The following is one of three focus point presentations delivered as part of the session titled “Citizen Science Project Design” on day two of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York on June 20-23, 2007. Wilderman discusses different models for community science and the pros/cons of each model.
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Candie C. Wilderman
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The following is one of three focus point presentations delivered as part of the session titled “Citizen Science Project Design” on day two of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York on June 20-23, 2007. Sandra Henderson, UCAR Citizen Science Programs Manager, discusses two citizen science campaigns, GLOBE at Night and Project BudBurst. Henderson reviews some concerns about data quality and lessons learned on data verification. Henderson also introduces a new project called Great World Side Star Count.
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Sandra Henderson
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This recap poses provocations or questions in response to four presentations delivered as part of the session titled “Citizen Science Project Design” on day two of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York on June 20-23, 2007. Martin Storksdieck, Director of Project Development at the Institute for Learning Innovation, summarizes the key elements of citizen science projects and poses questions for the field.
This is one of three focus point presentations delivered as part of the session titled "Technology and Cyberinfrastructure," delivered on day two of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York on June 20-23, 2007. Sarah Kirn, Vital Signs Program Manager at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, discusses the cyberstructure-enabled citizen signs project called VitalSigns. Kirn explains how the program works, what they've learned, and how the program will grow and improve in the future.
This is one of three focus point presentations delivered as part of the session titled "Technology and Cyberinfrastructure," delivered on day two of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York on June 20-23, 2007. Dave Lemberg, Director of the Michigan Heritage Water Trails and Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Western Michigan University, discusses Michigan area citizen science projects related to geography and the issues associated with this type of data.
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Dave Lemberg
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This set of panel presentations and group discussion were part of the session titled "Impacts of Citizen Science," delivered on day two of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York on June 20-23, 2007. The panel presentations provide a wide spectrum of examples of the impact of citizen science in a range of disciplines, projects, and settings.