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Recipient Project Abstracts
Fall 2004
Department of Art Online Sketchbook Archive
PI: Nancy Nichols-Pethick, Art; CoPI: Chester Burton, Art
The goal of this project is to involve students, faculty, and alumni
of the Department of Art in the creation of an online archive of
artists’ sketchbooks. This archive would make available to a
broad audience an art form that is typically personal and intimate
in scale. The software used to generate this archive would
make it possible for visitors to “leaf through” the sketchbooks,
thereby gaining a greater understanding of the artistic process.
More particularly, visitors to the site would be able to access the
broad range of work that is being generated by various members of
the Department of Art. This project would provide a bridge
between traditional modes of art making and the technology-based
forms of the 21st
century.
Development of Biomechanical Sport Performance Center
Using Dartfish Software at Indiana State University
PI: Alfred Finch, Physical Education; CoPI: John McNichols,
Intercollegiate Athletics
The purpose of this project is to create a Video Based Sport
Performance Center using the Dartfish visualization software for
Biomechanical Sport Analysis in the Health and Human Performance
Building at Indiana State University. The Dartfish visualization
software is the newest software that is presently being utilized by
the Elite and Olympic Sports teams and at the Olympic Training
Centers. The creation of a high performance center at ISU would
provide a unique training facility which integrates the visionary
academic needs of the Exercise Science and Coaching programs of the
Physical Education Department, ISU Athletic Sports programs, and
Athletic Training. Undergraduate and graduate students seeking to be
accepted for prestigious internships at the US Olympic Training
Centers need to receive training on this software prior to obtaining
an Olympic Center internship or to be considered to for work with
Elite National/International caliber sports teams. There have
been no Sport Analysis Centers established in the United States that
combine an integrated effort between the academic departments and
athletic departments for the improvement of sport performance.
The formation of a Biomechanical Performance would facilitate
cutting-edge training for ISU students, provide biomechanical
analysis for the improvement of ISU athletic performance, and
provide centrally located biomechanical analysis capabilities for
local community athletic teams/coaches.
Differential Diagnosis of Children with Dyslexia and
Children with Attention Deficit Disorder: Application of Computer
Technology to Clinical Psychology
PI: P.G. Aaron, Educational and School Psychology; CoPI: Elizabeth
O’Laughlin, Psychology
Separating children with dyslexia and children with ADHD has been a
difficult task to accomplish because behaviorally children with both
problems may exhibit similar behavior; children with ADHD are
inconsistent in their attention when they read and therefore,
perform poorly on tests of reading. Consequently, they appear as
though they have a reading disability. Conversely, children with
dyslexia have much difficulty in recognizing and decoding written
words and, therefore, lose focus and indulge in off-task behavior.
As a result, they appear to have attentional problems consistent
with ADHD. Identifying the source of the poor reading performance is
essential because these two school-based problems call for different
remedial treatments. There are no objective means of diagnosing
either dyslexia or ADHD. Two areas of psychology in which computer
has been used as research tool are reaction time (RT) and eye
movement. The computer, however, has not been explored extensively
as a clinical tool in the areas of dyslexia and ADHD. Developing a
computer-based diagnostic instrument would provide objective
information that could be added to the standard assessment battery,
contributing to greater diagnostic accuracy. The proposed project,
in addition to being a pioneering effort in utilizing computer
technology as a clinical tool in the area of psychology and
education, will also help our graduate students acquire new computer
technology-based clinical skills.
Distance-enabled Wet Process Control Laboratory
PI: Gerald W. Cockrell, Electronics and Computer Technology
The Indiana State University (ISU) Master of Science degree in
Electronics and Computer Technology with a major concentration in
Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation, is designed for persons
preparing for career advancement or improvement. One unique aspect
of the degree program is the ability to offer advanced
laboratory-based experiences to students enrolled in the program.
Laboratories, which are found in all technology, engineering, and
science programs, are an essential part of the education experience.
Not only do laboratory experiences demonstrate course concepts and
ideas, but they also bring the course theory alive so students can
see how unexpected events and natural phenomena affect real-world
measurement and control algorithms. However, equipping a laboratory
is a major expense and its maintenance can be difficult.
Traditionally, students must also travel to the lab location. The
purpose of this project is to develop an Internet based laboratory
module to be used in the program. This lab module will use a
state-of-the-art system to deliver lab experiences to graduate
students enrolled in the program. The system will include hardware
and software from National Instruments Corporation (NI). NI is an
industry leader in automation and control system technology.
Students will be able to complete their lab assignments any time and
any where. They will typically spend a minimum of two-hours per week
on various lab exercises using the proposed module.
GASPIPE: an SVD-based Gene and Species Phylogeny
Inference Package
PI: Gary W. Stuart, Life Sciences
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic whole genome sequences are accumulating
at an impressive rate. Effective methods for comparing multiple
whole genomes on a large scale are needed. Most attempted solutions
involve the production of large scale alignments, and many of these
require a high stringency pre-screen for putative orthologs in order
to reduce the effective size of the dataset and provide a reasonably
high but unknown fraction of correctly aligned homologous sites for
comparison. As an alternative, we have explored a highly efficient
SVD-based method that does not require the pre-alignment of
operationally defined orthologs. We propose the development of our
method and associated software as an integrated and easily
distributed Gene And Species Phylogeny
Inference PackagE: GASPIPE.
Immigrant Voices: Integrating Literature, Language,
Culture and Technology
PI: Keri A. Berg, Languages, Literature and Linguistics
Literature, language, culture, technology: “Immigrant Voices” will
combine these fields using an interdisciplinary and experiential
approach to French 405, French Conversation and Civilization (spring
2005). The course will offer a thematic study of immigration in
France, using novels, films, the press and theory to explore notions
of national identity, foreignness, exile and migration. The goal is
to use technology to create an interactive map of France and its
immigrant population and digital audio recordings, archived on the
web, of Francophone immigrants in Terre Haute, both of which will be
compiled by the students. Each project will serve as a research tool
for the class and a platform for discussion for the university and
the greater Terre Haute community. The proposed objectives follow
Indiana State’s move toward experiential learning and community
engagement by linking in-class work with the very real experience of
immigration in the Wabash Valley. Technology will act as catalyst in
creating these connections between students, teacher and Terre Haute
residents.
Incorporating Technology into Mathematics Education
PI: Elizabeth Brown, Mathematics and Computer Science; CoPI:
Elizabeth Jones, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Marylin
Leinenbach, Department of Elementary, Early and Special Education
This proposal builds upon the collaboration of the mathematics
educators in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of
Education to give students the types of challenges they will likely
face in the classroom as well as the skills necessary to meet those
challenges. Elementary and Secondary Mathematics Education students
will have the opportunity to use, evaluate and integrate mathematics
education technology into their lesson plans. In their Mathematics
Methods courses, students at ISU will have the opportunity to
determine whether a piece of software meets state and national
standards for mathematics content, contains sound and significant
mathematics that is appropriate for the age level of their students,
and adds to the children’s understanding of both mathematics and
technology. Pre-service teachers will also discuss appropriate uses
of each software package, addressing issues such as individualized
instruction, assistive technology, different ways of knowing,
meeting the needs of all children and using technology to quickly
generate data or form conjectures to be analyzed.
The Innovative use of Digital Technology for
Experiential Learning of Clinical Supervision Skills with Doctoral
Clinical Psychology Students
PI: Michael J. Murphy, Psychology; CoPI: Kerri Salamanca, Psychology
This is a study of the innovative use of digital technology for
clinical training and teaching of supervision skills to doctoral
psychology students. Digital video recording of therapy and
supervision sessions using video conferencing software is expected
to provide high quality experiential learning of clinical and
supervision skills. Students will use split screen imagery and
Notepad features with digital links to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the instruction of supervision skills. Pre and Post
study surveys will evaluate the effectiveness and ease of use of the
technology. The study results will be used as proof of concept and
as a working mock-up for integration in an application for external
funding to equip the Psychology Clinic with the technology.
K-Blogging as an Emerging Research Tool: A Demonstration
Project in Gathering, Analyzing, and Reporting Qualitative Research
Data
PI: Daniel McLean, Recreation and Sport Management; CoPI: Ryan
Jensen, Geography, Geology and Anthropology
The rise of weblogging as a personal webpublishing or weblogging
tool has grown dramatically. Transitioning to a knowledge management
model is called knowledge-blogging or kblogging. We propose that k-blogging
can provide researchers and subjects with improved opportunities to
record, analyze, and report qualitative data through the active
involvement of subjects and researchers. We will create k-blogs
allowing researchers to post anonymous interviews, allow subjects to
modify or adjust their responses, and allow researchers to post and
respond to research memorandums. K-blogging will be utilized and
tested as part of a Terre Haute based qualitative research project
focusing on the influence of the urban forest on an individual’s
sense of place. The focus is on testing k-blogs as a research
methodology through on-going research.
Knowledge-based Conceptual Simulation Model Constructor
PI: Ming Zhou, Industrial and Mechanical Technology
Modeling and analyzing complex systems through simulation is a
powerful approach that helps industries reduce costs, improve
quality and productivity, and shorten the time-to-market. Simulation
has been identified (by the NRC) as a key technology to help US
industries remain competitive in the 21st century.
However it is still underutilized in many applications due to the
difficulties such as cross-domain communication, high training cost
and lack of facilitation in conceptualization. This research
proposes a knowledge-based approach by developing robust knowledge
representations and artificial systems to assist model
conceptualization and implementation. It aims to (1) advance the
research in knowledge-based simulation; (2) accelerate the transfer
of advanced simulation modeling technology; and (3) leverage funding
to support a sustained R&D program.
When the Lights Fade
PI: Chris Berchild, Theater
When the Lights Fade is a proposed performance exploration of
media images of relationships juxtaposed against real-life
relationship experiences, with the goal of performing the piece both
at Indiana State University and the Performance Studies
International conference in Providence, RI in March. Ideally, the
performance will provide both students and faculty the ability to
work with the intersections of live performance and emerging media
projection and editing technologies. Thus, students will have the
opportunity to participate in an experiential learning atmosphere,
where they will gain skills with technology and performance
practices not typically used in the collegiate setting, but on the
cutting edge of their field.
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