Citizen Science and Dialogue:

Engaging Diverse Communities around Scientific Issues in Society

Kate Crawford

Jennifer Lynn Shirk

David Sittenfeld

Session AgendaPresentations:

• Overview, David Sittenfeld

• Communicating Climate Change, Kate Crawford

• PPSR/opportunities for dialogue, Jennifer Shirk

• Toxic Traffic, David Sittenfeld

Small Group DiscussionsReporting Out

Questions and Answers

Citizen Science and Dialogue:

Toronto Declaration at 5th SCWC, 2008:“We will actively seek out issues related to science and society where the voices of citizens should be heard and ensure that dialogue occurs.”

Citizen Science and Dialogue

  

 

Complementary methods of public engagement

Often oriented around issues of relevance to communities Increases relevance and keeps science fun

May help to justify conversations around socio-scientific issues, given the constraints of ISE institutions

 

Many Experts, Many AudiencesCenter For Advancement of ISE, 2009

Utilizing the Scientific Process to:

Make Science Fun while:

exercising critical and systems thinking skills to:

engage scientists and stakeholders with diverse publics in an effort to:

spark respectful, informed conversations, thereby:

providing interactions that have substantive value for all who participate while:

concurrently aiming to advance scientific and social knowledge and public understanding around issues that are of import to society.