3d Naturalists - Bioblitzes, Citizen Science, and Undergraduate Learning (RCN-UBE Introduction)

Citizen science and the associated new technological ability to crowdsource data may be the gateway for engaging the public in the science needed for the management, protection, and stewardship of parks. We posit that citizen science could be an effective gateway to engage new groups of students in ecological science, such as students from traditionally underrepresented groups in the sciences, because the relevance and application of citizen data involves a wider dialogue on science with an increasing diverse public. This RCN brings together scholars and practitioners to explore big data initiatives at the intersections between citizen science, minority participation, student learning, and protected areas management with three main activities: 1) interdisciplinary workshops; 2) student internships that provide introductory research experience for students using citizen science data and spatial and temporal datasets, and 3) collaborative assessments of student learning experiences through the network and the creation of student learning modules based on citizen science data.

公民科学及其关联的众包数据收集新技术，可能成为公众参与公园管理、保护和监护的科学之门户。我们提出，公民科学可能成为有效吸引新群体学生投身生态科学（例如，科学领域中传统上代表性不足的学生群体）的桥梁，因为公民数据的关联与应用涉及与日益多元化的公众进行更为广泛的科学对话。本研究委员会汇集学者和实践者，共同探讨公民科学、少数族裔参与、学生学习和保护区管理交叉领域的重大数据倡议，主要活动包括：1）跨学科研讨会；2）为学生提供使用公民科学数据和时空数据集进行初步研究经验的实习项目；3）通过网络协作评估学生的学习体验，并基于公民科学数据创建学生学习模块。