Florida Center for Interactive Media at Florida State University

Augmented reality (AR) is transforming the way we learn! Explore our vehicle sweep lesson, a great example of how AR can apply knowledge to real-life situations. FCIM will have a booth demonstrating the AR example lesson this Saturday at WFSU’s annual Summer Challenge from 10am to 1pm. Through the Summer Challenge WFSU provides educational activities for families across the Big Bend and FREE summer learning kits distributed throughout Leon County Public Libraries and select Leon County Schools. Come see us there and join in the rest of the fun! For more information visit WFSU's Summer Challenge page.

The Learning Neighborhood WFSU Summer Challenge 2024 – WFSU Education & Engagement WFSU Public Media and Leon County Schools invite you and your family to the WFSU Summer Challenge Kick-Off event! The 2024 Summer Challenge theme is “The Learning Neighborhood.” The Challenge will encourage kids will learn all about the community that works around them. This is WFSU’s 9th annu...

FCIM had a wonderful time showcasing our augmented reality activity at the recent MagLab Open House event. We had insightful discussions about the future of interactive media and gained valuable feedback from those who partcipated.
Thank you to everyone who came out and to the MagLab for hosting such a great event!
Let's keep pushing the boundaries of innovation together. To learn more, visit our Showcase Page: https://fcim.org/

FCIM recently made several presentations at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology’s (AECT) 100-year anniversary conference in Orlando. There was great participation among attendees at each session and we took away great insights as to the future of interactive media. The FCIM presentations included one on an application of AI in instructional design; a second on the importance of Universal Design to promote accessibility of online content; and another provided a showcase of FCIM’s newly developed augmented reality vehicle sweep activity. The presentation titles were:
● Designing Authentic, Augmented Reality Learning Activities for Online Courses (showcase)
● Universal Design for Learning Principles and Accessibility
● Can Chat GPT Produce Quality Learning Objectives? An Investigation

Picture is of FCIM team members engaging with participants in an augmented reality vehicle sweep activity as an example of the showcase presentation.

We are so proud of FCIM's Executive Director, Andrew Dennard and Associate Director of Science and Research, Dr. Ryan Wilke for presenting their poster session “Assessing Critical Organizational Capabilities in the Development of Online Learning Tools” at the Assessment Institute 2022 conference at the University of Indiana Purdue University, Indianapolis! This is an an evaluation of activities we engage in based on literature supported dynamic routines and what areas we need to focus on to improve our Center's performance. A model that can be used by others!

The early years are the most important! The Developmental Milestones website designed by FCIM for Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) has many resources to support the healthy development of Georgia’s children.

https://development.decal.ga.gov/ #/

Calling all actors! Take a look below to learn more about an exciting opportunity!

Attention! Looking for 6 actors for 1.5 days of shooting mid-September/early October*:
Steve—older, any race/ability, M, long time member of the men’s anger management group
Chad—younger, any race/ability, M, new member of the men’s anger management group
Carlos, Larry, Frank—any age/race/ability, M, members of the men’s anger management group
Mark—any age/race/ability, M, leader of the men’s anger management group
*see attached flyer for more details

Attention! Looking for 2 actors for half day of shooting mid September/early October*:
Veronica—early 40s, F, white, British, le***an, stoic
Soph—any age/race/gender/ability/size, social worker
*see attached flyer for more details

Attention! Looking for 3 actors for one day of shooting mid-September*:
Talia—18-21yrs, F, Iranian, recounting sexual assault to her counselor
Cameron—F social worker
Rachel—20s, any race/ability, cis-hetero presenting F, conservative wife
*see attached flyer for more details

Attention! Looking for 5 actors for one day of shooting mid-September*:
Lizette—20s, cis-hetero presenting F, Central American, worried about her children being taken
Tomas—20s-30s, cis-hetero presenting M, Central American, worried about his children being taken
Alex—any age/race/gender/ ability/size, social worker
Pat and Jeni —any age/race/gender/ ability/size, teachers
*see attached flyer for more details

FCIM collaborated with the Department of Children and Families and the Florida Institute for Child Welfare to develop Preventing Human Trafficking, an online training course. This training will help foster families and case managers identify the signs of human trafficking and report any reasonable suspicions. We are thrilled that our work continues to bring awareness to and mitigate some of the most critical issues affecting our society's vulnerable populations today.
https://go.fcim.org/PreventingTrafficking