SBIR Phase II: A STEM curriculum platform using augmented reality for real-time collaboration and problem solving

SBIR 第二阶段：使用增强现实进行实时协作和解决问题的 STEM 课程平台

• 批准号: 2134765
• 负责人: Amanda Thompson
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Explore Interactive, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2134765&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; STEM; curriculum

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to use augmented reality (AR) to activate rich and measurable STEM experiences such as engineering design projects for any child anywhere in the world. The market for AR globally and specifically in education is projected to reach over $200 B and $60 B respectively by 2025 by growing at 40% annually.Next Generation Science Standards support the premise that students should be learning the skills of science and engineering by engaging in work like that of scientists and engineers. According to the US STEM 2026 report, core competencies from effective STEM education will be demanded in nearly all job sectors and positions. The proposed technology integrates augmented reality and embedded data collection and analysis for real-time assessment for STEM projects in a classroom environment. By measuring both processes and outcomes, this project can better nurture growth mindsets. The proposed features will reinforce these key pedagogical approaches to promote STEM learning and prepare students with essential STEM career readiness skills. This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project proposes to integrate augmented reality into the engineering design process while nurturing higher-level skills essential for workforce success and measuring key learning processes and skills. The data collection, storage, reproduction, analyses and algorithm development, while founded in research, remain sources of technical risk in the field of educational augmented reality. The proposed system encourages students to acknowledge and reflect on their emotions and takes an integrated approach to measuring students social and emotional learning (SEL) during collaborative activities. The research will determine how and to what extent do these activities support elementary students to: 1) develop design thinking and collaborative practices; 2) improve social and emotional skills in collaborative settings; and 3) impact students’ content knowledge, interest and self-efficacy in science and engineering.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.

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是使用增强现实（AR）来激活丰富和可衡量的STEM体验，例如为世界上任何地方的任何儿童提供工程设计项目。预计到2025年，全球特别是教育领域的AR市场将以每年40%的速度增长，分别达到200 B和60 B美元。下一代科学标准支持学生应该通过从事科学家和工程师的工作来学习科学和工程技能的前提。根据美国STEM 2026报告，几乎所有工作部门和职位都需要有效STEM教育的核心能力。该技术集成了增强现实和嵌入式数据收集和分析，用于在课堂环境中对STEM项目进行实时评估。通过衡量过程和结果，该项目可以更好地培养成长心态。拟议的功能将加强这些关键的教学方法，以促进STEM学习，并为学生提供基本的STEM职业准备技能。这个小型企业创新研究第二阶段项目建议将增强现实集成到工程设计过程中，同时培养员工成功所必需的高级技能，并衡量关键的学习过程和技能。数据收集、存储、复制、分析和算法开发虽然建立在研究基础上，但仍然是教育增强现实领域的技术风险来源。该系统鼓励学生承认和反思自己的情绪，并采取综合的方法来衡量学生的社会和情感学习（SEL）在协作活动。研究将确定这些活动如何以及在多大程度上支持小学生：1）发展设计思维和协作实践; 2）提高协作环境中的社交和情感技能; 3）影响学生的内容知识，兴趣和自我该奖项反映了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。