provide such real-world research experience to students grounded in critical examination of various scientific concepts learned in the classroom. To this end, the Envision Center is continuing to explore the possibilities of linking classroom education with real-world research efforts. Students currently enrolled in various courses at Purdue, including courses such as Introduction to Augmented Reality, continue to team with researchers to produce classroom products that have direct and immediate use as mainstream data perceptualization tools. The center has also launched the new program, Envision Discoverers, wherein Purdue students can engage in informal learning about visualization tools and gain hands-on experience with the center’s scientific capabilities—all without the constraints (deadlines and grades) that are associated with forcredit classes. With its myriad facets, the Envision Center expects to make a significant contribution to bridging discovery and learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Will Craig is a Multimedia Systems Design Consultant for Elert & Associates, a nation-wide multi-disciplinary technology consulting firm based in Stillwater, MN.
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