Through NDSU’s Center for Science and Mathematics Education, graduate students in computer science and Dr. Tariq King, assistant professor in computer science, will provide software engineering expertise and testing of the educational software products being developed.
WoWiWe, Slator’s start-up company, stems from a decade of educational media research at NDSU, which includes the web-based Virtual Cell Lab. The simulation game and related animations transport students into virtual worlds that help them learn cell structure, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, mRNA processing and other cellular and molecular operations. The Virtual Cell has received recognition in Science magazine, the journal Cell Biology Education and the National Science Foundation Discoveries, as well as first place in the education division from the South Beach International Animation Festival.
Virtual Cell represents a portion of the worlds created by the World Wide Web Instructional Committee at NDSU, an eclectic group of educational disciplines including geosciences, computer science, anthropology, education, statistics, and cell biology. Through a variety of online educational software, students discover geology, explore archaeological digs or operate a virtual retail store to learn about business and economics.
As WoWiWe Co. enters its next phase of research and development, it is planning to locate in NDSU’s Business Technology Incubator, working to create seven educational software modules. “We try to make the learning engaging and keep the fun in learning,” said Slator.
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