VROC

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Virtual Researcher on Call (VROC) is a Canadian educational program administered by Partners in Research. The program connects students with knowledge partners, researchers, and professionals in health, natural sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM fields), using web-based technology. [1]

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Video conferencing

Video conferencing technology is used to connect researchers and professionals in the STEM fields with elementary and secondary school classrooms for real-time, interactive discussion.

Partners

VROC is partnered with over 40 universities, colleges and institutions as well as school boards across the country. [2]

Funding

VROC developed by Partners in Research at 2006 with funding from the Ontario government. [3]

VROC began with a "Reaching Higher" grant from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities in 2006 under the Dalton McGuinty government. [4]

In 2011, Partners in Research was awarded a nearly million-dollar grant from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario to teach southern Ontarian students about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. [5]

Partners in Research hosts a national annual awards reception and ceremony entitled The PIR National Awards to celebrate Canadian research in the STEM fields. [6] Proceeds from this evening support the Virtual Researcher On Call Program.

Recognition

In 2006 VROC was named a "New and Noteworthy Initiative" by the Canadian Education Association. [7]

VROC was awarded the ORION Discovery Award of Merit in 2008. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Cougler, Kevin (2007). "Virtual Researcher on Call: encouraging the youth of today to become the researchers of tomorrow". Proceedings SPIE. 9665: 96651Z. doi: 10.28945/1307 Tenth International Topical Meeting on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ↑ "Partnered Institutions". VROC. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Virtual Researcher on Call". Canadian Education Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010.
  4. ↑ CNW Group (3 April 2006). "McGuinty Government Investing in Science Students" . Retrieved 4 September 2010.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Government of Canada Supports Science and Tech Programming for Southern Ontario Youth
  6. ↑ "PIR National Awards". Partners in Research. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Virtual Researcher on Call". Canadian Education Association. 19 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "2008 ORION Discovery Award of Merit" (PDF). ORION. Retrieved 1 September 2010.[ permanent dead link ]

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