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An instructor points to Chinese character displayed on a whiteboard.

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The course drew on expertise from across the college, including Dr. Qi Dunsworth, above, who taught the hands-on lesson on Chinese script. Having learned modern Chinese script as a child, Dunsworth, director of the Center for Pedagogical Advancement, shared techniques for proper brush handling and stroke order.

A person presses a wooden stylus into a small clay tablet, forming wedge-shaped cuneiform symbols.

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A participant practices writing cuneiform on a clay tablet during a hands-on lesson in CAMS 109Y: Writing Systems of the World.

A photo of a young woman wearing a VR headset and a haptic vest.

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Brazilian Fulbright Scholar Bibiana Mayer Steckel wears a VR headset and a haptic vest, a wearable device that provides tactile feedback (vibrations and sensations) to the torso, making VR experiences feel more immersive. 

Students wear VR headsets in a classroom

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Students at Penn State Greater Allegheny test virtual reality tools for student-led communication research made possible through immersive virtual reality and artificial intelligence driven technology.