SBIR Phase I: I-MINDS: Intelligent Multiagent Infrastructure for Distributed Systems in Education

SBIR 第一阶段：I-MINDS：教育分布式系统的智能多代理基础设施

• 批准号: 0441249
• 负责人: Hong Jiang
• 金额: $ 9.96万
• 依托单位: I-MINDS Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0441249&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; MINDS; Intelligent; Multiagent

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes an innovative multiagent technology called the Intelligent Multiagent Infrastructure for Distributed Systems in Education (I-MINDS). In this system, the agents communicate and coordinate their actions to help support the students and instructors that they serve by adapting to changing classroom environments and student behaviors and by better analyzing the status of a classroom at different resolutions for the instructor. Thus, I-MINDS supports cooperative learning among students, assists instructors in managing real-time classroom activities, and facilitates experimentation leading to a better understanding of teaching and learning. The quality of interactions in Internet-based classrooms fostered by I-MINDS will approach that previously attained only in live, "synchronous" classrooms. I-MINDS will be used to improve distance learning and teaching in post-secondary education and corporate training through a system of intelligent software agents that communicate with each other to exchange experiences and to cooperatively support instructors and students. The proposed project will move I-MINDS from an encouraging proof-of-concept phase to a pathfinder and prototyping phase, paving the way for full development and commercialization. The project goal is to improve both learning and teaching in online post-secondary education and training--through the use of technology. The project objectives include (1) embedding structured cooperative learning into I-MINDS to further support the collaborative learning environment, and (2) providing the scalability and security necessary for the cognitive functions and scaled deployment of I-MINDS.The broader impact of this project is twofold. The first impact is expected to be graduates with diverse backgrounds and aspirations who are better prepared to enter their chosen careers and to make knowledgeable decisions about issues they will face as citizens of society. The second one is expected to be the enrichment of online educational tools and the improved quality of Internet based classrooms to better serve the fast growing market segment of online and distance education.

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目提出了一种创新的多智能体技术，称为分布式教育系统的智能多智能体基础设施（I-MINDS）。 在这个系统中，代理沟通和协调他们的行动，以帮助支持学生和教师，他们通过适应不断变化的课堂环境和学生的行为，并通过更好地分析在不同的分辨率为教师的教室的状态。 因此，I-MINDS支持学生之间的合作学习，协助教师管理实时课堂活动，并促进实验，从而更好地理解教学和学习。 I-MINDS所促进的基于互联网的课堂互动质量将接近以前只能在现场“同步”课堂中实现的水平。 I-MINDS将用于改进中学后教育和公司培训中的远程学习和教学，通过一个智能软件代理系统，这些代理相互通信，交流经验，并合作支持教师和学生。 拟议的项目将使I-MINDS从令人鼓舞的概念验证阶段进入开拓者和原型阶段，为全面开发和商业化铺平道路。 该项目的目标是通过使用技术，改善在线中学后教育和培训的学习和教学。 该项目的目标包括：（1）将结构化合作学习嵌入I-MINDS，以进一步支持协作学习环境;（2）为I-MINDS的认知功能和规模化部署提供必要的可扩展性和安全性。 第一个影响预计将是具有不同背景和愿望的毕业生，他们为进入自己选择的职业做好了更好的准备，并对他们作为社会公民将面临的问题做出明智的决定。 第二个目标是丰富在线教育工具，提高基于互联网的课堂质量，以更好地服务于快速增长的在线和远程教育市场。