The Librarian's Guide to Citizen Science
Understanding, planning, and sustaining ongoing engagement in citizen science at your library.
Phenology recording with young children
A report on a pilot study of teaching young children how to undertake a phenology survey at a garden centre in Scotland. It reports the methodology used, difficulties encountered, and …
Co-created Citizen Science recording with older people
A report on a pilot study of co-creating Citizen Science with older volunteers making wildlife reports. It reports on specific lessons learned, what type of recording method was found to …
The Conservation Volunteers' Guide to Engaging Volunteers in Citizen Science …
A guide based on research in Scotland in engaging people in Citizen Science, particularly in the area of conservation. It looks at who gets involved and why, recruitment methods, engagement …
Wildlife recording with participants with complex support needs
A report on a pilot study of how people with physical or learning difficulties and similar support needs interacted with citizen science. The Conservation Volunteers trialled a number of citizen …
Citizen Science – Motivations, Progression and Accreditation
This report provides an insight into Citizen Science motivations, progression routes and investigates whether formal accreditation would benefit Citizen Science participants and add value to the data collected. It looks …
A Guide to using Social Media in your Citizen Science …
A report on the importance of social media use for citizen science, some descriptions of types of social media, how to use social media to achieve such goals as spreading …
Citizen Science in Your Community: A Guide to Getting Involved
This guide is aimed at anyone who would like to know how to try out citizen science in their community. It explains the benefits of citizen science, notes the reliance …
Libraries as Community Hubs for Citizen Science
SciStarter and the National Library of Medicine in the USA have produced a short training module on turning your library into a community hub for citizen science. The module covers …
Science Communication MOOC
This course explains why science communication is important and what it looks like in practice. It also teaches you the basic concepts and fundamental skills you need to master science …
Research integrity, ethics and the SDGs within the context of …
This course provides an introduction to the very important idea of research integrity which we link to ethics, the Sustainable Development Goals and to Citizen Science. On completion of this …
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Bürger schaffen Klima Wissen
This course is designed to inform interested and engaged citizens about where and how they can get involved in scientific work and become citizen scientists, especially in the field of …
Basic regulations and ethics for citizen science
This free course will provide you with basic knowledge about citizen scientists’ rights and obligations in gathering data, analysing data, and co-authoring research papers.
In this module, a special emphasis …
Introduction to Citizen Science for Journalists
This free course will introduce you to core aspects of citizen science, the activities that fall under it, issues that are frequently discussed about citizen science (data quality and motivation), …
MOOC "Have you seen an alien?"
The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) Citizen Science activities aim at bringing together people, scientists and policy makers in an effort to monitor and control invasive alien species (IAS) …
CSA WEBINAR: Wide Angle Lens of Volunteer Engagement with UMN …
A model that describes the full life cycle of a volunteer’s experience across their volunteering career, putting training in the context of other essential program components.
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