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The Impact of the Office of Public Outreach

The Impact of the Office of Public Outreach. Mario Livio Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland. Impact of STScI Outreach on the Public. A brief assessment of: News Formal Education Informal Education Online Outreach Origins Forum

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The Impact of the Office of Public Outreach

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  1. The Impact of the Office of Public Outreach Mario Livio Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland

  2. Impact of STScI Outreach on the Public A brief assessment of: • News • Formal Education • Informal Education • Online Outreach • Origins Forum • Crossing the boundary betweenscience and general culture • The Hubble achievement

  3. News PUBLICIZING HUBBLE SCIENCE VIA THE MEDIA • The output of our News group drives much of the product development for the rest of OPO. • News of Hubble’s discoveries reach large audiences annually via the News Office’s press releases, press conferences, podcasts and vodcasts, twitter, supplementary materials and videos, as well as through online dissemination.

  4. The Greg Davidson Science News Metric Cumulative contributions of the 10 most productive NASA programs

  5. News SM4 cancellation SM3b SM2 SM3a

  6. Formal Education • Amazing Space is designed to bring the universe into the K-14 classroom and engage teachers and students in the adventure of scientific discovery. • Evaluation is used to determine if established program goals and outcomes are being met. • Online and hard-copy materials are: • Used in all 50 states. • Used in 42 of the 100 largest school districts in the country. • Reach an estimated 6.3 million students per year. • Reach an estimated 506,000 pre- and in-service teachers. http://amazing-space.stsci.edu

  7. Formal Education • High speed internet in 2008, 55% compared to 47% in 2007. • Study included YouTube, blogs, social networking, Second Life, and podcasting. • Results will be used for future product and program development. • Colleges and colleges of education using Amazing Space (207) • School districts using Amazing Space (345) • K-12 schools using Amazing Space (365) • Training materials distribution (401) • Informal Science Education venues (104) A national sample of Amazing Space users provides data on selection criteria and use of materials in a variety of settings. Telescopes from the Ground Up Study of Technologies as Outreach Tools for 18-24 year olds

  8. Informal Science Education The Informal Education Program has partnered directly with 262 informal education venues in 255 cities in 46 states across the nation.

  9. Informal Science Education ViewSpace Multimedia Exhibit Program from STScI currently exhibited in 210 museums, science centers, planetariums. • Continually updated content from Hubble, JWST, Spitzer, Chandra, SOHO, Mars Exploration Rovers, New Horizons, Cassini-Huygens,Phoenix Mars Mission, THEMIS, Deep Impact, STEREO, and also in collaboration with SETI Institute, U. of California, U. of Texas. • New program features, such as “Explore More” visitor follow-up, are informed by NASA Office of Education criteria. Exhibit at The Walters Art Museum

  10. Informal Science Education ViewSpace Multimedia Exhibit Program from STScI currently exhibited in 210 museums, science centers, planetariums. • Continually updated content from Hubble, JWST, Spitzer, Chandra, SOHO, Mars Exploration Rovers, New Horizons, Cassini-Huygens,Phoenix Mars Mission, THEMIS, Deep Impact, STEREO, and also in collaboration with SETI Institute, U. of California, U. of Texas. • New program features, such as “Explore More” visitor follow-up, are informed by NASA Office of Education criteria. Exhibit at The Walters Art Museum

  11. Visions of the UniverseFour Centuries of Discovery A Traveling Exhibit Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy, exhibited in 40 libraries. Informal Science Education

  12. Visions of the UniverseFour Centuries of Discovery Informal Science Education Ontario, CA Topeka, KS Snyder, NE

  13. Online Outreach • On average, the Office of Public Outreach’s web presence has approximately 2.2 million web sessions, 200 million hits per month. • The website is a Winner of the 2007 International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences “Webby” and People’s Voice awards, and 2008 Official Honoree.

  14. The “You Decide” IYA Activity • 139,942 voted • 7,293 K-12 students • 10,519 college students • 2,369 K-12 educators • 2,152 college educators • 104 K-12 educators signed up for a follow-up educational activity with their classes

  15. Origins Forum Braillle BooksA new book brings Great Observatories images to the fingertips of the blind. "Touch the Invisible Sky" is a 60-page book with color images of nebulae, stars, galaxies and some of the telescopes that captured the original pictures. Braille and large-print descriptions accompany each of the book's 28 photographs, making the book's design accessible to readers of all visual abilities. International Year of AstronomyWe are coordinating SMD planning for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. The effort involves professional development for educators, public observing experiences, and community-based partnerships.

  16. Origins Forum • Helps Astrophysics mission E/PO programs communicate and collaborate to make the best use of their resources. • In collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, coordinates E/PO activities involving 30 professionals representing 16 institutions and 24 Astrophysics Division missions and research programs. Coordination across NASAmissions E/PO Educational Posters

  17. Crossing the Boundary BetweenScience and General Culture Einstein was chosen person of the century because his theories crossed the boundaries of science into modern culture. HSTshowed us Einstein’s Universe!

  18. Crossing the Boundary BetweenScience and General Culture Celestial harmony Teaching English in Japan

  19. As a standard for excellence

  20. As a standard for excellence

  21. The Hubble Achievement Numerous Editorials

  22. The Hubble Achievement Numerous Editorials

  23. Sheer Beauty

  24. Eagle NebulaM16

  25. Carina

  26. HH 901 Carina Nebula

  27. V838 Mon

  28. Cat’s Eye Nebula NGC 6543

  29. Crab Nebula M1

  30. NGC 1300

  31. Sombrero Galaxy M104

  32. Arp 147

  33. Fountain of YouthArp 194

  34. Arp 274

  35. K 4-55Final WFPC2

  36. Students

  37. Model view 1

  38. Palazzo

  39. Astronomers View SL-9 Impact on Jupiter

  40. Anatomy Lesson, Rembrandt

  41. STS-125/SM4 Launch STS-125/SM4 launch, May 11, 2009

  42. SM4 EVA John Grunsfeld servicing HST on STS-125/SM4

  43. HST from Atlantis Hubble Space Telescope from Space Shuttle Atlantis

  44. To be continued…

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