Robotic Telescopes for Research and Education Survey
We are surveying the community to find out what telescopes and networks of telescopes are available for use in education for research.
Talks
Tuesday 13 August
10:00 - 10:30 FM10 Poster Session
FM10-1
| Time | Title | Author | Talk Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Introduction | Michele Gerbaldi | |
| 10:40 | Global Sky Partners: creating an equitable, scalable and sustainable education programme with robotic telescopes | Dr Edward Gomez | Invited |
| 10:50 | On-line Tutor Training for Astrolab, an astronomy lab with remote-robotic telescopes | Dr Michele Gerbaldi | Contributed |
| 11:00 | Leveraging Ghana’s 32-metre radio telescope for astronomy training | Dr Proven-Adzri | Contributed |
| 11:10 | Educational Use of the North-West University 4-Element Radio Interferometer | Prof James Chibueze | Contributed |
| 11:20 | Discussion on the presentations | ||
| 11:50 | 10 Lightning talks for meeting posters (1 minute per poster) - order on posters page |
Coffee break
FM10-2
| Time | Title | Author | Talk Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Authentic research and scientific writing experiences using the LCO Telescope Network | Dr Rachel Freed | Invited |
| 13:40 | Observing Experiences for Undergraduate Students with the Skynet Robotic Telescope Network | Megan Dubay | Contributed |
| 13:50 | Science and discovery in the classroom - the LaSciL project | Dr Rosa Doran | Contributed |
| 14:00 | STEM education with robotic telescopes: lessons from the PETeR project | Dr Nayra Rodriguez-Eugenio | Contributed |
| 14:10 | Sustainable Development of Astronomy Research Education in Sri Lanka with Remote Observations | Dr Thilina Heenatigala | Contributed |
| 14:20 | Discussion on the presentations | ||
| 14:50 | 10 Lightning talks for meeting posters (1 minute per poster) - order on posters page |
15:00 - 15:30 FM10 Poster Session
FM10-3 - Demo session
| Time | Title | Author | Talk Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | “Who listens to the Radio” Remote observing programs in Radio Astronomy | Robert Hollow | Invited |
| 16:00 | The use of Oukaimeden Observatory remote observing facilities for training STEM and Education | Dr Abdelmajid Benhida | Invited |
| 16:20 | Las Cumbres Observatory: demonstrating the power of robotic telescope networks for education | Dr Edward Gomez | Invited |
| 16:35 | Education, Outreach and Research Using the Thai Robotic Telescopes | Dr Boonrucksar S | Contributed |
| 16:45 | Skynet Astromancer and Astronomicon: designing a suite of tools to facilitate course-based research with robotic telescopes at the introductory level | Dr Daryl Janzen | Contributed |
| 16:55 | Discussion on the presentations |
Thursday 15 August
10:00 - 10:30 FM10 Poster Session
FM10-4
| Time | Title | Author | Talk Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | PASEA: Inspiring Future STEM Leaders in Africa via Remote Observing Projects | Dr Linda Strubbe | Invited |
| 10:40 | Robotic telescopes optimised for distance learners | Prof Ulrich Kolb | Contributed |
| 10:50 | Robotic Telescopes in University Education | Prof Najam Hasan | Contributed |
| 11:00 | Training of astronomy club leaders in Senegal : ORION Astro Lab project | Salma Sylla | Contributed |
| 11:10 | Lighting up the skies: How remote telescopes can enhance learning in the classroom | Dr Kshitij Thorat | Invited |
| 11:20 | STEM education using remote observing facilities, several successful practices in China | Dr Chenzhou Cui | Contributed |
| 11:30 | Discussion on the presentations |
Lunch Break
FM10-5
| Time | Title | Author | Talk Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | From City Lights to Starry Nights: Robotic Telescopes Enabling Accessible Education in Pakistan | Hira Fatima | Invited |
| 13:40 | Astrolab and its impact on the development of Astronomy teaching at the University of Zululand | Dr Getachew Mekonnen | Invited |
| 13:50 | Growing Needs for Remote Telescope Observations in Modern Day-research: Progress and Prospects | Nnameka Njoku-Achu | Contributed |
| 14:00 | Strengthening undergraduate education using remote telescopes | Prof Paul Baki | Contributed |
| 14:10 | Teaching astronomy with ASTROLAB, a Peruvian experience | Dr Myriam Pajuelo | Invited |
| 14:20 | Connecting Skies: The Evolution and Impact of Global Hands-On Universe (GHOU) in Astronomy Education | Prof Hassane Darhmaoui | Contributed |
| 14:30 | Discussion on the presentations |
15:00 - 15:30 FM10 Poster Session
FM10-6
| Time | Title | Author | Talk Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | From Madagascar to the world: The Observatory of Ecoles du Monde de Madagascar and its potential for empowering STEM Education in resource-constrained regions | Andoniaina Rajaonarivelo | Contributed |
| 15:40 | Barriers to entry for high school (and university) education with robotic telescopes | Dr Michael Fitzgerald | Invited |
| 15:50 | Discussion on presentations | ||
| 16:00 | Round Table on Access to Remote/Robotic observing facilities for Universities and High Schools |