Chris Impey is a Distinguished Professor of astronomy
and Associate Dean of the College of Science at The University of Arizona. He
has won 11 teaching awards and has taught two online classes with more than 180,000 enrolled and more than 2 million minutes of video lectures watched. He is a
past Vice President of the American Astronomical Society, and he has been an NSF
Distinguished Teaching Scholar, the Carnegie Council's Arizona Professor of the
Year and, most recently, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor.
Sanlyn Buxner is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department
of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies at The University of Arizona, where she also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies. In addition, she is
a Research Scientist and Education and Communication Specialist at the
Planetary Science Institute. She is the current Education and Outreach Officer
for the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.
1 - Learner-centered Teaching in
Astronomy
2 - Effective Course Design
3 - Lecture-tutorials in Introductory
Astronomy
4 - Technology and Engagement in the
University Classroom
5 - Using Simulations Interactively in
the Introductory Astronomy Classroom
6 - Practical Considerations for Using
a Planetarium for Astronomy Instruction
7 - Authentic Research Experiences in
Astronomy to Teach the Process of Science
8 - Citizen Science in Astronomy
Education
9 - WorldWide Telescope in Education
10 - Measuring Students' Understanding
in Astronomy with Research-based Assessment Tools
11 - Everyone's Universe: Teaching
Astronomy in Community Colleges
12 - Making Your Astronomy Class More
Inclusive