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Digital Inclusion Week 2024: Augmented Reality at CPCC

On October 7th - 11th nationwide, digital inclusionist will be celebrating digital inclusion week activities.

Augmented Reality in Community Colleges

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Biography

 

Photo by Aaron Kohns

 

Darnell Vennie is a wedding, portrait, and editorial photographer documenting gorgeous couples and families in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. Specializing in capturing candid and natural portrait photography, and those special moments that highlight your event or brand.

His work has been published in various publications, including The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Associated Press, and USA Today. A career of over 16 years includes stints at three portrait studios in Charlotte & the North Carolina Triad, and Publications Photographer for The Colonial Williamsburg Trend & Tradition Magazine.

A member of the UPAA (University Photographers' Association of America), Darnell is the College Photographer for Central Piedmont in Charlotte, a multi-campus college where students receive a combination of technical and soft skills training from quality faculty who prepare them to enter the workforce and make a difference in their family, business, community, and the world.

Link To the Show

Darnell Vennie Show

Augmented Reality Exhibitions

References and Resources

Launching Augmented Reality Training in Community Colleges: Your Guide to Getting Started

https://www.jff.org/launching-augmented-reality-training-in-community-colleges-your-guide-to-getting-started/

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In a rapidly evolving skill-development landscape, community colleges must stay ahead of technological advancements to serve as innovative economic engines in their regions. To help their communities develop in-demand skills for the quality jobs of the future, community colleges need to embrace groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) training. Foundational AR training equips learners with the skills to create their own AR experiences, teaching them how to build, service, and incorporate AR tools across a wide variety of applications. However, because AR training opportunities are still emerging, many community college leaders might be unsure of where to begin, especially when looking to serve a diverse group of learners, some of whom might be facing systemic barriers in education and the job market. 

Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) recent AR pilot partnership with eight community colleges across diverse regions in the United States has revealed a variety of approaches for where to begin AR programming at the college level. We saw four main approaches:  

A. Programming exclusively for noncredit learners

B. Wider recruitment through a noncredit offering open to all learners

C. Programming embedded within an existing academic track  

D. Collaborative programming by a group of colleges  

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