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«Astronomy Education in the Era of Digital Transformation Strategies on» Boonrucksar Soonthornthum (NARIT). Professor Boonrucksar Soonthornthum was the founder Director of National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), Ministry of Science and Technology (2004-2017). He is currently the Vice President IAU Commission C: Astronomy Education and Development (2018-2021) and Chair of the Southeast Asia Astronomy Network (SEAAN) (2007-present). THURSDAY – December 10
Astronomy Education is one of the major key roles in the IAU strategic plans to promote teaching and education in Astronomy across the globe. As we proceed to the digital transformation era, big data in astronomy becomes much more generic. Nowadays, the astronomical data archives are impressively large and the “digital age” has made it easy to make the data available to astronomers, researchers and even to publics. Big data in Astronomy plays an important role in Astronomy Education both in higher education and school education. Astronomers and researchers can access “big data” for the “Deep Learning” on their research works and school students and publics and also access to astronomical data and information for strengthen and promoting “Science Literacy” in the community. |
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