2 min read

Eclipse Soundscapes Presents on the University of North Texas Discovery Series

Eclipse Soundscapes Presents on the University of North Texas Discovery Series


Properly utilizing new learning technologies and techniques will undoubtedly increase the accessibility and diversity of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) engagement in the U.S. However, technologies alone are not enough to create effective engagement and learning programs. Identifying needs, engaging communities during the design process, and sharing lessons learned moments with others are crucial to create truly impactful STEAM engagement programs.

The University of North Texas (UNT) College of Information Discovery Series hosts prominent and impactful speakers from industry, academia, and nonprofits to stimulate the exchange of ideas at the intersection of information science, linguistics, and learning technologies. On Apr 21, 2022, Dr. Henry “Trae” Winter was invited to the series to share ARISA Lab’s portfolio of Eclipse Soundscapes projects, which are all designed to make eclipses accessible, inclusive, and engaging to a wide variety of audiences, including, but not limited to, people who are blind and low vision (BLV).

Doctor Winter talked about how the ARISA Lab team worked with NASA to create the Eclipse Soundscapes Bilingual Mobile Application and the Eclipse Soundscapes: Citizen Science Project. Dr. Winter also highlighted the many lessons learned along the way so that future leaders can more easily find their own unique paths to incorporate accessibility and inclusion.

This presentation was recorded and is freely available on the UNT College of Information YouTube channel. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bJBAuqf5yw

Many thanks to UNT College of Information Communications Officer, Sandria Edgar for organizing and hosting the talk and to former NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) members Rhonda Christensen and Gerald Knezek for inviting ARISA Lab and the Eclipse Soundscape: Citizen Science Program to participate.

You can learn more about the Eclipse Soundscapes: Citizen Science Project, the Eclipse Soundscapes bilingual mobile app, and other projects under the Eclipse Soundscapes banner at EclipseSoundscapes.org and by following on Facebook @EclipseSoundscapes, Twitter @EclipseSoundUDL, and Instagram @EclipseSoundscapes

The Eclipse Soundscapes: Citizen Science Project is part the NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Science Activation program and is sponsored in part by NASA Cooperative Agreement #80NSSC21M0008. The Eclipse Soundscapes: Bilingual Mobile Application was supported by NASA subaward 80NSSC21K1172 under the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team, which is supported by NASA under cooperative agreement number NNH15ZDA004C.

Decorative image. No alt text

Share

Details

Last Updated
Jul 22, 2022
Editor
NASA Science Editorial Team

Related Terms

Explore More

Illustration of a planet, zoomed in on the planet’s dayside/nightside boundary. The planet encompasses takes up the full image. At the bottom left, the image is dark, depicting the nightside covering the planet in a dark shadow. In the right side of the image, the planet has a fuzzy orange-pink atmosphere with hints of latitudinal wispy cloud bands. The right upper corner is bright, where the star (not illustrated) shines.
6 min read

NASA’s Webb Investigates Eternal Sunrises, Sunsets on Distant World

Article12 hours ago
Arp 142, two interacting galaxies, observed in near- and mid-infrared light. At left is NGC 2937, nicknamed the Egg. Its center is the brighter and whiter. There are six diffraction spikes atop its gauzy blue layers. At right is NGC 2936, nicknamed the Penguin. Its beak-like region points toward and above the Egg. Where the eye would be is a small, opaque yellow spiral. The Penguin’s distorted arms form the bird’s beak, back, and tail. The tail is wide and layered, like a beta fish’s tail. A semi-transparent blue hue traces the Penguin and extends from the galaxy, creating an upside-down U over top of both galaxies. At top right is another galaxy seen from the side, pointing roughly at a 45-degree angle. It is largely light blue. Its length appears approximately as long as the Egg’s height. One foreground star with large, bright blue diffraction spikes appears over top of the galaxy and another near it. The entire black background is filled with tiny, extremely distant galaxies.
6 min read

Vivid Portrait of Interacting Galaxies Marks Webb’s Second Anniversary

Article4 days ago
A spiral galaxy seen almost face-on. Large spiral arms whirl out from its center, filling the scene. They glow faintly blue from the stars within, with some small bright patches of blue and pink marking areas of star formation. Thin filaments of dark reddish dust that block light overlay the stars. The galaxy’s center shines brightly white.
3 min read

Hubble Measures the Distance to a Supernova

Article4 days ago
Keep Exploring

Discover More Topics From NASA

James Webb Space Telescope

The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many sizes. The smallest of these are small, distant, and faint points of light. The largest of these appear larger, closer, brighter, and more fully resolved with 8-point diffraction spikes. The upper portion of the image is blueish, and has wispy translucent cloud-like streaks rising from the nebula below. The orangish cloudy formation in the bottom half varies in density and ranges from translucent to opaque. The stars vary in color, the majority of which have a blue or orange hue. The cloud-like structure of the nebula contains ridges, peaks, and valleys – an appearance very similar to a mountain range. Three long diffraction spikes from the top right edge of the image suggest the presence of a large star just out of view.

Perseverance Rover

Parker Solar Probe

Juno