ITR: iLearn: IT-enabled Intelligent and Ubiquitous Access to Educational Opportunities for Blind Students

ITR：iLearn：利用 IT 为盲人学生提供智能且无处不在的教育机会

• 批准号: 0326544
• 负责人: Sethuraman Panchanathan
• 金额: $ 111.22万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0326544&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ITR; iLearn; enabled; Intelligent; Ubiquitous

ITR: iLearn: IT-enabled Ubiquitous Access to Educational Opportunities for Blind IndividualsThe overall objective of this project is to design and develop a ubiquitous computing environment (called iLearn-System) that can help blind and visually impaired students succeed in their educational endeavors. iLearn-System has three major components, each of which specifically addresses key hurdles faced by blind students: iLearn-Reader for reading printed material, ilearn-Interaction Assistant to facilitate interaction within a campus environment, and iLearn-Information-Assistant to enable easy access to on-line course material. The interface to these components is through an iLearn-Device, which integrates the different iLearn-System components. The scientific contributions of this work are in the domains of visual processing, information fusion, customized delivery of information to blind users adapted to context and task, speech processing and recognition, and prototype development. The impact of this project includes the empowerment of blind and visually impaired students to take full advantage of the educational opportunities and participate in the innovations that would result from the project. The applicability of iLearn-System is not only to the population of blind individuals, but also to other groups including those whose visual abilities are declining due to aging. The project results will be disseminated through an accessible web site, http://ilearn.asu.edu. This web site will collect feedback from parents, teachers, and other user groups. Nationally, or partners will disseminate iLearn-System at high schools and universities. An annual workshop disseminates our project results to all interested consumers, researchers, mobility instructors, and disability specialists.

ITR：iLearn：资讯科技普及盲人教育计划的整体目标是设计及发展一个普及电脑环境（称为iLearn-System），以协助盲人及视障学生在学习上取得成功。 iLearn-System有三个主要组成部分，每一个都专门针对盲人学生面临的主要障碍：用于阅读印刷材料的iLearn-Reader，促进校园环境中互动的ilearn-Interaction Assistant，以及方便访问在线课程材料的iLearn-Information-Assistant。 这些组件的接口是通过iLearn-Device，它集成了不同的iLearn-System组件。 这项工作的科学贡献是在视觉处理，信息融合，定制的信息传递给盲人用户适应上下文和任务，语音处理和识别，原型开发领域。 该项目的影响包括增强盲人和视障学生的权能，使他们能够充分利用教育机会，并参与该项目可能产生的创新。 iLearn-System不仅适用于盲人群体，也适用于其他群体，包括那些因衰老而视力下降的群体。 项目成果将通过一个可供查阅的网站http://ilearn.asu.edu传播。 本网站将收集来自家长、教师和其他用户群体的反馈。 在全国范围内，或合作伙伴将在高中和大学推广iLearn-System。 每年举办一次研讨会，向所有感兴趣的消费者、研究人员、行动指导员和残疾专家宣传我们的项目成果。