Polar Extremes: Enhancing Experiential Digital Learning

极地极限：增强体验式数字学习

• 批准号: 1713552
• 负责人: Julia Cort
• 金额: $ 289.47万
• 依托单位: WGBH Educational Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2021-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1713552&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Polar; Extremes; Enhancing; Experiential; Digital

Polar Extremes: Enhancing Experiential Digital Learning is an integrated media and research project produced by the PBS science series, NOVA, that will bring polar science to informal learners through traditional storytelling and experiential, digital learning environments. Stark, cold, and seemingly frozen in time, the top and bottom of the Earth feel other-worldly, completely removed from our everyday existence. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. The Arctic and Antarctic exert profound influence over our entire planet. Disturbances in these icy realms can send transformative ripples around the globe, altering the circulation of the atmosphere and oceans, and affecting every form of life. And although the poles might seem constant and everlasting, they--like our planet--are always changing, with a deep and complex past. NOVA will provide informal science learners access to specialized research happening at the ends of the earth, introducing them to today's scientists exploring the major drivers of the climate, uncovering the deep history of past paleoclimates, or perfecting climate and weather models. The project includes: a 2-hour nationally broadcast PBS documentary (working title Polar Extremes); a NOVA Polar Lab, an experiential interactive learning platform on polar science; and a Polar Exploration Initiative consisting of a 10-part YouTube series, a collection of 360 videos, virtual field trips, and social media reporting "on location" from Antarctica, along with other polar-themed video, radio and digital journalism. It also includes a research program conducted in collaboration with the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to study how narrative-driven and experiential learning can foster informal learning in polar science across a diverse array of audiences. NOVA, the most popular science program on television, with a robust digital presence, will bring current polar science to millions. NOVA will use a range of media to transport viewers to remote polar locations, to interact with polar scientists, manipulate polar data, or vicariously explore the frozen tundra--using a mix of learning approaches. This project will develop and test the impact of two forms of informal learning: traditional narrative-driven storytelling and active, experiential learning. Both components will be developed through audience research, formative evaluation or pilot testing, and experiments. The overarching goal is to determine the best way to combine and leverage traditional and interactive media technologies to educate the public about polar science. How can these modes enhance learning outcomes? The study uses the Informal Science Learning "strand framework" developed by the National Research Council in Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits (2009). Because different age groups and socioeconomic backgrounds may engage differently with different types of learning materials and platforms, the project components are designed to test a variety of different learning approaches, with different audiences. This study will be one of the first to address the relative efficacy of various forms of experiential education and whether active versus vicarious experiential learning depends on the characteristics of the learners. As engagement technologies continue to evolve, this project will help inform how to best design and apply them effectively. The project will apply these new lessons specifically to present polar research to the public and to offer audiences an opportunity to explore and learn about these remote regions in new ways that bring them to life, make them relevant, and enhance learning outcomes. This project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments. This includes providing multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences, advancing innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments, and developing understandings of deeper learning by participants. The project has co-funding support from the Office of Polar Programs (OPP).

两极：增强体验式数字学习是由公共广播公司科学系列节目Nova制作的一个综合媒体和研究项目，将通过传统的讲故事和体验式数字学习环境将极地科学带给非正式学习者。荒凉、寒冷，似乎冻结在时间里，地球的顶部和底部感觉超凡脱俗，完全脱离了我们的日常生活。然而，没有什么比这更离谱了。北极和南极对我们整个星球都有深远的影响。这些冰域的扰动可能会在全球范围内产生变革性的涟漪，改变大气和海洋的循环，并影响到各种形式的生命。尽管两极看起来似乎是恒久不变的，但它们--就像我们的星球一样--总是在变化，有着深刻而复杂的过去。NOVA将为非正式的科学学习者提供访问发生在地球尽头的专门研究的机会，将他们介绍给今天的科学家，他们正在探索气候的主要驱动因素，揭示过去古气候的深刻历史，或者完善气候和天气模型。该项目包括：公共广播公司制作的两小时全国广播的极地纪录片(暂定标题为极地极地)；极地实验室，这是一个极地科学体验式互动学习平台；极地探索倡议，由10部分YouTube系列节目组成，汇集了360个视频、虚拟实地考察和社交媒体报道南极洲的“现场”情况，以及其他以极地为主题的视频、广播和数字新闻。它还包括与加州大学圣巴巴拉分校(UCSB)合作开展的一项研究计划，研究叙事驱动和体验式学习如何促进不同受众在极地科学方面的非正式学习。NOVA是电视上最受欢迎的科学节目，拥有强大的数字存在，将把当前的极地科学带给数百万人。Nova将使用一系列媒体将观众运送到遥远的极地位置，与极地科学家互动，操纵极地数据，或替代地探索冰冻的冻土带--使用多种学习方法。这个项目将开发和测试两种形式的非正式学习的影响：传统的叙事驱动的讲故事和积极的体验式学习。这两个部分都将通过受众研究、形成性评估或中试测试和实验来开发。首要目标是确定结合和利用传统和互动媒体技术的最佳方式，教育公众有关极地科学的知识。这些模式如何提高学习效果？这项研究使用了由国家研究委员会在《在非正式环境中学习科学：人、场所和追求》(2009)一书中开发的非正式科学学习“链框架”。由于不同的年龄段和社会经济背景可能会对不同类型的学习材料和平台进行不同的参与，因此该项目的组成部分旨在针对不同的受众测试各种不同的学习方法。这项研究将首先探讨不同形式的体验式教育的相对有效性，以及主动性和替代性体验式学习是否取决于学习者的特征。随着参与技术的不断发展，该项目将帮助了解如何最好地设计和有效地应用这些技术。该项目将专门应用这些新的经验教训，向公众展示极地研究，并为受众提供机会，以新的方式探索和了解这些偏远地区，使它们栩栩如生，使它们相关，并提高学习成果。该项目由推进非正式STEM学习计划(AISL)资助，该计划旨在促进对非正式环境中STEM学习的设计和开发的新方法和基于证据的理解。这包括为扩大获得和参与STEM学习经验提供多种途径，推进对非正式环境中STEM学习的创新研究和评估，以及加深参与者对更深层次学习的理解。该项目得到了极地项目办公室(OPP)的共同资助。