Today's featured acronym is CHOICE – The Carolyn Hurless Online Institute for Continuing Education
CHOICE is an education and outreach initiative of the AAVSO. It is a collection of informal, online short courses on topics chosen to help members of the AAVSO and others contribute more to science. Most CHOICE courses are four weeks long. They are run via the AAVSO web site using private forums and e-mail at a self-directed pace. One of the unique aspects of this program is that courses are peer taught. That is, graduates of one course have the opportunity to teach the next iteration of that course. Those who successfully complete a course are provided with a certificate and a badge displayed on their web site user profile page. We hope to increase the impact of this program by offering many of the courses to non-members.
This is just one example of the programs the AAVSO provides to its members, observers and the astronomical community. Please help support these services by contributing to this year's Annual Campaign.
You can mail a check to AAVSO headquarters, or you can make a donation online. Just click the Donate Now button on our home page and select Annual Campaign in the drop down menu.