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App will help students self-monitor and improve classroom behavior
Mar. 30, 2017—K–12 schools in districts in Nashville, Tennessee, and Iowa City, Iowa, will soon benefit from an iPad app designed by Vanderbilt professors to help students modify their own problem behavior. A self-monitoring intervention, MoBeGo (Monitoring Behavior on the Go) will provide critical support to teachers working with students who have challenging behaviors
DIVE
Mar. 28, 2017—[et_pb_section fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” admin_label=”Section”][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”Fullwidth Header” title=”Ambassador Spotlight ” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” header_fullscreen=”off” header_scroll_down=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” content_orientation=”center” image_orientation=”center” title_font=”Francois One||||” title_font_size=”59px” custom_button_one=”off” button_one_letter_spacing=”0″ button_one_use_icon=”default” button_one_icon_placement=”right” button_one_on_hover=”on” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_button_two=”off” button_two_letter_spacing=”0″ button_two_use_icon=”default” button_two_icon_placement=”right” button_two_on_hover=”on” button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″] [/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Honestly, one of my favorite things happening on campus right now is DIVE. DIVE, for those who don’t...
VUARC Electronic Kit Builder Session
Mar. 28, 2017—This event took place on February 17th from 1pm until 5pm at the Wond’ry and was sponsored and hosted by the Vanderbilt University Amateur Radio Club (VUARC). The focus of this event was to teach students how to build an electronic kit that included learning how to use electronic tools and equipment such as soldering...
Inaugural DIVE Boot Camp immerses participants in human-centered design
Mar. 28, 2017—More than 40 students, staff and faculty gathered at the Wond’ry March 25 to learn about human-centered design and put it into practice through a series of exercises. The half-day event was the inaugural DIVE Boot Camp, one of several opportunities for members of the Vanderbilt community to participate in Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt...
Why You Need to “Get Out of the Building”
Mar. 24, 2017—“If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse”. This quote, commonly attributed to Henry Ford, illustrates the mentality of many entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs almost by definition must be passionate about their idea. That is what sustains it during the lean years before it takes off. However, it is...
DoorDash Will Start Delivering Food Via Robots In California This Thursday
Mar. 24, 2017—This Thursday, the on-demand delivery company DoorDash’s human couriers will begin working alongside a new type of coworker: robots. DoorDash is putting a small fleet of six-wheeled delivery robots into action for the first time in Redwood City, California, following weeks of tests. The robots, built by a company called Starship Technologies, are about the...
Five things you may not know about the Wond’ry
Mar. 23, 2017—Five Things You May Not Know About the Wond’ry The Wond’ry is not just for engineers. I know, a building that is attached to Olin is going to look like it was made for engineers. When you add in the second-floor MakerSpace it seems almost inevitable that this space will be populated by...
Can I just come in and use the space?
Mar. 20, 2017—The simple answer to this question is an enthusiastic “yes!” However, if you’re curious about how you can use the space or even what types of spaces we have for you to use, keep reading. Upon entering the Wond’ry you may find yourself confused about when you’d hopped a flight to Silicon Valley. Our sunlit,...
Teaching Touchstones: New Product Design and Development
Mar. 17, 2017—For the past 15 years, David Owens, professor of the practice of management and innovation at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, has taught a course on New Product Design and Development, designed primarily for MBA candidates and engineering undergraduates—but available to any students with an interest in the subject.
Toy Cars
Mar. 14, 2017—When you were a child, you may have had a toy car, and as an adult you might even have experience working on cars. However, here at the Wond’ry Vanderbilt engineering students are working on a project that combines the two. These students are retrofitting toy cars for children with disabilities. For children with disabilities,...