SBIR Phase II: Digital Media Synchronization, Performance and Urban Education Enhancement

SBIR第二阶段项目的更广泛影响将通过进一步开发一个具有先进乐器的新型实体音乐媒体平台来实现，该平台旨在促进未被充分代表的青年更深入地参与教育。该平台将为青少年的STEAM(科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学)学习提供亟需的教育支持。这项技术的相关性和对青少年的吸引力对于提高学习者的社会韧性具有重要意义，因为STEAM作为“21世纪的职业支持语言”的重要性。最初，传感器嵌入盘片单元将用于课后编程。通过让市中心的学生有自己的音乐兴趣并对他们进行教育，预计会有更多不同的STEM学习者。拟议的产品还可能有助于抵消市中心年轻人的不适应应对模式(如逃学)，并激励他们追求对个人和社会产生影响的目标。这个SBIR第二阶段项目的智力优势在于开发了独特的传感器嵌入式转盘，旨在提供娱乐节目，同时提供丰富教育内容。具体地说，该项目将提供SensorTable拼盘、软件和STEM课程。拟议的转盘实验室将是一个以学校为基础的项目，旨在加强服务不足的城市青年社区的STEM学习。为了促进有效的沉浸，拟议的转台实验室不仅将整合已知的音乐和视觉内容，还将使学生能够主动操作内容。这种沉浸将使学生在产生期望的教育结果的同时保持参与度。通过适当的课程课程，这些进步将促进旨在通过DJing和音乐艺术指导学生STEM科目的项目的开发。在实践中，DJ将受益于通过独特的工具学习技术，而学生将受益于在现场表演中收集的数据。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact of this SBIR Phase II project will be achieved through further development of a novel physical music media platform with advanced instrumentation that is designed to promote deeper engagement in education for underrepresented youths. The platform will provide much needed educational support for youths' STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) learning. The technology's relevance and attractiveness to adolescents have important implications for promoting social resilience of the learners given the salience of STEAM as the "career supporting language of the 21st century". Initially the sensor embedded platter units will be offered for use in after-school programming. By engaging and educating inner city students with their own musical interests, an increased pipeline of diverse STEM learners is expected. The proposed product may also help counteract maladaptive coping patterns (such as truancy) among inner-city youths and inspire them to pursue personally and socially impactful goals. The intellectual merit of this SBIR Phase II project lies in the development of unique sensor embedded turntable designed for delivering entertainment to simultaneously deliver educationally enriching content. Specifically, the project will provide SensorTable platters, software, and STEM curricula. The proposed Turntable Lab will be a school-based program to enhance STEM learning in underserved urban youth communities. To promote effective immersion, the proposed Turntable Lab not only will integrate known musical and visual content but also enable the student to actively manipulate the content. This immersion will keep the students engaged while producing desired educational outcomes. With appropriate curriculum lessons, these advancements will facilitate development of programs designed to instruct students in STEM subjects via the art of DJing and Music. Used in practice, DJs will benefit from learning techniques via the unique instrumentation, while students will benefit from the data collected during live performances.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.