Outreach and Innovations
Among many outreach projects, she created an acclaimed, grant winning "BCC Space&Astronomy Lecture Series”. This lecture series reaches out in an effort to inspire and educate the public including current and potential future students about the beauty and magnificence of the universe. Each month hundreds attend this lecture series.
She has a strong background in innovative teaching technique. In technology-mediated instruction she developed learning modules such as: "The Business of Space" to promote cultural diversity and global awareness about space and astronomy; "Astronomy in Paintings, Frescos, and Engravings" on how art has been used to explain the Universe from stars to galaxies; "Sounds of the Universe: Acoustic Astronomy" to stimulate intellectual curiosity and individual thinking and "Invisible Universe" learning module to explore celestial objects in multi-wavelengths.
Dr. Terenzi’s lectures are based on a unique blend of science and art, knowledge and emotion—a concept she call "Emotional Learning," since it is based on the 4 "E"s: Entertain, Educate, Enlighten, and Enthrall. “When you are engaged on these multiple levels, learning finds an emotional home, and it is remembered forever.”
Dr. Terenzi’s original collections of stellar jewelry designs based on the color and symmetry of stars and galaxies, premiered for "ShopNBC" as "GemAllure" in white gold, diamonds and blue sapphires and for "QVC Japan" as "Stellare" in silver and cubic zirconia.
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