Authors:
Mónica F. Bugallo
1
;
Michael Marx
1
;
David Bynum
1
;
Helio Takai
2
and
Jonh Hover
2
Affiliations:
1
Stony Brook University, United States
;
2
Brookhaven National Laboratories, United States
Keyword(s):
TabletPC,Wiki, Multidisciplinary education, MARIACHI, Ultra-high energy cosmic rays, Mobile technology.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
;
Mobile Information Systems
;
Mobile Learning
;
Ubiquitous Learning
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
;
Web-Based Learning, Wikis and Blogs
Abstract:
This paper reports on the creative educational and research program of MARIACHI (Mixed Apparatus for Radar Investigation of Cosmic-rays of High Ionization) at Stony Brook University, a unique endeavor that detects and studies atmospheric phenomena (lighting, meteors, or cosmic rays) by using a novel detection technique based on radar-like technology and traditional scintillator ground detectors. During the past and current academic year, our program has been effectively modernized and streamlined in both research and educational aspects with the implementation of mobile technologies by the use of TabletPCs and wireless data collection systems as well as emerging cyberinfrastructure based on dynamic services as wiki, blog, and Internet-based video conferencing.