[open-science] Feedback sought: Open Science MOOC

Wed Sep 5 11:11:48 UTC 2018

Dear all,

And with apologies for cross-posting as always.

I am contacting you on behalf of the Open Science MOOC, a mission-driven
project to help make ‘Open’ the default setting for all global research. We
want to help create a welcoming and supporting community, with good tools,
teachers, and role-models, and built upon a solid values-based foundation
of freedom and equitable access to research.

At the present, this is largely a volunteer-run openly collaborative
project, with agile development and release conducted through GitHub
<https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC>. At the present, we are constantly and
iteratively improving our content, and are always seeking feedback from as
wide an audience as possible.

The pilot module on Open Source and Open Research Software needs your help.
We have drafted a core document
<https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC/Module-5-Open-Research-Software-and-Open-Source/blob/master/content_development/MAIN.md>
that
provides the basis for this module (also available in Jupyter and HTML
formats). As well as that, we have 3 practical tasks that can already be
used independently of the MOOC for training/learning purposes, which
includes:

   1. Setting up your first GitHub project
   <https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC/Module-5-Open-Research-Software-and-Open-Source/blob/master/content_development/Task_1.md>
   2. Integrating GitHub projects with Zenodo
   <https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC/Module-5-Open-Research-Software-and-Open-Source/blob/master/content_development/Task_2.md>
   3. Integrating Git with RStudio
   <https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC/Module-5-Open-Research-Software-and-Open-Source/blob/master/content_development/Task_3.md>

At the present, these can be used for any purposes, including workshops,
independent online learning, or plugging in to your own research learning
environments. The ultimate intention is to combine these tasks with visual
content and quizzes to provide the basis for a peer-to-peer learning
community around open science (in an existing open source MOOC provider),
with  delivery strategy based primarily around existing graduate school
programs.

We would love your feedback on how to improve this content, including
letting us know whether it has the desired effect, is engaging enough for
now, and generally anything which is missing or could be improved. The best
way to provide feedback is through the project issue tracker
<https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC/Module-5-Open-Research-Software-and-Open-Source/issues>,
or to me directly (especially if you would like to contribute to the
project more). We appreciate comments from absolutely anyone on any aspect
of what we have done so far, irrespective of your background or experience.

If you would like to stay up to date, we have a totally open Slack channel
<https://openmooc-ers-slackin.herokuapp.com/> that each of you are more
that welcome to join.

Best,

Jon
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