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Interaction, Embodiment, and Technologies in Early Years Learning

早期学习中的互动、体现和技术

基本信息

批准号：
ES/K001531/1
负责人：
Andrew Manches
金额：
$ 20.8万
依托单位：
University of Edinburgh
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2013 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FK001531%2F1
关键词：
Interaction Embodiment Technologies Early Years

项目摘要

This grant gives me the opportunity to become a future research leader into new technologies for young children's learning, with expertise in how children's actions relate to their gestures and thinking. New technologies play an ever- increasing role in the lives of young children, and raise important questions such as: why is physical action important in the way children learn? How will new technologies change children's learning? This grant will help address such questions through a carefully designed programme of research and training at the internationally recognised London Knowledge Lab, which builds upon my prior experiences as an Infant Teacher and Research Fellow. The research will contribute knowledge and new digital learning materials to both: academics in the fields of Education, Psychology and Computer Science; and non-academics, including teachers, parents, businesses and others involved in children's learning.Background We commonly give children materials, such as wooden blocks, to help them learn. Yet it remains unclear how these objects help children. Understanding how children's interactions affect their learning is increasingly important as new devices such as the iPad, change interaction. There are also important theoretical implications. Recent work has shown that the way we think may be 'embodied', that is to say, inseparably linked to our physical experiences. Evidence comes from the way that people gesture when describing ideas, such as moving their hands together to explain addition. It is possible therefore that children's actions with materials also help them explain ideas, and may even develop ideas we later see in gestures.Research I will develop new methods of examining how children's actions with materials affect the language and gestures they use to explain ideas. I will focus on mathematics, and examine how children manipulate physical blocks to explain number relationships such as why 2+7=3+6. I will then compare children's actions with other materials including digital squares manipulated using a mouse, iPad or gesture recognition device (e.g. 'wii'). This research will contribute knowledge about the role of physical actions in children's thinking and the likely impact of new devices. It will also generate digital materials to be shared widely.Training I will broaden my methodological expertise through innovative video analysis of the relationship between children's actions, gestures and speech ('multimodal analysis'). The London Knowledge Lab, now a national node for multimodal research methods, provides the expertise to develop the necessary skills and my mentors both have internationally high profiles in multimodal research and novel technologies. I will further my expertise through training visits to labs in Chicago and California, who specialise in gesture and interactive technologies for learning. To share the research more widely, I have also agreed training periods with two other organisations: to develop workshop packages for early years professionals and generate multimedia resources for online access.Sharing knowledge Work will be presented using traditional and innovative means. I will publish findings through journals, conferences, workshops, seminars, reports and online articles. I will build my existing academic networks to collaborate both nationally and internationally, including a special issue on Early Years and Technology.I will realise the value of this proposal to non-academic audiences, extending my current networks with teachers and businesses through a range of activities including workshops, teacher training, reports, press releases and magazine articles. Importantly, I will develop my knowledge and skills to take advantage of new media: producing professional video materials, a website offering materials from papers to video clips, downloadable apps, and a public interactive event to engage a wider audience.

这笔赠款使我有机会成为未来儿童学习新技术的研究领导者，并拥有儿童行为与手势和思维之间关系的专业知识。新技术在幼儿的生活中发挥着越来越重要的作用，并提出了一些重要的问题，例如：为什么身体活动对儿童的学习方式很重要？新技术将如何改变儿童的学习？这笔赠款将通过在国际公认的伦敦知识实验室精心设计的研究和培训计划来帮助解决这些问题，该计划以我之前作为婴儿教师和研究员的经验为基础。该研究将为以下两方面贡献知识和新的数字学习材料：教育、心理学和计算机科学领域的学者；以及非学术界，包括教师、家长、企业和其他参与儿童学习的人。背景我们通常为儿童提供材料（例如木块）来帮助他们学习。然而，目前尚不清楚这些物品如何帮助儿童。随着 iPad 等新设备改变互动方式，了解儿童的互动如何影响他们的学习变得越来越重要。还有重要的理论意义。最近的研究表明，我们的思维方式可能是“具体化”的，也就是说，与我们的身体经历密不可分。证据来自人们在描述想法时的手势方式，例如一起移动双手来解释加法。因此，儿童使用材料的行为可能也有助于他们解释想法，甚至可能发展我们后来在手势中看到的想法。研究我将开发新方法来检查儿童使用材料的行为如何影响他们用来解释想法的语言和手势。我将重点关注数学，并研究孩子们如何操纵物理块来解释数字关系，例如为什么 2+7=3+6。然后，我会将儿童的动作与其他材料进行比较，包括使用鼠标、iPad 或手势识别设备（例如“wii”）操作的数字方块。这项研究将有助于了解身体动作在儿童思维中的作用以及新设备可能产生的影响。它还将生成可广泛共享的数字材料。培训我将通过对儿童行为、手势和言语之间关系的创新视频分析（“多模态分析”）来拓宽我的方法专业知识。伦敦知识实验室现在是多模式研究方法的国家节点，提供培养必要技能的专业知识，我的导师在多模式研究和新技术方面都具有国际知名度。我将通过对芝加哥和加利福尼亚州专门研究手势和互动学习技术的实验室进行培训访问来进一步提高我的专业知识。为了更广泛地分享研究成果，我还与另外两个组织商定了培训期：为早期专业人员开发研讨会包并生成用于在线访问的多媒体资源。共享知识工作将使用传统和创新的方式进行呈现。我将通过期刊、会议、讲习班、研讨会、报告和在线文章发表研究结果。我将建立现有的学术网络以在国内和国际上进行合作，包括关于早期教育和技术的特刊。我将认识到该提案对非学术受众的价值，通过一系列活动（包括研讨会、教师培训、报告、新闻稿和杂志文章）扩展我目前与教师和企业的网络。重要的是，我将发展我的知识和技能，以利用新媒体：制作专业的视频材料、提供从论文到视频剪辑等材料的网站、可下载的应用程序以及吸引更广泛受众的公共互动活动。