Introduction
In this week you will be introduced to citizen science projects and activities, which will give you an opportunity to appreciate the benefits of becoming a citizen scientist and joining citizen science communities.
By the end of this week, you should be able to:
- understand the role of citizen science as a tool for scientific investigation (enquiry) and research
- describe the practice, growth and development of citizen science
- recognise how citizen science engages the public with science
- understand how, when and why citizen science supports biological recording (environmental monitoring).
The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others.
OpenLearn - Citizen science and global biodiversity
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