{"id":259,"date":"2025-03-17T03:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/?page_id=259"},"modified":"2025-03-17T04:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:03:46","slug":"brooks-crossing-innovation-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/brooks-crossing-innovation-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34168\/2025\/03\/Bcrossing-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34168\/2025\/03\/Bcrossing-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34168\/2025\/03\/Bcrossing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34168\/2025\/03\/Bcrossing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34168\/2025\/03\/Bcrossing-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34168\/2025\/03\/Bcrossing-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34168\/2025\/03\/Bcrossing-541x406.jpg 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The iLab at Old Dominion University has been a transformative and rewarding experience, allowing me to connect with young minds exploring futures in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Whether working with students uncertain about their career paths or those already considering college in STEAM fields, I was able to mentor, guide, and inspire through hands-on learning experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my time at the iLab, I had the opportunity to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Build and Program VEX IQ Robots \u2013 Helped students construct and program VEX IQ robots to complete various challenges, teaching problem-solving and engineering fundamentals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support STEM Exhibits with Newport News and Hampton Public Schools \u2013 Create engaging educational content for K-12 students, enhancing STEM understanding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate with stakeholders for cybersecurity initiatives and educational programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage and troubleshoot iLab equipment, ensuring operational efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iLab at Old Dominion University has been a transformative and rewarding experience, allowing me to connect with young minds exploring futures in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Whether working with students uncertain about their career paths or those already considering college in STEAM fields, I was able to mentor, guide, and inspire &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/brooks-crossing-innovation-lab\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25292,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/259"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/259\/revisions\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/aaronjones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}