Hub of Digital Transformation and Innovation
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCES AND ADVANCEMENT
Digital Fluency Driven by Innovation
Advance. Students develop and apply their skills to advance and grow in their career development.
Renovate. With professional development opportunities available for staff, DXI promotes lifelong learning and mentorship opportunities.
Invent. Working closely with Faculty Research Partners provides students with research experience as they develop innovative solutions for challenges presented by the community.
"A fluent person can create something in the language: a story, a poem, a play, or a conversation. Similarly, digital literacy is an understanding of how to use the tools; digital fluency is the ability to create something new with those tools.”
– Jennifer Sparrow
Professional Development & Experiential Learning Opportunities
DXI plays a vital role in supporting innovation efforts and connecting student innovators
across Fresno State and the local community. The DXI enables the development and diffusion
of new and effective strategies and technology to promote better student outcomes,
improve the student experience, and create greater efficiencies through three focus
areas:
- Accelerating innovation with programs and collaborative projects
- Fostering a culture of innovation through community activities
- Exploring emerging technology areas
Foster Student Success through Internships
The DXI fosters student success through internships for students interested in exploring emerging technology at the university and in the Digital Innovation and Solution Center. Each student intern receives the opportunity to work on technology-empowered projects in an interdisciplinary group setting utilizing cutting-edge technology to solve real-life issues. The Digital Innovation and Solutions Center on Fresno State’s campus offers technology, equipment, and other resources associated with developing and building projects within the center. Students are encouraged to explore, innovate and create with emerging technologies to enhance their learning experience and receive opportunities to work side-by-side with technology companies in the region, Silicon Valley and beyond.
Innovation Communities of Practices Enhanced
The DXI also provides professional development and real-world experiential learning opportunities for students through rotational innovation consultant opportunities where Technology Services staff and faculty work collaboratively with students as professional mentors. Mentorship focuses on the creation of sustainable and innovative solutions to real challenges and situations in the community and across campus, such as existing needs presented by administrative and academic areas at Fresno State. The incumbents will assess and help discover ways to implement practical solutions for real clients. Additionally, students will represent the University at regional, state, and national meetings and conferences to showcase innovative technology advances.
Emerging Technologies & Innovation Practices for Student Success
• 09/2016 - Innovation Team
• 01/2017 - Smart Campus AWS IoT Enterprise Buttons Programs
AWS
IoT
• 06/2017 - Mobile / Mobile Student Intranet
CSU Innovation Minigrant '17-'18
CSU
MOBILE
• 11/2017 - A.I. / Virtual Learning Assistant
Tech Innovation in Teaching and Learning
FRESNO STATE
AI, NLP
• 04/2018 - Cloud / AI-powered Accessible Streaming
CSU-AWS 50K Grant Round 1
AWS, CSU
CLOUD, AI
• 06/2018 - Blockchain / Microcredentials / Digital Badges
CSU Innovation Minigrant '18-'19
CSU
BLOCK CHAIN
• 02/2019 - Project Ignite
Interdisciplinary Student Innovation and Incubation
• 04/2019 - AWS / Security with ELK
CSU-AWS 50K Grant round 3
AWS, CSU
CLOUD, SEC
• 05/2019 - Ready for College
CSU Innovates: Alexa Skill - Virtual Consoler Assistant
CSU
AI
• 06/2019 - Bulldog 'Autonomous' Bot
AWS - RoboMaker
AWS
ROBOT
• 09/2019 - DASH
Digital Agriculture Solution Hub
FRESNO STATE
CLOUD, AI
• 04/2020 - Bulldog 'Wellness' Bot
CSU-AWS Credits Grant
CSU
ROBOT
• 06/2020 - Immersive Healthcase Bot
CSU-AWS Credits Grant
CLOUD, VR
• 08/2020 - Hubs/XR at Fresno State
Immersive Technology Innovation Initative
FRESNO STATE
HIPS, XR
• 10/2020 - Digital Badges - VIP program
Blockchain
BLOCK CHAIN
• 04/2021 - Human AI Interaction Biometrics research
CSU-AWS Credits Grant
AWS, CSU
CLOUD, AI
• 06/2021 - Innovation Day
• 07/2021 - Bulldog Genie
AI / Mobile / Student Success
ASI
STUDENT, AI
• 07/2021 - MVP
CLOUD / COMMUNICATION
ASI
COMMUNICATION
• 07/2021 - XR /SIG
Immersive Technology Innovation Initative
CSU
CLOUD, VR
• 07/2021 - Cal State Tech - eXRpo
Immersive Technology Innovation Initative
CLOUD, VR
• 07/2021 - Smart Avatar
AI / VR
AI, VR
• 10/2021 - Cal State XR Sandbox
CSU-AWS Credits Grant
CLOUD, VR
Innovation Portfolio:
Max Tsai, Innovation Architect and Coordinator of Digital Transformation
(Last updated 10/2021)