Seafloor Explorer Sciences citoyennes Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Les sciences citoyennes sont des programmes de recherche associant des scientifiques et une participation « citoyenne » d'amateurs volontaires, d'amateurs éclairés, de spécialistes à la retraite, etc. Elles se sont notamment développées dans le domaine naturaliste, où dans le fil des sociétés savantes des siècles passés, une grande partie du travail se fait sur le terrain sans nécessiter de moyens coûteux ou de laboratoire, permettant à des non-professionnels de contribuer aux avancées en matière de connaissance et d'inventaires. Mais des objets plus lointain, astronomiques notamment font aussi l'objet de sciences citoyennes. Le document Green Paper on Citizen Science: Citizen Science for Europe les décrit dans ces termes (traduction libre) : « ... des activités de recherche scientifique auxquelles des citoyens contribuent activement par un effort intellectuel ou par l'apport de connaissances pertinentes, d'outils ou de ressources.
Surgery Surgical research evaluates technology-driven implanted or implantable medical devices, surgical procedures or surgical devices. For example, a pacemaker is an implantable medical device that supports people with heart problems Surgery research aims to improve surgery productivity and patient outcomes and may include: Comparing the effectiveness of new surgical procedures Studies looking at non-surgical ways of treating people compared to the effectiveness of using surgery Studies looking at quality and organisation of surgery Studies looking at new treatments alongside surgery that can help patient recovery Surgery research is led by, or has significant input from surgeons. breast surgery Cancer surgeries cardiothoracic surgery elective orthopaedic surgery endocrine surgery gastrointestinal surgery vascular surgery
Citizen CyberScience Blog Rubrics for Teachers - Assessment A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, group work/cooperative learning, concept map, research process/ report, PowerPoint, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other social media projects. Quick Links to Rubrics Social Media Project Rubrics Wiki RubricCriteria for assessing individual and group Wiki contributions. Blog RubricAssess individual blog entries, including comments on peers' blogs. Twitter RubricAssess learning during social networking instructional assignments. Discussion, Teamwork, and Group Work Rubrics Online Discussion Board RubricAssessing ability to share perspectives, refine thoughts through the writing process, and participate in meaningful discussionPrimary Grade Self-Evaluation Teamwork Rubric (PDF)Features of a sandwich to graphically show the criteria Upper Elementary Teamwork RubricKaren Franker's rubric includes six defined criteria for assessing team and individual responsibility PowerPoint and Podcast Rubrics ePortfolio and Web Page Rubrics
Solve Puzzles for Science | Foldit MilkyWay@Home Citizen Science What is a Citizen Naturalist? Citizen naturalists are people concerned about the environment who choose to help make a difference both locally and nationally. They spend time outside, observing nature with a critical lens. Anyone can be a citizen naturalist – all you need is a passion for nature and helping your community! Some examples of activities commonly performed by citizen naturalists: Cleaning up a local park or stream. Citizen Science Citizen science is where the public volunteers time to assist scientists in their research. Citizen science programs vary in type and scope. Looking for a Way to Get Involved? Fun with Frogs! The Beauty of BirdsThe Cornell Lab of Ornithology manages 12 bird citizen science programs, including Project Feederwatch, NestWatch and eBird. Fabulous Firefly FestivitiesThis summer, Boston's Museum of Science wants you to monitor fireflies. Monarch Mayhem! National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife Watch Visit Wildlife Watch today!
Keep eLearning Real: 4 Basic Story Types to Link Learning to the Real-World Everybody loves a good story, even your (seemingly) staid and somber corporate learners. That's because, a child lurks inside all of us; he loves to peek into other people's lives and go with them on their journeys. Unconsciously, he tries to identify himself with the good guy in the story—the one who overcomes all challenges, bashes the baddies, and emerges as the hero in the end. Stories are captivating. The actions of the protagonist, who we can relate to, inspire us to think or act similarly. There are four basic type of stories. 1) Case-Based Instruction Try advising someone on the ill effects of eating out every other night, and he will turn a deaf ear. We are social creatures. But developing case-based instruction is not just about dumping the facts and hoping the learners will take the cues. Find out cases from real life and enhance their credibility by using photographs, testimonials, and videos, if any. 2) Narrative-Based Instruction Think of the movies you watch. Here you go!
Online Gamers Achieve First Crowd-Sourced Redesign of Protein Obsessive gamers' hours at the computer have now topped scientists' efforts to improve a model enzyme, in what researchers say is the first crowdsourced redesign of a protein. The online game Foldit, developed by teams led by Zoran Popovic, director of the Center for Game Science, and biochemist David Baker, both at the University of Washington in Seattle, allows players to fiddle at folding proteins on their home computers in search of the best-scoring (lowest-energy) configurations. The researchers have previously reported successes by Foldit players in folding proteins, but the latest work moves into the realm of protein design, a more open-ended problem. "I worked for two years to make these enzymes better and I couldn't do it," says Justin Siegel, a post-doctoral researcher working in biophysics in Baker's group. The latest effort involved an enzyme that catalyses one of a family of workhorse reactions in synthetic chemistry called Diels-Alder reactions. Science by intuition
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