Profiles of engagement in online communities of citizen science participation

Maria Aristeidou, Eileen Scanlon, Mike Sharples — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 18:00:14 +0000

Abstract: Citizen participation in online communities of scientific investigations has recently become more popular. Enhancing the engagement of citizens within these communities is a focus of attention for researchers and practitioners who want to amplify the impact on learning, science and society. This study investigates the relationship between engagement factors and behaviour patterns in an...

Editor’s Choice: `Command’ and conquer: analysing discussion in a citizen science game

Ramine Tinati — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 05:16:28 +0000

This paper, by Ramine Tinati of the University of Southampton et al, studies Eyewire‘s use of real-time chat, looking at the contributions of both chatting and non-chatting members of the community. It was published in ACM Web Science 2015, and is available as a preprint here. Citizen science is changing the process of scientific knowledge...

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Profiles of engagement in online communities of citizen science participation

Editor’s Choice: `Command’ and conquer: analysing discussion in a citizen science game