NSF Supplemental Award

Ron Stevens, Director of the IMMEX Project has received a supplemental award to his Research on Learning in Education (ROLE) grant from the National Science Foundation. The supplement will fund the publication of a book which will document the research activities and findings of Dr. Stevens and several of his collaborators from academia and business. The book (currently untitled) is scheduled for publication in 2009.

Best of Augmented Cognition International (ACI) 2007

The manuscript: Allocation of Time, EEG-Engagement and EEG-Workload Resources as Scientific Problem-Solving Skills Are Acquired in the Classroom received "Best Of" recognition at the HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS SOCIETY 51ST ANNUAL MEETING. Authors Ron Stevens, and Trysha Galloway from IMMEX, and Chris Berka from Advanced Brain Monitoring were present for the award ceremonies. The paper describes the results of compositing decision data captured using IMMEX software with simultaneous capture of workload and engagement data using EEG equipment. The entire manuscript is available for review in our publications list, or click here.

New Strategic Performance Maps Debut

Strategic Performance Maps, aka Search Path Maps or SPM's are graphic representations of a student's performance strategy. Today's SPM's have a new look and feel. Under the new spreadsheet-style format a students step-by-step sequence toward a solution is much easier to decipher than before. With the addition of a frequency chart, it makes multiple views of a performance a thing of the past. Another advantage is the efficiency at which the SPM's are produced. Teachers will not have to wait for their downloads to begin while the IMMEX servers create their class SPM's. SPM's are created in advance so downloads begin as soon as the instruction is given. To see an example of our new SPM click here.

IMMEX Returns to China for Expanded Activities

Ron Stevens, and Trysha Galloway from IMMEX, and Marcia Sprang from Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, together with educators from Beijing Normal University, met with national and regional ministers of education in Beijing. Partnerships were discussed to bring the IMMEX concept to new areas in China and develop cross-language/cultural problem-sets which support China's high educational standards.

IMMEX Authoring Workshop in Deerfield, Illinois

IMMEX teamed with the Metiri Group to provide an authoring workshop for teachers in the Deerfield #109 School District outside of Chicago. 19 teachers working in teams created IMMEX problems for their elementary and middle school classes. Facilities were provided at Alan B Shephard Middle School for the week-long event. The workshop was one in a series of meetings involving Problem Solving Technology presented by Metiri.

IMMEX Delivers Professional Development Training in Foshan, China

The IMMEX Team were invited to provide training to ~40 teachers in a series of workshops for the Chancheng School District, in China's Guangdong Province. Led by "Master Teacher" Dr. Marcia Sprang from the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District in California, the team provided logistics, technical support, teacher instruction, and guidance in a pilot study aimed at presenting innovative assessment tools to the Chinese educational community. more ...