Dr. Nancy Hodges (Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies) received new funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the project “Cultivating Applied Technology Competencies among Diverse Undergraduate Populations: Development and Assessment of Course Materials and Teaching Strategies.”
Funding is in support of a three year project focused on understanding how students learn in 3D. The project will be based on collaboration with apparel companies to identify technologies important to the industry workplace. These technologies will be used in research to develop best pedagogical practices within the virtual environment. Nancy Hodges is the Project Director and Co-PI and UNCG is the Lead Institution. Other co-PIs include Kittichai “Tu” Watchravesringkan, CARS department, along with Co-PIs at Colorado State University and Texas Tech University.
