By Jim Gerard, INSPIRE Education Specialist, KSC, FL
Thursday night's Live Chat was a special one. Our guests were the host and co-host of the widely acclaimed NASA EDGE video program, Blair Allen and Chris Geirsch. It was Live Chat's first time having two guests at once, and went very well as Blair and Chris are so used to working with each other. We had 85 in attendance, which was by 'invitation only' to the first 100 OLC members to sign up. We will tentatively be using this method for future chats, so watch her and the eINSPIRE communication for more details.
Chris and Blair began the hour with a short overview of the NASA EDGE program and how it is produced. Chris has a background in engineering and education, while Blair brings experience in production. They also introduced us to the rest of their team, and told of everyone's role in putting a production together. They also told of the many places (iTunes, YouTube, Facebook, etc.) where you can find episodes of NASA EDGE. The guys were thrilled to hear we keep the NASA EDGE RSS feed on the Home page. You can check it for the latest news from NE.
We had a lot of time for questions and answers, which Blair and Chris enjoyed as much as I hope the students did. We also had many questions remaining when time ran out. These were copied and sent to the guys who promised to answer. These will be posted on the Discussion Board thread. Remember too that those of you who view the Live Chat from archive can post questions on the Board that will be forwarded to the guest spacers.
The Live Chat will take a break over the holidays, returning on January 6, 2011 with a presentation about the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Look for the January 3rd edition of eINSPIRE for more information on how to join us.
Wishing you all a Happy Holiday and a Merry Christmas!
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