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Learning Lab
From conception to launch, the Lastinger Center is committed to researching, developing and scaling educational innovations that meet the real needs of students, educators and childcare providers.
The Learning Lab showcases projects involving emerging technologies, research initiatives and new products and services. Projects are in various stages of development and updates are posted as they become available.
Explore the Learning Lab to discover how the Lastinger Center is making progress in early learning, literacy, mathematics, learning technology and data science.
Learning Lab Projects
AR Expeditions
New Worlds Reading AR Expeditions is a free mobile app that helps children build reading skills through fun, interactive augmented reality games.
Books & Cooks
A seven-week literacy and nutrition program in partnership with UF IFAS Extension, carried out with a subset of children and families enrolled in New Worlds Reading.
Kibeam™ Wand
The Kibeam™ Wand pilot investigates engagement with books using a hand-held, screenless device with a subset of New Worlds Reading participants.