Workshop Report WG 4:"People-Places-Stories"
Date: June, 6th 2018 | Location: University of Geneva, COST Citizen Science Workshopday | Content: Storytelling in Citizen Science Projects.
Reports
Full catalogue of COST Action 151212 reports, some of which can be downloaded.
Workshop Report WG 4: Motivation of participants in Citizen Science projects
The workshop dealt with building up a citizen science motivation questionnaire and how to use it, to collect data.
Questionare for the Motivation for Citizen Science Scale
A tool to measure citizen scientists’ motivation for participation in citizen science projects
Workshop Report WG 5: Geneva Declaration on Citizen Science Data and Metadata Standards
WG 5 published, in close cooperation with CSA, ACSA and ECSA, a report including the Geneva Declaration on Citizen Science Data and Metadata Standards.
Workshop Report WG 2: Roadmap to consolidate and expand the knowledge base on participation and learning in citizen science
As there are different approaches for citizen science, there is a need to study options for consolidating and expanding the knowledge base for participation and learning in citizen science.
Workshop Report WG 5: Develop and test an ontology for citizen-science metadata
Second workshop of WG 5 about to progress in the definition of an ontology for citizen-science projects. Milan, Italy 2018.
STSM: Understanding engagement mechanisms of citizen science for participatory policy
The primary aim of this Short Term Scientific Mission was to develop a collaboration about Citizen Science with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in Ispra and Brussels.
STSM: PlasticWatch - Citizen Science to monitor macro and microlitter in freshwater environments
The STSM PlasticWatch has been directed to individuate the best research methodologies for microplastics monitoring in freshwater systems through citizen science projects
Workshop Report WG 4: Lessons learned from volunteers’ interactions with geographic citizen science applications: best practices and design recommendations
A short output of the WG 4 Workshop in London, UK on April 27 2018.
Workshop Report WG 6 : “Citizen Science in Social Sciences and Humanities”
This workshop aimed at mapping the opportunities and challenges for Citizen Science in Social Sciences and Humanities.