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Follow on Google News | National Science Foundation grant enables Arizona State University to develop SciStarter 2.0Database will be improved to drive research, participation and community-building in citizen science
By: SciStarter SciStarter 2.0 Creates an Identity Management System for Citizen Scientists SciStarter (http://www.scistarter.com/) ● An identity management system and open integrated registration for participants to more easily engage in multiple citizen science projects, even across platforms and disciplines ● GIS implementation so would-be participants can find opportunities near them ● Ability for participants to track their projects, participation, and contributions to science ● Participants can create privacy-protected profiles and find people and projects of interest to them Researchers and project owners who use the open, integrated registration, GIS, and online dashboard will be able to better understand and respond to the needs and interests of citizen scientists. In the first 18 months of this project, SciStarter and ASU will partner with diverse citizen science projects to pilot and test the new tools, including: Project Budburst, CoCoRaHS, eMammal, CitSci.org, Dragonfly Swarm Watch, Global Community Monitoring, Your Wildlife, Wisconsin Water Quality Monitoring Network, and Globe at Night. The long-term result will be highly improved and efficient recruitment and retainment of hundreds of thousands of participants who will have the opportunity to organize and showcase their contributions, manage their data, and form new online/offline communities. “Our goal with SciStarter 2.0 is to enhance, diversify and validate the participant’ “We are excited about the capacity that this new project brings to ASU and to CENTSS as we move forward in promoting new ways for Americans to engage with science and research, ” added Ira Bennett, co-director of CENTSS at ASU. SciStarter 2.0 Leadership In addition to an external team of developers, designers and evaluators, the leadership team for SciStarter 2.0 brings significant citizen science experience to the project. The team includes: Darlene Cavalier, founder of SciStarter and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University’s Consortium of Science, Policy and Outcomes. She is also a founding partner of ECAST (Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology) working on participatory technology assessment methods to better inform science policymaking. Dr. Caren Cooper, Director of Research Partnerships at SciStarter and co-chair of the publications committee of the Citizen Science Association and co-editor-in- Ira Bennett, co-director of CENTSS at Arizona State University. His research is focused on bringing new types of “science meets society” content to science centers and museums. He has led an extensive collaboration between the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU) and the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISENet). Steve Gano, Technology Director, who worked with the American Museum of Natural History where his technical and user interface designs for the museum's web sites won many awards. Find SciStarter online at http://www.scistarter.com End
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