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"Cosmos In The Classroom 2000" Book On Teaching Intro Astronomy Published By The Astronomical Society Of The Pacific Click here for information about Cosmos in the Classroom 2004 At the July 2000 meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, over 150 astronomy instructors from around the country met for three days to discuss techniques for teaching the introductory college astronomy course for non-science majors. All the presenters at this historic meeting were asked to prepare handouts, so that participants could take home a written record of the proceedings. Now the non-profit Society is making a 334-page loose-leaf book of these handouts, entitled "Cosmos in the Classroom 2000," available to any astronomy instructors who were not able to attend. The 81 papers cover such topics as:
Both experienced instructors and those new to astronomy teaching will find a great deal of interest to them in this volume. Many of the materials and guides are published for the first time, and cannot be found in any other format. The book is available for $24.95 (plus $5 shipping and handling in the U.S.) It may be ordered online at the AstroShop, or through the Society's mail order catalog (item BO 260) by calling 1-800-335-2624. Cosmos in the Classroom 2000: Teaching Introductory Astronomy to Non-science Majors Papers, Handouts, and Resource Materials Edited by Andrew Fraknoi
Introduction — Andrew Fraknoi (A.S.P. & Foothill College) [3 p] 1. How Research into Teaching and Learning Can Help Instructors Does the Doppler Ball Demonstration Increase Understanding? — Matt Bobrowsky (Challenger Ctr.) [3p] A Field-Tested Learning Assessment Guide: Primer on Assessment — Gina Brissenden (AAS) and Tim Slater (Montana State U.) [13p] Standard Contents Diagnostics for Astronomy — Grace Deming (U. of Maryland) and Beth Hufnagel (Anne Arundel Comm. Coll.) [1p] The Astronomy Diagnostic Test: What It Can Do For You? — Grace Deming (U. of Maryland), Beth Hufnagel (Anne Arundel Comm. Coll.), and Tim Slater (Montana State U.) [4p] Educational Research in an Introductory Astronomy Course: Practical Advice — Mary Kay Hemenway & William Straits (U. of Texas), Russell Wilke (Angelo State U.), and Beth Hufnagel (Anne Arundel Comm. Coll.) [4p] Academic Skill Deficiencies in Astro 101 Students — John Percy, Allen Attard, Devon Hamilton, Mindy Kalchman, Charles Kerton, Rosemary McNaughton (U. of Toronto) [4p] ASTROLRNR: An E-mail List Serve on Astronomy Education Research — Tim Slater (Montana State U.) [1p] 2. Getting Out of Lecture Mode: Collaborative Groups and Other Techniques Implementing In-Class Collaborative Learning Group Activities in Large Lecture Astronomy — Jeff Adams and Tim Slater (Montana State U.) [2p] How Effective are Tutorials for Teaching Astronomy 101? — Wayne Barkhouse & Chris Burns (U. of Toronto) [4p] Mission to Planet Skaro: A Case-Study Approach to Planets — David Bruning (Stellar Ed. & Research) [4p] Collaborative Group Activities for Large Classes: Changing a Textbook — Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll.), David Morrison (NASA Ames), & Sidney Wolff (NOAO) [2p] Implementing a Special-Topics Seminar for Non-science Majors — George Greenstein & Amy Lovell (Amherst Coll.) [2p] The University of Arizona Teaching Teams Program — Harold Larson (U. of Arizona) [5p] Interactive Astronomy — Richard McCray (U. of Colorado) [3p] Integrated Physical Science Field Studies Courses in Geology & Astronomy — Erin O'Connor (Allan Hancock Coll.) [4p] How to Teach Astronomy to Hundreds of People and Not Lecture All the Time — Harry Shipman (U. of Delaware) [7p] Reader Dialogue Sheets: Encouraging Student Interaction with Required Reading Assignments — David Theison (U. of Maryland) [2p] A Group Classroom Exercise on Emission and Absorption Spectra — George Tucker (Sage Colleges) [1 p] 3. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy Teaching Astronomy and the Movies — Malcolm Coe (U. of Southampton) [1p] Fictional Telescopes: Astronomy through Science Fiction Eyes — David DeGraff (Alfred Coll.) [7p] A List of Recent Good-Astronomy Science Fiction Stories — David DeGraff (Alfred Coll.) [6p] Science Fiction Stories with Good Science — Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll.) [8p] Astronomy Plus: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy — Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll.) [8p] Dealing with Conflicts between Religion and Science in Introductory Astronomy — Michael LoPresto (Henry Ford Comm. Coll.) [3p] A "Life in the Cosmos" Seminar Course and the Formation of an Astrobiology Society at UCLA — Greg Schultz (U. of California, Berkeley) [8p] The Cultural Significance of Astronomy: An Interdisciplinary Course — David Theison (U. of Maryland) [4p] Mars in Fact and Fiction: Sharing Astrobiology Content Across a Large Campus Community — David Theison (U. of Maryland) [4p] An Upper Level Astrobiology Course with Discussion Sections — David Theison (U. of Maryland) [6p] Astrobiology Bibliography — David Theison (U. of Maryland) [3p] 4. Dealing with Creationism, Astrology, and Other Controversial Issues Astronomical Pseudo-science: A Skeptic’s Resource List — Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll. & ASP) [6p] Introduction to Science and Physical Reality through Astronomy: A Unit Dealing with Pseudo- science — Gary Mechler (Pima Comm. Coll.) [4p] Dealing Effectively with Creationism — Virginia Roundy (Fullerton Coll.) [2p] "It's Only a Theory": What Do Students Know about the Scientific Enterprise? — Stephen J. Shawl (U. of Kansas) [4p] Student Understanding of the Use of Evidence, the Nature of Theories, and the Relationship between Science and Religion in a College Astronomy Course — Harry Shipman, Nancy Brickhouse, Zubeida Dagher, & William Letts (U. of Delaware) [4p] 5. Teaching Via the Internet and Distance Learning Digital Interactive Astronomy: Immersing the Students in Data — Gregory Bothun (U. of Oregon) [2p] Using Live Internet/Web Pages in the Classroom — Leo Connolly (Cal State U., San Bernadino) [2p] Using Web-based Pre-Quizzes to Motivate Students and Tailor Lectures — Roger Freedman & Jatila van der Ween (U. of California, Santa Barbara) and Christopher Martin (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics) [3p] Interactive Tools for Astronomy Education — Chris Impey (U. of Arizona) [6p] WWW.ASTRONOMICA.ORG — Chris Impey, et al. (U. of Arizona) [4p] Have You Read Your "Star of the Week": A Set of Stellar Websites for Teachers and Students — James Kaler (U. of Illinois) [1p] The Astro Concepts Project — Margaret Mazzolini & Bronwyn Halls (Swinburne U.) [2p] Astronomy Picture of the Day — Robert Nemiroff (Michigan Tech. U.) [2p] An On-line Clearinghouse for Astronomy 101 Students — Stacy Palen and Ana Larson (U. of Washington) [4p] Astronomy Notes on the Web — Nick Strobel (Bakersfield Coll.) [3p] 6. Effective Lab Experiences Eleven Ideas for Projects with Planetarium-type Programs — David Bruning (Stellar Research & Educ.) [2p] Competition for the Kepler Award — John Bulman (Loyola Marymount U.) [3p] Daytime Astronomy Labs with Simple Equipment — Katy Garmany (U. of Colorado) [2p] An Effective and Inexpensive Lab Experience: Observing the Night Sky with Observing Logs and Guided Inquiry — Larry Lebofsky (U. of Arizona) [4p] Graphing Planetary Motion — Michael LoPresto (Henry Ford Comm. Coll.) [4p] Data Mining and the Search for Object X: New Directions for Project CLEA’s Exercise in Astronomy — Laurence Marschall & Glenn Snyder (Gettysburg Coll.) [3p] Kinesthetic Astronomy: The Sky Time Lesson — Cherilynn Morrow & Mike Zawaski (Space Science Inst.) [18 p] Cheap, Easy, and Instructive Labs — Bruce Partridge (Haverford Coll.) [3p] Modeling Impact Craters: A Lab Exercise — by Leslie Tomley (San Jose State U.) [6p] 7. Demonstrations that Work Make Your Own Doppler Ball — Douglas Duncan and Gina Brissenden (AAS) [2p] The Moon as Seen from the Sun and the Earth: An Interactive Demonstration for Large Classrooms — Michael Kaufman (San Jose State U.) [4p] About the CONtinuous CAMera Sky Monitoring Project — Robert Nemiroff (Michigan Tech U.) [2p] Demonstrating Interstellar Extinction and the Reddening of Starlight — Jack Owens (Comm. Coll. of Rhode Island) [1p] Why We Know Pulsars are Rotating Neutron Stars — Bruce Partridge (Haverford Coll.) [1p] Degeneracy, Lunar Phases, Fluorescence, Heat from Impacts, Eclipse Drawing Apparatus — Stephen J. Shawl (U. of Kansas) [2p] A Group Classroom Exercise on Emission and Absorption Spectra — George Tucker (Sage Colleges) [1p] 8. Miscellaneous Topics Strategies for Teaching Astronomy — Jeff Bennett (U. of Colorado) [7p] Astronomy Partnerships at 41,000 Feet for Community and Small College Faculty — Michael Bennett (SOFIA Project) [1p] A Special-topics Course for Non-science Majors: Follow-up to Introductory Astronomy — Harriet Dinerstein (U. of Texas) [4p] Textbooks of the Future: Some Thoughts — Robert Dukes (Coll. of Charleston) [1p] A National Survey of Astronomy Instructors in Colleges without Research Programs — Andrew Fraknoi (ASP) [1p] The Use of Humor in Introductory Astronomy Teaching — Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll.) [2p] The Educational Programs of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific — Andrew Fraknoi, James White, and Robert Havlen (ASP) [2p] The Universe Semester at Biosphere 2 — Katy Garmany (Biosphere 2, Columbia U.) [2p] Teaching "Doing Science" — Harold Hastings (Hofstra U.) [5p] Software for an Inquiry-based Undergraduate Astronomy Seminar — Amy Lovell & George Greenstein (Amherst Coll.) [2p] The Astroed-I Listserver for Astronomy Educators — Margaret Mazzolini (Swinburne U.) [1p] Some Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started Teaching — Bruce Partridge (Haverford Coll.) [3p] Long Range Plan for American Astronomical Society Education Activities — Bruce Partridge (Haverford Coll.), Doug Duncan (U. of Chicago), and Gina Brissenden (AAS) [6p] Thinking in Four Dimensions to Understand Einstein’s Relativity — Thomas Sills (Wright Coll.) [6p] The Scholarship of College Science Teaching: A Statement from the Society for College Science Teachers [1p] APPENDIX: Resource Guides for Astronomy Instructors Survey of Introductory Astronomy Textbooks — David Bruning (Stellar Edu. & Research) [2p] Astronomy Software Buyer’s Guide — David Bruning (Stellar Research & Educ.) [3p] Selected Astronomy Education Web Sites — David Bruning (Stellar Research & Educ.) [2p] A Selected List of Web Sites for Instructors of Introductory Astronomy Courses — Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll.) [4p] Teaching Astronomy to Non-science Majors: A Short Bibliography — Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll.) [2p] Image Processing Resources for Astronomy Teachers — John Kolena (Duke U.) [4p] |
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