PROFIT: Pictures Represent Opportunities For Inspiration in Technology

利润：图片代表技术灵感的机会

• 批准号: 0737683
• 负责人: Niels da Vitoria Lobo
• 金额: $ 120万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-12-01 至 2012-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0737683&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PROFIT; Pictures; Represent; Opportunities; Inspiration

Computing with pictures is an intuitive way to introduce secondary school students to information technology (IT), so this ITEST Comprehensive Project for Students and Teachers is centered on introducing Computer Vision and Imaging experiences into the core curriculum of mathematics and IT. Each year, twenty teachers and sixty incoming tenth grade students in the Greater Orlando area are involved in learning about and interacting with modules that explore the relationship between mathematics and pictorial computing. The areas of computer vision and imaging science are exciting because of their applications to such diverse areas as art, medicine, security, and entertainment. The modules focus on creating an understanding of the mathematical science that underlies pictorial algorithms. Inquiry-based learning, friendly team competition to develop a game, and a supportive, nurturing environment provide the educational framework so the experiences can be enjoyed by all. The teachers receive 120 hours of summer professional experience at the beginning of the PROFIT year, are supported by 40 hours of follow-up year-round contact in monthly weekend activities that include interactions with local IT companies, and attend a 40-hour reflective workshop at the end of the PROFIT year. The teachers also teach the students in the 80-hour Summer Institute. The students attend the Summer Institute, visit the university after school throughout the year, and attend quarterly weekend social events where they and their parents interact with local industry. Additionally, about 1500 students a year have immediate contact with PROFIT through modules introduced into the core classes regularly taught by the teachers.Industry is a significant partner in PROFIT via an Industrial Affiliation mechanism that exposes the teachers and students to industry speakers, industrial tours, high-school level internship opportunities, and job shadowing.

图片计算是一种直观的方式向中学生介绍信息技术(IT)，因此这个ITEST学生和教师综合项目的核心是将计算机视觉和成像体验引入数学和IT的核心课程。每年，大奥兰多地区的20名教师和60名十年级新生都会参与到探索数学和图画计算之间关系的模块的学习和互动中。计算机视觉和成像科学领域令人兴奋，因为它们应用于艺术、医学、安全和娱乐等不同领域。这些模块专注于建立对图画算法所依据的数学科学的理解。探究式学习，开发游戏的友好团队竞争，以及支持和培养的环境提供了教育框架，使所有人都能享受到经验。教师在盈利年度开始时获得120小时的暑期专业体验，并在每月周末活动中获得40小时全年跟踪联系的支持，包括与当地IT公司的互动，并在盈利年度结束时参加40小时的反思研讨会。老师们还在80小时的暑期学院教授学生。学生们参加暑期学校，全年放学后参观大学，并参加每季度一次的周末社交活动，在那里他们和他们的父母与当地行业互动。此外，每年约有1500名学生通过在教师定期教授的核心课程中引入模块与利润直接接触。行业是利润的重要合作伙伴，通过行业关联机制，使教师和学生接触到行业演讲者、行业参观、高中水平的实习机会和工作跟踪。