Citizen Science Typologies

This free course is aimed at anyone wishing to learn about the different approaches for classifying citizen science activities. It requires some basic knowledge and understanding of citizen science. The course will cover:

1. An introduction to citizen science, a definition of typologies and the challenges of classifying citizen science activities.
2. Three of the most commonly used typologies for classifying citizen science activities: the Wiggins’ and Crowston typology, the 5C’s by Shirk et al. and Haklay’s Levels of Participation.

Publish information

Authors:	UCL;
Publisher:	EU-Citizen Science
Year of publication:	2021

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Training information

Time required: 1.5 hours
Conditions of access: You must register on the EU-Citizen Science Moodle Platform

Language

English

Keywords

Introduction Citizen Science Typologies

Theme

Best Practices

Category

Interactive Resource (Website)

Audience

All Audiences

Education level

Beginner

Learning Resource Type

Mooc