Hesti Retno Tri Wulandari
The activity carried out in the PPMI Faculty Community Service proposal is "Development of Astronomy Videos as Interactive Educational Media for Students". As information and communication technology develops, visual media such as video have become a popular and effective means of disseminating and transferring complex knowledge in a more interesting and easy to understand way. On the other hand, the rapid development of communication media and easy access gives everyone the freedom to produce content and disseminate it widely. This makes people flooded with information that is sometimes invalid (hoax). In the field of astronomy, hoaxes like this are often encountered and often repeated (for example, the planet Nibiru, Mars will appear as big as the full moon, etc.). Through the educational video series created in the PPM Program, the Bosscha Observatory wants to contribute to providing astronomy educational materials responsibly. The videos created are aimed primarily at school students. In the school curriculum, astronomy is not given as a separate subject, but some astronomy content is included in the discussion of other subjects. However, outside of school students can easily access information about astronomical phenomena through the media. Often teachers and parents are overwhelmed and feel incompetent to answer their students' or children's questions and curiosities. It is hoped that the videos made in PPM will be of some help and become a reference for students and teachers or parents in understanding astronomy topics. This educational media is made interactive, where the Bosscha Observatory team will be ready to answer questions relevant to the video. As promised in the proposal, 20 astronomy videos have been created in this project. The video was uploaded on the Bosscha Observatory YouTube Channel.
Popularize the science of astronomy by providing updates on the latest astronomical research results and how science works. Providing alternative means of learning astronomy to students, through interesting media, in the form of short format videos and question and answer interactions related to video material. Providing opportunities for astronomy study program students or astronomy alumni to practice their skills in conveying complex scientific concepts into easy-to-understand language and providing opportunities to be creative through developing communication media and working in teams.
Become a tool for communicating science in an interesting way to the public