astroEDU: peer-reviewed astronomy education activities

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astroEDU: peer-reviewed astronomy education activities Presentation at CAP2013, Warsaw, Poland

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peer-reviewed astronomy education activities

Existing repositories:

• require login,

• are cluttered,

• are hard to navigate/find resources,

• have content with highly variable quality,

• have limited content review,

• are restricted in languages,

• are not maintained/updated.

What is astroEDU?

astroEDU makes the best astronomy activities accessible to educators around the world.

astroEDU is the first, open-access platform of peer-reviewed astronomy educational activities.

astroEDU is a platform for educators to discover, review, distribute, improve, and remix educational astronomy activities.

astroEDU Peer Review

ActivityAuthor Editor/Curator

2 Reviewers ‣  Astronomer ‣  Educator

Editorial Board

Publication Translation Community Feedback Distribution – Repositories Field Test

Report

Report

astroEDU Ownership

astroEDU Timeline

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Goal for 2013: 20 Activities