Kevin Merges: AR allows teachers get out things that weren’t possible before

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Kevin Merges: AR allows teachers get out things that weren't possible before
Kevin Merges: AR allows teachers get out things that weren’t possible before
About Interview Guest

Dr. Kevin Merges is the Executive Director of Global Education Programs and the Director of the Innovation Center at Rutgers Preparatory School. At the beginning of his career he taught secondary school mathematics, and later at Rutgers University. He has presented at conferences around the United States, as well as Canada, China, Jamaica, and Turkey, on the topic of communication through online environments.

His past research included facilitating pattern recognition in Pre-Kindergarten students through a virtual manipulative iPad app. Dr. Merges now participates in research related to virtual/augmented reality and its applications as tools used to supplement and contribute to elementary and secondary classrooms.

Video Interview Series “AR based technology in the classroom”

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Kevin Merges: AR allows teachers get out things that weren’t possible before