PPD: Disseminating Information on Accessible Laboratory Experiments

PPD：传播有关可访问实验室实验的信息

• 批准号: 9976086
• 负责人: Karen Milchus
• 金额: $ 15.25万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-01 至 2002-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9976086&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PPD; Disseminating; Information; Accessible; Laboratory

Students with disabilities who study science face a variety of barriers in accessing laboratory activities. The Center for Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) is proposing a dissemination project to train special education teachers and science teachers about modifying laboratory experiments for students with disabilities. CRT is completing an NSF project, Developing Accessible Laboratory Experiments (HRD-9700150), that is developing a reference guide and instructional materials that can be used to train teachers on the use of adapted lab equipment. The project is using several strategies for making science experiments accessible, including: Interfacing computer access technologies with computer-based laboratory equipment; Interfacing computer access technologies with computer simulations of experiments; and Adapting traditional laboratory equipment for use by people with disabilities.The project has been presented at five conferences to date, but the presentations provided a project overview rather than detailed, hands-on instruction.The project is expanding the resource guide created under HRD-9700160. Under the previous project, CRT is creating a resource guide on the Internet. Those efforts have been funded, in part, by grants from the NEC Foundation and Toyota Foundation. We are in the process of teaming with EASI to be their primary Internet link for information on laboratory accessibility. We would like to include additional illustrations, audio, and video demonstrations (captioned and with audio description) on this site. Educators will be able to read through the experiment descriptions, then see a video explanation of how the equipment was set up and conducted. These video clips will also be made available to other NSF projects for use in their outreach activities to educators.The project is creating an interactive CD version of the resource guide. Although more schools are becoming connected to the Internet, not all teachers currently have access. We would like to create an interactive CD version of the resource guide that would include the audio, video, and illustrations described above. Other NSF laboratory access projects will be invited to contribute materials to the CD. One thousand copies of the CD will be distributed for free, with additional copies available at cost. Publishers of the science materials that we tested will be contacted to help with the dissemination of these materials. Vernier Software has already agreed to include information about the resource guide in the materials that they send to their customers.The project is conducting instructional workshops. Project staff will conduct workshops at ten national conferences that are attended by special education or science teachers (e.g., National Science Teachers Association, Closing the Gap). Two workshops will be developed, one on using modified laboratory equipment and one on using computer-controlled labs. A "train-the trainer" approach will be used, so that teachers will be able to train their co-workers on how to make accommodations in the science classroom. We expect about 25 teachers per workshop, for a total of 250-500 teachers.

学习科学的残疾学生在获得实验室活动时面临着各种障碍。 康复技术中心（CRT）正在提出一个传播项目，旨在培训特殊教育教师和科学老师，以修改残疾学生的实验室实验。 CRT正在完成一个NSF项目，开发了可访问的实验室实验（HRD-9700150），该项目正在开发参考指南和教学材料，可用于培训教师使用改编的实验室设备。 该项目正在使用几种策略来使科学实验可以访问，包括：将计算机访问技术与基于计算机的实验室设备进行连接；将计算机访问技术与实验的计算机模拟进行连接；并调整传统的实验室设备以供残疾人使用。该项目迄今已在五次会议上进行了介绍，但是演示文稿提供了项目概述，而不是详细的动手实践指导。该项目正在扩大根据HRD-9700160创建的资源指南。 在上一个项目下，CRT正在在Internet上创建资源指南。 这些努力部分由NEC基金会和丰田基金会的赠款资助。 我们正在与EAI合作，成为他们的主要互联网链接，以获取有关实验室可访问性的信息。 我们想在此站点上包括其他插图，音频和视频演示（字幕和音频描述）。 教育工作者将能够阅读实验描述，然后查看有关设备如何设置和进行的视频说明。 这些视频片段还将提供给其他NSF项目，以用于其向教育工作者进行外展活动。该项目正在创建资源指南的交互式CD版本。 尽管越来越多的学校与互联网建立了联系，但并非所有教师目前都可以访问。 我们想创建一个资源指南的交互式CD版本，其中包括上述音频，视频和插图。 其他NSF实验室访问项目将被邀请为CD贡献材料。 CD的一千份副本将免费分发，并以成本提供其他副本。 我们测试过的科学材料的出版商将与这些材料的传播联系。 Vernier软件已经同意将有关资源指南的信息包含在他们发送给客户的材料中。该项目正在进行教学讲习班。 项目人员将在十个国家会议上举办讲习班，这些会议由特殊教育或科学教师（例如国家科学教师协会，缩小差距）参加。 将开发两个研讨会，其中一项是使用改良实验室设备，另一个是使用计算机控制的实验室。 将使用一种“火车 - 培训师”方法，以便教师能够培训他们的同事如何在科学教室中建立住宿。 我们预计每个研讨会约有25名教师，共有250-500名教师。