SCC-PG: Revitalizing Rural - Equipping Rural Communities with Technology Literacy for Seizing Productivity

SCC-PG：乡村振兴——为农村社区提供科技素养，夺取生产力

• 批准号: 2125393
• 负责人: John O'Hara
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Oklahoma State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-01 至 2023-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2125393&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SCC; PG; Revitalizing; Rural; Equipping

Lack of participation in the digital economy is an impediment to societal well-being and production which asymmetrically affects rural communities. The literature indicates that technological availability (e.g., broadband) is only a part of the problem: rural communities are not as active as their urban counterparts in technology adoption. The adoption problem covers the extent to which rural communities have the financial resources and awareness, skills, and aspirations (or collectively, the literacy) to seize the productivity opportunities afforded by smart and connected technologies (SCT). This planning project will conduct a pilot study to determine how improved technology literacy can impact the rural adoption of SCT for building productivity to economically and socially revitalize rural communities. Specifically, this project will explore the development of a novel educational tool for technology literacy called Productivity Enhancing Technology Experience-Kits (Pete-Kits). Pete-Kits will be combinations of low-cost devices such as microprocessors and sensors that make use of communications technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth, and Radio Frequency ID (RFID), and which can be combined with cloud connectivity to support high school students as they develop entrepreneurial SCT projects within their rural communities. These kits will be developed with input from high school students and community members. High school teachers and students will receive training on how to use the kits, and students will then be invited to develop their own SCT entrepreneurial projects which will be judged in a final community competition event.The research will examine: (1) how rural awareness of SCT is influenced by hands-on experiences with Pete-Kits, (2) to what degree are the basic skills for using SCT increased through interactions with Pete-Kit, and (3) the effects are of Pete-Kit based training and competition on rural participants’ productivity, and their aspirations for entrepreneurship, remote work, and quality of life within their community. These questions will largely be addressed via survey instruments, administered both before and after the intervention, to both participants and to attendees of community events. Community forums and workshops will also be held to review the strengths and weaknesses of the Pete-Kit program, and to develop relationships with other communities and tribal nations for future scalability. This planning project aligns well with the Smart & Connected Communities program’s goal to accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that will enable smart and connected communities to bring about new levels of economic opportunity and growth. This project is also receiving funding from the ITEST program, which has priorities for (1) increasing awareness of STEM & ICT occupations, (2) motivating students to pursue educational pathways to those occupations, and (3) developing disciplinary content knowledge and skills necessary for entering those occupations.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.

缺乏参与数字经济是对社会福祉和生产的障碍，这会影响农村社区。文献表明，技术可用性（例如宽带）只是问题的一部分：农村社区不像其采用技术领域的城市同行那样活跃。采用问题涵盖了农村社区拥有财务资源，意识，技能和愿望（或集体扫盲）的程度，以抓住Smart and Connected Technologies（SCT）提供的生产力机会。该计划项目将进行一项试点研究，以确定技术素养如何影响SCT的粗略采用，以促进经济和社会化的农村社区的生产力。具体而言，该项目将探讨一种新型技术素养的教育工具的开发，称为生产力增强技术体验套件（PETE-KITS）。 Pete-Kits将是低成本设备（例如微处理器和传感器）的组合，这些设备使用WIFI，蓝牙和无线电频率ID（RFID）等通信技术，并且可以与云连接性相结合，以支持高中生在其农村社区中开发企业家SCT项目，以支持高中生。这些套件将通过高中生和社区成员的意见开发。高中老师和学生将获得有关如何使用这些套件的培训，然后邀请学生开发自己的SCT企业家项目，这些项目将在最终的社区竞争活动中进行评判。研究将研究：（1）SCT的粗略认识受到对Pete-Kits（2）与PET的基本技能的影响（2）的基本技能（2）的基本技能（2）的影响（3）基于Pete-Kit的培训和对粗糙参与者的生产力的培训和竞争，以及他们在社区内对企业家精神，远程工作和生活质量的愿望。这些问题将很大程度上通过在干预前后的调查工具来解决参与者和社区活动的参与者。社区论坛和研讨会也将举行，以审查皮特 - 基特计划的优势和劣势，并与其他社区和部落国家建立关系，以供未来的可延伸性。该计划项目与Smart＆Connected Communities计划的目标非常吻合，以加快科学和工程基础的创造，这将使Smart and Connected Communities能够带来新的经济机会和增长水平。该项目还从ITEST计划获得资金，该计划具有（1）对STEM＆ICT占领的认识的优先级，（2）激励学生向这些事件购买教育途径，以及（3）发展这些事件所必需的内容知识和技能，以表明NSF的法定任务和审查均具有良好的影响，这是通过评估良好的依据，这是通过评估的范围来进行的。