THE
SCIENCE AND COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGY SUMMER CAMP
Building a Mobile Digital Bird Library:
A Learning Experience
July 5 – 18, 2006
Middle and high
school students from the
·
University
scientists and students who collect bird data while they are in the field and
analyze them to study the bird population patterns/trends and their behaviors
in context, i.e. with background information where birds data are collected,
·
Environmentalists
who want to be able to report the bird watching results and share these results
with others,
·
Young students
who want to search, browse and listen to the birds present at certain
locations,
·
Non-English
speaking parents who would like to have the bird information in their native
language, and
·
Users who, due
to such reasons as being vision impaired, prefer to have the bird information
delivered in audio format, i.e. “talking computer”
The summer camp participants will collect bird
data through Web research as well as through field work. They will be collecting multi-media bird
data, i.e., bird descriptions, sounds, and images. They will use digital cameras to capture the
bird images and sounds from the field as well.
To address different users’ requirements, the summer camp participants
will organize the data and identify key
data to help provide easy search and intuitive browsing. Location-based map interface will be
introduced to focus on the importance of bird locations and migratory
patterns. Basic statistical analysis
will be performed and automatic speech generation tools and language
translation tools will be used.
On the last day of camp, students will have
an opportunity to share their design and mobile Web-solutions with teachers,
parents, relatives and friends through a multimedia presentation, which will be
open to the public.
During their time
at the camp, students will learn and use computer applications and tools to
conduct their study. Each student will have access to his/her own computer
workstation. Instructors will help students learn the necessary concepts and
computer tools and help guide them through the process of discovering the
scientific data management process.
Students will learn
how to collect multimedia bird data, organize, and represent them for easy
access for various user groups, and provide some relevant analysis tools. Students will also have hands-on training in
basic application software such as word processing, spreadsheets and a presentation
application such as power point.
By the end of the
camp, students will have learned the basic problem of information and knowledge
organization for easy and intuitive, personalized access of the
information. They will also learn how
to interact with their colleagues through a problem-centered approach to
learning. The camp will run at Rutgers University Newark campus from July 5th
to July 18th from
For more
information on the camp, please contact:
Dr. Soon Ae Chun
Attention: Ms. Luz Kosar
(973)
353-1014
mailto:kosar@cimic.rutgers.edu
http://cimic.rutgers.edu/camp/camp2006