Image Processing for Teaching in Advanced Technological Education: Faculty and Teacher Development and Curriculum Materials

过去十年改革K-12年级科学和数学教育的联邦倡议导致在大学前阶段更加强调探究、主动学习和新技术的使用。现在的学生更多地从事科学、数学、工程和技术教育已成为当务之急。教育工作者面临的挑战是开发激发学生想象力的教学工具，并为将技术融入技术和非技术本科课程提供平台。这个项目是1995年由教育图像处理中心启动的一个成功项目的两年续展。目前的项目引入数字图像处理作为教育工作者的学习工具，为从事技术职业学习的学生服务。该项目旨在完成三项活动：对高中和社区大学的技术教育教师进行专业发展；在亚利桑那大学教学图像处理项目工作的基础上，为技术教育开发教学材料；以及建立链接基础设施，以提供讲习班和材料，提供强有力的后续支持，并接触潜在用户。更新期间的目标包括：1.继续提供高质量的职业发展机会，以满足高中和社区大学水平的生物技术、环境技术和农业技术等以技术为导向的教育工作者的需求。2.继续编写技术教育的教学材料，既完成了第一期资助期间开始的材料，又在教育工作者和项目咨询委员会确定的领域开发了新材料。3.维持和扩大传播讲习班和材料的有效基础设施，并继续提供强有力的后续支持和接触潜在用户。4.制定强有力的总结性评价方案，有效地运用定量和定性分析。

The federal initiative of the past decade to reform science and mathematics education at the K-12 levels has resulted in greater emphasis on inquiry, active learning and new uses of technology at pre-college levels. It has become imperative that current students be more engaged in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education. Educators are being challenged to develop teaching tools that engage students' imaginations and provide a platform for integrating technology into technical and non-technical undergraduate curricula. This project is a two year renewal of a successful project started in l995 by the Center for Image Processing in Education. The current project introduces digital image processing as a learning tool for educators serving students studying for careers as technicians. The project was designed to accomplish three activities: conduct professional development for technological education faculty at the high school and community college levels; build on the work of the University of Arizona's Image Processing for Teaching project to develop instructional materials for technological education; and establish a linking infrastructure to deliver the workshops and materials, provide strong follow-up support, and reach out to potential users. Objectives for the renewal period include: 1. Continuing to provide high quality professional development opportunities tailored to the needs of educators involved in technology oriented fields such as biotechnology, environmental technology, and agricultural technology at the high school and community college levels. 2. Continuing development of instructional materials for technology education, both completing materials begun during the first period of funding and developing new materials in areas identified by educators and the project's Advisory Board. 3. Maintaining and expanding the effective infrastructure for disseminating workshops and materials, and continuing to provide strong follow-up support and reach out t o potential users. 4. Developing a strong summative evaluation program that effectively employs quantitative and qualitative analyses.