Come take a tour!

Interested in integrating new and emerging technologies into your course? OR, are you interested in brainstorming some creative ways to to align technology to your course outcomes? Learning Technologies has been providing classroom tours for the past two years. We welcome you and your class to our department. 

We begin each tour in the Richel Computer Lab where we introduce ourselves, share our research interests and give some insights on creating active learning environments. From there, we break into groups of 2-3, depending on size, and we rotate through the different spaces. 

MakerLab

The MakerLab is located near Richel Computer Lab and is home to our four 3D printers, three PLA's and one SLA. We share our efforts in how 3D printing has transformed the culture on the college and the various types of 3D printing that we have conducted. Some examples we share include prosthetic hands, music instruments, music reeds, art pieces, jewelry, stethoscopes, computer mounts and cell phone cases. We have a wide variety of requests! The costs to print a PLA item is .05 cents per gram and .15 cents ML. Any student, faculty, staff, community member can print in our MakerLab. 

Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality

Students have created nearly 32 Virtual Reality applications for area businesses in Emporia. We share that process of creating VR apps using 360 cameras and gear. Students get to put on a headset and experience our Oculus Rift VR setups (2) and take a turn experiencing Google Earth, CalcFlow, Desert RollerCoaster, Sweet Granada and much, much more! Did you know that students can reserve the VR Studio? 

Ozobots, Makey Makey, RaspberrPi

These fun, immersive tools can be used in ANY classroom - they are an excellent way to teach difficult concepts and create an environment of active learning. From Math, Programming, Business, Art and even English - we can use these tools to enhance your instruction. Students get a hands-on experience with each of these items on the tour. 

We would love to have your classroom take a tour with us. Contact us to reserve a day and we will make sure we have enough FREE goodies to handout. 

What day works for you?

~Anna

Anna is the Educational Technology Coordinator for Emporia State University. She can be reached at acatters@emporia.edu or by phone 620.341.5107.