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Planetarians' Zoom Seminars
Planetarians' Zoom Seminars
...are usually on the last Friday of the month at 11am or 2 pm Pacific Time. The seminars are recorded and archived. For connection URL, see the Zoom Online Seminar page. Any planetarian who has something interesting to share is invited do a presentation at a seminar. Please contact Planetarium Zoom Seminar (PZS) Coordinator, Rosemary Walling <rosemary{~at}mariedrakeplanetarium.org>, with the following:
1. Possible date(s) for your presentation
2. A catchy Title
3. A brief Description
4. A brief Bio (who you are, where you work, 1-3 sentences)
Young Moon, 2.4% illuminated.
Photo by Rich Ozer.
Upcoming Planetarians' Zoom Seminars
Upcoming Planetarians' Zoom Seminars
2025
Dates and times subject to alteration depending on availability of presenters.
2025 Jun 27 at 2pm PDT (5pm EDT, 21:00 UT). Free Choice Learning - Motivation and Audience Engagement with Emily Peavy. "Free Choice Learning" is an alternative term to "Informal Learning" and is used to emphasize learning spaces where people are actively choosing to participate in educational experiences. However not everyone who comes into these experience have the same goals in mind. Join in with a presentation and discussion on the motivations behind participants in Free Choice Learning experiences and how we can use this research to reflect on audience engagement. Emily Peavy is the Senior Education & Engagement Assistant at the International Gemini Observatory based in Hawaiʻi. Her master's research focused on forms of planetarium programming and utilized the research of John Falk (An identity‐centered approach to understanding museum learning) in the planetarium space.
2025 Jul 25 at 2pm PDT (5pm EDT, 21:00 UT). Planetarium Educators Workshop I. Alan Gould, member of the International Planetarium Society (IPS) Education Committee and Director Emeritus of the Lawrence Hall of Science Planetarium, is organizing this workshop series. It is intended to be largely participant-led and loosely centered on updating the Planetarium Educators Workshop Guide (IPS Special Publication #10). Focus for this first session will be Module 1, Communication, including exactly how instructor-student communication can lead to more rewarding outcomes than presenter-lectures. Bonus topic: strategies for getting funding, revenue, and financial stability for your planetarium.
2025 Aug 29
2025 Sep 26 at 11am PDT (2pm EDT, 18:00 UT). Daniel Brown
2025 Oct 31 (or 24 if Halloween is not appropriate)
2025 Nov 21 (3rd Fri)
2025 Dec 19 (3rd Fri)
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