Seminar Schedule

Planetarians' Zoom Seminars

...are usually on the last Friday of the month at 11am or 2 pm Pacific Time. The seminars are recorded and archived. For connection URL, see the Zoom Online Seminar page. Any planetarian who has something interesting to share is invited do a presentation at a seminar. Please contact Planetarium Zoom Seminar (PZS) Coordinator, Rosemary Walling <rosemary{~at}mariedrakeplanetarium.org>, with the following:

1. Possible date(s) for your presentation
2. A catchy Title
3. A brief Description
4. A brief Bio (who you are, where you work, 1-3 sentences)

Young Moon, 2.4% illuminated.
Photo by Rich Ozer.

Upcoming Planetarians' Zoom Seminars

2026

Dates and times subject to alteration depending on availability of presenters.

2026 Mar 27 at 12pm PDT (3pm EDT, 19:00 UTC), Planetarium Educators Workshop: Organizational Patterns with Alan Gould. The goal of this workshop is for us to become aware of different ways we can organize the planetarium experience for our planetarium guests. A simple didactic approach may be all that's possible and effective for recorded programs. Explore how we can interact with our audiences in other ways, thinking about advantages and disadvantages of each strategy, and sharing actual planetarium activities that exemplify those strategies. This is Part 3 in the Planetarium Educators Workshop series that began last July and is derived from the Planetarium Educators Workshop Guide. Workshop facilitator is Alan Gould.
2026 Apr 24 at 11am PDT (2pm EDT, 18:00 UTC), Open Discussion: AI in Your Dome with Jeff Nee. Join your peers to both share your experiences, hear from others, and ask your questions about using artificial intelligence in/around your dome. Whether you're interested in help with marketing, coding, show creation, and more, whether you've been using it for years and want to share your favorite project, or you've been putting off using it entirely and have big questions or concerns, everyone is welcome to join the discussion. Facilitated by Jeff Nee from Sky-Skan International. To share advanced questions (for a better response during the discussion) as well as any slides/materials (to share your own projects/experiences), please email nee@skyskan.com.
2026 May 29
2026 Jun 26
2026 Jul 31, at 12pm PDT (3pm EDT, 18:00 UTC), Planetarium Educators Workshop: How the Audience Sees It. This workshop offers suggestions for 1) assessing our audiences' knowledge and reasoning abilities; 2) choosing concepts appropriate to the learning level of the audience; and 3) applying instructional techniques that are most likely to result in lasting conceptual improvements. This is Part 4 in the Planetarium Educators Workshop series that began last July and is derived from the Planetarium Educators Workshop Guide. Workshop facilitator is Alan Gould.
2026 Aug 28
2026 Sep 25
2026 Oct 30
2026 Nov 20, at 12pm PST (3pm EST, 20:00 UTC), Planetarium Educators Workshop: Questioning Strategies. The workshop goals are to introduce a scheme for classifying questions, to practice identifying types of questions, and to think of how to design intriguing sequences of questions to ask during a planetarium program. The right questions can help increase the value of our dialog with audiences. This is Part 5 in the Planetarium Educators Workshop series that began in July 2025 and is derived from the Planetarium Educators Workshop Guide. Workshop facilitator is Alan Gould.
2026 Dec 18

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