Facilitating the development and evaluation of a citizen science web site: a case study of repeat photography and climate change in southwest Alaska’s national parks
Mullen KC, Newman G, Thompson JL. 2013. Facilitating the development and evaluation of a citizen science web site: a case study of repeat photography and climate change in southwest Alaska’s national parks. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 12(4):261-271
Interviews with national park visitors across the country revealed that climate change education through place-based, hands-on learning using repeat photographs and technology is appealing to park visitors. This manuscript provides a summary of the development of a repeat photography citizen science Web site for national parks in Southwest Alaska. Lessons learned from interviews on the Web development process are summarized to inform similar future projects: (a) Hold a face-to-face meeting in the same location with the whole research group, (b) Provide a central document accessible to the entire group listing tasks completed and to be accomplished, (c) Create a well-developed marketing plan to promote Web site, and (d) Incorporate evaluation components throughout the process to ensure clear communication.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Mullen, Karina; Newman, Gregory; Thompson, Jessica
- Units
- SWAN
- Keywords
- repeat photography, web page
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Glacial Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Complex