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Future Forward: A UTD Director Aims To Transform How People Learn through Virtual Human Hologram Technology

by | Apr 1, 2021
By bringing together sensor capture, Internet of Things technology, and 5G, Majorie Zielke and her team at the Center for Simulation and Synthetic Humans are working to create true virtual human holograms to interact naturally with people.
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High-Stakes Exam Prep Company Expands With the Goal of ‘Making Really Hard Stuff Easy to Understand’
by | Mar 17, 2021
UWorld set “the gold standard” in the healthcare education industry. The company has grown its empire beyond healthcare to accounting, law, finance, pharmacy, and college prep.

Now Dr. Chandra Pemmasani and his team are applying their knack for teaching tough subjects to distance learning in public schools.
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Closing Gaps in Achievement and in the Digital Divide are Keys to Building a Stronger Texas Workforce, Nonprofit Leader Says
by | Jan 10, 2021
COVID-19 highlighted disparities in education, with Educate Texas working to improve access to high speed Internet, assist teachers in providing effective instruction online and in class, and promoting pathways to degrees and certifications for good paying jobs.
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Voices: Reinventing the K-12 Classroom in 2020
by | Sep 10, 2020
Voices writer Chirag Gupta explores innovation in Texas K-12 public school classrooms amidst the pandemic.
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From left: Stephanie Valadez, Managing Director of Per Scholas; Heather Bryant, Director of Innovation and Impact with Momentus Institute; Jay Veal, Founder and CEO of INC Education; and Ossa Fisher, President and COO of Istation

Dallas-Fort Worth Learning Leaders Find Ways to Enhance Education for the Long Haul

by | Jan 20, 2020
These innovators are bridging the instructional divide heightened by COVID-19. Refined by the crisis, the lessons they're designing aim to improve education for years to come.
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