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ATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and Beyond

Advances in information and communications technologies (ICTs) have given rise to innovative uses of web-based video tools for global communication, enhancing the impact of large research facilities, including their outreach and education programmes. As an example, the Virtual Visits programmes deve...

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Autores principales: Lapka, Marzena, Goldfarb, Steven, Aguirre, Lucie, Hill, Ewan, Bourdarios, Claire, Beni, Noemi, Hochkeppel, Stephan Michael, Petrilli, Achille, Szillasi, Zoltan, Alexopoulos, Angelos
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Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.234.0349
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2132292
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author Lapka, Marzena
Goldfarb, Steven
Aguirre, Lucie
Hill, Ewan
Bourdarios, Claire
Beni, Noemi
Hochkeppel, Stephan Michael
Petrilli, Achille
Szillasi, Zoltan
Alexopoulos, Angelos
author_facet Lapka, Marzena
Goldfarb, Steven
Aguirre, Lucie
Hill, Ewan
Bourdarios, Claire
Beni, Noemi
Hochkeppel, Stephan Michael
Petrilli, Achille
Szillasi, Zoltan
Alexopoulos, Angelos
author_sort Lapka, Marzena
collection CERN
description Advances in information and communications technologies (ICTs) have given rise to innovative uses of web-based video tools for global communication, enhancing the impact of large research facilities, including their outreach and education programmes. As an example, the Virtual Visits programmes developed by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at CERN, use videoconferencing to communicate with schools and remote events around the globe. The goal of these programmes is to enable the public, especially young people, to become engaged in and understand the field of particle physics through direct dialogue between ATLAS/CMS scientists and remote audiences. ATLAS and CMS collaborations enhanced the Virtual Visits concept in different ways, but still with the same objective, which is to break down geographical barriers and allow more people to enter the world of science, physics and particle physics. This supports local education and outreach activities. Both collaborations have hosted Virtual Visits for thousands of people from each continent with participants connecting from locations such as Kathmandu, Rio de Janeiro, Ghana, Riyadh, and even the South Pole. Audiences were mainly made up of high-school students and their teachers, but also included policy makers and the general public. This paper gives an overview of the educational, technical and organizational aspects of both programmes, with their unique added value. We also present feedback collected from participants, followed by recommendations for future development envisaged for creating sustainable tools.
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spelling cern-21322922022-08-10T12:57:15Zdoi:10.22323/1.234.0349http://cds.cern.ch/record/2132292engLapka, MarzenaGoldfarb, StevenAguirre, LucieHill, EwanBourdarios, ClaireBeni, NoemiHochkeppel, Stephan MichaelPetrilli, AchilleSzillasi, ZoltanAlexopoulos, AngelosATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and BeyondParticle Physics - ExperimentDetectors and Experimental TechniquesAdvances in information and communications technologies (ICTs) have given rise to innovative uses of web-based video tools for global communication, enhancing the impact of large research facilities, including their outreach and education programmes. As an example, the Virtual Visits programmes developed by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at CERN, use videoconferencing to communicate with schools and remote events around the globe. The goal of these programmes is to enable the public, especially young people, to become engaged in and understand the field of particle physics through direct dialogue between ATLAS/CMS scientists and remote audiences. ATLAS and CMS collaborations enhanced the Virtual Visits concept in different ways, but still with the same objective, which is to break down geographical barriers and allow more people to enter the world of science, physics and particle physics. This supports local education and outreach activities. Both collaborations have hosted Virtual Visits for thousands of people from each continent with participants connecting from locations such as Kathmandu, Rio de Janeiro, Ghana, Riyadh, and even the South Pole. Audiences were mainly made up of high-school students and their teachers, but also included policy makers and the general public. This paper gives an overview of the educational, technical and organizational aspects of both programmes, with their unique added value. We also present feedback collected from participants, followed by recommendations for future development envisaged for creating sustainable tools.ATL-OREACH-PROC-2016-003CMS-CR-2016-028oai:cds.cern.ch:21322922016-02-16
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Experiment
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Lapka, Marzena
Goldfarb, Steven
Aguirre, Lucie
Hill, Ewan
Bourdarios, Claire
Beni, Noemi
Hochkeppel, Stephan Michael
Petrilli, Achille
Szillasi, Zoltan
Alexopoulos, Angelos
ATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and Beyond
title ATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and Beyond
title_full ATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and Beyond
title_fullStr ATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and Beyond
title_full_unstemmed ATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and Beyond
title_short ATLAS and CMS Virtual Visits: Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom and Beyond
title_sort atlas and cms virtual visits: bringing cutting edge science into the classroom and beyond
topic Particle Physics - Experiment
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
url https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.234.0349
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2132292
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