Australasia + Oceania Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/australasia-oceania/ Astronomy for a better world! Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:43:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg Australasia + Oceania Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/australasia-oceania/ 32 32 Video: Australia’s Cultural Night Sky https://astro4dev.org/video-australias-cultural-night-sky/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:38:35 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=30703 Koya Aboriginal Corporation and Dr John Goldsmith / Celestial Visions have released a film of their project, “Australia’s Cultural Night Sky: Culture, Creativity and Community at Lake Ballard, Western Australia”. The video documents the journey and activities of 12 Aboriginal high-school students, visiting the remote, dark-sky location of Lake Ballard, in the Goldfields region of [...]

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]]> Workshop for Developing Science Education in Timor-Leste https://astro4dev.org/workshop-for-developing-astronomy-education-in-timor-leste/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:15:02 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=29056 Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO (TLNCU) and its science division, known as SESIM, organized the project “Strengthening the Knua Prátika and nurturing future astronomers for Lorosa’e Land (Timor-Leste)”. Through this project, we ran a workshop with the theme “Workshop for Developing Astronomy Education for the future astronomers and scientists in Timor-Leste”. The workshop is specifically [...]

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]]> Astro-tourism Guide Training in Malaysia https://astro4dev.org/astro-tourism-guide-training-in-malaysia/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:49:06 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=28408 A diverse team, including a cultural anthropologist, a camera expert, an astrophysicist, and an entrepreneur, collaborated to train the inaugural batch of astronomy guides in Malaysia. The participants in this program come from various professional backgrounds such as city tour guides, naturalists, tourism operators, and amateurs. To equip them with profound knowledge and skills, we [...]

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]]> Guide for Code Learning with Astronomical Ideas https://astro4dev.org/guide-for-code-learning-with-astronomical-ideas/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:41:13 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26341 The core project idea is to create a code learning-program based on microbits and astronomical topics. Micro:bit is a pocket programmable device that allows children and young people to learn how to program in a simple, playful and creative way. Its integrated sensors, which include buttons, compass, accelerometer, temperature, brightness, Bluetooth connection, LED matrix, allow [...]

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]]> STEAM Teaching Materials from Bosscha Observatory (Indonesian) https://astro4dev.org/steam-teaching-materials-from-bosscha-observatory-indonesian/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:44:58 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26335 This project developed distance learning infrastructure, human resources, materials and methodology to assist teachers, particularly in empowering rational capacity through astronomy. The learning material is enriched with other STEAM components, most importantly energy, water, and the need to care for Earth. The facility and human resources built have been able to reach out to 137985 [...]

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]]> Empowering Rational Thinking Through Astronomy at Indonesian Schools https://astro4dev.org/empowering-rational-thinking-through-astronomy-at-indonesian-schools/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:16:41 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24055 Bosscha Observatory, Indonesia coordinates this project to provide distant learning material and methodology to assist teachers, particularly in empowering rational thinking capacity through astronomy. The learning material is enriched with other STEAM topics, most importantly energy, water, and the need to care for Earth. Through the OAD grant, Bosscha built a studio facility for the [...]

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]]> OAD Project Launches Code Learning Program https://astro4dev.org/oad-project-launches-code-learning-program/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:07:16 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=23524 The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development is supporting the Planetário – Casa da Ciência de Braga, Portugal to develop a code learning program with the Portuguese School of Mozambique and the Portuguese School of Dili Ruy Cinatti in Timor-Leste. The CODELASTRO project is a code learning program based on microbits and astronomical topics. The [...]

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]]> Overview: Code learning with astronomical ideas https://astro4dev.org/overview-code-learning-with-astronomical-ideas/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:51:43 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21987 Micro:bit is a pocket programmable device that allows children and young people to learnhow to program in a simple, playful and creative way. Its integrated sensors (buttons,compass, accelerometer, temperature, brightness, Bluetooth connection, LED matrix) allowthe development of STEM projects, in which children and young people, almostautonomously and in groups, can learn and lead all phases [...]

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]]> Overview: Empowering Rational Capacity through Astronomy: A Distant Learning Approach from Bosscha Observatory https://astro4dev.org/overview-empowering-rational-capacity-through-astronomy-a-distant-learning-approach-from-bosscha-observatory/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:49:31 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21985 Problems to address:- Low rational and critical thinking capability at almost all levels which have been hindering the much needed fast development in the whole system in the country, and blocking mitigation strategy in emergency situation (eg. natural disasters, pandemic such as now, climate change related issues, etc)- Low infrastructure and human resource causing gaps [...]

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]]> Videos https://astro4dev.org/videos/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:16:38 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=16155 In line with the development of high-tech scientific facility of the National Astronomical Observatory in the Middle Amfoang (Regency Kupang – NTT), the demands for strengthening the human resource capacity becomes very important as the form of the establishment of symbiotic mutualism between the observatory and the local community. Community Empowerment Program (Community Development) in [...]

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