Biometrics For Educators

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

What new concepts did you learn from the professors and students at the WVU Biometrics Research Lab?

How has your knowledge of Biometrics has increased over the past week?

Which of the week’s activities/presentations did you find most beneficial?

What additional activities or resources would be beneficial in promoting biometric careers in your classroom or school?

posted by vdobreff at 2:51 PM

18 Comments:

  • I learned more in-depth information about iris recognition and facial recognition too. I also liked hearing about the specific studies and reserach that are being conducted.

    I have learned so much more about Biometrics than I knew previously! I learned about the many aspects in the Biometrics field and also learned more about privacy issues.

    I really loved the Crime Scene houses and presentations, even though I do realize that is more specifically Forensics - I did learn the difference between the two, which I'm sure my students are not aware of.

    I think teachers being aware of the process, requirements, and resources to access is the best situation for our students in our schools- also, teachers that work closely with well informed and active counselors.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:52 AM  

  • I learned more about biometric devices and how they work. I now know a significant bit more about biometrids. I liked the fingerprint part of the FBI tour. Maybe some of the biometric devices to use in the classroom would be good.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:01 AM  

  • My knowledge of biometrics has increased greatly over the course of this week. I feel well equipped to speak to students about this field and encourage them to look into this exciting field. I really learned a lot from all the tours. I think students will benefit from the presentation materials the counselors have designed. I also think having someone from the program come to speak to students would be of great benefit.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:15 AM  

  • My knowledge of Biometrics has greatly increased over the last week. I believe that this is a new exciting field for us to be discussing with our students. I also think that having lessons presented to students in the classroom can help foster the interest in this field as well as the students knowing that these things are happening right in their own back yards.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:38 AM  

  • I actually knew very little about biometrics until this week. Thanks for the opportunity. The labs were very informative.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:42 AM  

  • It was interesting to hear from the students who were involved in the biometrics career. How they heard of biometrics and why they changed into this field was important to me.
    I did not know anything about biometrics when I started this program and I really see a need for students to enter this field. I also like that it really involves several disciplines and it is not narrowly scoped like some majors.

    I could see a one day "hands - on" program being organized for advanced high school students during the school year to explore the areas of biometrics and forensic science.
    If and when we use biometrics to take attendance in the classroom, I believe every teacher would be thrilled to learn more about biometrics.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:49 AM  

  • Actually seeing biometrics laboratories was invaluable. Talking w/the Biometric Curriculum professors and students was interesting and showed me the importance of biometrics and the engineering department at WVU in general.They were all very helpful and extremely compassionate to all Biometrics novices.

    My knowledge of Biometrics has increased tenfold. In the beginning I didn't have a clue. I was able this week to explain the meaning of Biometrics and the relationship to Forensics to a fellow educator.
    All of the fieldtrips were instrumental in supporting the Biometrics topic. I especially liked being at MHS w/Eric and doing the hands on activities.
    The FBI tour was enlightning!

    Biometric speakers and fieldtrips to the sites we attended would be great in supporting the Biometric topic. Using the web to browse the Biometric topics would be very supportive.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:18 AM  

  • The new concepts that I learned were the new types of things that they are now working on and researching at this time.

    My knowledge of biometrics has increased tremendously!!! I knew practically nothing about the subject before attending this workshop.

    Actually, all of the presentations were very valuable!

    I can't think of any additional activities or resources that would be helpful to teachers. This was very extensive. However, more time needs to be devoted to completing the lessons!!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:35 AM  

  • I was great for me to see first hand the the devices. I missed yesterday.

    I learned the basics of biometrics and hove important they are becoming inour society.

    The hands on viewing of the devices was interesteing. I also enjoyed the presenters. They repeated information and maybe next time they can focus only on one device so we didn't hear the same info. over again.
    I liked the lesson planningand feel that you provided us with ample time and support we needed to complete that task. EDVENTURE is a great asset to the group

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:39 AM  

  • I have learned a great deal this week, it was great to see the biometric tools in action. Dr. Ross and Dr. Cukic presentations were most valuable.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:41 AM  

  • My knowledge in Biometrics has changed drastically over the past week. I have learned new vocabulary and terms! I cannot wait to buy the Puppy for my computer.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:00 PM  

  • More in general, about biometrics. At the level I'm at, it's all general.

    The more I know, the more I know I don't know.

    I liked all the field trips, speakers and DNA lab.

    Taking students on a field trip like the one to WVU would be great.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:54 PM  

  • I did not realize how in depth the research into biometrics goes on the graduate level. It would be exciting to be a science major at this time.

    My knowledge has increased enormously. I did not realize how broad the field was at this time.

    The creation of lesson plans was extremely stressful but will be well worth the work in the fall.

    I really enjoyed all the WVU professors, they were so knowledgeable and very personable.

    I would love to have Dr. Ross or Dr.Cukic come and talk at the freshman level students in high school. I think this would light a spark for some of those students.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:37 PM  

  • My knowledge has been increased tremendously. I know the difference between biometrics and forensics as well as identification and verification.

    I found the presentations by Valerie Graves to be most beneficial as well as the crime scene houses at WVU.

    To promote careers and classroom exploration, more activities that involve teachers and community leaders in active dialogue is needed.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:38 PM  

  • It would take pages and pages to describe all that I have learned this week. I knew very little about biometrics in the beginning. I did think that it was a synonym for forensics. I am grateful to all of the presentors for their willingness to share all their vast amount of knowledge with us. I feel very prividged to be able to benefit from all their work in this area.
    I learned a great deal from all the presentors and the panel discussion and really enjoyed the field trip encountors. The presentation at the FBI was probably not as beneficial as the others, however. The tour of the facility was great.
    I really do not know what else to suggest as far as helping to further promote careers in biometrics. As far as what we did to develop materials, a little more time would be better and letting the teachers work in teams rather than individually. That would even help in creating quality work by having a "second" point of view in brain-storming and checking for accuracy.
    All-in-all, this has been a terrific experience with top notch people in charge! Keep up the great work!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:57 PM  

  • security issues, 21st century
    implementation

    a better understanding of Biometrics

    panel discussion, WVU tour,
    FBI tour

    the ability to try biometric devices ex mouse reader

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:05 PM  

  • The problems associated with taking pictures and completing facial imaging were understandable.

    I have gone from knowing nothing to knowing what I feel is a lot.

    Valerie did a great job introducing everything. The fusion center had great examples of all the biometric designs that we studied.

    I think it would be great if we could have speakers come to our classrooms with various designs.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:06 PM  

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