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What’s Happening with the CSA Ethics Working Group?
Posted on: September 11, 2018
Post by Chris Santos-Lang, Co-Chair, CSA Ethics Working Group Have you noticed the risk of reinventing the wheel, wasting precious resources to solve problems that other scientists have already solved? Have […]
Data & Metadata: Working Group Report and Future Outlook
Posted on: January 15, 2018
Cross-posted from the Wilson Center’s Science & Technology Innovation Program blog, previewing a report by members of the Citizen Science Association’s Data & Metadata Working Group. With the growth of citizen […]
Special Issue Call for Papers: Ethics
Posted on: November 21, 2017
[sg_popup id=”9″ event=”click”][/sg_popup]Announcing a call for papers (abstracts due15 JAN 2018) for a special issue of Citizen Science: Theory and Practice focused on “Ethical Issues in Citizen Science.” From the issue […]
How to Handle Citizen Theoreticians
Posted on: August 16, 2017
Opinion by Chris Santos-Lang Some citizen scientists help collect data; some design experiments; some participate in ethics review of research plans; and some propose new theories for scientific testing. I am […]
Gearing up for Professional Development Opportunities at the CSA Conference 2017
Posted on: April 28, 2017
Guest post by Marie Studer, Encyclopedia of Life Learning + Education Projects Manager, Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology – – – The countdown is on to the start of the […]
Celebrating Citizen Science Day 2017
Posted on: February 22, 2017
CSA is excited to once again partner with SciStarter to present Citizen Science Day 2017! This month-long series of regional events is a chance to celebrate and bring attention to the […]
Getting a scientist to accept your data
Posted on: December 30, 2016
Guest post by Hannah Webber, Research and Education Projects Manager, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park – – – My daughter’s school recently had a cookie exchange holiday party. As I […]
Where can I get scientific expertise for a citizen science project?
Posted on: November 15, 2016
By Malin Clyde, with the CSA Professional Development Working Group – – – Are you a community organization looking to engage a scientist to help with your citizen science project? Accessing […]
Co-designing professional development
Posted on: October 27, 2016
By Mark Chandler and the Professional Development Working Group – – – One of the more egregious sins of blog writing may well be using jargon, but it seems unavoidable when […]
Learning* through Citizen Science: An Aspirational Vision and Ten Questions to Prompt Reflection on Practice
Posted on: September 1, 2016
CSA’s Education Working Group has taken on as its mission to enable, inspire, investigate, and facilitate effective integration of scientific and educational goals, practices, and outcomes in citizen science. We offer […]