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2021 Poster - Leveraging Citizen Science for Informal Science Learning

This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting. The project created a multi-person, collaborative touchtable museum exhibit experience engaging guests in Zooniverse’s Galaxy Zoo citizen science project.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Laura Trouille Becky Rother Will Granger Mike Horn Mmachi Obiorah
resource research Media and Technology

U!Scientist: Designing for People-Powered Research in Museums

Scientists have long sought to engage public audiences in research through citizen science projects such as biological surveys or distributed data collection. Recent online platforms have expanded the scope of what people-powered research can mean. Science museums are unique cultural institutions that translate scientific discovery for public audiences, often conducting research of their own. This makes museums compelling sites for engaging audiences directly in scientific research, but there are associated challenges as well. This project engages public audiences in contributing to real
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TEAM MEMBERS: Mmachi God’sglory Obiorah James K.L. Hammerman Will Granger Haley Margaret West Laura Trouille Becky Rother Michael Horn