SBIR Phase II: Computer Interactive Plant Biotechnology Education

SBIR 第二阶段：计算机交互植物生物技术教育

• 批准号: 9801034
• 负责人: Karen Graf
• 金额: $ 38.83万
• 依托单位: EDVOTEK Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-07-01 至 2000-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9801034&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Computer; Interactive

*** 9801034 Graf The Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project from EDVOTEK, Inc. builds on studies completed in Phase I for the development of classroom plant-based science experiments, software and resources. These plant science resources will be designed for integration in high school and college science courses; computer-based tools will complement these resources. A major objective is to develop 'hands-on' and 'minds-on' experiments that build upon students' prior knowledge. The project will entail qualifying Arabidopsis strains for establishing an educational seed center. It will also involve selecting for development experiments that are currently presented in textbooks but not in manuals, as well as plant science biotechnology experiments. Research and development for computer software (GenScope) and CD-ROM plant images will also be continued. Two faculty workshops will be organized and conducted to field test and evaluate prototype experiments and software. Participating faculty will be provided with take-home materials to incorporate in their classrooms, and they will provide the appropriate feedback. Evaluation and assessment of prototype products will be initiated at the workshop using assessment tools that will be developed for determining teaching and learning objectives. Information obtained will be incorporated in product development and final product for commercialization. This project proffers new plant science laboratory activities which are an essential part of biology education, and it also fills the need for a biotech education seed center. Knowledge of plants is not only essential to food production but also to the development new products that are useful in ecology, energy, and medicine. ***

*9801034 GRAF EDVOTEK，Inc.的小企业创新研究第二阶段项目建立在第一阶段完成的研究基础上，用于开发基于植物的课堂科学实验、软件和资源。这些植物科学资源将被设计成整合在高中和大学的科学课程中；基于计算机的工具将补充这些资源。一个主要的目标是开发建立在学生先前知识基础上的“动手”和“思考”实验。该项目将为建立一个教育种子中心提供合格的拟南芥品系。它还将涉及选择目前在教科书中但没有在手册中介绍的开发实验，以及植物科学生物技术实验。还将继续研究和开发计算机软件(GenScope)和只读光盘植物图像。将组织和举办两个教师讲习班，对原型实验和软件进行实地测试和评估。参与的教员将获得带回家的材料，以便融入他们的课堂，他们将提供适当的反馈。将在讲习班上利用为确定教与学目标而开发的评估工具，对原型产品进行评价和评估。获得的信息将被纳入产品开发和最终产品，用于商业化。该项目提供了新的植物科学实验室活动，这是生物学教育的重要组成部分，也满足了对生物技术教育种子中心的需求。有关植物的知识不仅对粮食生产至关重要，而且对开发对生态、能源和医药有用的新产品也是必不可少的。***