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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), …
Train-the-trainer course on Marine Litter Education | Ocean Literacy
This training aims to build skills in delivering meaningful interventions for ocean literacy. It focuses on marine litter, using experiential, learner-centered, and hands-on training methods.Marine Litter is a global issue: …
Volunteer engagement, management and care
This free course is aimed at anyone who will spend time interacting with citizen scientists. This course will introduce you to a variety of means to promote effective communication between …
Leading a ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop
This is a free course for citizen science practitioners looking to employ ‘Train the Trainer’ within their project or activity. Train the Trainer (TTT) is a learning method that equips …
Social media management for citizen science projects
This course is designed to guide citizen science practitioners on how to take the most advantage of social media platforms for their citizen science projects. Prior experience with social media …
Estrategias y herramientas de comunicación aplicadas a proyectos de ciencia …
This is a free course for anyone wishing to learn about the different approaches for engaging citizens as stakeholders and learn basic techniques of communication for disseminating your citizen science …
Citizen Science and Storytelling
A presentation about the value of storytelling in Citizen Science. It takes us through several viewpoints and tools you can use to tell your story, considering the needs of the …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 with Geographic Information Systems and associated technologies (GIS&T)
Citizen Science is defined as the participation of non-professional volunteers in scientific projects (Dickson et al, 2010) and has experienced rapid growth over the past decade. The projects that are …