Advancing the Design of Visualizations for Informal Science Engagement

推进非正式科学参与的可视化设计

• 批准号: 1811163
• 负责人: Jennifer Frazier
• 金额: $ 24.97万
• 依托单位: Exploratorium
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-10-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1811163&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advancing; Design; Visualizations; Informal; Science

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program 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. This project is a two-day conference, along with pre- and post-conference activities, with the goal of furthering the informal science learning field's review of the research and development that has been conducted on data visualizations that have been used to help the public better understand and become more engaged in science. The project will address an urgent need in informal science education, providing a critical first step towards a synthesis of research and technology development in visualization and, thus, to inform and accelerate work in the field in this significant and rapidly changing domain.The project will start with a Delphi study by the project evaluator prior to the conference to provide an Emerging Field Assessment on data visualization work to date. Then, a two-day conference at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and related activities will bring together AISL-funded PIs, computer scientists, cognitive scientists, designers, and technology developers to (a) synthesize work to date, (b) bring in relevant research from fields outside of informal learning, and (c) identify remaining knowledge gaps for further research and development. The project team will also develop a website with videos of all presentations, conference documentation, resources, and links to social media communities; and a post-conference publication mapping the state of the field, key findings, and promising technologies. The initiative also has a goal to broaden participation, as the attendees will include a diverse cadre of professionals in the field who contribute to data visualization work.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

作为其整体战略的一部分，以加强在非正式环境中的学习，推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划旨在推进新的方法，并以证据为基础的理解，在非正式环境中的STEM学习的设计和开发。这包括提供多种途径，以扩大获得和参与STEM学习经验，推进非正式环境中STEM学习的创新研究和评估，以及发展参与者对深入学习的理解。 该项目是一个为期两天的会议，沿着会前和会后活动，其目标是促进非正式科学学习领域对数据可视化研究和开发的审查，这些数据可视化已被用于帮助公众更好地理解和参与科学。 该项目将解决非正式科学教育的迫切需要，为综合可视化研究和技术开发提供关键的第一步，从而为这一重要和快速变化的领域的工作提供信息和加速工作。该项目将在会议之前由项目评估员进行德尔菲研究，以提供迄今为止数据可视化工作的新兴领域评估。然后，在旧金山弗朗西斯科的Exploratorium举行为期两天的会议和相关活动，将AISL资助的PI、计算机科学家、认知科学家、设计师和技术开发人员聚集在一起，（a）综合迄今为止的工作，（B）引入非正式学习以外领域的相关研究，（c）确定剩余的知识差距，以进一步研究和开发。项目团队还将开发一个网站，其中包含所有演示文稿的视频，会议文件，资源和社交媒体社区的链接;以及会后出版物，描绘了该领域的现状，关键发现和有前途的技术。该计划的另一个目标是扩大参与，因为与会者将包括该领域为数据可视化工作做出贡献的各种专业人员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。