TISSUE ENGINEERING SHOW AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

描述(改编自申请者摘要)：调查人员地址 通过引入新的格式和内容来应对重大教育挑战 科学教育，(A)在过去成功的基础上再接再厉；(B)结合发展 并在新的水平上进行传播；以及(C)以互动为中心 天文馆展览旨在让公众了解一种新兴的科学 学科和医学领域：组织工程学。为了获得更多 在目标方面，调查人员提议建立一种独特的合作伙伴关系 在科学和医学教育方面，汇聚大学研究人员， 临床领导、科学中心专家以及学生、教育工作者和 各级社区代表。该项目是由 匹兹堡组织工程倡议，一个致力于 对组织工程的推广及其应用的改进 人们的生命。主要目标分为三类，具体如下： 教育：-交流有关人体的科学信息 (将强调功能原则，而不是具体事实或术语 通过专注于有限但基本的集合)。-传达我的兴奋和 组织工程研究的重要性。这部剧将利用吸引力 组织功能的互动演示和医疗用途说明 以及这一领域的潜力。创新：--提升教育 经验。开发人员将使用组交互技术作为工具 通过让参与者作为过程的参与者进行教育 身体的功能。一个特殊的可视化/互动实验室将 将使用FOCUS测试原型交互场景 目标受众的群体、顾问和代表。 传播：-确保在全国范围内向其他行星分布。这个 演示系统将利用便携交互技术(将 发达)。它将被部署到全国各地的天文台， 由科学和技术中心协会(ASTC)协调。-至 让目标受众参与开发过程。内容开发 将由领先的研究型大学和医疗机构组成的联盟来实现 中心，由世界级专家小组提供意见。视觉化， 互动和声音技术将在匹兹堡开发，在 在过去成功的基础上，艺术和科学之间的独特合作。 评价活动将是广泛的，其范围和目标也将是广泛的 附带的教育材料。卡内基科学中心天文馆 其本身将用于实现类似于虚拟的组沉浸式可视化 现实，为了提高目标受众的参与度。预期的结果是 提供教育内容的新方式，并更好地理解 组织工程领域的新兴领域受到大众欢迎。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the applicants abstract): The investigators address a major educational challenge by introducing a novel format and content for science education, (a) building on past successes; (b) combining development and dissemination at a new level; and (c) centered around an interactive planetarium show aimed to inform the public on an emerging scientific discipline and medical field: Tissue Engineering. For achieving a multitude of goals, the investigators propose the establishment of a unique partnership in scientific and medical education, bringing together university researchers, clinical leaders, science center experts, and students, educators and community representatives at all levels. The project is catalyzed by the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of tissue engineering and its application to improving people's lives. The main goals fall in three categories, as follows: Education: - To communicate scientific information about the human body (principles of function will be emphasized over specific facts or terminology by focusing on a limited but fundamental set). -To convey the excitement and importance of tissue engineering research. The show will utilize engaging interactive demonstrations of tissue functions and illustrate the medical uses and potential of this field. Innovation: - To enhance the educational experience. The developers will use group-interactive technology as a tool for education by engaging participants as participants in the processing functions of the body. A special visualization/interactivity laboratory will be used where prototype interactive scenarios will be tested using focus groups, consultants and representatives of the target audiences. Dissemination: - To insure national distribution to other planetaria. The presentation system will utilize portable interactive technology (to be developed). It will be deployed to planetaria throughout the country, coordinated by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC). - To engage the target audience in the development process. Content development will be achieved by a consortium of leading research universities and medical centers, with input from a panel of world-class experts. Visualization, interactivity and sound technologies will be developed in Pittsburgh, in a unique collaboration between the arts and sciences, based on past successes. Evaluation activities will be extensive, as will the range and targets of the spin-off educational materials. The Carnegie Science Center planetarium itself will serve in achieving group immersive visualization, akin to virtual reality, for improving target audience involvement. The expected outcome is a new way of delivering educational content, and a better understanding of the emerging field of tissue engineering by the general public.