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Volunteer engagement, management and care
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Welcome and Introduction (5 minutes)
Welcome to the course! (2 minutes)
Course overview (3 minutes)
Why do people do citizen science? (12 minutes)
Motivations: A short introduction (2 minutes)
Motivations of Astronomy Citizen Scientists (5 minutes)
Some different reasons to do citizen science (4 minutes)
Motivations wrap-up (1 minute)
Engagement and Communication (12 minutes)
Recruiting Citizen Scientists (2 minutes)
What do citizen scientists want to know first? (2 minutes)
Jargon (3 minutes)
Communication with established volunteers (5 minutes)
Community Building (32 minutes)
Introduction to Community Building (1 minute)
Face-to-face communities (3 minutes)
What type of online discussion tools should I use? (3 minutes)
Should my project have a discussion forum? (10 minutes)
What will you build into your discussion forum? (Optional - 5 minutes)
Maintaining a positive online atmosphere (Optional - 10 minutes)
The Potential of the Citizen Scientist (22 minutes)
The impact of citizen science upon the participant (5 minutes)
Concerns you or volunteers might have and how to address them (10 minutes)
A Community's Creations (7 minutes)
Summary and Self-Assessment (10 minutes)
Congratulations! (2 minutes)
Final Quiz (8 minutes)
Further Reading
Further Reading
Sources and Acknowledgements
Sources and Acknowledgements
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Volunteer engagement, management and care
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