Online Seminar on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 14:00 – 15:00 CET

The main mission of the CS Track project has been to observe and analyse the phenomena of citizen science using empirical and theoretical studies. Based on these studies, the team have constructed a set of policy recommendations. Further specific policy recommendations have also been prepared with the stated purpose of directing attention to questions related to Citizen Science that need attention.

Continue reading Recommendations for policy-makers arising from CS Track investigations into Citizen Science, online seminar, 25 January at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 CET

The webinar will provide perspectives and insights on the characteristics of citizen scientists based on our research. 

Presentations in the webinar will address central themes on how citizen scientists view their participation in citizen science projects, e.g., learning and motivation.

In addition, the webinar will address the question of how empirical evidence can serve as a foundation for thinking about the future of citizen science in terms of policy recommendations.

Continue reading Empirical evidence on the characteristics of citizen scientists and what we can learn from it, online seminar, 20 October at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Thursday, 8 December 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 CET

Explanation of the grid. How it was developed and why., e. g. voluntary work versus influencing policies versus education versus making. How to place a CS activity. Obvious differences in potential (ethical) guidelines depending on where activity is placed. 

„Look & feel“ of the Grid. Learning how to apply it to become aware of potential caveats and ethical issues will help to organise citizen science activities in a way that creates a better cost-benefit-ratio and that systematically takes ethical issues and other challenges into account.

Continue reading Coming to terms with the multiple possible meanings of the term CS. The Activities-Dimensions-Grid of Citizen Science, online seminar, 8 December at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Thursday, 7 July 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET

In this installment of our webinar series, CS Track researchers will share tips and tricks for writing informative and engaging project descriptions and analyse concrete examples (both positive and negative) together with the participants. Moreover, participants will have the chance to draft their own descriptions and receive feedback from the presenters.

Following a round of introductions and presentation of our research, the participants will analyse examples (good and bad), discuss good practices for writing project descriptions, and then draft their own project descriptions (for real or fantasy projects).

Continue reading Describing your citizen science project – How to present your project and recruit volunteers, online workshop, 7 July at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET

Social media and online platforms are used by citizen science projects to share information about their work, how to participate, and motivate citizens to join them but also as a research tool. CS Track is exploring how communication is done and what type of information is shared. In this workshop, we want to share our insights on this and also explain how this data can be used in other contexts such as formal education.

Continue reading Citizen science to inspire educators – The importance of metadata and open data, online workshop, 14 June at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Tuesday, 3 May 2022 14:00 – 15:30 CET

During this interactive webinar, members of the CS Track team will share strategies for science communication in citizen science projects, provide an overview of relevant software and resources, and help participants explore an easy-to-use free data visualization tool.

Who is it aimed at?

Researchers, Institutions, Project initiators/coordinators

What will you learn?

Participants will learn more about the dos and don’ts of science communication in a CS context, get an overview of free online resources and tools, and find out how they can use Flourish to easily visualize their projects’ research data.

Continue reading Science communication in CS projects – strategies and tools, online workshop, 3 May 2022 at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Tuesday 15 March 2022 14:00 – 15:30 CET

This workshop is about exploring a web-based tool (analytics workbench) that can be used to collect information about citizen science projects. It is based on current work in the European CS Track project, which seeks to increase the knowledge on CS using web-based analytics (computational analyses based on projects’ manifestations on the web and social media) and questionnaires, combined in a multi-perspective analysis.

Continue reading Analyzing Citizen Science Projects using Web-based Tools, online workshop 15 March 2022 at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Tuesday 16 November 2021 14:00 – 15:30 CET

This workshop is about exploring a web-based tool (“analytics workbench”) that can be used to collect information about citizen science projects. It is based on current work in the European CS Track project, which seeks to increase the knowledge on CS using web-based analytics (computational analyses based on projects’ manifestations on the web and social media) and questionnaires, combined in a multi-perspective analysis. 

The “analytics workbench” can be used by the participants of the workshop to explore the landscape of online citizen science projects and to analyse projects with methods of text mining/analytics and social network analysis.

Continue reading Analyzing Citizen Science Projects using Web-based Tools, online workshop, 16 November 2021 at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.