Chris (Hrsg.) Impey

Astronomy Education, Volume 2

Best practices for online learning environments

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Astronomy isa popular subject for non-science majors in the United States, oftenrepresenting a last formal exposure to science. Online learning environmentsare increasingly important in the landscapes of higher education and lifelonglearning. The number of students taking online classes is growing, and moreinstructors are being asked to take their teaching online. This practical guideis intended for astronomy instructors who want to develop their first onlinecourse as well as those who want to add new tools and experiences to theirexisting courses. It explores online course design, integrating new and socialmedia into online learning experien… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Wenger, Matthew (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-7503-1719-1
EAN: 9780750317191
Produktnummer: 35462468
Verlag: Institute of Physics Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 150 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 6'510 KB
Abbildungen: With figures in colour and in black and white

Über den Autor

Chris Impeyis a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona. He has won 11 teachingawards and has taught two online classes with more than 180,000 students enrolled, as well as more than two million minutes of video lectures watched. He is a past Vice President of theAmerican Astronomical Society and he has been an NSF Distinguished TeachingScholar, the Carnegie Council's Arizona Professor of the Year and, mostrecently, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor. MatthewWenger is an Education Program Manager in the astronomy department at theUniversity of Arizona where he developed two massive open online courses(MOOCs), conducts educational research, and manages a team of undergraduatestudents who assist with research and create educational videos for YouTube andonline classes. Wenger has overseen the creation and growth of the ActiveGalactic YouTube channel and leads weekly professional development workshopsthat teach students to improve their science communication and video productionskills.