Comments on: Astronomy Education in the Era of Web 2.0 http://www.starstryder.com/2008/07/31/astronomy-education-in-the-era-of-web-20/ Blogging one sidereal day at a time Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:50:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Read This Link » Astronomy Education in the Era of Web 2.0 http://www.starstryder.com/2008/07/31/astronomy-education-in-the-era-of-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-28355 Read This Link » Astronomy Education in the Era of Web 2.0 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:06:05 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=702#comment-28355 [...] Astronomy Education in the Era of Web 2.0 [...] [...] Astronomy Education in the Era of Web 2.0 [...]

]]> By: Chase Oren-Scott http://www.starstryder.com/2008/07/31/astronomy-education-in-the-era-of-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-25162 Chase Oren-Scott Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:02:11 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=702#comment-25162 Hi Pamela, This was a particularly interesting post for me, I finished my degree last summer and a vast majority of it focused on interactive learning. When it comes to children and education I feel the vast majority of people take it too simply. Children by their very nature are inquisitive and need to be entertained and intrigued to learn. The use of the internet and programs like Second Life are one of the realms that young people frequently visit, so why not combine that with education? It strikes me as crazy that people haven't combined the concepts of new media and education before... Instead of asking the children to come to education, take the education to the children. The main thing most children want and desire from education is focused and fun learning, so as the educators of the future Einstein's, Kelvin's and Newton's... we owe it to children to meet them half way (isn't that what adults are supposed to do?? hmmm lol :) ) Anyway Pam, thank you for another amusing and well written post! :D Keep up the good work! P.s. I saw this article on the BBC website and thought of you > hysterically amusing! :D http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7540427.stm Hi Pamela,

This was a particularly interesting post for me, I finished my degree last summer and a vast majority of it focused on interactive learning.

When it comes to children and education I feel the vast majority of people take it too simply. Children by their very nature are inquisitive and need to be entertained and intrigued to learn. The use of the internet and programs like Second Life are one of the realms that young people frequently visit, so why not combine that with education? It strikes me as crazy that people haven’t combined the concepts of new media and education before… Instead of asking the children to come to education, take the education to the children.

The main thing most children want and desire from education is focused and fun learning, so as the educators of the future Einstein’s, Kelvin’s and Newton’s… we owe it to children to meet them half way (isn’t that what adults are supposed to do?? hmmm lol :) )

Anyway Pam, thank you for another amusing and well written post! :D Keep up the good work!

P.s. I saw this article on the BBC website and thought of you > hysterically amusing! :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7540427.stm

]]> By: Paul Duffield http://www.starstryder.com/2008/07/31/astronomy-education-in-the-era-of-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-25155 Paul Duffield Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:36:17 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=702#comment-25155 Recently, my dad bought me Sir Patrick Moore's Atlas of the Universe for a birthday (since I'd told him a while back I'd renewed my interest in Astronomy since getting into Astrocast). When I opened it, he (and I!) were surprised to find me flicking through with a massive grin on my face pointing at the pictures and explaining the vast majority of them without looking at the captions or pausing to think. Reading it through I found that not only had I been right about most of it, but only a tiny portion of the massive book was new to me, and I realised I'd gathered all that knowledge more-or-less unconsciously from listening to your podcast whilst browsing the Hubble gallery online :) I wanted to give you a massive thankyou for producing the podcasts, since it's only just hit home how mind-expanding they've been. After reading your breakdown up there, I wondered if you'd heard of <a href="http://www.shatters.net/celestia/" rel="nofollow">Celestia</a>? Recently, my dad bought me Sir Patrick Moore’s Atlas of the Universe for a birthday (since I’d told him a while back I’d renewed my interest in Astronomy since getting into Astrocast).
When I opened it, he (and I!) were surprised to find me flicking through with a massive grin on my face pointing at the pictures and explaining the vast majority of them without looking at the captions or pausing to think.
Reading it through I found that not only had I been right about most of it, but only a tiny portion of the massive book was new to me, and I realised I’d gathered all that knowledge more-or-less unconsciously from listening to your podcast whilst browsing the Hubble gallery online :)
I wanted to give you a massive thankyou for producing the podcasts, since it’s only just hit home how mind-expanding they’ve been.
After reading your breakdown up there, I wondered if you’d heard of Celestia?

]]> By: Colin J http://www.starstryder.com/2008/07/31/astronomy-education-in-the-era-of-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-25145 Colin J Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:41:37 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=702#comment-25145 Tech that connects people at a personal level is my favorite for my classes. Videoconferencing and things like Skype etc, can put students face to face with professionals who are able to provide some time. Its also great for student to create content to present to others. Kids get excited about the medium, and then get used to it, then forget about it. Those are the best moments, when the tech 'disappears' and its just students engaged with someone at a distant site! Fun stuff! Tech that connects people at a personal level is my favorite for my classes. Videoconferencing and things like Skype etc, can put students face to face with professionals who are able to provide some time. Its also great for student to create content to present to others. Kids get excited about the medium, and then get used to it, then forget about it. Those are the best moments, when the tech ‘disappears’ and its just students engaged with someone at a distant site! Fun stuff!

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