Social dynamics & patterns of engagement in Citizen Science - how to engage citizens and young people at school in the development of a social learning space of Food Sense & Science in Boxtown Aalborg.

Description

Can we take citizen Science to the Classroom and strengthen the synergies between citizen science and formal education at school? And can idea be applied to the learning about food and nutrition? This paper presents insights from the development of the FoodScapeLab (FSL) at AAU and the application of smart devices for measuring behaviour. It presents experiences from taking the lab based learning into the street, into the classroom and finally into the Food Sense & Science BoxTown project in Aalborg. The paper reports on some of the findings regarding the dynamics & patterns of engagement found in the development of the social learning space of the program

Period	16 Mar 2018
Event title	Citizen Science in the Classroom: : A workshop for enhancing synergies between citizen science and formal education
Event type	Workshop
Location	Leysin, SwitzerlandShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International