| Title |
Citizen Science: A Learning Paradigm for the Smart City? |
| ID_Doc |
36334 |
| Authors |
Hunt, N; O'Grady, M; Muldoon, C; Kroon, B; Rowlands, T; Wan, J; O'Hare, G |
| Title |
Citizen Science: A Learning Paradigm for the Smart City? |
| Year |
2015 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
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| Abstract |
Developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have revolutionized learning; likewise, they have given a renewed impetus to Citizen Science in recent years. Promoting learning in a variety of dimensions has always been a primary objective of Citizen Science. Yet in practice, combining learning and citizen science activities is problematic for a variety of reasons, not least due to a lack of suitable tools. This paper illustrates the potential of the Citizen Observatory as a novel and innovative construct for enabling the adoption of citizen science thus enabling the promotion of; formal, informal and service learning, in a range of contexts. Such a development has clear ramifications for learning in the smart city amongst other scenarios. The paper is concluded with a case study outlining how one perspective of a Citizen Observatory is being harnessed in a traditional learning environment |
| Author Keywords |
Citizens' Observatory; Citizen science; Smart city; Formal learning; Informal learning; Service learning |
| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000393561200004 |
| WoS Category |
Education & Educational Research |
| Research Area |
Education & Educational Research |
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