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Localizing Socioscientific Issues and Globalizing Citizen Science Through Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Localizing Socioscientific Issues and Globalizing Citizen Science Through Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Bahadir Namdar
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522597469|ISBN10: 1522597468|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522597476|EISBN13: 9781522597483
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9746-9.ch009
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Namdar, Bahadir. "Localizing Socioscientific Issues and Globalizing Citizen Science Through Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning." The Roles of Technology and Globalization in Educational Transformation, edited by Blessing F. Adeoye and Gladys Arome, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 110-126. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9746-9.ch009

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Namdar, B. (2020). Localizing Socioscientific Issues and Globalizing Citizen Science Through Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. In B. Adeoye & G. Arome (Eds.), The Roles of Technology and Globalization in Educational Transformation (pp. 110-126). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9746-9.ch009

Chicago

Namdar, Bahadir. "Localizing Socioscientific Issues and Globalizing Citizen Science Through Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning." In The Roles of Technology and Globalization in Educational Transformation, edited by Blessing F. Adeoye and Gladys Arome, 110-126. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9746-9.ch009

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Abstract

Science education has given an increasing amount of attention to incorporating real-life issues into science curricula and engaging students in practices similar to those of scientists, most recently via the fields of socioscientific issues (SSI) and citizen science (CS). Frequently, socioscientific issues focus on globalized problems, while citizen science focuses on localized issues. For meaningful engagement with these two approaches, this chapter advocates for incorporating computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The chapter introduces and defines SSI, CS, and CSCL. Then, it discusses the major affordances of CSCL to bridge SSI and CS. The author presents three key areas in which CS, the study of SSI, and CSCL environments can work together to cohesively advance both joint and individual purposes. The chapter concludes with a seven-step instructional sequence arguing for localizing SSI and globalizing CS via local and large-scale collaboration.

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