The Neuroscience of Our Senses

描述(申请人提供)：触摸式平板设备(如iPad)和交互式白板正迅速被学校采用。然而，我们一直无法找到任何针对这些技术的中级教育材料，这些材料涉及神经生理学和所有感觉系统，以及充分利用触摸界面进行学习。为了满足这一需求，犹他大学遗传科学学习中心(GSLC)将利用其在开发有效、互动、多媒体学习体验方面的获奖专业知识，制作专门为触摸接口设备设计的关于五种感觉的神经生物学的教育材料。这些材料将涉及生命科学的初中和高中国家科学教育标准，包括生命系统、细胞和有机体行为的结构和功能。我们感觉的神经科学项目的目标是(1)教育中学的学生和教师关于五个感觉系统的神经生物学，以及(2)通过在地方、州、地区和国家各级的研讨会和两个国家传播课程，使教师准备好使用我们的感觉的神经科学教材。该项目将利用GSLC团队在科学、教育、互动媒体、可视化、编程语言和评估方面的协同专业知识，以我们16年来在制作非常成功的在线课程材料方面的经验为基础，以及我们最近在制作触摸界面设备材料方面的经验为基础。这些材料将使用GSLC经过验证的课程开发过程来制作，该过程结合了参与式设计方法，包括中学生命科学教师、科学家和我们的项目团队。这些材料将包括几个层次的探索和互动，因此将成为为触摸界面设计的基于探究的多媒体教育材料的创新模式。网上材料将提供：(A)教师资源，包括教学战略和教案；(B)教师专业发展材料；(C)介绍有关材料的培训讲习班的材料；(D)手语口译资源。加起来，五个“迷你模块”将包括至少两周的教学。它们将适用于iOS设备(如iPad)、Android设备(如摩托罗拉Xoom)和交互式白板。一项小规模的随机对照试验将把教材的效果与标准课程教材进行比较。两个传播暑期学院将准备教师为他们所在地区或州的同事举办研讨会。还将在四个区域和国家科学教师会议上举办讲习班。总之，这些传播努力将使来自美国各地的850多名教师准备好与学生一起使用这些材料。这些材料将通过苹果应用商店和Android Marketplace免费传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Touch tablet devices (such as the iPad) and interactive whiteboards are rapidly being adopted by schools. However, we have been unable to identify any secondary-level educational materials for these technologies that address neurophysiology and all of the sensory systems as well as fully utilize the touch interface for learning. To address this need, the Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) at the University of Utah will utilize its award-winning expertise in developing effective, interactive, multimedia learning experiences to produce educational materials on the neurobiology of the five senses, designed specifically for touch interface devices. The materials will address middle and high school national science education standards for life science, including structure and function in living systems, cells, and the behavior of organisms. The goals of The Neuroscience of Our Senses project are to (1) educate secondary-level students and teachers about the neurobiology of the five sensory systems, and (2) prepare teachers to use The Neuroscience of Our Senses educational materials through workshops at the local, state, regional, and national levels and two national dissemination courses. The project will take advantage of the GSLC team's synergistic expertise in science, education, interactive media, visualization, programming languages, and evaluation, building on our 16 years of experience in producing highly successful online curriculum materials, as well as our recent experience in producing materials for touch interface devices. The materials will be produced using the GSLC's proven curriculum development process, which incorporates a participatory design approach that involves secondary life science teachers, scientists, and our project team. The materials will incorporate several levels of exploration and interaction, and as such will serve as an innovative model for inquiry-based, multimedia educational materials designed for touch interfaces. Web- based materials will provide (a) teacher resources including instructional strategies and lesson plans, (b) teacher professional development materials, (c) materials for presenting training workshops on the materials, and (d) resources for sign language interpreters. Together, five "mini-modules" will comprise at least two weeks of instruction. They will be available for iOS devices (e.g., the iPad), Android devices (e.g., the Motorola Xoom), and interactive white boards. A small-scale, randomized control trial will compare the efficacy of the materials to standard curriculum materials. Two dissemination summer institutes will prepare teachers to present workshops for colleagues in their districts or states. Workshops also will be presented at four regional and national science teacher conferences. Together, these dissemination efforts will prepare over 850 teachers from across the US to use the materials with their students. The materials will be freely disseminated via the Apple App Store and the Android Marketplace.