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Introduction and welcome (2 minutes)

Welcome to the course and outline (2 minutes)

Course content as a PDF

Citizen science in five stories (15 minutes)

Introduction to the section (1 minute)

"Come rain or shine" - the volunteers that make weather forecasting possible (2.5 minutes)

Observing the first satellites (2.5 minutes)

From buckets of resistance to balloon photography of oil spill (2.5 minutes)

Chris, Kevin, and Hanny and the Galaxies (2.5 minutes)

Patient, heal yourself! (3 minutes)

Summary (1 minute)

Self assessment quiz - drag the words (optional - 2 minutes)

Terminology and classifications (20 MINUTES)

Introduction to the section (2 minutes)

Main terms of citizen science - Part A (8 minutes)

Main terms of citizen science - Part B (8 minutes)

Further terminology to expand your knowledge (optional - 10 minutes)

Summary (2 minutes)

Self assessment quiz part 1 (optional - 1 minute)

Self assessment quiz part 2 (optional - 1 minute)

Challenges and opportunities in citizen science (13.5 minutes)

Introduction (1 minute)

Can non-professionals collect or analyse data as well as professionals? (2.5 minutes)

Additional information on data quality in citizen science (optional - 2 minutes)

Why do people participate in citizen science? (3 minutes)

Who participates in citizen science and who is missing? (3 minutes)

What are the benefits of citizen science? (3 minutes)

Summary (1 minute)

Self assessment quiz - select the right option (optional - 2 minutes)

Social, economic and political impacts (10 minutes)

Introduction (1 minute)

Citizen science contributes to science (2 minutes)

Citizen science can impact society (2 minutes)

How citizen science influences policies (2 minutes)

Citizen science also raises awareness (2 minutes)

Summary (1 minute)

Self assessment quiz (optional - 2 minutes)

Citizen science in the news (15 minutes)

Introduction (1 minute)

What happens when 20,000 Belgians turn into air pollution scientists? (5 minutes)

Where are you, butterflies? The Guardian covering the disappearance of butterflies (2 minutes)

Scientific, useful and interesting enough for diverse publics? A BBC podcast showing the hooks of citizen science (3 minutes)

Personal story that includes the use of citizen science as part of the personal achievement and a journey (2 minutes)

Stories about the technologies and innovation from citizen science (2 minutes)

Further examples of journalism about citizen science in different languages (optional)

Training summary and self-assessment (15 minutes)

Introduction (1 min)

Summary of the topics that we covered (3.5 minutes)

Final quiz (10 minutes)

Conclusion from the course team (1 min)

Further information

Further contact details

Sources and acknowledgements

Sources for the material in the course

Acknowledgements

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