Training: Writing a white paper on training for developing sustainable software, and coordinating multiple ongoing training-oriented projects

[danielskatz]

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[ndjones]

Notes from our discussion are here: https://docs.google.com/a/nesi.org.nz/document/d/1mI-Oa2eL6QBbv599KkJD6g-Igy_k78HbBnbDp6Oc_Cc/edit?usp=sharing

[ndjones]

@npch there was talk of a basic/advanced formal/informal diagram of your authorship - we'd love to refer to it in our green paper...

[npch]

@ndjones Slide 17 of the presentation here: http://www.slideshare.net/npch/doing-science-properly-in-the-digital-age-software-skills-for-freerange-researchers-14247749

[npch]

@apawlik - you might be interested in contributing to this

[apawlik]

@npch @ndjones @danielskatz Certainly would love to contribute! I've looked at the notes and since I'm not sure if I could add/comment there, I'm putting some notes here:

• instructor community: It really helps when instructors know each other yet (as noted) it may be difficult to achieve. The community around Software and Data Carpentry may be interesting model to study.
• instructor status: Professional vs volunteer ("occasional") instructors. The former are employed primarily to run and develop training, the latter are like many Carpentry instructors who teach in addition to their regular job (so they volunteer their time and effort). Which model works in which contexts? What are advantages/disadvantages? Any risks (sustainability)?
• instructor training: How to provide it? Any best practices (again, suggest looking into Software and Data Carpentry)? Working with education / pedagogy specialists to deliver instructor training based on evidence from research in pedagogy.
• licensing training materials: Educating training material creators about the licenses. Encouraging (enforcing?) explicit licensing of the materials (see badging and citation below).
• discoverability of training materials: Hubs/central repositories for materials - how to build them, run them, maintain, curate and ensure sustainability.
• badging/certifying training materials: There is a plethora of training materials. Badging them may be a way to help deliver quality training and increase discoverabiliy.
• citation for training materials: How to publish training materials? How to ensure the credit is given?
• collaborative material development (I personally think this is really worth exploring - see The Emergence of GitHub as a Collaborative Platform for Education

[ndjones]

@sungeunbae @jrugis @weaverbel @DamienIrving @DFFlanders @arohl - I suspect this might be of interest to you

[ndjones]

turns out @cameronmclean is working on this too - keen to hear your thoughts!