Build IT Underwater Robotics Scale Up for STEM Learning and Workforce Development (BISU)

构建 IT 水下机器人，扩大 STEM 学习和劳动力发展 (BISU)

• 批准号: 0929674
• 负责人: Patricia Holahan
• 金额: $ 240.48万
• 依托单位: Stevens Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929674&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Build; Underwater; Robotics; Scale; Up

This "scale-up" project uses engineering as well as science to bring engineering experiences to underrepresented communities. The investigators will build under water robots, create social networks, and produce a webcast. This project is based on evidence gained from a previous ITEST Strategies grant (ESI-0624709) that showed that an underwater robotics curriculum can increase student learning of science and engineering concepts, their practice of 21st century skills such as problem-solving and collaboration, their enjoyment of science, and their engineering career interest. The goal of the project is to create and assess an adaptable scale-up model that enables the participation of underserved audiences (female, minority and low status youth) in intensive, experiential STEM learning, acquisition of 21st century skills, and increased engineering career awareness and interest. The project will expand the existing design and implementation of the previous project. Also, it will provide a rigorous test of the research and theory based model in new environments and will also expand the innovation to cover additional scope within STEM workforce. The project will be initiated in four new regions (hub sites) by working with well-established partners whose K-12 programming engages girls and underserved youth in informal education environments, while expanding an in-school implementation model. Some of the project enhancements include increased use of IT and cyberinfrastructure, and an advanced systems engineering challenge to expand the scope of the curricular innovation itself. Students and educators use of cyberlearning tools will be developed well beyond the scope of the current Strategies project, through: (a) an annual national virtual underwater robotics competition; (b) incorporation of social networking tools and webcasting technologies into curricula and professional development to create a cyber learning community among youth, educators, and STEM researchers; and, (c) the virtualization of current face-to-face student meetings with STEM researchers and professionals through the creation of a digital video library designed to expose students to exciting STEM and IT applications in the real world and to serve as career exemplars, featuring women and minority researchers.

这个“扩大规模”的项目利用工程学和科学，将工程经验带给代表性不足的社区。调查人员将建造水下机器人，创建社交网络，并制作网络直播。该项目是基于从以前的ITEST Strategy补助金(ESI-0624709)中获得的证据，该证据表明，水下机器人课程可以增加学生对科学和工程概念的学习，提高他们对解决问题和协作等21世纪技能的练习，他们对科学的享受，以及他们对工程职业的兴趣。该项目的目标是创建和评估一种可适应的扩大模式，使未得到充分服务的受众(女性、少数民族和地位低下的年轻人)能够参与强化的、体验式的STEM学习，获得21世纪的技能，并提高对工程职业的认识和兴趣。该项目将扩大先前项目的现有设计和实施。此外，它还将在新环境中对基于研究和理论的模型进行严格测试，并将扩大创新范围，以涵盖STEM员工队伍中的更多范围。该项目将在四个新地区(中心地点)启动，方法是与成熟的伙伴合作，这些伙伴的K-12方案使女孩和未得到充分服务的青年参与非正规教育环境，同时扩大在校实施模式。一些项目的改进包括更多地使用信息技术和网络基础设施，以及扩大课程创新本身的范围的高级系统工程挑战。学生和教育工作者对网络学习工具的使用将远远超出目前战略项目的范围，办法是：(A)举办一年一度的国家虚拟水下机器人竞赛；(B)将社交网络工具和网播技术纳入课程和职业发展，以在青年、教育工作者和STEM研究人员中创建一个网络学习社区；(C)通过创建数字视频图书馆，实现目前学生与STEM研究人员和专业人员面对面会议的虚拟化，使学生能够在现实世界中接触令人兴奋的STEM和信息技术应用，并作为职业榜样，有妇女和少数群体研究人员参加。