SBIR Phase I: I-MINDS: Intelligent Multiagent Infrastructure for Distributed Systems in Education

SBIR 第一阶段：I-MINDS：教育分布式系统的智能多代理基础设施

• 批准号: 0441249
• 负责人: Hong Jiang
• 金额: $ 9.96万
• 依托单位: I-MINDS Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0441249&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; MINDS; Intelligent; Multiagent

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes an innovative multiagent technology called the Intelligent Multiagent Infrastructure for Distributed Systems in Education (I-MINDS). In this system, the agents communicate and coordinate their actions to help support the students and instructors that they serve by adapting to changing classroom environments and student behaviors and by better analyzing the status of a classroom at different resolutions for the instructor. Thus, I-MINDS supports cooperative learning among students, assists instructors in managing real-time classroom activities, and facilitates experimentation leading to a better understanding of teaching and learning. The quality of interactions in Internet-based classrooms fostered by I-MINDS will approach that previously attained only in live, "synchronous" classrooms. I-MINDS will be used to improve distance learning and teaching in post-secondary education and corporate training through a system of intelligent software agents that communicate with each other to exchange experiences and to cooperatively support instructors and students. The proposed project will move I-MINDS from an encouraging proof-of-concept phase to a pathfinder and prototyping phase, paving the way for full development and commercialization. The project goal is to improve both learning and teaching in online post-secondary education and training--through the use of technology. The project objectives include (1) embedding structured cooperative learning into I-MINDS to further support the collaborative learning environment, and (2) providing the scalability and security necessary for the cognitive functions and scaled deployment of I-MINDS.The broader impact of this project is twofold. The first impact is expected to be graduates with diverse backgrounds and aspirations who are better prepared to enter their chosen careers and to make knowledgeable decisions about issues they will face as citizens of society. The second one is expected to be the enrichment of online educational tools and the improved quality of Internet based classrooms to better serve the fast growing market segment of online and distance education.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目提出了一种创新的多种技术，称为智能的教育分布式系统（I-Minds）的智能多基金会基础设施。 在此系统中，代理商进行交流和协调他们的行动，以帮助支持学生和讲师，以适应不断变化的课堂环境和学生行为，并通过更好地分析教师不同分辨率的教室状态。 因此，I-Minds支持学生之间的合作学习，协助讲师管理实时课堂活动，并促进实验，从而更好地了解教学和学习。 由I-Minds培养的基于Internet的教室中的互动质量将接近以前仅在现场实时获得的“同步”教室。 I-Minds将用于通过智能软件代理系统进行大专教育和公司培训中的远程学习和教学，这些系统彼此交流以交流体验并协同支持讲师和学生。 拟议的项目将i-Minds从令人鼓舞的概念验证阶段转移到探路和原型阶段，为完全开发和商业化铺平了道路。 项目的目标是通过技术的使用来改善在线教育和培训中的学习和教学。 项目目标包括（1）将结构化的合作学习嵌入i-inds中，以进一步支持协作学习环境，以及（2）提供认知功能和i-Mind的扩展部署所必需的可伸缩性和安全性。该项目的更广泛影响是双重的。 预计的第一个影响将是具有不同背景和愿望的毕业生，他们准备更好地进入自己选择的职业，并就他们作为社会公民面临的问题做出知识渊博的决定。 预计第二个将是在线教育工具的丰富和基于互联网的教室的提高质量，以更好地服务于在线和远程教育的快速增长的市场领域。