School of Education

STEM Education Collaboratory

About the STEM Education Collaboratory

The STEM Education Collaboratory provides the space and equipment to conduct interdisciplinary outreach, professional development, research and instruction in integrating science education, technology education, K-12 engineering education, and mathematics education. This $1.2 million renovated facility includes collaborative space, digital media areas, science and technology laboratories, and a prototyping laboratory. The STEM Education Collaboratory also supports remote collaboration through Polycom video conferencing and Adobe Connect web conferencing technologies. The development of this innovative space was made possible through funding from the Virginia Tech Office of the Provost, the Office of International Research, Education, and Development, the School of Education, and the generous contributions of individual donors.

Graduate assistant support in the STEM Education Collaboratory is available from:

Patricia Watson

Patty Watson

Patty Watson

Patty is a doctoral student in the Integrative STEM Education program. She has a bachelors degree from Virginia Tech in Technology Education and a masters degree in educational technology from Michigan State University. She has taught secondary technology education, middle school science, and teacher professional development in instructional technology. Her research interests include K-12 engineering content in technology education and professional development in integrating STEM education disciplines.

Larry A. Cox II

Larry Cox

Larry Cox

Larry is a Masters Candidate in the Instructional Design and Technology in the School of Education at Virginia Tech. Larry comes from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, where he received a B.A. in Sociology. He has since worked in Information Technology for the past 6 years. The work has covered a variety of different aspects including network infrastructure, software troubleshooting, technical training and laboratory management. These have gone on to influence his research interest which include technology integration in formal and informal instruction, technology management and human performance improvement.

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