Interactive Textbook

互动教材

• 批准号: 1245433
• 负责人: C. Clemens
• 金额: $ 18万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1245433&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interactive; Textbook

This project is providing open-source tools for converting LaTeX documents into interactive course materials. For students, who are now surrounded by interactive media, such materials are increasing demand for active learning and are leading to gains in educational outcomes. For researchers, the platform is providing quantitative data addressing the ongoing debate between pure and guided discovery and the debate over the effectiveness of inquiry-based and constructivist pedagogy. Since many STEM researchers and STEM educators are comfortable with using the near-ubiquitous markup language LaTeX, this project is making it possible for these content experts to broadly disseminate their scientific understanding and engaging course materials in a compelling and interactive way.The project is enhancing the infrastructure for research and education. For example, using the platform, a researcher is able to measure exactly how much time and in what way a student engages with the various components of an interactive activity. From this data, the researcher is gaining insight into student learning, while the content author is receiving valuable feedback about what activities are particularly effective.The project is being evaluated from the point-of-view of an industrial or UX (user experience) designer, addressing questions of author and student experience. The resulting content authoring tools are available as open-source software on the web. To ensure broad dissemination and to increase user expertise, a five-day workshop is providing training to content authors.

该项目提供开放源码工具，将LaTeX文件转换为互动课程材料。 对于现在被互动媒体包围的学生来说，这些材料增加了对主动学习的需求，并导致教育成果的增加。 对于研究人员来说，该平台正在提供定量数据，解决纯粹和引导发现之间正在进行的辩论，以及对基于探究和建构主义教学法有效性的辩论。由于许多STEM研究人员和STEM教育工作者对使用几乎无处不在的标记语言LaTeX感到舒适，因此该项目使这些内容专家能够以引人注目的互动方式广泛传播他们的科学理解和参与课程材料。该项目正在加强研究和教育的基础设施。 例如，使用该平台，研究人员能够准确地测量学生参与互动活动的各个组成部分的时间和方式。 通过这些数据，研究人员可以深入了解学生的学习情况，而内容作者则可以收到有关哪些活动特别有效的宝贵反馈。该项目正在从工业或UX（用户体验）设计师的角度进行评估，解决作者和学生体验的问题。 由此产生的内容创作工具可以作为网络上的开源软件获得。 为确保广泛传播和增加用户专门知识，正在举办一个为期五天的讲习班，为内容编写者提供培训。