#iteachphysics Let me remind everyone that if you have a Q for @zemogle, please feel free to ask away at anytime. Your questions are the priority in this chat. #AudienceParticipation
#iteachphysics Let me remind everyone that if you have a Q for @zemogle, please feel free to ask away at anytime. Your questions are the priority in this chat. #AudienceParticipation
That's pretty unique itself, but the really cool part is that they are all robots. They don't need a person to operate them. They are all connected via the internet to a central brain, in California. #iteachphysics
Serol takes all the requests from educators and professionals all over the world, and sends them out to the telescopes. Always finding the right tool for the right job. #iteachphysics
Each partner runs a different programme to a different audience. They have each developed support materials for the programmes they run. Most of these groups work with teachers in different countries. #iteachphysics
We then support those partners with telescope access and other resources. e.g. Star in a Box an interactive lifecycle of stars https://t.co/omTWS6OQCk#iteachphysics
Actually it has the opposite effect. Our education team is very small and would have a limited reach. Through our education partners, and their support we have over 2000 educators using LCO #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q3.1: @zemogle Your review article , https://t.co/GOL1DoNm3u, speaks to this quite a lot. What are some professional development topics are necessary to make the best use of robotic telescopes in education?
#iteachphysics Q3.1: @zemogle Your review article , https://t.co/OTcVm9gI91, speaks to this quite a lot. What are some professional development topics are necessary to make the best use of robotic telescopes in education?
#iteachphysics Q3.2: @zemogle Seems like there is so much there in terms of IT and social connectedness of the classroom, physical configuration to support student collaborative learning, e.g. SCALE-UP, availability of computers, peripherals and software, etc etc
#iteachphysics Q3.2: @zemogle Seems like there is so much there in terms of IT and social connectedness of the classroom, physical configuration to support student collaborative learning, e.g. SCALE-UP, availability of computers, peripherals and software, etc etc
#iteachphysics Q3.4: I was really struck by the logistics and evaluation challenges mentioned in your article. There's an open field for teachers to sort through and resolve those issues.
#iteachphysics Q3.4: I was really struck by the logistics and evaluation challenges mentioned in your article. There's an open field for teachers to sort through and resolve those issues.
#iteachphysics Q3.1: @zemogle Your review article , https://t.co/GOL1DoNm3u, speaks to this quite a lot. What are some professional development topics are necessary to make the best use of robotic telescopes in education?
You and your students can then do amazing things with robotic telescopes! We've even had students and teachers writing scientific papers with professional astronomers #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q4.1: @zemogle Your review article , https://t.co/zrPUYuvmLY, also brings this Q to mind, to what it extent do HS proficiency exams (in all contexts from AP in the US to GCSE in the UK and whatever others elsewhere) have questions regarding astronomy?
What are some typical/established pathways for educators to identify potential partners? Also, is there a pathway for astronomers to identify potential teachers? #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q4.1: @zemogle Your review article , https://t.co/fRYdfzGE4d, also brings this Q to mind, to what it extent do HS proficiency exams (in all contexts from AP in the US to GCSE in the UK and whatever others elsewhere) have questions regarding astronomy?
In our review paper we made some recommendations to people with robotic telescopes to help educators make the best use out of them: https://t.co/urEomb9Quh#iteachphysics
Currently, my #iteachastronomy and I have been using OWN (https://t.co/5qoUzeHHnd) for the past four or so years. The students learn the import usage of filters the vivid #astronomy pictures. I’d like to take this experience to a new level. #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q4.3: @zemogle After all, there is educational value in studying astronomy beyond science itself (See Astronomy and Civilization in the New Enlightenment: Passions of the Skies https://t.co/JOnQfEbFws)
Robotic telescopes seem to provide a lot of equal opportunity
There are some established projects which you can ask to join, or you can make informal arrangements with your local astronomy club or university department. #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q4.3: @zemogle After all, there is educational value in studying astronomy beyond science itself (See Astronomy and Civilization in the New Enlightenment: Passions of the Skies https://t.co/S2VrR1Z55b)
Robotic telescopes seem to provide a lot of equal opportunity
I know our #iteachphysics colleague @PaulCottlePhys would chime in here to say the key is to have a properly trained #physics / #astronomy teacher in the classroom, and that is no small challenge. We'll have a chat about this later this spring. Stay tuned!
I know our #iteachphysics colleague @PaulCottlePhys would chime in here to say the key is to have a properly trained #physics / #astronomy teacher in the classroom, and that is no small challenge. We'll have a chat about this later this spring. Stay tuned!
In HS in UK (where I live) there is very little astronomy. There is things about the Sun and lifecycle of stars. There are some fundamental things too like phases of the Moon and seasons. #iteachphysics
Phases of the Moon and seasons are consistently misunderstood in the population at large. It is really worth taking the time to teach these concepts in different ways to kids #iteachphysics
I am willing to learn but I am still leery about the lack of direct connection with the scopes system itself. Did you consider providing a #MOOC through @coursera or other similar services? I’d take a course like that, which would introduce me to @LCO_Global. #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q5: @zemogle Could/should a robotic telescope exercise be part of the basic university-level general physics lab course? What are some of the skills that would be imparted in such an exercise? What would the educational goals? Coding? Data reduction?
#iteachphysics Q5: @zemogle Could/should a robotic telescope exercise be part of the basic university-level general physics lab course? What are some of the skills that would be imparted in such an exercise? What would the educational goals? Coding? Data reduction?
Our Solar Siblings @solarsiblings is one of @LCO_Global's amazing education partners. They take educators and school students from very little experience all the way to scientific research #iteachphysics
Really @solarsiblings is a shining example of the power of embedding robotic telescopes in an extremely well constructed and supported education programme. #iteachphysics
I'm in daily contact with the organizer of @solarsiblings. They tend to the educational needs of their audience, I help with the technical needs. It works really well. #iteachphysics
Robotic telescopes not only provide a way for teachers to access professional level instruments but are amazing for people in the developing world. #iteachphysics
Cool, but what about #astronomy#teachers who have the know how but are not affiliated with research institutions? How can they participate directly along with their students? I’d like to have advanced students and I to collaborate. #iteachphysics#iteachastronomy
When I had access to a remote telescope, I had each of my astronomy 101 students make an observation. The learning goals were to have students understand the light integration limits of the human eye and to see the process of science research in action. #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q5: @zemogle Could/should a robotic telescope exercise be part of the basic university-level general physics lab course? What are some of the skills that would be imparted in such an exercise? What would the educational goals? Coding? Data reduction?
One of our education partners is doing exactly this. Through using @lco_global they are training undergraduates how to do research without field trips or equipment their university couldn't afford. #iteachphysics
#iteachphysics Q6.2: @zemogle How many different project teams did that translate into? How many different countries are involved? What are some of the most interesting observing campaigns?
#iteachphysics Q6.2: @zemogle How many different project teams did that translate into? How many different countries are involved? What are some of the most interesting observing campaigns?
Established programs are indeed one pathway, but I am wondering whether there is an established pathway to identify potential partners (astronomers/educators). Foe example, @AAVSO has such a pathway: https://t.co/79h6aYYC6C#iteachphysics
It might make for an interesting innovation in laboratory work for a physics course. Some smaller schools might not be able to afford access to some instruments though. #iteachastronomy#iteachphysics
We'd been piloting our education partner programme for a couple of years with 4 partners and last October we opened up for anyone to apply. #iteachphysics
Our key criteria were that the partner had to be offering an education programme (not professional research) and would provide educational support to their audience. #iteachphysics
Established programs are indeed one pathway, but I am wondering whether there is an established pathway to identify potential partners (astronomers/educators). For example, @AAVSO has such a pathway: https://t.co/79h6aYYC6C#iteachphysics
Off-hand what would be on your list of equipment needed to incorporate a robotic telescope exercise in a college general physics lab? #iteachphysics#iteachastronomy
These partners are located all over the world and have very different audiences: teachers, citizen scientists, students. They cover teacher workshops, HS student research programmes and searching for gravitational waves too! #iteachphysics
In my experience I've found that the visible light has been so rich in opportunities that adding an extra layer of different types of light was a bit of a distraction. However if there is anyone who wants to try this, I'm all ears! #iteachphysics
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@BlackPhysicists, @PSRastronomer, @pulsarhunter, @LIGO, @NASAFermi
To find the kilonova event my colleagues had the clever idea to not just look at every patch of sky but only to look at galaxies, starting with the most likely part of the sky first which @nasafermi and @ligo converged on #iteachphysics
We were in an amazing position because we have a global telescope network so we could not only find the light from this event quickly but we could study it using telescopes in Chile, South Africa and Australia on after the other #iteachphysics
All students can freely access archived data and open source software for image processing (i.e. ImageJ, Aperture Photometry Tool). Lack of resources led me to astronomy research for my students. #iteachphysics
Assuming access to the telescope, a lot of work could be done with just data analysis for reduction. Learning to use really available image processing software would be a great start. Not much in the way of traditional equipment would be needed. #iteachastronomy#iteachphysics
The famous "alien mega-structure"! That was an amazing story about a star varying in a weird way. It looks like cosmic dust was the cause! #iteachphysics
One of the downsides is the recent loss of IRAF #iteachphysics. We had used it as free software for image analysis. Hasn't been updated since 2012. https://t.co/QWZIqyZrOv
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@LCTTA, @BlackPhysicists, @iteachphysics
One of our partners in Hawai'i has been mentoring scout groups for a few years. Again the key is for this to be embedded in a well supported programme. If there are any scout leaders out there with some ideas, let me know! #iteachphysics
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@iteachphysics, @TeenScienceCafe, @boyscouts, @girlscouts, @LCO_Global
