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«Online Resources for Astronomy Education and Outreach» Chris Impey (Depaartment of Astronomy, University of Arizona). Chris Impey is a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona. He has over 180 refereed publications on observational cosmology, galaxies, and quasars, and his research has been supported by $20 million in NASA and NSF grants. He has won eleven teaching awards, and has taught two online classes with over 260,000 enrolled. He has written two astronomy textbooks, a novel, and eight popular books on astronomy. WEDNESDAY – December 9
The Internet has become an indispensable resource for aiding in the teaching of astronomy, even more so during a pandemic when so many classes are online, and for sharing the beauty of the subject with large public audiences. This overview will highlight the best of the free and open access resources. For teaching, there are online textbooks, lab activities, videos, sky-viewing tools, and interactive simulations. Outreach is served by image collections, citizen science projects, short videos, and podcasts. Several cutting-edge uses of technology are described: 3D and virtual worlds, and an AI-driven question-answering tool. |
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