Hi!
Am 23.09.2015 um 20:38 schrieb Dave Clements:
Hello all,
We are considering offering a Software Carpentry https://software-carpentry.org/ / Data Carpentry http://www.datacarpentry.org/ *Train the Trainer* workshop immediately before GCC2016 http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2016. This workshop would run for two days, and accommodate 24 people.
*Why?*
This idea came up at the GCC2015 GTN BoF http://bit.ly/gcc2015gtnbof. Software and Data Carpentry (S/DC) teach scientists core essentials of programming and data management. Their model is to train and certify trainers, and then provide a common curriculum and teaching infrastructure that enables those trainers to teach scientists how to program and manage data well.
We think a S/DC Train the Trainer workshop would be a huge benefit to the Galaxy Training community for many reasons:
+100!
- *The researchers we teach bioinformatics and Galaxy to would also
benefit from learning S/DC*. Becoming certified S/DC instructors would give us additional (and extremely useful) topics that we could also teach to our communities.
- *The techniques presented in S/DC Train the Trainer workshops are
equally applicable to bioinformatics and Galaxy training*. Attending a S/DC TTT workshop would improve the training we already do.
- *The organizational and compute infrastructure supporting S/DC might
make an excellent model for the Galaxy Training Network*. S/DC has embraced technologies like GitHub for storing, sharing, and maintaining training materials and best practices. We can learn from their significant experience to make GTN a much more vibrant community.
I think this is a great idea! This could become a nice platform to share more experiences between us.
*But, Should We?*
However, before we put in the organizational effort (and funds) to make a Train the Trainer workshop happen at GCC2016, we'd like to know what the Galaxy Training community thinks of this proposal.
In particular:
*1. Are S/DC techniques and training methods a good match for Galaxy trainers?*
Here I'm not sure. I think we are more User oriented than SC. You can be an excellent trainer without all the stuff that is teached by SC and DC. Maybe a trimmed down version of S/DC would be nice that perfectly fits to Galaxy. I was thinking on teaching github (not necessary git), the wiki and so on.
We'd especially like to hear from you if are a certified SC or DC instructor.
No.
*2. Is the S/DC content a good match for the researchers that we train?*
We'd especially like to hear from anyone who has attended an S/DC workshop.
*3. Might the S/DC organizational and infrastructure make a good model for GTN?*
I think so, yes.
*4. Would you likely attend a Train the Trainer workshop before GCC2016?*
The workshop would be in Bloomington, Indiana, most likely offered on Thursday-Friday, June 23-24. Registration would likely be between US$200 and $300. (And no, that would not cover the costs - the workshop would be subsidized by some combination of the project and the meeting.)
Maybe two days are to long, considering that a few of us are already involved in the workshops during the GCC and hackathons ... But yes I would be interested.
If and when we decide that this is a good idea, I'll start getting everything arranged to make this happen. Ideally, we would have a decision within a week or two.
Thanks Dave, Bjoern
Thanks,
Dave C
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