Moonshot: Redesigning NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars Experience at Johnson Space Center for Online Delivery

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Published: Apr 12, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v12i1.31303
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Kalianne L. Neumann
Oklahoma State University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2463-4986
Susan L. Stansberry
Oklahoma State University
Crystal L. Del Rosso
NSPACE - NASA Johnson Space Center
Stacey S. Welch
NSPACE - NASA Johnson Space Center
Toni A. Ivey
Oklahoma State University

Abstract

Moonshot is the redesign of NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS), which traditionally engaged Texas high school juniors in a 16-week online course for credit and an intense week-long onsite experience working in teams with experts at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), our challenge was to design, develop, and deliver an online virtual experience to replace the all-expenses-paid six-day residential summer experience at JSC where HAS participants traditionally work with like-minded peers and NASA experts on authentic design challenges.

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Neumann, K. L., Stansberry, S. L., Del Rosso, C. L., Welch, S. S., & Ivey, T. A. (2021). Moonshot: Redesigning NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars Experience at Johnson Space Center for Online Delivery. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 12(1), 140–157. https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v12i1.31303
Author Biographies

Kalianne L. Neumann, Oklahoma State University

Kalianne L. Neumann is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Oklahoma State University (OSU). Her research focuses on teaching with technology and the design of learning environments.

Susan L. Stansberry, Oklahoma State University

Susan L. Stansberry is a Professor of Educational Technology at OSU and Principal Investigator for NASA STEM Pathway Activities— Consortium for Education (NSPACE). Her research focuses on teaching with technology, creativity, and curiosity.

Crystal L. Del Rosso, NSPACE - NASA Johnson Space Center

Crystal L. Del Rosso is the former STEM Collaborations Lead Coordinator for NSPACE at NASA’s JSC. Currently, she is the Human Exploration Research Analog Test Subject Screening Coordinator for Leidos at NASA’s JSC.

Stacey S. Welch, NSPACE - NASA Johnson Space Center

Stacey S. Welch is the Lead Education Coordinator for NSPACE at NASA’s JSC and a Learning, Design, and Technology doctoral student at OSU. Her research focuses on improving STEM teaching and learning in K-16 settings.

Toni A. Ivey, Oklahoma State University

Toni A. Ivey is an Associate Professor of Science Education at OSU and Co-Director of the Center for Research on STEM Teaching and Learning. Her research focuses on STEM education and science teacher preparation

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