Collaborative Research: Network-based Interactive Laboratory Modules for the Study of Movement Biomechanics, and Coordination and Control

生物科学(61)本项目的目标是利用先前开发的基于因特网的视频数字化系统开发一套互动实验室模块。这些模块允许学生通过从视频图像中获取坐标数据来量化对象或人体的运动。由坐标数据处理得到的运动学参数可用于学习基本的机械概念和研究运动协调与控制。具体地说，正在开发实验室模块，用于学习通常在本科水平的生物力学和物理课程中教授的基本机械概念(例如，线性和角运动学、肌肉力学)。学习运动协调和控制概念的模块(例如，肢体间协调、姿势控制)采用多学科方法，整合了生物学、心理学和工程学的概念。网络的使用为学生提供了在时间(时间)和地点(地点)方面完成实验室的无限制访问。这些单元适用于远程学习课程和专业本科实验室资源有限或不可用的教育环境。该项目为实验室环境提供了信息技术和教育的独特结合，并将向公众提供所开发的实验室单元。教师/教授可以有选择地将部分或全部模块纳入他们的课程。这是与伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳香槟分校的合作成果(截止日期0127221)。

Biological Sciences (61)The objective of this project is to develop a set of interactive laboratory modules utilizing a previously developed Internet-based video digitizing system. The modules allow students to quantify the motion of an object or the human body by acquiring coordinate data from video images. The kinematic parameters resulting from the processing of coordinate data can be used for the learning of basic mechanical concepts and the study of movement coordination and control. Specifically, laboratory modules are being developed for the learning of basic mechanical concepts (e.g., linear and angular kinematics, muscle mechanics) that are usually taught in undergraduate level biomechanics and physics courses. The modules for the learning of concepts in motor coordination and control (e.g., inter-limb coordination, postural control) utilize a multidisciplinary approach, integrating concepts from biology, psychology and engineering. The use of the Web provides students unlimited accessibility in terms of both time (when) and location (where) to complete the laboratories. The modules have applications for distance learning courses and for educational settings where resources for specialized undergraduate laboratories are limited or unavailable. The project provides a unique integration of information technology and education for laboratory environments and the laboratory modules developed will be made available to the public. Teachers/Professors can selectively incorporate some or all of the modules in their courses. This is a collaborative effort with the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (DUE 0127221).