Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Centennial College
$25,000.00
Design and development of a voice-based smart speaker application for young children
FY 2020-21
Summary
RQDN Labs is a Toronto-based company that provides science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming to children aged 4-10. Using a Montessori-school-inspired approach, their aim is to teach children digital skills that will prepare them for the future of work and digital innovation. While there are many STEM-based initiatives that exist in Canada, almost all of them involve a considerable amount of screen-time, which has shown to negatively affect child development. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this is an especially pressing issue as many families have been and continue to work from home to flatten the curve. In response, RQDN Labs and Centennial College's Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Health (WIMTACH) are partnering to design and prototype a voice-based smart speaker application that will deliver STEM-based content and activities. The outcome of the project is a functional and tested voice application Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that implements key lessons supporting the development of cognitive skills - such as problem solving, storytelling and vocabulary-building.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
553750-2020
Name nom
Tyagi, Purnima
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22209
Institution établissement
Centennial College
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
5300
Research subject group en
Molecular biology
Research subject group fr
Biologie moléculaire
Research subject en
Molecular biology
Research subject fr
Biologie moléculaire
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Design and development of a voice-based smart speaker application for young children
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
RQDN Labs is a Toronto-based company that provides science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming to children aged 4-10. Using a Montessori-school-inspired approach, their aim is to teach children digital skills that will prepare them for the future of work and digital innovation. While there are many STEM-based initiatives that exist in Canada, almost all of them involve a considerable amount of screen-time, which has shown to negatively affect child development. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this is an especially pressing issue as many families have been and continue to work from home to flatten the curve. In response, RQDN Labs and Centennial College's Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Health (WIMTACH) are partnering to design and prototype a voice-based smart speaker application that will deliver STEM-based content and activities. The outcome of the project is a functional and tested voice application Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that implements key lessons supporting the development of cognitive skills - such as problem solving, storytelling and vocabulary-building.
