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[G02-P05] Practical educational program for training Space Weather Interpreters aimed at students.
Keywords:Space Weather, Space Weather Education, Space Weather Interpreter
1.Introduction
Space weather is a disturbance of the space environment caused by solar activity that causes various damages to social infrastructure and human activities. Even on Earth, we are affected by it, and it is a major issue that humans have to consider in order to expand our sphere of activity into space.
The Nozawa Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, which conducts education and research on space weather, is considering a practical educational program for the development of space weather interpreters, with Kazunari Shibata (Kwasan Astro-Culture Foundation), Takahiro Obara (The Open University of Japan) and Kimiharu Saita (Weather Caster Network) as lecturers.
The difficulties in dealing with space weather risks are the low level of awareness and the wide scope of social influence. The term 'Space Weather' is not well known, and it is necessary to promote space weather itself. In addition, due to the wide range of social influences, space weather specialists are unable to deal with all social systems, and even if research advances, it is only going to move further away from practical society.
In order to cope with space weather, experts in the respective industries need to respond to the risks correctly. Therefore, the space weather education will focus on students who will be employed in various industries and will be at the heart of society in the future.
The participation fee is free and online, which reduces the cost and location burden on the students. It also motivates students to learn because they can discuss with lecturers who are conducting research at the forefront of the field. We believe that the spread of such educational programs and exposure to space weather from the student age will encourage the development of space weather interpreters who can assess and respond to space weather risks.
2.Space weather Lectures
In FY2023, the space weather lectures for students "Let's learn about space weather!" (first semester) and "Space Weather Lectures" (second semester) were held for students.
Pre-lecture study sessions were held as an opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge of the lectures, to compare their perceptions with each other and to discuss questions they would like to ask at the lectures.
The first semester's lecture was a seminar-type lecture in which the participants made presentations based on what they had discussed in the preliminary study session, and the lecturers corrected and supplemented their presentations. About 80 people, including students and the general public, registered for the course.
In the first semester, the difficulty level of the lectures was difficult to set due to the wide range of participants. Therefore, the second semester lectures were "How to make a Space Weather Forecasts for the Weather Caster Network" for weathercasters and specialized lectures directly related to research, mainly for students, in line with the space weather forecaster system.
3.Conclusion
Space weather lectures for students need to be addressed to a wider range of students to train the next generation of space weather interpreters.
Space weather is a disturbance of the space environment caused by solar activity that causes various damages to social infrastructure and human activities. Even on Earth, we are affected by it, and it is a major issue that humans have to consider in order to expand our sphere of activity into space.
The Nozawa Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, which conducts education and research on space weather, is considering a practical educational program for the development of space weather interpreters, with Kazunari Shibata (Kwasan Astro-Culture Foundation), Takahiro Obara (The Open University of Japan) and Kimiharu Saita (Weather Caster Network) as lecturers.
The difficulties in dealing with space weather risks are the low level of awareness and the wide scope of social influence. The term 'Space Weather' is not well known, and it is necessary to promote space weather itself. In addition, due to the wide range of social influences, space weather specialists are unable to deal with all social systems, and even if research advances, it is only going to move further away from practical society.
In order to cope with space weather, experts in the respective industries need to respond to the risks correctly. Therefore, the space weather education will focus on students who will be employed in various industries and will be at the heart of society in the future.
The participation fee is free and online, which reduces the cost and location burden on the students. It also motivates students to learn because they can discuss with lecturers who are conducting research at the forefront of the field. We believe that the spread of such educational programs and exposure to space weather from the student age will encourage the development of space weather interpreters who can assess and respond to space weather risks.
2.Space weather Lectures
In FY2023, the space weather lectures for students "Let's learn about space weather!" (first semester) and "Space Weather Lectures" (second semester) were held for students.
Pre-lecture study sessions were held as an opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge of the lectures, to compare their perceptions with each other and to discuss questions they would like to ask at the lectures.
The first semester's lecture was a seminar-type lecture in which the participants made presentations based on what they had discussed in the preliminary study session, and the lecturers corrected and supplemented their presentations. About 80 people, including students and the general public, registered for the course.
In the first semester, the difficulty level of the lectures was difficult to set due to the wide range of participants. Therefore, the second semester lectures were "How to make a Space Weather Forecasts for the Weather Caster Network" for weathercasters and specialized lectures directly related to research, mainly for students, in line with the space weather forecaster system.
3.Conclusion
Space weather lectures for students need to be addressed to a wider range of students to train the next generation of space weather interpreters.