Thursday, March 9
10:15 AM-11:15 AM
CST
Capitol A

NASA STEM Innovation Lab: Extreme Events Call for Extreme Makers

Keynote Conversation ID: 51086
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    Troy Cline
    NASAGoddard Space Flight Center

Abstract: You have likely heard about environmental conditions that lead to extreme weather events on earth but did you know that there are also conditions far above Earth’s atmosphere that lead to extreme events in space called solar storms? This presentation will showcase two of NASA’s latest missions that study these events, share a variety of real-world DIY applications and introduce one of NASA’s newest outreach projects, “The STEM Innovation Lab”. The STEM Innovation Lab is located at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and provides a collaborative (physical and virtual) space for the exploration, development and research of new ideas related to infusion of media and educational technology into STEM activities, programs, and approaches. The lab is divided into eight (or more) interchangeable STEM outreach exploration stations. Stations include: virtual reality (Oculus Rift, Vive), model building, media, digital fabrication (2D/3D printing), digital books (iBook, transmedia, ebook, etc.), iSWAC development, robotics, and webinar training. Each station is available to NASA scientists, engineers, educators and partners to investigate how new and existing technologies can be effectively blended together for greater impact and integration into existing education communications and/or public outreach programs and projects. Participant input is collected and shared with education communities in a variety of effective and meaningful ways including video blogs, social media, monthly working group meetings and webinars. In addition, the University of North Texas (UNT) will conduct an empirical research design to produce data that can be used both for formative assessment as well as the long-term impacts of the program. Hands-on demonstrations of NASA innovations available for the fireside chat time after the presentation will include hands-on demonstrations, spacecraft card modeling, virtual reality headsets, NASA apps, iPad teacher tools, and ‘magnetic’ demos. The presentation will conclude with information about a Total Solar Eclipse that will happen across the United States on August 21, 2017! BIOGRAPHY: Troy Cline is the Director of NASA’s STEM Innovation Lab. This lab provides a collaborative (physical and virtual) space for the exploration and development of new ideas related to infusion of media and educational technology into STEM activities, programs, and approaches. Prior to this role he was the Education and Public Outreach Lead for NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. He has extensive experience in educational technology, social media, cross-cultural classroom instruction, project management and public speaking. His research based approach has contributed to the development of new education products designed to teach the public about NASA’s ‘Earth and Space Science’ programs while providing a solid foundation in science and engineering design methods. Many of these projects are enhanced through digital fabrication and virtual reality.

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