SBIR Phase I: Offline Edge Learning Management System (COVID-19)

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响将是为迫切需要远程学习解决方案的学生和学校提供解决方案。 据估计，85%的美国原住民保留地农村家庭没有高速互联网接入。鉴于COVID-19疫情要求许多学校实施在线或混合学习模式，对远程学习解决方案的需求尤为迫切。如果学生不能参加这些新的模式，他们的成绩很可能会大大低于有机会远程学习的同龄人。该项目旨在推进一项技术，使在线学习无需访问高速互联网。该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将推进一个新系统，以支持数字学习，无需访问高速互联网。 首先，该项目将通过构建一个新的学习管理系统来探索边缘计算的创新，该系统具有智能边缘节点，能够在不访问中央服务器的情况下提供完整的学生学习体验。第二，它将改善这种环境中的教学方法，支持有限或无访问模式的数字学习，包括印刷到数字工作流程。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be to provide a solution for the students and schools with an urgent need for a remote learning solution. An estimated 85% of families on rural Native American reservations do not have high-speed internet access. The need for a remote learning solution is especially pressing given the COVID-19 pandemic which is requiring many schools to implement online or hybrid learning models. If students are not able to participate in these new models, it is likely that they will have substantially lower achievement levels than their peers who do have access to remote learning. The proposed project advances a technology to enable online learning without access to high-speed internet.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will advance a new system to support digital learning with lower access to high-speed internet. First, this project will explore edge computing in innovation by building a new learning management system that has intelligent edge nodes capable of providing a complete student learning experience without access to a central server. Second, it will improve pedagogical approaches in this environment, supporting digital learning across limited or no access modalities, including print-to-digital workflows.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.