BreakThru: The Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance
Session Format
Presentation Session (20 minutes)
Location
Room 2904 A
Abstract for the conference program
This presentation discusses BreakThru, a project of the Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance (GSAA), which is an NSF-supported collaborative effort between the University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology. BreakThru works with participating institutions to increase student confidence and participation in STEM classes through virtual worlds and other online platforms. BreakThru offers an environment in which students of all levels of ability can meet with mentors and receive the extra attention they need to excel in these courses.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project
Start Date
3-7-2014 11:30 AM
End Date
3-7-2014 11:50 AM
Recommended Citation
Moon, Nathan W.; Langston, Christopher; Todd, Robert; Wolfe, Gerri; and Gregg, Noel, "BreakThru: The Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance" (2014). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 19.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2014/2014/19
BreakThru: The Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance
Room 2904 A
This presentation discusses BreakThru, a project of the Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance (GSAA), which is an NSF-supported collaborative effort between the University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology. BreakThru works with participating institutions to increase student confidence and participation in STEM classes through virtual worlds and other online platforms. BreakThru offers an environment in which students of all levels of ability can meet with mentors and receive the extra attention they need to excel in these courses.
