[Geog_Jobs] FW: An open online course "Introduction to citizen science & scientific crowdsourcing" at UCL

[Sinha, Gaurav]

From: ppgis at dgroups.org<mailto:ppgis at dgroups.org> <ppgis at dgroups.org<mailto:ppgis at dgroups.org>> On Behalf Of Muki Haklay
Sent: 08 January 2019 02:41
To: Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies <ppgis at dgroups.org<mailto:ppgis at dgroups.org>>
Subject: [ppgis] An open online course "Introduction to citizen science & scientific crowdsourcing" at UCL

Hello!

Happy New Year!

Starting on the 10th January, UCL will run (again) an 11 weeks hybrid (online and face to face) course called "Introduction to Citizen Science and Scientific Crowdsourcing". This course aim is part of our postgraduate course offering and it is aimed at introducing students to the theory and practice of citizen science and scientific crowdsourcing. The module will explore the history, theoretical foundations, and practical aspects of designing and running citizen science projects and it will be mostly taught by members of the Extreme Citizen Science group (we have some guests from other organisations such as Earthwatch)

As noted, the course is run as part of the M.Sc. programmes at the Department of Geography at UCL, with face to face lectures and practical work. In the spirit of citizen science, we're opening the course, and it will be available on the UCLeXtend website (https://extend.ucl.ac.uk/). The material was designed to develop the learning of the students in the class, but then organised in a way that anyone who wants to join the course remotely can do so. The reading material and class preparation videos are all open access, and in the practicals, we are using open source software or websites that you can access regardless of your registration. Of course, you can't get the UCL credits for attending the class if you are just joining remotely - and those that attend the class will be assessed through two assignments that will be marked, but there are plenty of reflection questions and discussions in the online course for you to assess your progress and to provide us with feedback on how the course is going.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer the support and response to posting on the forums so it is not exactly MOOC and we hope that it will be useful and rewarding to join us.

Each week, the time investment is close to 5 hours including preparation. There will be two lectures and a practical session that will demonstrate some aspects of the issues that were covered during the lectures. Each lecture and the activities that are linked to it are planned to last about an hour.

As preparation for class, we will provide a video or two to watch and 2 or 3 pieces of text to read. These are necessary since the lecture assumes this preparation. The necessary readings are marked "Core Reading". We also provide "Additional Reading" - these are usually pieces that were discussed in class but can be read after it. Finally, there are "Deep Dive" reading are expanding on the class material and might be used in assignments (if you take the face to face course), or to expand your understanding (if you are taking the course remotely).

Below you'll find an outline of the course and its content. If you're interested, register on UCLeXtend and join the course.
Here is the planned content:

Date

Content

Lead

10 Jan

Lecture: Historical citizen science, current trends that influence citizen science, and an overview

Muki Haklay


Lecture: Landscape of citizen science - Typologies

Muki Haklay


Practical: experiencing citizen science - PenguinWatch, Gender and Tech Magazines, and GalaxyZoo

Alice Sheppard

17 Jan

Lecture: Crowdsourcing principles and practice

Muki Haklay


Lecture: Scientific crowdsourcing examples (guest lecture Jess Wardlaw)

Muki Haklay


Practical: More complex crowdsourcing - OpenStreetMap and EyeOnAlz

Alice Sheppard

24 Jan

 Lecture: Citizen Science in environmental management and monitoring

Muki Haklay


Lecture: Scales and types of environmental citizen science (guest lecture from Earthwatch TBA)

Muki Haklay


Practical: using mobile apps in citizen science

Marcos Moreu

31 Jan

Lecture: Dealing with data in citizen science - quality, management, and sharing

Muki Haklay


Lecture: Practical aspects of data management - technologies and existing systems (guest lecture from Earthwatch TBA)

Muki Haklay


Practical: using and analysing citizen science data with OPAL Data Explorer<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opalexplorenature.org%2Fdataexplorer%2F&data=01%7C01%7Cjim.sallis%40ntu.ac.uk%7C4ceda9fcded44b94611508d67512f612%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&sdata=hozAbBaVbmGYbUoiNRYABrn%2F7fg1d39Bkjswi92UyNo%3D&reserved=0>

Alex Papadopoulos

8 Feb

Lecture: User-centred design principles for citizen science technology

Alex Papadopoulos


Lecture: Online volunteer engagement, management, and care

Alice Sheppard


Practical: Volunteers engagement scenarios

Alice Sheppard

14 Feb

-- No Class -- Reading week

21 Feb

Lecture: User-Centred Design methods for citizen science technology

Artemis Skarlatidou


Lecture: User-Centred Design Methods for citizen science technology (guest lecture TBA)

Artemis Skarlatidou


Practical: Usability evaluation of citizen science application - cognitive walkthrough and heuristic evaluation

Alex Papadopoulos

1 Mar

Lecture: Ethics and legal aspects of citizen science

Muki Haklay


Lecture: Introduction to data collection for non-literate participants, Sapelli

Michalis Vitos


Practical: Developing data collection app with Sapelli

Michalis Vitos

8 Mar

Lecture: Evaluation of citizen science activities - types and approaches

Cindy Regalado


Lecture: Tools and methods of evaluation and demonstration on projects

Cindy Regalado


Practical: Developing an evaluation framework and plan for a project

Cindy Regalado

15 Mar

Lecture: Understanding terminologies and definitions of citizen science

Muki Haklay


Lecture: Policy and organisational aspects of citizen science

Muki Haklay


Practical: Data collection with Sapelli and evaluation of results

Marcos Moreu

22 Mar

Lecture: Theoretical frameworks for citizen science - from Actor-Network Theory to Post-Normal Science

Christian Nold


Lecture: Science and society framing of citizen science - from Alan Irwin to Responsible Research and Innovation

Alex Albert/ Alice Sheppard


Practical: Using iNaturalist or iSpot to collect data in the wild, and preparation to City Nature Challenge 2019

Alex Albert/ Alice Sheppard


Part of the reason that we can open the course is through the support of UCL Geography department, with additional support from the following bodies:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) project "OPENER: Scoping out a national cOmmunity of Practice for public ENgagement with Environmental Research<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgotw.nerc.ac.uk%2Flist_full.asp%3Fpcode%3DNE%252FR012067%252F1&data=01%7C01%7Cjim.sallis%40ntu.ac.uk%7C4ceda9fcded44b94611508d67512f612%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&sdata=L9IeABvKW4p5kG3KiQK2Et%2BLWeOSrouowk3wh6RTJ44%3D&reserved=0>" (NE/R012067/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) projects "Extreme Citizen Science<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgow.epsrc.ac.uk%2FNGBOViewGrant.aspx%3FGrantRef%3DEP%2FI025278%2F1&data=01%7C01%7Cjim.sallis%40ntu.ac.uk%7C4ceda9fcded44b94611508d67512f612%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&sdata=UARUgB2hJ6IqiIKWErmADU3ggiyr3C8c3j2JPk0cEKU%3D&reserved=0>" (EP/I025278/1) and "Challenging RISK: Achieving Resilience by Integrating Societal and Technical Knowledge<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgow.epsrc.ac.uk%2FNGBOViewGrant.aspx%3FGrantRef%3DEP%2FK022377%2F1&data=01%7C01%7Cjim.sallis%40ntu.ac.uk%7C4ceda9fcded44b94611508d67512f612%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&sdata=u6vhJL9p09tTRmLUq9ZZRMfTeslpvwWJ8tMTj6WdgtQ%3D&reserved=0>" (EP/K022377/1)
EU Horizon 2020 projects "Doing It Together science (DITOs)<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcordis.europa.eu%2Fproject%2Frcn%2F203160_en.html&data=01%7C01%7Cjim.sallis%40ntu.ac.uk%7C4ceda9fcded44b94611508d67512f612%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&sdata=9CILBPJ%2BU%2Bw5S2mVPUW6%2FIzdYNsRG6Pg0dy2TQ82OzY%3D&reserved=0>" (Project ID 709443) and "WeGovNow<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcordis.europa.eu%2Fproject%2Frcn%2F200261_en.html&data=01%7C01%7Cjim.sallis%40ntu.ac.uk%7C4ceda9fcded44b94611508d67512f612%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&sdata=qZSXZY9iOImT9O0xT5vArMwxf8iclql1SHyLHUfLoh4%3D&reserved=0>" (Project ID 693514).
European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant "Extreme Citizen Science: Analysis and Visualisation<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcordis.europa.eu%2Fproject%2Frcn%2F206285_en.html&data=01%7C01%7Cjim.sallis%40ntu.ac.uk%7C4ceda9fcded44b94611508d67512f612%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&sdata=fhWm%2BWoVxNJEtBe5YO3TiQ35vRwROuYBLFxa2AcBs6A%3D&reserved=0>" (Project ID 694767)

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