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Crowd Gone Wild: What Happens When Mobile Tech Meets Citizen Science?
Citizen Science vs. Crowd-sourcing
• Are they the same?• New terminology is still being defined
Citizen Science is for the birds!
Citizen science in action: the Christmas Bird Count
• 25 original participants in 1900
The CBC Today:The CBC Today:• Tens of thousands of participants in 2010Tens of thousands of participants in 2010• 48,648,435 birds sighted in 2010 count48,648,435 birds sighted in 2010 count
• The EPA now using CBC data as one of 24 The EPA now using CBC data as one of 24 major indicators of climate impactmajor indicators of climate impact
People impact birds, birds impact people
• Birding is one of the most popular outdoor activities in USA
• Roughly 70 million bird-watchers
Vision
Every student (citizen) participates in scientific data collection related to their community
Data is shared with scientists for analysis
Open API allows others to build smarter apps, get better data
ShareShare
ObserveObserve
Make a differenceMake a difference
Inquiry-basedInquiry-based
Species ID based on Species ID based on dynamic process of dynamic process of
eliminationelimination
OutcomesOutcomes〈〈 Students enjoy the WildLab program.Students enjoy the WildLab program.〈〈 Students notice more/observe more than usual when outdoors.Students notice more/observe more than usual when outdoors.〈〈 Students find the WildLab helpful, easy, and fun.Students find the WildLab helpful, easy, and fun.〈〈 Content knowledge increases.Content knowledge increases.〈〈 Interest in science careers increases.Interest in science careers increases.
All teachers said they would participate again, because it:All teachers said they would participate again, because it:
〈 〈 gives students exposure to the outdoorsgives students exposure to the outdoors 〈 〈 provides experiences with research & technologyprovides experiences with research & technology 〈 〈 is easy to useis easy to use 〈 〈 offers experience with real data collectionoffers experience with real data collection
O th e r Ap p s :O th e r Ap p s :
3D -S p e c ie s3D -S p e c ie s
H o rs e s h o e C rab Ap pH o rs e s h o e C rab Ap p
Tu rtle Ap pTu rtle Ap p
We ath e r Ap p w / s e n s o rWe ath e r Ap p w / s e n s o r
As k th e w o rld : As k th e w o rld : hear an answerhear an answer
Method:Method:
Identify problem in communityIdentify problem in community
Follow scientific protocol & work with scientistsFollow scientific protocol & work with scientists
Use local tech (front-end) --> connect to global Use local tech (front-end) --> connect to global problems (back-end)problems (back-end)
Design app that gets better with useDesign app that gets better with use
Scientists, governments, public work togetherScientists, governments, public work together
Create empowered citizen, future leadersCreate empowered citizen, future leaders
Ways to Ways to connect to connect to issues, new issues, new entry points entry points into scienceinto science
Courage not to Courage not to be passive, be passive, but be citizens but be citizens and in some and in some cases, cases, leaders.leaders.
Face future environmental challengesFace future environmental challenges
Gabriel WillowGabriel WillowScience & Learning SpecialistScience & Learning Specialist
[email protected]@thewildlab.org