Storytelling for citizen science
This course will give you the ground and tools to look in a different way at how you can communicate about your current project and how to craft a story …
Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 4)
In the fourth and last part of this course we will share the best practices on (1) how to disseminate your results, (2) how to use citizen science as a …
Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 3)
This is the third of a four-part course. This part of the course focuses on managing, understanding, analysing and visualizing data. You need no prior knowledge of citizen science to …
Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 2)
This is the second of a four-part course. In this part we will (1) help you to decide what data you need to collect as part of your project, and …
Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 1)
This is the first of a four-part course designed for anyone that wants to understand the environment and other global challenges and help create a change. You need no prior …
Citizen Science in the Classroom: A toolkit
This is a free course that benefits from access to the lessons learned from COMPASS, a citizen science project funded by the Spanish Government and aimed to evaluate the usability …
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 for everyone: A guide for teachers and support …
A Toolkit to help teachers build Citizen Science into their lessons and other school activities
Citizen Science and the Environment: Ideas for your Duke of …
This guide aims to provide a resource for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants and leaders, to help to increase knowledge and awareness of citizen science and the environment, and …
Lessons from citizen science for community engagement practice
A lively blogpost which may be very useful to the citizen science practitioner interested in creating a community of citizen scientists. It emphasises the importance of people building something together, …
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 …