Upload
ciara
View
49
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Teaching Science with a Robotic Telescope. 4 th International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education Samos Island, 03 – 05 July 2003. Dr. Sofoklis Sotiriou ELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGI. EUDOXOS. Partnership Project’s description Aims and Objectives - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Dr. Sofoklis SotiriouDr. Sofoklis SotiriouELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGIELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGI
44thth International Conference on International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in EducationInformation Communication Technologies in Education
Samos Island, 03 – 05 July 2003Samos Island, 03 – 05 July 2003
Teaching Science with a
Robotic Telescope
EUDOXOS
• PartnershipPartnership• Project’s descriptionProject’s description • Aims and ObjectivesAims and Objectives• User’s InterfaceUser’s Interface• Project’s RunProject’s Run• Educational ActivitiesEducational Activities• EvaluationEvaluation• Future plansFuture plans
• NCSR, "Demokritos“NCSR, "Demokritos“, Coordinator, Greece, Coordinator, Greece
• Ellinogermaniki AgogiEllinogermaniki Agogi, Greece, Greece
• University of Athens, Pedagogical Department, University of Athens, Pedagogical Department, GreeceGreece
• UniversiUniversity of ty of Cadiz, Cadiz, SpainSpain
• Management Center Innsbruck, AustriaManagement Center Innsbruck, Austria
• 4 European High Schools, Greece, Austria, Italy, Spain4 European High Schools, Greece, Austria, Italy, Spain
The Partnership
Project’s descriptionProject’s description
The Eudoxos project utilizes a 60cm Cassegrain type remotely The Eudoxos project utilizes a 60cm Cassegrain type remotely
controlled robotic telescope with large-format CCD camera, in order controlled robotic telescope with large-format CCD camera, in order
to develop a framework to teach science subjects to High School to develop a framework to teach science subjects to High School
students through an interdisciplinary approach, spanning through students through an interdisciplinary approach, spanning through
the areas of mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics etc. and of the areas of mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics etc. and of
course astronomy, astrophysics and cosmologycourse astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. Students and . Students and
teachers from 4 European schools are involved in extended trials in teachers from 4 European schools are involved in extended trials in
the framework of the their normal school curriculum. the framework of the their normal school curriculum. The robotic The robotic
telescope is installed in the Eudoxos National Observatory on the telescope is installed in the Eudoxos National Observatory on the
Ainos mountain of Kefallinia Island (Ionian Sea), Greece.Ainos mountain of Kefallinia Island (Ionian Sea), Greece.
Kefallinia Island, Greece
Eudoxos Observatory
Andreas Michalitsianos Telescope
Aims and ObjectivesAims and Objectives
• The development of a pedagogical framework that will allow successful application of the emerging technology in everyday learning
•enhancement of a constructivist approach in science teaching
•development of a new educational tool and learning environment
•development of a concrete evaluation scheme of educational and technological aspects
User InterfaceUser Interface
• Development of Lesson plans
• Teachers training
• Two cycles of school-centered work in real school environments
• Evaluation of the educational and technological aspects
Project’s runProject’s run
Educational ActivitiesEducational Activities
The students have the opportunityThe students have the opportunity::
• To make astronomical observationsTo make astronomical observations
• To collect dataTo collect data
• To analyze the astronomical dataTo analyze the astronomical data
• To exchange opinionsTo exchange opinions
• To communicate their resultsTo communicate their results
Measuring the height of the lunar craters
kmarcpix
km DL
L5102
kmKm
kmkm L
R
dh
Asteroids’ Rotation PeriodsAsteroids’ Rotation Periods
Does the Sun Rotate?Does the Sun Rotate?
• Evaluation of the pedagogical framework
• Evaluation of the student’s learning
• Ethnographic evaluation
Evaluation of the projectEvaluation of the project
Evaluation frameworkEvaluation framework
Experimental Group
TIMSS IIITIMSS III ICTICT
TestsTests
Phase A
Phase B
TIMSS IITIMSS II ICTICT
Mon
itor
ing
ΤΙM
SS
Mon
itor
ing
ΤΙM
SS
Control Group
TIMSS IITIMSS II ICTICT
TIMSS IIITIMSS III ICTICT
TestsTests
pre-test
Running
post-test
Future plansFuture plans
• The development of network of telescopes for educational useThe development of network of telescopes for educational use (collaboration with the University of San Diego, Chile)(collaboration with the University of San Diego, Chile)
• The addition of new exercises to the lesson plans to cover moreThe addition of new exercises to the lesson plans to cover more scientific topics as possiblescientific topics as possible
• Using satellite channel to optimize the internet Using satellite channel to optimize the internet connection of the connection of the
telescopetelescope
The Eudoxos Project is partly financed by the European Commission in the framework of the program eLearning Action Plan - Preparatory and innovative actions
www.ellinogermaniki.gr/ep/eudoxos