{"id":5114,"date":"2015-02-04T22:34:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T06:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com?p=5114&preview_id=5114"},"modified":"2015-02-05T07:40:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T15:40:48","slug":"igniting-a-revolution-high-tech-citizen-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/?p=5114","title":{"rendered":"Igniting a Revolution – High Tech Citizen Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[dropcap]T[\/dropcap]able Top Inventing’s Chief Maker and Resident Mad Scientist, Steve Kurti is delivering an impassioned plea at the\u00a02015 BC Conference on Learning Technologies<\/a> in Bakersfield, CA, about the importance of maker education as a catalyst for citizen science initiatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n[dropcap]W[\/dropcap]ith the rise of 3D printing and open micro-processing platforms, we now have the basic tools to create high-tech science tools. The internet and easily accessible databases allow multiple sites and individuals to collaborate on a project. Motivated high school or community college students can now collect a part of the data, upload it to a central database and participate in the analysis.<\/p>\n[dropcap]A[\/dropcap]s teachers of science, we need to prepare a new generation to embrace and access the available tools.\u00a0 3D printing opens the possibility of creating custom parts for complex machines, open microprocessor platforms enable complex data collection, and with a little time, digital signal processing may even find its way into the hands of commoners due to the price and availability of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGAs).<\/p>\n[dropcap]W[\/dropcap]ith this knowledge, students no longer need to sit on the sidelines wating for the professionals. Come listen in to discover the power and perils of the new science revolution.<\/p>\n[box type=”alert” size=”large”]If you are not a Maker yet, [highlight]BECOME A MAKER<\/strong>![\/highlight] Go look for makerspaces in your area. Get involved! Make sciency things! We don’t need any more consumers. We have plenty of them already. Become a creator. Come join the revolution! Be a Maker! Become a scientist! It’s time for Revolution! [highlight]Ask us how!<\/strong><\/a>[\/highlight][\/box]\n

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What is Open-Source Hardware?<\/h3>\n
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  • Similar to the open-source software<\/li>\n
  • Freely shared, community driven, and community created<\/li>\n
  • May include mechanical drawings, parts lists, places to purchase parts, electrical schematics, and even open-source software to run it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    What is Citizen Science?<\/h3>\n
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    • According to Wikipedia:\u00a0 Citizen science (also known as crowd science, crowd-sourced science, civic science, or networked science) is scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists. Formally, citizen science has been defined as “the systematic collection and analysis of data; development of technology; testing of natural phenomena; and the dissemination of these activities by researchers on a primarily avocational basis.”\u00a0 Citizen science is sometimes included in terms such as “public participation in scientific research” and participatory action research.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      What is Open-Source Science Equipment?<\/h3>\n
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      • Open-source science equipment is created when citizen science meets open-source hardware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Short Case Study on an Open Electrospinner Platform<\/h3>\n

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