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Motivations, learning and creativity in online citizen science
Auteur(s)
Jennett, Charlene
Schneider, Daniel
Iacovides, Ioanna
Cox, Anna
Gold, Margaret
Fuchs, Brian
Eveleigh, Alexandra
Methieu, Kathleen
Ajani, Zoya
Talsi, Yasmin
Date de parution
2016-1-1
In
Journal of Science Communication
Vol.
3
No
15
De la page
1
A la page
23
Revu par les pairs
1
Résumé
Online citizen science projects have demonstrated their usefulness for research, however little is known about the potential benefits for volunteers. We conducted 39 interviews (28 volunteers, 11 researchers) to gain a greater understanding of volunteers’
motivations, learning and creativity (MLC). In our MLC model we explain that participating and progressing in a project community provides volunteers with many indirect opportunities for learning and creativity. The more aspects that volunteers are involved in, the more likely they are to sustain their participation in the project. These results have implications for the design and management of online citizen science projects. It is important to provide users with tools to communicate in order to supporting social learning, community building and sharing.
motivations, learning and creativity (MLC). In our MLC model we explain that participating and progressing in a project community provides volunteers with many indirect opportunities for learning and creativity. The more aspects that volunteers are involved in, the more likely they are to sustain their participation in the project. These results have implications for the design and management of online citizen science projects. It is important to provide users with tools to communicate in order to supporting social learning, community building and sharing.
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