SBIR Phase II: A STEM curriculum platform using augmented reality for real-time collaboration and problem solving

SBIR 第二阶段：使用增强现实进行实时协作和解决问题的 STEM 课程平台

• 批准号: 2134765
• 负责人: Amanda Thompson
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Explore Interactive, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2134765&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; STEM; curriculum

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to use augmented reality (AR) to activate rich and measurable STEM experiences such as engineering design projects for any child anywhere in the world. The market for AR globally and specifically in education is projected to reach over $200 B and $60 B respectively by 2025 by growing at 40% annually.Next Generation Science Standards support the premise that students should be learning the skills of science and engineering by engaging in work like that of scientists and engineers. According to the US STEM 2026 report, core competencies from effective STEM education will be demanded in nearly all job sectors and positions. The proposed technology integrates augmented reality and embedded data collection and analysis for real-time assessment for STEM projects in a classroom environment. By measuring both processes and outcomes, this project can better nurture growth mindsets. The proposed features will reinforce these key pedagogical approaches to promote STEM learning and prepare students with essential STEM career readiness skills. This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project proposes to integrate augmented reality into the engineering design process while nurturing higher-level skills essential for workforce success and measuring key learning processes and skills. The data collection, storage, reproduction, analyses and algorithm development, while founded in research, remain sources of technical risk in the field of educational augmented reality. The proposed system encourages students to acknowledge and reflect on their emotions and takes an integrated approach to measuring students social and emotional learning (SEL) during collaborative activities. The research will determine how and to what extent do these activities support elementary students to: 1) develop design thinking and collaborative practices; 2) improve social and emotional skills in collaborative settings; and 3) impact students’ content knowledge, interest and self-efficacy in science and engineering.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）II期项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是使用增强现实（AR）激活富裕且可测量的STEM体验，例如为世界上任何地方的任何孩子提供工程设计项目。预计到2025年，全球且在教育方面的AR市场预计分别将超过200 b和60 b，每年以40％的速度增长。下一代科学标准支持学生应通过像科学家和工程师这样的工作来学习科学和工程的技能。根据美国STEM 2026年的报告，几乎所有工作部门和职位都需要有效的STEM教育核心能力。拟议的技术将增强现实和嵌入式数据收集和分析集成了课堂环境中STEM项目的实时评估。通过测量这两个过程和结果，该项目可以更好地提高思维方式。拟议的功能将加强这些关键的教学方法，以促进STEM学习，并为学生提供基本的STEM职业准备技能。这项小型企业创新研究阶段的II阶段项目建议将增强现实纳入工程设计过程，同时培养对员工成功至关重要的高级技能，并衡量关键的学习过程和技能。数据收集，存储，复制，分析和算法开发虽然建立在研究中，但仍是教育增强现实领域的技术风险来源。拟议的系统鼓励学生承认并反思自己的情绪，并采取一种综合方法来衡量学生在协作活动中的社交和情感学习（SEL）。研究将决定这些活动如何以及在何种程度上支持小学生：1）发展设计思维和协作实践； 2）在协作环境中提高社交和情感技能； 3）影响学生在科学和工程学中的内容知识，兴趣和自我效能感。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被认为是通过评估来获得珍贵的支持。