Human +

人类

• 批准号: 1010507
• 负责人: Eric Siegel
• 金额: $ 190万
• 依托单位: New York Hall of Science
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1010507&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Human

"Human +" is a collaboration among the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), NSF Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center (QoLT ERC) of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and the Institute for Learning Innovation. The project will engage engineers, educators, designers, and people with disabilities in a process of participatory design to create a 2,500 square foot traveling exhibition entitled "Human +". The STEM content is engineering, specifically the extraordinary technological advances being made to enhance human abilities. The project is making three significant contributions to the Informal Science Education (ISE) field: 1) It is a model of close integration of an NSF-funded engineering research center into an ISE project. (2) It engages people with disabilities, both as participants and audiences. (3) It broadens engagement with engineering as a participatory, creative, and socially important ISE undertaking. Project deliverables are: (1) a model for participatory design of ISE activities to generate innovation among engineers, people with disabilities, ISE professionals, and designers; and 2) a 2,500 square-foot traveling exhibition engaging the public in the science, technology, and social issues of human enhancement. Front-end evaluation will be conducted by OMSI to explore pre-existing knowledge and attitudes, integrating significant numbers of people with disabilities including veterans, young people, and older people. Formative evaluation will likewise be integrated with the participatory design process, with prototypes being tested both by audiences and by the core "Human +" participatory design team. Summative evaluation by Institute for Learning Innovation will address both the effectiveness of the participatory design process and the effectiveness of the exhibition in addressing the National Academy for Engineering goals for public understanding of engineering as a creative and socially engaged field.An estimated 700,000 visitors will experience the "Human +" exhibition at OMSI and NYSCI. In addition, OMSI will tour the exhibition through its extensive and diverse network of science centers, with 24 science centers having expressed interest as potential host sites. The Science Friday webcast/podcast will reach an estimated 1.3 million listeners. Public audiences will engage in the topic of engineering and better understand its importance to human existence through experiencing one compelling research area. The project team will work with the Veterans Administration and DARPA to engage veterans with disabilities both as participants and as audiences. The exhibit with its human-focused content will also stimulate interest among older adults and promote the engineering field to groups underrepresented in engineering such as people with disabilities, girls, and minority youth. The project places cutting-edge technology and engineering practice in a profoundly personal context. "Human +" will contribute to the empowerment of the great majority of people who have, or will have, disabilities during their lifetime and for those of us who care for people with disabilities.

“人类+”是纽约科学馆（NYSCI）、匹兹堡大学NSF生活质量技术工程研究中心（QoLT ERC）和卡内基梅隆大学、俄勒冈州科学与工业博物馆（OMSI）以及学习创新研究所的合作项目。 该项目将让工程师、教育工作者、设计师和残疾人参与设计过程，以创建一个2,500平方英尺的名为“人类+"的巡回展览。 STEM的内容是工程学，特别是为提高人类能力而取得的非凡技术进步。 该项目对非正式科学教育（伊势）领域做出了三个重要贡献：1）它是NSF资助的工程研究中心与伊势项目紧密结合的典范。(2)它让残疾人作为参与者和受众参与进来。(3)它扩大了工程作为一个参与性，创造性和社会重要的伊势事业的参与。 项目交付成果是：（1）伊势活动的参与式设计模型，以在工程师，残疾人，伊势专业人员和设计师之间产生创新;以及2）2，500平方英尺的巡回展览，让公众参与科学，技术和人类增强的社会问题。 OMSI将进行前端评估，以探索预先存在的知识和态度，整合大量残疾人，包括退伍军人，年轻人和老年人。 形成性评价也将与参与性设计过程相结合，原型将由受众和核心“Human +”参与性设计团队进行测试。 学习创新研究所的总结性评估将讨论参与式设计过程的有效性以及展览在实现国家工程学院目标方面的有效性，这些目标是公众了解工程作为一个创造性和社会参与的领域。估计有70万游客将在OMSI和NYSCI体验“人类+”展览。 此外，OMSI将通过其广泛而多样化的科学中心网络参观展览，其中24个科学中心已表示有兴趣作为潜在的主办地点。科学星期五网络广播/播客将达到估计130万听众。 公众将参与工程的主题，并通过体验一个引人注目的研究领域更好地了解其对人类生存的重要性。该项目团队将与退伍军人管理局和DARPA合作，让残疾退伍军人既作为参与者，也作为观众。该展览以人为本的内容也将激发老年人的兴趣，并将工程领域推广到工程领域代表性不足的群体，如残疾人，女孩和少数民族青年。 该项目将尖端技术和工程实践置于深刻的个人背景中。 “人类+”将有助于增强绝大多数在其一生中患有或将患有残疾的人以及我们这些照顾残疾人的人的权能。