Online Citizen Science & Learning – ECSA & EU-Citizen.Science Webinar #2

The members of the ECSA Working group Learning and Education in Citizen Science hosted a webinar about recent research on online citizen science and learning. Dr Maria Aristeidou (Open University, UK) presented her study "Online Citizen Science: A Systematic Review of Effects on Learning and Scientific Literacy". Afterwards, Dr Christothea Herodotou (Open University, UK) also shared the outcomes of her study "What Do We Know about Young Volunteers? An Exploratory Study of Participation in Zooniverse”. The webinar closes with a discussion about what to expect in the future and how to improve research within this field. The event was hosted by Dr Julia Lorke (Bürger schaffen Wissen/ WiD) and Claire Ramjan (University of Stirling).

Publish information

Authors:	Eu-Citizen.Science Consortium;
Year of publication:	2020

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Language

English

Keywords

Education Scientific Knowledge Informal Science Learning Public Engagement Public Participation In Science And Research

Theme

Impact Engagement Link With Formal Education Evaluation Of Citizen Science Transferability

Category

Moving Image (Video)

Audience

Researchers & Academics Educators