I would still like some opinions regarding the idea to use the 70+ astronomycast podcasts as a BAUT course. These are a bit too general for me, but they are very nicely done and enjoyable.

To make it into an introductory "course" here in the forum, might only require several of us preparing tests and, somehow, administering them in a way that would produce an honest grade of some kind.

It would be very helpful if a certificate of some sort were offered to those who passed the tests for each of several sections. For instance, a number of podcasts deal strictly with the Solar system, which could be one section.

Perhaps special recognition could be added for the astronomical ace. A final exam could be given also.

I think the use of Astronomycast might be a good nascent approach to getting started with a BAUT structured education program. This makes even more sense because it appears unlikely a more in-depth program will be the initial step. If an introductory program takes-off, then something more serious might be warranted, and at a level that has, hopefully, some financial compensation for those who have done the hard work to teach us.

Is anyone willing to help generate 15 or 20 good test questions from the podcasts of Astronomycast?

If so, then we can go to Fraser, Pamela, and Phil with this idea to see if they can acquire something test-like from their forum software supplier. The certificates could be created by us and easily given out as pdf files, or jpg, to those who have earned them.

It's time to do something, even if it's something basic!

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