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Co-designing technologies for citizen scientist engagement & saving species

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Jessica L Oliver,

Mark Cottman-Fields,

Margot Brereton,

Paul RoeAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '17: Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

Pages 651 - 653

https://doi.org/10.1145/3152771.3156194

Published: 28 November 2017 Publication History

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This full-day workshop will explore how human computer interaction (HCI) design approaches can expand, diversify, and improve ways that members of the public engage with nature and science to help save species as citizen scientists. Prospective participants are to submit proposals discussing either a new project, enhancements to an existing project, or an HCI topic relevant to citizen science engagement (e.g. interaction designs, methods, theories). Accepted proposals will be discussed and interactively explored to develop a rich understanding of how design and citizen science communities can improve citizen science technologies for conservation into the future. This workshop will afford networking opportunities between members of HCI and citizen science communities as well. We anticipate drafting design recommendations to improve both technology interaction for citizen scientists and species conservation.

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Longdon JGabrys JBlackwell A(2024)Taking data science into the forestInterdisciplinary Science Reviews10.1177/0308018824123041549:1(82-103)Online publication date: 30-Apr-2024
https://doi.org/10.1177/03080188241230415
Perera PWebber SSmith W(2024)Digital design considerations in urban natureProceedings of the 27th International Academic Mindtrek Conference10.1145/3681716.3689441(235-243)Online publication date: 8-Oct-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3681716.3689441

Index Terms

Co-designing technologies for citizen scientist engagement & saving species
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods

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OzCHI '17: Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

November 2017

678 pages

ISBN:9781450353793

DOI:10.1145/3152771

Conference Chair:
Margot Brereton
Queensland University of Technology
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Editors:
Alessandro Soro
Queensland University of Technology
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Dhaval Vyas
Queensland University of Technology
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Bernd Ploderer
Queensland University of Technology
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Ann Morrison
University of Southern Queensland
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Jenny Waycott
University of Melbourne
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Margot Brereton
Queensland University of Technology

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OzCHI '17: 29th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

November 28 - December 1, 2017

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Longdon JGabrys JBlackwell A(2024)Taking data science into the forestInterdisciplinary Science Reviews10.1177/0308018824123041549:1(82-103)Online publication date: 30-Apr-2024
https://doi.org/10.1177/03080188241230415
Perera PWebber SSmith W(2024)Digital design considerations in urban natureProceedings of the 27th International Academic Mindtrek Conference10.1145/3681716.3689441(235-243)Online publication date: 8-Oct-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3681716.3689441

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