NCSU STEM BUILD Team presents at Gender and Equity Research Symposium

Two students stand on either side of a brightly colored poster with many images. Below the poster are two 3D-printed models of viruses.

NCSU STEM BUILD undergraduate research assistants Drew Phillips (left) and Felix Harris (right) presented a poster at the 2nd annual NCSU Gender and Equity Research Symposium on April 2, 2018. The students explained how Tactile Teaching Tools can be used to improve inclusivity in science courses by encouraging visitors to think about what it would be like to read a biology textbook with no pictures and reminding them that this is how students with visual disabilities experience their biology courses. They then explained how the STEM BUILD team is working to develop Tactile Teaching Tools that can be used to effectively teach all learners. In addition to the poster, Drew and Felix brought Tactile Teaching Tool prototypes, including viral models and amino acid models, for poster visitors to interact with.