Highly Interactive, Fun Internet Virtual Environments in Science

Through a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant, members of the college’s science education program have teamed up with NC State’s Department of Computer Science, Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications unit (DELTA), Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science, and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to implement the HI FIVES (Highly Interactive, Fun Internet Virtual Environments in Science) program.

HI FIVES researchers will develop easy-to-use game creation tools and teach middle school instructors how to build compelling games that teach students science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content. The research is being conducted at the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation – a research and outreach arm of the College of Education.

PROJECT TEAM

• Dr. Len Annetta
  Principal Investigator
• Dr. John Park
  Co-Principal Investigator
• Dr. Tom Miller
  Co-Principal Investigator
• Dr. Valerie Brown-Schild
  Co-Principal Investigator
• Dr. Michael Young
  Co-Principal Investigator