Using Advanced Technology to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Science Labs at Two-Year Colleges

利用先进技术加强两年制学院科学实验室的学习和教学

• 批准号: 2329563
• 负责人: Charles Xie
• 金额: $ 149.58万
• 依托单位: INSTITUTE FOR FUTURE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2329563&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Advanced; Technology; Enhance; Learning

This project will serve the national interest by enhancing the introductory STEM laboratory experience for students at eight two-year colleges across the country. Laboratory experiences are an indispensable part of science education and provide hands-on opportunities for students to understand the natural world and develop skills needed for scientific and technical careers. The project will design, implement, and assess a package of innovations based on using advanced thermal imaging technology to visualize chemical and physical phenomena. It will leverage low-cost, easy-to-use thermal cameras to ensure the materials developed are accessible and affordable. The scientific knowledge and analytical skills related to thermal imaging will be applicable to students' future work as the adoption of thermal imaging continues to accelerate in industry. The project will be led by the Institute for Future Intelligence (IFI), in partnership with Harold Washington College, Arizona Western College, and Cape Fear Community College. Five additional two-year colleges from around the country (Johnson County Community College, San Diego City College, Scottsdale Community College, Truckee Meadows College, and Wake Technical Community College) will provide additional field test sites for the study. Ultimately, this project aims to engage a large number of students and faculty from institutions that serve highly diverse student populations in high-tech laboratory activities that also leverage pedagogical strategies aimed at equity and inclusion. The project goals are to: 1) Design and implement scientific and pedagogical innovations empowered by advanced technology in the laboratory setting; 2) Build a community of practice to support continuous faculty professional development with technology; and 3) Conduct a multipronged research study to improve the products and generate knowledge significant to the STEM education community. Iterative improvement of the envisioned innovations over the duration of the project will be accomplished using a designed-based method. Additionally, this study will explore how thermal imaging techniques impact students' understanding and interest in STEM, how the technology developed supports improvement of laboratory instruction, and how to engage two-year faculty in a successful community of practice. These questions will be probed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative instruments based on a mixed-methods approach. A five-member advisory board will oversee project activities and an external evaluator will partner with the project team to provide both formative and summative feedback at regular intervals. The results will be disseminated broadly via publications, presentations, open-source platforms, and professional networks. The NSF program description on Advancing Innovation and Impact in Undergraduate STEM Education at Two-year Institutions of Higher Education supports projects that advance STEM education initiatives at two-year colleges. The program description promotes innovative and evidence-based practices in undergraduate STEM education at two-year colleges. This project is also supported by the NSF IUSE:HSI program, which has the goals of enhancing the quality of undergraduate STEM education, and increasing the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in STEM.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.

该项目将通过增强全国八所两年制大学学生的入门 STEM 实验室体验来服务于国家利益。实验室体验是科学教育不可或缺的一部分，并为学生提供了解自然世界和发展的实践机会。该项目将设计、实施和评估一系列基于使用先进热成像技术来可视化化学和物理现象的创新。确保开发的材料易于获取并且随着热成像在工业中的应用不断加速，与热成像相关的科学知识和分析技能将适用于学生未来的工作。该项目将由未来智能研究所 (IFI) 与合作伙伴共同领导。哈罗德华盛顿学院、亚利桑那西部学院和开普菲尔社区学院（约翰逊县社区学院、圣地亚哥城市学院、斯科茨代尔社区学院、特拉基梅多斯学院和韦克技术社区学院）将在全国范围内开设。为研究提供额外的现场测试地点。最终，该项目旨在吸引来自为高度多样化的学生群体提供服务的机构的大量学生和教师参与高科技实验室活动，这些活动还利用旨在公平和包容的教学策略。项目目标是：1）设计和实施。实验室环境中先进技术支持的科学和教学创新；2) 建立实践社区，以支持教师的持续专业发展；3) 开展多管齐下的研究，以改进产品并产生对 STEM 教育重要的知识此外，本研究将探讨热成像技术如何影响学生对 STEM 的理解和兴趣，以及所开发的技术如何支持改进。指导，以及如何让两年制教师参与成功的实践社区，将使用基于混合方法的定性和定量工具来探讨这些问题。一个由五名成员组成的实验室顾问委员会将监督项目活动和研究。外部评估员将与项目团队定期提供形成性和总结性反馈，结果将通过出版物、演示文稿、开源平台和专业网络广泛传播。高等教育机构支持推进两年制学院 STEM 教育计划的项目 该项目描述促进了两年制学院本科 STEM 教育的创新和循证实践 该项目也得到了 NSF IUSE:HSI 的支持。该计划的目标是提高本科 STEM 教育的质量，并提高攻读 STEM 副学士学位或学士学位的学生的招收率、保留率和毕业率。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过评估被认为值得支持利用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准。