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Inaccessibility of instructional materials, media, and technologies used in science, engineering, and mathematics education severely restricts the ability of students with little or no sight to excel in these disciplines. Curricular barriers deny the world access to this pool of potential talent, and limit individuals’ freedom to pursue technical careers. Immersion has developed a low-cost force-feedback computer mouse. This haptic display technology promises fundamental improvements in accessibility at mass-market prices (sub-$100). This paper presents the results of an investigation into the potential benefits of incorporating haptic feedback into software intended for college and high school physics curricula.
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The National Science Foundation supported this work through an SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant, Award No. DMI-9860813. Jon Gunderson at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, provided feedback on the force feedback curriculum module and tested it with his students. Dr. Norman Lederman of the Department of Science and Mathematics Education at the Oregon State University College of Science contributed to the user evaluation survey. Several anonymous testers gave generously of their time to provide feedback on the efficacy of the curriculum module.
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Wies, E.F., O’Modhrain, M.S., Hasser, C.J., Gardner, J.A., Bulatov, V.L. (2001). Web-based touch display for accessible science education. In: Brewster, S., Murray-Smith, R. (eds) Haptic Human-Computer Interaction. Haptic HCI 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2058. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44589-7_6
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