Monday, October 21, 2024 at 3:30 pm

JILA auditorium

Ed Prather, University of Arizona

"Frontiers in Astronomy Education: From Astro 101 to Astronomy Majors"

Abstract:

The past 20 years have seen significant advancements in the teaching and learning in college-level Astronomy, with a particular focus on the introductory general education course (hereafter Astro 101). In recent years collaborators with the Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) have undertaken a theoretical approach to develop a new generation of instructional strategies. Beyond advancements in the teaching of Astro 101, this work has bridged to the teaching of Astronomy Majors courses. After a brief overview of critical background ideas, I will lead participants through a deeper dive into several new instructional strategies designed to help students develop more robust discipline knowledge, representational fluency, quantitative literacy, and data analysis skills.

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