Increasing Skills in Accessibility through Integration in the Undergraduate Computer Science and Information Technology Curricula

通过整合本科计算机科学和信息技术课程来提高可访问性技能

• 批准号: 2235104
• 负责人: Stephanie Ludi
• 金额: $ 57.8万
• 依托单位: University of North Texas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-05-01 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2235104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Increasing; Skills; Accessibility; through; Integration

This project aims to serve the national interest by developing resources for instructors and students to gain experience in both the technical and design aspects of developing accessible software. The World Health Organization estimates that 15% of the world’s population has some form of disability. While computing technologies such as computers, mobile devices, and the Internet have become essential for full participation in society, many of these technologies are not accessible for individuals with disabilities. Computing professionals must make design choices and take specific steps to ensure that the computing technologies they develop are accessible to all individuals. Most computing practitioners are not up to this task, and most faculty do not have the expertise to teach these skills. In many computing programs, exposure to accessibility consists of a stand-alone lecture, assignment, or project within a single course. Rather than focus on a single course, this project intends to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches to teaching accessibility throughout an entire computing program. This three-year project plans to investigate the degree to which different instructional materials and activities across the undergraduate computing programs at the University of North Texas result in both short- and long-term skill and attitude shifts for students. Examples of the approaches to be integrated into the required, undergraduate courses include lecture material, related assignments, and projects that bring together relevant technical content and their relation to the needs of persons with disabilities. The result will be a greater number of graduates who are better trained in accessible software design. Interaction with persons with disabilities, which is a component of one of these interventions, will provide students with the opportunity to develop skills that promote inclusion during hands-on project activities. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through its Engaged Student Learning track, the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.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.

该项目旨在通过为教师和学生开发资源来获得开发无障碍软件的技术和设计方面的经验，从而服务于国家利益。世界卫生组织估计，世界上 15% 的人口在使用计算机时存在某种形式的残疾。计算机、移动设备和互联网等技术已成为全面参与社会的关键，但其中许多技术对于残疾人来说是无法使用的，计算专业人员必须做出设计选择并采取具体步骤来确保他们开发的计算技术。大多数计算机从业者都无法访问。完成这项任务，大多数教师不具备教授这些技能的专业知识，在许多计算课程中，接触无障碍性是由单一课程中的独立讲座、作业或项目组成，而不是专注于单一课程。 ，该项目旨在评估整个计算项目中不同教学方法的有效性，这个为期三年的项目计划调查北德克萨斯大学本科计算项目中不同教学材料和活动的效果程度。学生的短期和长期技能和态度发生转变。纳入所需本科课程的方法包括讲座材料、相关作业和项目，这些内容汇集了相关技术内容及其与残疾人需求的关系，其结果将是产生更多更好的毕业生。与残疾人互动的培训是这些干预措施之一，将为学生提供在实践项目活动中促进包容性的技能。提高全民 STEM 教育有效性的开发项目通过其参与的学生学习轨道，该计划支持有前途的实践和工具的创建、探索和实施。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。 。