Digital WAVE: Warming Winds and Water

Digital WAVE：温暖的风和水

• 批准号: 0929731
• 负责人: Judy Brown
• 金额: $ 119万
• 依托单位: Museum of Science, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929731&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Digital; WAVE; Warming; Winds; Water

The Miami Science Museum (MSM) is collaborating with the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) and Miami Dade College (MDC), to implement Digital WAVE, an ITEST Strategies project that will design, implement and investigate use of the emerging 3D Web to stimulate interest in information and communication technologies. Through the fabrication of 3D virtual simulations related to global warming phenomena, the project will create and test a new model and medium for engaging and preparing youth to pursue IT-intensive science careers. Participating high school students will develop a deeper understanding of the intensive use of technology in the field of climatology and tropical weather dynamics, a topic relevant to their lives. Project activities include the development of students' computer graphic skills in 3D visualization and computer animation and opportunities to interact with climate scientists and other STEM professionals. The virtual world exhibits created by Digital WAVE participants will reside on Teen Second Life, opening access to all TSL visitors. The project will directly serve a total of one hundred and twenty 10-12th grade students from the Miami Science Museum target area, most of whom are of Haitian or Hispanic ethnicity, qualify for free or reduced lunch and would be the first in their family to attend college. Ninth grade students from the Museum's overall youth development programs will also be involved in the STEM career pathway component of the project. Each year, 40 students will participate in a 14-session Saturday Design Studio at Miami Dade College to acquire advanced digital design skills, including 3D graphic design and computer animation. They will then take part in a four-week summer Academy during which they will work with an experienced virtual world exhibit fabricators to create a series of science-rich virtual world exhibits. The STEM content for the Academy will focus on the impacts of climate change on South Florida's tropical environment, providing a science-rich context in which participants can apply their new skills. As they explore such topics as coral reef bleaching, hurricane intensification and sea level rise, students will interact with real scientists, gaining first-hand insights into ongoing research projects, the tools, digital technologies and datasets used, and the associated careers. Students' final products will be launched in the online virtual world environment know as Teen Second Life, resulting in educational resources that can potentially reach thousands of teens worldwide. The project expects to increase students' knowledge of career pathways related to climatology, marine science, 3D graphic design and computer animation; increase their understanding of basic climatology and marine science concepts; and help them develop the skills necessary to participate in and contribute to virtual worlds and simulated environments. The overarching evaluation questions for the project, as stated in the proposal, are anchored in three domains: a) STEM learning as it is related to environmental science, and technology; b) learning about STEM career paths related to these subjects; and c) learning related to advanced technology and IT design skills used to create virtual world and simulated environments for STEM learning.

迈阿密科学博物馆 (MSM) 正在与迈阿密大学罗森斯蒂尔海洋与大气科学学院 (RSMAS) 和迈阿密戴德学院 (MDC) 合作实施 Digital WAVE，这是一个 ITEST 战略项目，该项目将设计、实施和研究新兴 3D Web 的使用，以激发人们对信息和通信技术的兴趣。 通过制作与全球变暖现象相关的 3D 虚拟模拟，该项目将创建并测试一种新的模型和媒介，以吸引和准备年轻人从事 IT 密集型科学职业。参与的高中生将对气候学和热带天气动力学领域技术的密集使用有更深入的了解，这是一个与他们的生活相关的主题。项目活动包括培养学生在 3D 可视化和计算机动画方面的计算机图形技能，以及与气候科学家和其他 STEM 专业人士互动的机会。 Digital WAVE 参与者创建的虚拟世界展览将驻留在 Teen Second Life 上，向所有 TSL 访客开放。该项目将直接为来自迈阿密科学博物馆目标区域的 120 名 10 至 12 年级学生提供直接服务，其中大多数是海地或西班牙裔，有资格享受免费或减价午餐，并且将是他们家庭中第一个上大学的学生。博物馆整体青少年发展计划的九年级学生也将参与该项目的 STEM 职业道路部分。 每年，40 名学生将参加迈阿密戴德学院为期 14 节的周六设计工作室课程，以获得先进的数字设计技能，包括 3D 图形设计和计算机动画。然后，他们将参加为期四周的夏季学院，在此期间，他们将与经验丰富的虚拟世界展览制作者合作，创建一系列富含科学知识的虚拟世界展览。学院的 STEM 内容将重点关注气候变化对南佛罗里达州热带环境的影响，为参与者提供一个丰富的科学背景，让他们能够应用他们的新技能。在探索珊瑚礁白化、飓风加剧和海平面上升等主题时，学生将与真正的科学家互动，获得对正在进行的研究项目、所使用的工具、数字技术和数据集以及相关职业的第一手见解。学生的最终产品将在被称为“青少年第二人生”的在线虚拟世界环境中推出，从而为全球数千名青少年提供教育资源。该项目期望增加学生对气候学、海洋科学、3D图形设计和计算机动画相关职业道路的了解；增加他们对基本气候学和海洋科学概念的理解；帮助他们培养参与虚拟世界和模拟环境并为其做出贡献所需的技能。正如提案中所述，该项目的总体评估问题集中在三个领域： a) STEM 学习，因为它与环境科学和技术相关； b) 了解与这些科目相关的 STEM 职业道路； c) 学习与先进技术和 IT 设计技能相关的知识，用于为 STEM 学习创建虚拟世界和模拟环境。