Tools for Citizen-Science Recruitment and Student Engagement in Your Research and in Your Classroom
The field of citizen science is exploding and offers not only a great way to engage the general public in science literacy through primary research, but also an avenue for teaching professionals to engage their students in meaningful community research experiences. Though this field is expanding, th...
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-03-01
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| description | The field of citizen science is exploding and offers not only a great way to engage the general public in science literacy through primary research, but also an avenue for teaching professionals to engage their students in meaningful community research experiences. Though this field is expanding, there are many hurdles for researchers and participants, as well as challenges for teaching professionals who want to engage their students. Here we highlight one of our projects that engaged many citizens in Raleigh, NC, and across the world, and we use this as a case study to highlight ways to engage citizens in all kinds of research. Through the use of numerous tools to engage the public, we gathered citizen scientists to study skin microbes and their associated odors, and we offer valuable ideas for teachers to tap into resources for their own students and potential citizen-science projects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0503f4599e5d47ef8bf17c16a4efa5c22022-12-21T23:13:14ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852016-03-01171384010.1128/jmbe.v17i1.1018Tools for Citizen-Science Recruitment and Student Engagement in Your Research and in Your ClassroomSarah E. Council0Julie E. Horvath1Center for Science, Math and Technology Education, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC 27601The field of citizen science is exploding and offers not only a great way to engage the general public in science literacy through primary research, but also an avenue for teaching professionals to engage their students in meaningful community research experiences. Though this field is expanding, there are many hurdles for researchers and participants, as well as challenges for teaching professionals who want to engage their students. Here we highlight one of our projects that engaged many citizens in Raleigh, NC, and across the world, and we use this as a case study to highlight ways to engage citizens in all kinds of research. Through the use of numerous tools to engage the public, we gathered citizen scientists to study skin microbes and their associated odors, and we offer valuable ideas for teachers to tap into resources for their own students and potential citizen-science projects.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v17i1.1018 |
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