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 …
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 …
Foundations of Citizen Science
The Foundations of Citizen Science module (available in English and Spanish) will help you learn the basics, participate in projects, and make the most of SciStarter. (Librarians: …
Kutatóknak a ‘Citizen Science’ megközelítésben rejlő lehetőségekről
The main goal of the module is to show how and when citizen science-based projects can be useful, especially from a scientific point of view. After a brief introduction on …
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) …
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 …
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 – 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 …
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 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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …