Press Coverage & Publications
Santa Barbara Library contacts the ISS
On July 3, 2019, with the help of the Santa Barbara Amatuer Radio Club, children at the Santa Barbara Public Library contacted Astronaut Nick Hague on the International Space Station as part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program. Santa...
Technology & Innovation – Inventing with Maker Education In High School Classrooms
A paper published in the journal of the National Academy of Inventors on Maaia’s interactional ethnographic study of Maker-based STEM initiative published in a special edition on invention education.
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Keys to Maker Education
by Levi C. Maaia
This study examined how and in what ways an instructor and students defined and influenced the co-creation of a maker-based STEM culture at an independent high school.
Providence Business News – Former Full Channel execs launch telecommunications consultancy
Providence Business News 1/24/2018: Former Full Channel execs launch telecommunications consultancy Providence Business News published a story on our launch of Maaia Communications.
ARRL News – Thomas Fire response also demonstrates Amateur Radio’s social media value
Thanks to the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) for recognizing the work of radio amateurs in Santa Barbara during the Thomas Fire. From ARRL News: Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC) members kept a close watch on the Thomas Fire after it broke out in early...
KCLU/NPR – South Coast Man Helps With Education Efforts Linked To International Space Station
KCLU's Debra Greene reported on Levi's appointment to the ARISS-US Education Committee and his work with Anacapa School students to connect with Astronaut Chris Cassidy while he was aboard the International Space Station. Read and listen to the story at kclu.org....
Noozhawk – Local Amateur Radio Club Has Ties to Space Station
Santa Barbara News-Press 5/14/17: Local Amateur Radio Club Has Ties to Space Station Santa Barbara Noozhawk published an article on my appointment to the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station U.S. Education Committee.
Santa Barbara News-Press – Talk to the stars: Local educator named to committee that connects the International Space Station with students
Santa Barbara News-Press 5/14/17: Talk to the stars: Local educator named to committee that connects the International Space Station with students Santa Barbara News-Press published an article on my appointment to the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station...
GoLocalProv – Full Channel Inc. has no plans to loosen privacy policy despite internet privacy rollback
GoLocalProv 4/4/2017: Full Channel Inc. has no plans to loosen privacy policy despite internet privacy rollback GoLocalProv ran a short piece on Full Channel’s commitment to privacy in light of threats to federal internet privacy regulations.
EastBayRI – Full Channel: We won’t sell your private Internet data
EastBayRI 4/3/2017: Full Channel: We won’t sell your private Internet data The local East Bay newspapers ran a short piece on Full Channel's commitment to privacy in light of threats to federal internet privacy regulations.
Providence Business News – Workforce shifting with speed, variety of services
Providence Business News 1/9/2016: Workforce shifting with speed, variety of services Providence Business News featured Full Channel in a piece on the trend toward streaming video and "TV Everywhere."
QST – Journal of the ARRL: QSL from Cuba
QST - The Journal of the American Relay Radio League 10/2015: QSL from Cuba Levi C. Maaia published a feature article in the journal of the American Radio Relay League on my visit to Cuba as part of a research delegation and the building of relationships between radio...