Integrating Research & Education: Using High-Speed Networking to Improve the Learning Environment

整合研究

• 批准号: 9620040
• 负责人: John Moseley
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-02-01 至 2002-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9620040&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrating; Research; & Education; Using

The University of Oregon has been selected as one of ten recipients of the National Science Foundation's Recognition Awards for the Integration of Research and Education. The university has developed a campus-wide approach to using high-speed networks and advanced computer technology for a new generation of discovery-based classroom learning experiences. The university's initiative includes development of interactive courseware and on-line data libraries. The new Java-based interactive computer courseware provides students with -virtual experiments+ that allow them to manipulate variables and analyze the experimental data that emerges from a simulation model. The shared data libraries allow students to explore the data resulting from faculty research. Participation in these curriculum development efforts are now considered as part of tenure and promotion decisions. These learning tools -- simulations, interactive courseware, and access to data from faculty research -- provide discovery-based learning opportunities to non-science students in large introductory science survey courses. This approach represents a model for increasing the level of scientific literacy of the entire undergraduate student body. The university's efforts to integrate research and education were designed with specific outcomes in mind: improving student comprehension and performance on tests; increasing student participation in direct manipulation of data using analysis programs; increasing engagement and motivation of non-science majors enrolled in introductory science courses; and engaging faculty in the process of personalizing their courses by incorporating their research into classroom explorations. The university is being awarded $500,000 with the goal of expanding, documenting, and disseminating its exemplary practices over the coming three years. Plans for the use of the award funds include: regional workshops on the use of information technology to integrate research and education; continued development of Java-based interactive courseware; assessment of the effectiveness of learning using interactive simulations; and development and publication of CD-ROM materials.

俄勒冈大学被选为美国国家科学基金会“研究与教育一体化表彰奖”的十名获奖者之一。该大学开发了一种全校范围内的方法，利用高速网络和先进的计算机技术来实现新一代的以发现为基础的课堂学习体验。该大学的倡议包括开发交互式课件和在线数据库。新的基于java的交互式计算机课件为学生提供了虚拟实验，使他们能够操纵变量并分析从模拟模型中出现的实验数据。共享的数据库允许学生探索由教师研究产生的数据。参与这些课程发展工作现在被认为是任期和晋升决定的一部分。这些学习工具——模拟、交互式课件和从教师研究中获取数据——为非理科生在大型科学概论课程中提供了基于发现的学习机会。这种方法代表了提高整个本科生科学素养水平的一种模式。该大学将研究和教育结合起来的努力是为了取得具体成果而设计的：提高学生的理解力和考试成绩；增加学生使用分析程序直接操作数据的参与；提高非理科生参加科学导论课程的参与度和积极性；并通过将他们的研究融入课堂探索，让教师参与个性化课程的过程。该大学将获得50万美元的奖励，目标是在未来三年内扩大、记录和传播其示范性实践。使用奖励资金的计划包括：关于利用信息技术将研究和教育结合起来的区域讲习班；继续开发基于java的交互式课件；利用互动模拟评估学习效果；以及开发和出版光盘材料。