[AstroNet] Resources Deadline

[Astronomy education in SA - email discussion group]

Greetings

 

This is an open call to anyone involved in astronomy to please send us
samples of your astronomy related resources before July 13th 2007.

The purpose of this exercise is a national consolidation of astronomy
resources and the creation of a database that would be used for astronomy
education and outreach within South Africa and abroad.

 

Examples of Resources that we are calling for:

-                      Posters

-                      Pamphlets or information sheets

-                      Electronic presentations and pictures (along with
lecture notes if part of a series of talks)

-                      Educator workshops (e.g. teaching seasons, phases of
the moon, resource packs for teaching astronomy, etc)

-                      Learner workshops and activities (e.g. build a
telescope, build a spectroscope, observe the sun, measure shadows, etc)

-                      CDs and DVDs 

-                      etc

 

Postage costs:

Although we humbly appeal to you to send us the materials at your own cost,
please contact me if postage costs are hampering your contribution to the
collection and we will make a plan. A finite amount of money has been set
aside by SAAO for postage in order to facilitate the collection of these
resources.

 

Copyright issues:

We are obviously calling for those resources which can be reproduced and
distributed without any copyright or commercial issues. Know that everything
that you send us will be made freely available (except for mass production
costs) to anyone interested in promoting astronomy. All materials will be
used "not-for-profit" to enhance the astronomy education and outreach field.
Any modifications to these materials would be performed in a responsible way
with appropriate consultations.

 

Background/Motivation:

Many organisations and individuals have produced various astronomy related
resources over the years. We have found that in some cases two organisations
have produced very similar materials and in other cases an
organisation/individual may have needed something that existed but not known
where to look. Consolidation of resources is an obvious solution to many
challenges and will also help us to optimize the time that we all spend
producing new resources. There are not a lot of people involved in astronomy
education and outreach and we definitely need to consolidate in this manner
in order to move forward more efficiently as a unified force. Such
consolidation and teamwork is also important as we prepare for the
International Year of Astronomy 2009. We therefore appeal to you to assist
and encourage your collaborators to participate in this effort.

 

Address to send your materials to or any queries (please try to send before
13th July 2007):

Kevin Govender

SALT Collateral Benefits Programme

South African Astronomical Observatory

Telephone: 021 460 9350

Fax: 021 447 3639

Cellphone: 082 487 8466

Postal: P.O. Box 9, Observatory, 7935, South Africa

Street: SAAO, Observatory Road, Observatory, Cape Town

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Viva Astronomy viva!

 

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