Digital Researcher
Issued by
Charles Darwin University
Awarded to those caring for Country, interested in using digital technologies and data to support their work and build skills in data storytelling. Badge recipients will demonstrate strong competency to negotiate, collect, and analyse data on Country changes under Elder authority. They will gain skills, capacity and confidence to tell stories within their communities using their own data and engage with organisations and scientists to use digital tools to monitor important species and places.
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Activity 1: Negotiate the data story. Work with Traditional Owners and rangers to identify the research question and negotiate access to the study area. Demonstrate an understanding of research ethics and permits and processes for informed consent.
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Activity 2: Collect data for the story. Identify and deploy the digital technology (e.g., camera traps, drones, acoustic recorders, touch GIS) and collect the relevant data.
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Activity 3: Analyse, translate and tell a story with data. Assemble and make sense of the data collected and compose a story of local importance. Data stories can be presented as a written report, poster, powerpoint presentation, video essay or other format agreed to by the research expert and the senior Indigneous authority.