scistarter & science cheerleader - darlene cavalier, founder @openaccessphl april 2014 philly...
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Presentation about SciStarter and Science Cheerleader by founder Darlene Cavalier. Presented at OpenAccessPHL, April 2014, part of Philly Tech Week at City Coho/Philly Nexus.TRANSCRIPT
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1.INSPIRE! Science Cheerleaders raise interest in/understanding of science.
2.ENGAGE! SciStarter grows the ranks of citizen scientists.
3.EMPOWER! ECAST opens doors to citizen involvement in science policy matters.
Goals
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Science Cheerleader
-Challenge stereotypes
-Inspire girls to consider STEM careers
-Get people *from all walks of life* involved in science.
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Partners.
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ENGAGE!
Darlene Cavalierwww.scistarter.com
Real science we can do together.
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We are a website that connects regular people
toreal science they can do.
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Someone you know is a
CITIZEN SCIENTIST
eBird 1.5 million
reports
Water testing1.5 millionmonitors
SETI@ home5 million
volunteers
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Accelerating analysis of tumor samples in huge datasets.
Forecasting solar activity that poses radiation risks to humans and hardware in space.
Analyzing wild algae species for their potential to produce biofuels.
Citizen Science IS Serious Science.
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Organized, searchable inventory of projects. Distribution partners include Discover, PLOS, NSTA.
WHYY.
To make it easier for people to learn about and get involved in projects.To make it easier for people to learn about and get involved in projects.
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University of Waterloo’s Snow Tweets
goal Help researchers calibrate accuracy of snow measurement toolstask Measure snow where you are, tweet or upload your geotagged data
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Researchers hire us to recruit participants.
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From citizen science to citizen policy.
Founders:Science Cheerleader, SciStarter, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Arizona State University, Boston Museum of Science
EMPOWER!
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Science Museums
Nonpartisan PolicyResearch Organizations
Universities
Direct public interfaceTrusted public educators
Innovation in citizen engagement
Innovation in TA concepts/methodsResearch, analysis and evaluation
Training of researchers/practitioners
Policy relevanceInterface with policy-makers
Broad dissemination
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Research-to-Practice
• April 2014: NASA and ECAST finalized cooperative agreement to activate national participatory technology assessment initiative.
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By helping people rediscover, do, and shape STEM, we can mobilize one of the our greatest resources.
It’s never too late.