What are the educational issues?

• We want students to be involved in experimental learning, but....
• Can't handle stars and galaxies
• Can't observe most of them (in undergrad classes, anyway), either
  

• Want to incorporate modern astrophysical research into introductory classes.
• Real (and diverse or even flawed!) observational data
• Computational modeling
• Large datasets
  

• Lack of computational skills in introductory students.
• Few plotting skills
• Fewer programming skills
  

• Misconceptions of "what science is" abound.
• The "right answer" myth
• The "solo scientist" myth