"ITR/PE: Bridging the Digital Divide with Tangible and Ubiquitous Computing"

“ITR/PE：通过有形且无处不在的计算弥合数字鸿沟”

• 批准号: 0112937
• 负责人: Louis Gomez
• 金额: $ 38.95万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0112937&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ITR; PE; Bridging; Digital; Divide

The aim of this project is to put new and cutting-edge computational applications in the hands of high school students in after-school club settings in underserved communities. These tools will allow the students to build tangible and ubiquitous computing applications that will find genuine utility in the communities that surround the schools. For the first half of the project, we will be planning with our partner schools and making connections in the adjacent communities. We will also be crafting the initial technology platforms for the students. The final phase of the project will entail high school students working jointly with researchers to build community-centered applications. New insights will be gained on how to develop toolkits for young designers and, for the young designers, how to design and evaluate computational applications. This work will also suggest new ways to engage underserved communities in building and using the nation's information infrastructure.

该项目的目的是将新的、尖端的计算应用程序交给服务欠缺社区的课后俱乐部环境中的高中生。这些工具将使学生能够构建有形且无处不在的计算应用程序，这些应用程序将在学校周围的社区中发挥真正的作用。在项目的前半部分，我们将与合作学校一起规划，并在邻近社区建立联系。我们还将为学生打造初始技术平台。该项目的最后阶段将需要高中生与研究人员合作构建以社区为中心的应用程序。关于如何为年轻设计师开发工具包以及如何设计和评估计算应用程序，我们将获得新的见解。这项工作还将提出新的方法，让服务不足的社区参与建设和使用国家的信息基础设施。