But we also have remodeling costs and salaries. And it does sound like a lot of money in the beginning. So the grant was for close to a million dollars. How long does this grant go? What are some of the components that you'll be bringing now that you have these resources to SUU to help our teachers and our students in virtual and augmented reality?Īundrea Frahm: Thank you. And I was so grateful to be able to switch roles, and really dive deep into virtual reality and augmented reality with this Innovation Studio. Inside it, there was an interview process. And within that grant, there was a director position. And then after that, we heard back, actually, we didn't think we got it, because we didn't hear anything until the end of April. I'm sorry, if I'm saying all these wrong, the names, pronunciation, and then Brandon Wiggins, all of us worked together to write that grant, and we spent our Christmas break writing it. And so it was Jim Brant, Richard Cozzens, then Kirk B, Jeff Cowley. Me and five other faculty helped write that grant. And then there was an opportunity to write a proposal for the innovative funds grant that was given by USHE up here in the state. ![]() Let's like, you know, start kind of checking this out. And they were like, oh, let's get some headsets. And so for me, I have a sculpture background, as well as an immersive performance background. And you then can 3D print the thing you sculpt. And I was so excited, you can actually sculpt with the controllers, and it's additive, and subtractive, which I had never seen any applications like that before. So first, I was here as an assistant professor in art and art education, I found this, I was introduced to this app called gravity sketch. And then we'll I've got additional questions about how we can get involved with it as we move forward.Īundrea Frahm: Wonderful. Tell us a little about the grant, a little about how it came to be, how you became aware of it and how you got involved with it. That's really what our listeners would like to hear today. You know, without a vision, the people perish, I appreciate that vision and, and coming from that art background understanding where you could connect with these wonderful opportunities to support SUU through these, through this grant. Tony Pellegrini: You're we're gonna put you in we're gonna put you on the spot here in just a moment. And I'm looking forward to sharing more about that. And so that's kind of how all of this was born from this innovative funds grant. ![]() Then after that, we had an opportunity to write a grant. ![]() And I kind of brought VR to campus to the MakerSpace. And I was a professor of art and art education in different ways for about eight years, but I was always very interested in virtual reality and augmented reality. Aundrea, could you take a moment or two? Tell us a little about yourself.Īundrea Frahm: Yes, thank you so much, Tony. And she's the AR and VR director in that office, we're going to be talking to her about some exciting opportunities that she's going to be providing for SUU this next year and beyond for us. And today, we are very pleased to have Aundrea Frahm with us from the CTI office. Good morning SUU friends, Tony Pellegrini here with Teaching and Learning at Southern Utah University, our podcast series a month, a month, we get together with a wonderful faculty, students, staff to address teaching and learning on campus. CTI Podcast - Episode 34: Virtual & Augmented Reality with Aundrea Frahm
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