{"id":38,"date":"2019-03-24T16:15:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.bsu.edu\/jaraines\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2019-04-12T00:01:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T04:01:25","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.bsu.edu\/jaraines\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121133\/19_umc003_4019-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121133\/19_umc003_4019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121133\/19_umc003_4019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121133\/19_umc003_4019-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Virtual technology continues to revolutionize how we train individuals. We recognize that power to promote experiential learning at BSU.<\/h2>\n<h3><i>We learn by doing&#8230;\u00a0<\/i><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our training applications introduce students to doing things in situations that are too costly, time-consuming, and too risky to bring into the classroom. As a result, virtual training has been shown to be a <strong><u>cost-effective<\/u>, <u>repeatable<\/u>, and a\u00a0<u>safe<\/u>\u00a0training solution<\/strong>. Training that can be highly responsive to today&#8217;s most important issues.<\/p>\n<p>At the SSRC, we staff this program with <strong>BSU students<\/strong>, promoting dynamic, interprofessional work and learning experiences. Consequently, we remain committed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/about\/strategic-plan\">BSU&#8217;s values of innovation, inclusiveness, and social responsibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h2><strong><u>Current Simulation Projects<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>VRoom: Virtual home visits for social workers and human service professionals\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Developed in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/social-work\">Department of Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Targets skills valuable for human service professionals: social workers, counseling\/psychology (case management), law enforcement, any manner of home-based service providers, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Helps learners identify risks and protective factors present in a fully immersive, 360\u00b0 virtual simulation environment<\/li>\n<li>Introduces learners to basic charting\/case note-taking practices<\/li>\n<li>Lets learners practice assessment strategies associated with:\n<ul>\n<li>Drug\/opioid abuse<\/li>\n<li>Child endangerment<\/li>\n<li>Suicide risk<\/li>\n<li>Clinical charting\/note-taking procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Collects data investigating the effects of implicit associations on students&#8217; practice skills\n<ul>\n<li>Features an Instructor&#8217;s Portal, where instructors can download individual user reports to use in class\/debriefings<\/li>\n<li>Provides learners with insight into their own implicit associations and biases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><em>For more information, or to request a demo, <a href=\"mailto:jaraines@bsu.edu\">Click Here To Email Me<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PROTOTYPING SPACE:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Universal 4D-Attachments for Head-Mounted Displays with\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Olfactory Simulation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Original hardware designed and prototyped by BSU staff and students<\/li>\n<li>Using 3D Printing technology, students learn about product development, distribution, and sustainability practices<\/li>\n<li>Provisional Patent filed with USPTO<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121149\/19_umc003_4045-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121149\/19_umc003_4045-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121149\/19_umc003_4045-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-people.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/24121149\/19_umc003_4045-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>Hardware integrates with almost any virtual environment, introducing odors to the experience<\/li>\n<li>Promotes greater levels of presence<\/li>\n<li>Helps engage more of the user&#8217;s senses in additional contexts\/ environments<\/li>\n<li>Universal design can be used with most leading head-mounted displays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual technology continues to revolutionize how we train individuals. 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