Citizen Science

ACTIVITY:

Your students are completing a community project where they are asked to solve a community problem by presenting their idea to the city town council.

You are considering ways that students can document evidence of their learning and thinking so that others can see the process behind their project . Your school district has an ePortfolio software tool, but the students want to share their learning with the public.

Questions:

  • What kinds of Citizen Science could be connected to your Community project?
  • Why would you want to contribute to Citizen Science projects?
  • Who benefits from the data collection of Citizen Science projects?

Current opportunities

Communicating Science on Wikipedia, Wednesdays at 11:00am Pacific/2:00pm Eastern, March 6–May 29, 2019

“I am a firm believer that the role of academics is to make their knowledge accessible to the public. I cherish the opportunity to research, write, and share knowledge and information that would benefit as many people as possible.”

Contributing scientific content to Wikipedia means being able to distill complex topics to a general audience who may not have a scientific background. Experts are well positioned to do this sort of ‘translating’ because they have access to the latest research and have a deep understanding of these topic areas. This course provides the technical skills and policy understanding to contribute to Wikipedia.

Participants meet virtually Wednesdays at 11:00am Pacific/2:00pm Eastern to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of scientific topics, March 6–May 29, 2019. Register now!