Interactions in Understanding the Universe (I2U2)

理解宇宙中的相互作用（I2U2）

• 批准号: 0538356
• 负责人: Marjorie Bardeen
• 金额: $ 41.35万
• 依托单位: Universities Research Association 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: 2005-10-01 至 2007-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0538356&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interactions; Understanding; Universe; I2U2

The overall goal of Interactions in Understanding the Universe (I2U2) is to support and strengthen the Education and Outreach activities of Grid-based scientific experiments that utilize federated resources at U.S. labs and universities. Over a multiyear period, a group of scientists, computer scientists and educators are committed to building a rich portfolio of coherent, online collaborative labs and a "virtual organization" to support participants and developers across projects. I2U2 will develop and maintain a virtual portfolio of laboratories for a diverse range of audiences and will provide tools and support services to assist developers in creating these educational resources. These laboratories break new ground by using the Grid for education in the same way that science uses the Grid. A pilot "e-Lab" is already in development through the QuarkNet/Grid Project's Cosmic Ray Collaboration. Under this grant, I2U2 will complete more substantive evaluation and enhancement of the pilot and will support the development of prototype labs and associated resources, for both formal and informal education, by multiple experiments. I2U2 is particularly focused on reaching communities underrepresented in science, and several of the partners are situated in areas with high minority populations.The educational content of these labs will leverage the science of a broad range of NSF-funded research projects to create effective, exciting opportunities for K-12, undergraduate and informal education. The delivery vehicle for these labs, interactive "collaboratories," will provide resources for hands-on exploration of some of today's most relevant and exciting scientific topics. The focus will be on providing scientific data, analysis tools with which to explore the data, and the facilities to interact and collaborate. Participants will learn data analysis skills and how the massive computing resources afforded by Grid computing are a key in enabling the exploration of important scientific problems. Constrained neither by distance nor time, students, teachers and scientists will together explore approachable versions of the discovery environments employed in the broad spectrum of research projects at the frontiers of science. The collaboratories will take two similar but distinct shapes. "e-Labs," delivered as Web-based portals accessible in the classroom and at home, will be implemented with the ever-expanding capabilities of Web-based media. "i-Labs," delivered as interactive interfaces typically located within science museums and similar public venues, will leverage the latest advances in display technology and human-computer interaction, and will bring the experiences and appreciation of scientific investigation and inquiry to the wide audience of informal education. I2U2 is supported jointly by several NSF directorates and divisions: MPS/PHY, MPS/OMA, and EHR/ESIE.

了解宇宙（I2U2）方面相互作用的总体目标是支持和加强基于网格的科学实验的教育和外展活动，这些实验利用了美国实验室和大学的联合资源。 在多年期间，一组科学家，计算机科学家和教育工作者致力于建立丰富的连贯，在线协作实验室和一个“虚拟组织”，以支持各个项目的参与者和开发人员。 I2U2将为各种受众群体开发和维护实验室的虚拟投资组合，并将提供工具和支持服务，以帮助开发人员创建这些教育资源。这些实验室通过使用网格进行教育的方式打破了新的基础，就像科学使用电网一样。 通过Quarknet/Grid Project的Cosmic Ray合作，已经开发了一个飞行员“ E-LAB”。根据这项赠款，I2U2将通过多个实验来完成对飞行员的实质性评估和增强，并支持原型实验室和相关资源的开发，以及通过多个实验进行正规和非正式教育。 I2U2尤其专注于与科学领域的人数不足有关，其中一些合作伙伴位于少数族裔人口的领域。这些实验室的教育内容将利用大量NSF资助的研究项目的科学来创造有效，令人兴奋的机会，为K-12，不足和知识教育创造机会。这些实验室的交付工具，即互动“合作者”，将为动手探索当今一些最相关和令人兴奋的科学主题提供资源。 重点将是提供科学数据，分析工具以探索数据以及与之互动和协作的设施。参与者将学习数据分析技能以及网格计算提供的大量计算资源如何使能够探索重要的科学问题的关键。 学生，教师和科学家们既不受距离和时间的限制，将共同探索科学领域广泛研究项目中使用的发现环境的平易近人版本。 合作者将采取两个相似但不同的形状。作为基于Web的门户提供的“ E-LABS”将通过基于Web的媒体的不断扩展功能实现。 “ I-LABS”作为通常位于科学博物馆和类似公共场所的互动界面交付，将利用展示技术和人为计算机互动的最新进展，并将为广泛的非正式教育受众带来科学研究和询问的经验和欣赏。 I2U2得到了几个NSF局和部门共同支持：MPS/PHY，MPS/OMA和EHR/ESIE。