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JessicaOchoaHendrix_2019S-_虚拟现实如何让学生们成为科学家_-
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| How did you discover your passion or find your career ? |
你如何发现自己的兴趣点 或者找到喜欢的职业？ |
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passion:n.激情;热情;酷爱;盛怒; career:n.职业;事业;生涯;经历;
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| Were you exposed to it? |
是它们自己找上门来？ |
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exposed:adj.无遮蔽的; v.暴露; (expose的过去分词和过去式)
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| Or was it trial and error? |
还是你不断地主动尝试寻找？ |
| As child rights advocate Marian Wright Edelman said, "You can't be what you can't see." |
正如儿童权益拥护者 Marian Wright Edelman 所说: “你无法变成一个你不了解样子。” |
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advocate:v.拥护;支持;提倡;n.支持者;提倡者;辩护律师;出庭辩护人; Wright:n.制作者;工人; Edelman:埃德尔曼;
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| Fortunately , we now live in a time when emerging technologies may help us to solve this problem. |
幸运的是,我们生活在 一个新兴技术可以帮我们 解决此问题的时代。 |
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Fortunately:adv.幸运地; emerging:adj.新兴的;v.出现,浮现,露出;暴露;(emerge的现在分词) technologies:n.技术;科技(technology的复数);
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| For the past two years, |
在过去的两年里, |
| I've been developing an extended reality program that enables middle school students from across the country to take on the role of a marine biologist -- even if they've never seen the ocean. |
我在开发一个扩展现实项目。 它让全国的中学生 能够扮演海洋生物学家, 哪怕它们从来没有见过大海。 |
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extended:adj.延长了的;扩展了的;v.使伸长;扩大;扩展;(extend的过去式和过去分词) enables:v.使得; (enable的第三人称单数) middle school:n.初中;(英国为9到13岁儿童所设的)中间学校; marine:adj.海的;海产的;海生的;海船的;n.(尤指美国或英国皇家)海军陆战队士兵; biologist:n.生物学家;
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| As one seventh grader who recently completed our program said, "I could see myself as a scientist, because I enjoyed this game." |
正如一个七年级的学生 最近完成了我们的项目后说: “我可以把自己看作一个科学家, 因为我喜欢这个游戏。” |
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grader:n.分级机;分类机;(美)(中小学的)…年级学生; recently:adv.最近;新近;
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| This feedback really excited me, because too few students do see themselves as scientists. |
这一反馈让我十分的激动, 因为很少有学生真的 把他们自己视作科学家。 |
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feedback:n.反馈;反馈意见;回授;[电子]反馈;
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| A 2014 study showed that 57 percent of eighth- and ninth-grade students said, "Science isn't me." |
一个 2014 年的研究表明, 57% 的八年级和九年级学生认为 “科学不适合我。” |
| Coincidentally , also in 2014, |
很巧的是,也是在 2014 年, |
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Coincidentally:adv.巧合地;一致地;
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| I met Mand ? Holford, a marine biochemist , and Lindsay Portnoy, an educational psychologist . |
我遇见了一位海洋生物学家, Mand? Holford; 还有一位教育心理学家, Lindsay Portnoy。 |
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Mand:n.祈使语(指以产生某种特定效果为目的的话语); biochemist:n.生物化学家; educational:adj.教育的;有关教育的;有教育意义的 psychologist:n.心理学家,心理学者;
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| The three of us shared a passion for getting students excited by and comfortable with science. |
我们三个有一个共同的爱好, 就是让学生们适应并且爱上科学。 |
| We thought about how we could give children the most realistic experience of a scientific career. |
我们思考如何能给孩子们带来 一个最真实的科学职业体验。 |
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realistic:adj.现实的;现实主义的;逼真的;实在论的; scientific:adj.科学的,系统的;
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| We discussed the research; it showed that students felt comfortable taking risks when playing games. |
我们讨论了这个研究, 它表明学生能够 在玩游戏时很自然地冒险。 |
| So the three of us started an educational games company to bring science to life. |
所以我们三个成立了 一个教育性质的游戏公司, 赋予科学以生命。 |
| Virtual reality seemed like a low-cost way of increasing access. |
虚拟现实看起来是个 低成本的扩大受众群体的方式。 |
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Virtual reality:n.(计算机创造的)虚拟现实; low-cost:adj.廉价的;价格便宜的;
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| In addition , academic research has shown that virtual reality may lead to increases in learning retention . |
此外,有学术研究表明, 虚拟现实或许能增强学习的记忆力。 |
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addition:n.添加;[数]加法;增加物; academic:adj.学术的;理论的;学院的;n.大学生,大学教师;学者; retention:n.保留;扣留,滞留;记忆力;闭尿;
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| This was perfect for us, as we wanted to be in schools so that we could reach the most number of students possible, particularly students who have been underrepresented in science. |
这对我们来说再好不过了, 因为我们想在学校里实施, 这样我们就可以接触到 尽可能多的学生, 尤其是那些很少接触科学的学生。 |
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particularly:adv.特别地,独特地;详细地,具体地;明确地,细致地; underrepresented:adj.代表名额不足的;未被充分代表的;
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| So, with funding from the National Science Foundation , we began developing our extended reality program that combined virtual reality with personalized digital journaling . |
在获得了国家科学基金会的支持后, 我们开始创办扩展现实项目, 它结合了虚拟现实（VR） 和个性化数字日志。 |
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funding:n.基金;资金;提供资金;v.为…提供资金;拨款给;(fund的现在分词) Foundation:n.基础;地基;基金会;根据;创立; personalized:v.在…上标明主人姓名; (personalize的过去分词和过去式) digital:adj.数字的;手指的;n.数字;键; journaling:n.日志;注册;登记;
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| We worked with teachers while developing it to ensure that it would fit seamlessly into existing curricula and empower teachers to use cutting-edge technology in their classroom. |
我们在研发过程中 和教师们一起工作, 这样可以保证该项目能和 现有课程的无缝对接, 并且老师们能够 在课堂上使用先进的技术。 |
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ensure:vt.保证,确保;使安全; seamlessly:adv.无缝地; curricula:n.课程(curriculum的复数形式); empower:vt.授权,允许;使能够; cutting-edge technology:尖端技术;前沿的技术;
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| We designed the virtual reality for Google Cardboard , which requires only a smartphone and a 10 dollar VR viewer made of cardboard. |
我们为 Google Cardboard 设计了虚拟现实体验, 只需要一部智能手机 和一个成本只有 10 美元, 用硬纸板制成的 VR 查看器。 |
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Google:谷歌;谷歌搜索引擎; Cardboard:n.[纸]硬纸板;纸板箱;卡纸板;adj.不真实的;硬纸板制的; smartphone:n.智能手机;
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| With this inexpensive headset , students are transported to an underwater expedition . |
有了这个便宜的装置, 学生们参与了一次水下考察。 |
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inexpensive:adj.廉价的;不昂贵的; headset:n.耳机;头戴式受话器; transported:v.(用交通工具)运输,运送,输送;(transport的过去分词和过去式) underwater:adj.在水中的;水面下的;adv.在水下;n.水下; expedition:n.远征;探险队;迅速;
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| Students use their digital journal to write down their notes, to answer questions, to construct models and to develop hypotheses . |
学生们用电子日志 记笔记, 回答问题 , 构建模型, 并提出假说。 |
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construct:v.建造;创建;建筑;修建;n.概念;构筑物;结构体;建造物; hypotheses:n.假定;臆测(hypothesis的复数);
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| Students then go to the virtual world to test their hypotheses and see if they're accurate , much as scientists go to the field in their careers . |
之后,学生们进入 虚拟世界来验证他们的假说, 看它们是否正确, 就像科学家们在他们的工作中 去实地考察一样。 |
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accurate:adj.精确的; careers:n.职业(career的复数);事业;职业生涯;v.全速前进(career的三单形式);
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| When students return to their digital journal, they share their observations , claims , reasoning and evidence . |
当学生们回到了电子日志, 他们会分享自己的观察,主张, 推理还有证据。 |
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observations:n.观察,观察值;观察结果;(observation的复数形式); claims:v.宣称; n.声明; (claim的第三人称单数和复数) evidence:n.证据,证明;迹象;明显;v.证明;
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| The students' written answers and virtual interactions are all updated live in an educator assessment dashboard , so that teachers can follow their progress and support them as needed. |
学生们写下的答案还有虚拟的互动 都会在一个 教育评估操作界面被实时更新, 这样老师们就可以监督他们的进度, 并在他们需要的时候给予帮助。 |
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interactions:n.[计]交互,相互作用;相互交流;干扰;(interaction复数) updated:adj.更新的;现代化的;v.使现代化;更新;(update的过去分词和过去式) assessment:n.评定;估价; dashboard:n.汽车等的仪表板;马车等前部的挡泥板;
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| To give you a better sense, I'm going to show you a little bit of what students see. |
为了使你们有一个更直观的感受, 我下面要向大家展示 学生们看到的一些东西。 |
| This is the virtual reality when they're underwater observing the flora and fauna . |
这个虚拟现实片段的内容是, 他们正在水下 观察动植物群。 |
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observing:adj.观察的;注意的;观察力敏锐的;v.观察;遵守(observe的现在分词); flora:n.植物区系;植物群; fauna:n.动物群;[动]动物区系;
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| This is the digital journal where they're constructing their models based on this abiotic data to show what they expect to see. |
利用这个电子日志, 他们能根据这些非生物数据 建立模型,来展示 他们希望看到的东西。 |
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constructing:n.构造;v.构造(construct的现在分词); abiotic:adj.非生物的,无生命的;
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| Here, they're supporting that with qualitative statements . |
这里,他们正用定性的陈述 来支持他们的模型。 |
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qualitative:adj.定性的;质的,性质上的; statements:n.说明; v.(英国)对儿童进行特殊教育评估认定; (statement的第三人称单数和复数)
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| And this is the educator dashboard that shows progress and enables [teachers] to see the students' answers as they go. |
这个是教育操作界面, 能够显示学生的进度, 并且让老师们看到 进展过程中学生们的答案。 |
| When we were creating BioDive, again, we really wanted to focus on access, so we designed it to require only one phone for every four students. |
需要强调的是, 当我们设计 BioDive 时, 我们想聚焦在访问性上, 所以在设计时,让它支持 每四名学生只能用一部手机。 |
| We also knew how collaborative science work is, so we constructed the experience to only be solved through collaborative teamwork, as each student is an expert in a different geographic location . |
我们也知道科学工作多么需要合作, 所以我们设计的这些体验 只能通过合作完成, 每个学生在不同的地理位置是名专家。 |
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collaborative:adj.合作的,协作的; constructed:v.修建;建造;组成;编制,绘制;(construct的过去分词和过去式) geographic:adj.地理的;地理学的; location:n.地方;地点;位置;定位
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| Given that these children's brains are still developing, we limited each experience to last a maximum of two minutes. |
鉴于这些孩子们的大脑仍在发育, 我们将每次体验的时长 限制在两分钟内。 |
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limited:adj.有限的; n.高级快车; v.限制; (limit的过去分词和过去式) maximum:n.最大限度;最大量;最高限度;adj.最高的;最多的;最大极限的;
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| And finally , because we know the importance of repeated exposure for internalizing knowledge, we constructed BioDive to take place over five class periods. |
最后,我们知道反复温习 对于内化知识十分重要, 于是设计让 BioDive 延续超过五个课时。 |
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finally:adv.终于;最终;(用于列举)最后;彻底地; exposure:n.暴露;显露;揭露;面临; internalizing:内在化; take place:发生;举行;
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| We started piloting BioDive in 2017 in 20 schools in New York and New Jersey. |
我们于 2017 年开始在纽约和新泽西 的 20 所学校试验 BioDive。 |
| We wanted to see students as they were using this new technology. |
我们想观察学生们使用这项新技术。 |
| In 2019, now, we are now piloting in 26 states. |
在 2019,也就是现在, 我们已经在 26 个州进行试用。 |
| What we have heard from teachers who have taught our program: "It was a nice way to show ocean dynamics without the luxury of actually being there since we are in Ohio." |
我们听教过这个项目的老师们说: “鉴于我们在俄亥俄州,这是一种 不需要花大价钱就能向学生展示 海洋动力学的方式。” |
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dynamics:n.动力学,力学; luxury:n.奢侈,奢华;奢侈品;享受;adj.奢侈的;
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| '"It's pretty mind-blowing ." |
“这十分令人兴奋。” |
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mind-blowing:adj.使兴奋的;引起幻觉的;
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| '"The students were totally engaged ." |
“学生们完全参与了进来。” |
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engaged:adj.已订婚的; v.吸引住; (engage的过去分词和过去式)
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| But what really gives us hope is what we're hearing from students. |
但是真正给了我们希望的 是我们从学生那儿听到的话。 |
| '"I liked how it felt like I was there." |
“我喜欢那种身临其境的感觉。” |
| '"It's interactive and a fun way to learn." |
“这是一种互动性 且有趣的学习方式。” |
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interactive:adj.合作的;相互影响的;互相配合的;交互式的;n.交互式视频设备;
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| '"It really gave me realistic examples of how these organisms appear." |
“这给了我一个实例, 让我知道这些生物长什么样子。” |
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organisms:n.[生物]生物体(organism的复数);[生物]有机体;
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| '"I could see myself as a scientist because it seems really fun." |
“我感觉自己就像科学家, 因为这看起来很有趣。” |
| Our feedback wasn't always so positive . |
不过我们得到的反馈不总是好的。 |
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positive:adj.积极的;[数]正的,[医][化学]阳性的;确定的;n.正数;[摄]正片;
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| When we began developing, we started off by asking students what they liked, what they didn't like and what they found confusing . |
我们刚开始研发时, 我们从问学生 他们喜欢什么, 不喜欢什么, 还有他们对什么感到疑惑开始。 |
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confusing:adj.令人困惑; v.使糊涂; (confuse的现在分词)
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| Eventually we began asking what they wished they could do. |
最后我们问他们: 他们希望自己能干什么。 |
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Eventually:adv.最后,终于;
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| Their feedback gave us concrete items to build in to be sure that we were including student voices in what we were designing. |
他们的回答让我们知道 具体应该在项目中加入什么, 以保证我们在设计的项目中 融合了学生们的愿望。 |
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concrete:n.混凝土;adj.混凝土制的;确实的,具体的;vt.用混凝土覆盖 items:n.项目;一件商品(或物品);一则,一条(新闻)(item的复数) to be sure:诚然;的确;哎呀(表惊奇);
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| Overall , what we have learned is that this is the beginning of a new platform for giving students both voice and ownership in deciding how they want to have impact in their careers. |
总的来说,我们了解到 这是一个新平台的开始。 它给学生们发声的机会和所有权 在决定他们如何对自己未来的职业 造成影响。 |
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Overall:v.全部; n.外套; adj.全面的; platform:n.平台; v.把…放在台上[放在高处; impact:n.影响;效果;碰撞;冲击力;v.挤入,压紧;撞击;对…产生影响;
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| We focused on science, because we know we need scientists to help us solve our current and future challenges. |
我们把精力集中在科学上, 因为我们知道人类需要科学家 来解决现有的和未来的挑战。 |
| But virtual reality could support students in any area. |
不过,虚拟现实可以 在各个领域帮到学生。 |
| How could we support students in exploring all of their desires with these eye-opening experiences and chances to learn from primary sources ? |
我们如何利用这些 令人大开眼界的经历和 从主要资源中学习的机会 来帮助学生探索他们的愿望？ |
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exploring:v.探索:考察:探查;(explore的现在分词) eye-opening:adj.令人瞠目的;使人开眼界的;有启发性的; sources:n.来源;出处;起源;根源;原因;v.(从…)获得(source的第三人称单数和复数)
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| Could we create VR for inexpensive headsets that lets them be immersed in oral literature or in critical moments of human history? |
我们可以为廉价的耳机 添加 VR 功能, 让学生们沉浸在口头文学中, 或者历史上的重要时刻吗？ |
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headsets:耳机; immersed:adj.沉入的; v.浸没; (immerse的过去分词和过去式) oral:adj.口头的; n.(尤指外语考试中的)口试; (大学里的)口试; literature:n.文学;文献;文艺;著作; critical:adj.鉴定的;[核]临界的;批评的,爱挑剔的;危险的;决定性的;评论的;
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| Extended reality has the potential to change the trajectory of our children's lives and lead them to careers they never imagined by giving them the chance to see what they can be. |
扩展现实有能力改变孩子们 生活的方式, 通过给他们机会 看到自己能成为什么样的人, 带他们体验自己从未想象过的职业。 |
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potential:n.潜能;可能性;[电]电势;adj.潜在的;可能的;势的; trajectory:n.[物]轨道,轨线;[航][军]弹道;
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| Thank you. |
谢谢。 |
| (Applause) |
（鼓掌） |