Hi All, The workshop would be in Bloomington, Indiana, at Indiana University, the same venue at GCC2016. So far we have 6 people that are interested. I don't think we need 24 +1's to schedule this, but the more we have that say they are interested, the easier this is to justify. I'm not willing to take the plunge if we still have only 6 people interested in 2 more weeks. I'm planning on including this in the October Newsletter, which is going out in less than a week. I might also create a specific Galaxy News Item about this before then. If we do this, I would also promote the workshop outside the Galaxy and IU communities, but only after advertising it through Galaxy and IU channels for at least a few weeks. Thanks everyone, Dave C On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Dave Clements <clements@galaxyproject.org> wrote:
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:
- *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.
*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?*
We'd especially like to hear from you if are a certified SC or DC instructor.
*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?*
*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.)
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 C
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