ARDC Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework: The Framework and Its Components
The ARDC's Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework, released in 2022, provides a structure for training programs to develop essential and advanced digital research skills. It aims to help researchers and professionals identify the necessary skills they need to leverage emerging...
Keywords: training material, skills framework, ARDC skills framework, ARDC capabilities framework, national skills framework, learning path, role profile, capabilities, FAIR implementation, skills, data management, research software, data governance, digital research infrastructure
ARDC Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework: The Framework and Its Components
https://zenodo.org/records/14188836
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-digital-research-capabilities-and-skills-framework-the-framework-and-its-components
The ARDC's Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework, released in 2022, provides a structure for training programs to develop essential and advanced digital research skills. It aims to help researchers and professionals identify the necessary skills they need to leverage emerging opportunities in data management, data analysis, data linking, AI, and machine learning. The framework aligns with technological advancements and encourages ongoing discussion and contributions to evolve the coverage of digital research skills.
The framework focuses on digital research skills, excluding broader professional skills, and is intended for a wide range of stakeholders. It provides a structured approach for project teams and organisations to develop and enhance their digital research skills through six main components: a skills taxonomy, a skills glossary, a list of generalised roles, roles and skills-related profiles, learning paths, and a skills and roles matrix. The skills taxonomy classifies digital research skills into four capability families: Governance, Data, Software, and Digital Research Infrastructure Management. It provides a standard terminology for identifying and describing these skills.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Russell, Keith (type: Editor)
Wong, Adeline (type: Editor)
Lyrtzis, Ellen (type: Editor)
training material, skills framework, ARDC skills framework, ARDC capabilities framework, national skills framework, learning path, role profile, capabilities, FAIR implementation, skills, data management, research software, data governance, digital research infrastructure
Ten Simple Rules for Researchers: Upskilling for a Rapidly Evolving Workforce
The following recommendations were inspired by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Digital Research Skills Summit 2023, that brought together Researchers, Learning Designers, Skills Trainers, and Librarians in productive discussions on how to run effective researcher skills training....
Keywords: Training, Training Material, Short Format Training, Digital Skills, Researcher Training, Learning
Ten Simple Rules for Researchers: Upskilling for a Rapidly Evolving Workforce
https://zenodo.org/records/13989494
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ten-simple-rules-for-researchers-upskilling-for-a-rapidly-evolving-workforce
The following recommendations were inspired by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Digital Research Skills Summit 2023, that brought together Researchers, Learning Designers, Skills Trainers, and Librarians in productive discussions on how to run effective researcher skills training. These rules outline how to think about skills learning for researchers, plan training sessions, and efficiently maximize learning. We offer recommendations on how to design and develop learner-centered training programs (Rules 1 and 2), foster outreach, and connect with trainer communities (Rules 3 and 4). We then provide tips to manage and optimize training (Rules 5, 6, and 7), and conclude with valuable insights on preparing for uncertainty and the importance of post-training operations and continued learning (Rules 8, 9, and 10).
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Lovelace-Tozer, Meirian (orcid: 0000-0001-6684-3041)
Brown, John (orcid: 0000-0002-6118-577X)
Clemens, Robert (orcid: 0000-0002-1359-5133)
Greenhill, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0001-9357-6006)
Haseen, Fathima (orcid: 0009-0009-9950-1510)
Kingsley, Danny (orcid: 0000-0002-3636-5939)
Mills, Katie (orcid: 0000-0002-5243-6071)
Lyrtzis, Ellen
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
Steel, Kathryn M. (orcid: 0000-0002-5720-1239)
Stokes, Liz (orcid: 0000-0002-2973-5647)
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Wong, Adeline (orcid: 0000-0002-9135-4757)
Gouda-Vossos, Amany (orcid: 0000-0002-6142-9439)
Training, Training Material, Short Format Training, Digital Skills, Researcher Training, Learning
WEBINAR: Where to go when your bioinformatics outgrows your compute
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Where to go when your bioinformatics outgrows your compute’. This webinar took place on 19 August 2021.
Bioinformatics analyses are often complex, requiring multiple software tools and specialised compute...
Keywords: Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, High performance computing, HPC, Galaxy Australia, Nectar Research Cloud, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, NCI, NCMAS, Cloud computing
WEBINAR: Where to go when your bioinformatics outgrows your compute
https://zenodo.org/records/5240578
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-where-to-go-when-your-bioinformatics-outgrows-your-compute-7a5a0ff8-8f4f-4fd0-af20-a88d515a6554
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Where to go when your bioinformatics outgrows your compute’. This webinar took place on 19 August 2021.
Bioinformatics analyses are often complex, requiring multiple software tools and specialised compute resources. “I don’t know what compute resources I will need”, “My analysis won’t run and I don’t know why” and "Just getting it to work" are common pain points for researchers. In this webinar, you will learn how to understand the compute requirements for your bioinformatics workflows. You will also hear about ways of accessing compute that suits your needs as an Australian researcher, including Galaxy Australia, cloud and high-performance computing services offered by the Australian Research Data Commons, the National Compute Infrastructure (NCI) and Pawsey. We also describe bioinformatics and computing support services available to Australian researchers.
This webinar was jointly organised with the Sydney Informatics Hub at the University of Sydney.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
Where to go when your bioinformatics outgrows your compute - slides (PDF and PPTX): Slides presented during the webinar
Australian research computing resources cheat sheet (PDF): A list of resources and useful links mentioned during the webinar.
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of the webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/hNTbngSc-W0
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Samaha, Georgina (orcid: 0000-0003-0419-1476)
Chew, Tracy (orcid: 0000-0001-9529-7705)
Sadsad, Rosemarie (orcid: 0000-0003-2488-953X)
Coddington, Paul (orcid: 0000-0003-1336-9686)
Gladman, Simon (orcid: 0000-0002-6100-4385)
Edberg, Roger
Shaikh, Javed
Cytowski, Maciej (orcid: 0000-0002-0007-0979)
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, High performance computing, HPC, Galaxy Australia, Nectar Research Cloud, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, NCI, NCMAS, Cloud computing
WEBINAR: High performance bioinformatics: submitting your best NCMAS application
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘High performance bioinformatics: submitting your best NCMAS application’. This webinar took place on 20 August 2021.
Bioinformaticians are increasingly turning to specialised compute infrastructure and...
Keywords: Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, High Performance Computing, HPC, NCMAS
WEBINAR: High performance bioinformatics: submitting your best NCMAS application
https://zenodo.org/records/5239883
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-high-performance-bioinformatics-submitting-your-best-ncmas-application-ee80822f-74ac-41af-a5a4-e162c10e6d78
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘High performance bioinformatics: submitting your best NCMAS application’. This webinar took place on 20 August 2021.
Bioinformaticians are increasingly turning to specialised compute infrastructure and efficient, scalable workflows as their research becomes more data intensive. Australian researchers that require extensive compute resources to process large datasets can apply for access to national high performance computing facilities (e.g. Pawsey and NCI) to power their research through the National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS). NCMAS is a competitive, merit-based scheme and requires applicants to carefully consider how the compute infrastructure and workflows will be applied.
This webinar provides life science researchers with insights into what makes a strong NCMAS application, with a focus on the technical assessment, and how to design and present effective and efficient bioinformatic workflows for the various national compute facilities. It will be followed by a short Q&A session.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
High performance bioinformatics: submitting your best NCMAS application - slides (PDF and PPTX): Slides presented during the webinar
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of the webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/HeFGjguwS0Y
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Samaha, Georgina (orcid: 0000-0003-0419-1476)
Chew, Tracy (orcid: 0000-0001-9529-7705)
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, High Performance Computing, HPC, NCMAS
WORKSHOP: RNA-Seq: reads to differential genes and pathways
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘RNA-Seq: reads to differential genes and pathways’. This workshop took place over two, 3.5 hour sessions on 27 and 28 September 2022.
Event description
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is a common method used to...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Analysis, Transcriptomics, RNA-seq, Workflows, Nextflow, nf-co.re
WORKSHOP: RNA-Seq: reads to differential genes and pathways
https://zenodo.org/records/7439804
https://dresa.org.au/materials/workshop-rna-seq-reads-to-differential-genes-and-pathways-5a384156-d3de-4d5d-9797-e689bf6592f8
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘RNA-Seq: reads to differential genes and pathways’. This workshop took place over two, 3.5 hour sessions on 27 and 28 September 2022.
Event description
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is a common method used to understand the differences in gene expression and molecular pathways between two or more groups. This workshop introduces the fundamental concepts of RNA sequencing experiments and will allow you to try out the analysis using data from a study of Williams-Beuren Syndrome, a rare disease.
In the first part of the workshop you will learn how to convert sequence reads into analysis ready count data. To do this we will use nf-core/rnaseq - a portable, scalable, reproducible and publicly available workflow on Pawsey Nimbus Cloud. In the second part of the workshop you will use the count data you created to identify differential genes and pathways using R/Rstudio. By the end of the workshop, you should be able to perform your own RNA-seq analysis for differential gene expression and pathway analysis!
This workshop is presented by the Australian BioCommons and Sydney Informatics Hub with the assistance of a network of facilitators from the national Bioinformatics Training Cooperative.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
RNAseq reads to differential genes and pathways - Additional Resources (PDF): Additional resources compiled by the Sydney Informatics Hub
rnaseq_DE_analysis_Day2.html: HTML version of code used on day 2 of the workshop
rnaseq_DE_analysis_Day2.Rmd: R Markdown version of code used on day 2 of the workshop
RNAseq reads to differential genes and pathways_Q_and_A (PDF): Archive of questions and their answers from the workshop Slack Channel.
Materials shared elsewhere:
This workshop follows the tutorial ‘RNA-seq: reads to differential gene expression workshop series’ developed by the Sydney Informatics Hub.
https://sydney-informatics-hub.github.io/training.RNAseq.series-quarto/
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Deshpande, Nandan (orcid: 0000-0002-0324-8728)
Chew, Tracy (orcid: 0000-0001-9529-7705)
Samaha, Georgina (orcid: 0000-0003-0419-1476)
Beecroft, Sarah (orcid: 0000-0002-3935-2279)
Morgan, Steven (orcid: 0000-0001-6038-6126)
Bioinformatics, Analysis, Transcriptomics, RNA-seq, Workflows, Nextflow, nf-co.re
DReSA: Project team reflections
This presentation provides thoughts and reflections from the Digital Research Skills Australaisa (DReSA) project team on DReSA. Team members highlight their perspectives on value propositions and benefits for their respective institutiosn/organisations and nationally, as well as individual...
Keywords: training events, training material, training repository, skilled workforce, digital research skills, digital research training, digital research, trainers, FAIR training
DReSA: Project team reflections
https://zenodo.org/records/5712129
https://dresa.org.au/materials/dresa-project-team-reflections-9dcb8538-6b7c-4822-b0ee-fbe57085dc70
This presentation provides thoughts and reflections from the Digital Research Skills Australaisa (DReSA) project team on DReSA. Team members highlight their perspectives on value propositions and benefits for their respective institutiosn/organisations and nationally, as well as individual reflections on collaboration and working together on the project so far.
You can watch the video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qqH92itI8SI
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Papaioannou, Anastasios (orcid: 0000-0002-8959-4559)
Backhaus, Ann (orcid: 0000-0002-9023-055X)
Vanichkina, Darya (orcid: 0000-0002-0406-164X)
Symon, Jon
Steel, Kay (orcid: 0000-0002-5720-1239)
Burke, Melissa (orcid: 0000-0002-5571-8664)
May, Nick
training events, training material, training repository, skilled workforce, digital research skills, digital research training, digital research, trainers, FAIR training
ARDC Skills Landscape
The Australian Research Data Commons is driving transformational change in the research data ecosystem, enabling researchers to conduct world class data-intensive research. One interconnected component of this ecosystem is skills development/uplift, which is critical to the Commons and its...
Keywords: skills, data skills, eresearch skills, community, skilled workforce, FAIR, research data management, data stewardship, data governance, data use, data generation, training material
ARDC Skills Landscape
https://zenodo.org/records/4287743
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-skills-landscape-56b224ca-9e30-4771-8615-d028c7be86a6
The Australian Research Data Commons is driving transformational change in the research data ecosystem, enabling researchers to conduct world class data-intensive research. One interconnected component of this ecosystem is skills development/uplift, which is critical to the Commons and its purpose of providing Australian researchers with a competitive advantage through data.
In this presentation, Kathryn Unsworth introduces the ARDC Skills Landscape. The Landscape is a first step in developing a national skills framework to enable a coordinated and cohesive approach to skills development across the Australian eResearch sector. It is also a first step towards helping to analyse current approaches in data training to identify:
- Siloed skills initiatives, and finding ways to build partnerships and improve collaboration
- Skills deficits, and working to address the gaps in data skills
- Areas of skills development for investment by skills stakeholders like universities, research organisations, skills and training service providers, ARDC, etc.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
skills, data skills, eresearch skills, community, skilled workforce, FAIR, research data management, data stewardship, data governance, data use, data generation, training material
ARDC 2023 Skills Summit - Frameworks Panel Discussion (Day 2 - February 10, 2023)
Presentations to the ARDC Skills Summit 2023 (Panel Talks Day 2 - February 10th, 2023)
Dr Peter Derbyshire - Unpacking the ATSE report - Our STEM skilled future and the need for a national skills taxonomy
Anthony Beitz - Applying Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) within DSTG
Kate...
Keywords: training material, research, training, skills, framework, sfia, eresearch, skills frameworks, skills taxonomies, skills classifications, skill shortages, transferrable skills, applying SFIA, training gaps, workforce requirements, job requirements, DReSA, digital literacy, applying skills frameworks, Australian Skills Classification framework, ASC
ARDC 2023 Skills Summit - Frameworks Panel Discussion (Day 2 - February 10, 2023)
https://zenodo.org/records/7711287
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-2023-skills-summit-frameworks-panel-discussion-day-2-february-10-2023-c00730b5-3444-4ccd-8f8f-9ae8ec3dfbe6
Presentations to the ARDC Skills Summit 2023 (Panel Talks Day 2 - February 10th, 2023)
Dr Peter Derbyshire - Unpacking the ATSE report - Our STEM skilled future and the need for a national skills taxonomy
Anthony Beitz - Applying Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) within DSTG
Kate Morrison - A national skills taxonomy - Australian Skills Classification (ASC)
Kathryn Unsworth - ARDC Digital Research Capabilities & Skills Framework
Peter Embelton - Enhancing skills uplift for researchers through the alignment and implementation of skills frameworks
These presentations cover skills frameworks/taxonomies/classifications, skill shortages, transferrable skills, applying SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age), Australian Skills Classification framework, training gaps, workforce/job requirements, Digital Research Skills Australasia (DReSA), digital literacy and applying skills frameworks.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Derbyshire, Peter
Beitz, Anthony (orcid: 0000-0002-2071-2852)
Morrison, Kate
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Embelton, Peter
training material, research, training, skills, framework, sfia, eresearch, skills frameworks, skills taxonomies, skills classifications, skill shortages, transferrable skills, applying SFIA, training gaps, workforce requirements, job requirements, DReSA, digital literacy, applying skills frameworks, Australian Skills Classification framework, ASC
ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist v1.1
The ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist aims to support learning designers, training materials creators, trainers and national training infrastructure providers to capture key information and apply appropriate mechanisms to enable sharing and reuse of their training materials
Keywords: checklist, Training material, FAIR, standard, requirements, metadata
ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist v1.1
https://zenodo.org/records/5276003
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-training-materials-metadata-checklist-v1-1
The ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist aims to support learning designers, training materials creators, trainers and national training infrastructure providers to capture key information and apply appropriate mechanisms to enable sharing and reuse of their training materials
contact@ardc.edu.au
Martinez, Paula Andrea (orcid: 0000-0002-8990-1985)
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
checklist, Training material, FAIR, standard, requirements, metadata
Show & Tell - Tackling 'no shows'
In this session, questions were asked on how to tackle 'no shows' for training events:
What are the motivations behind ‘no shows’?
What % of ‘no shows’ is acceptable? Any data on that?
Do we need to lay some gentle guilt trips?
Community Slides
Tackling ‘no shows’. What is your...
Keywords: training attendance, no shows, skills training, training material
Show & Tell - Tackling 'no shows'
https://zenodo.org/records/4289344
https://dresa.org.au/materials/show-tell-tackling-no-shows-9f0d32c0-b2af-4624-9df1-d4e087da81b6
In this session, questions were asked on how to tackle 'no shows' for training events:
- What are the motivations behind ‘no shows’?
- What % of ‘no shows’ is acceptable? Any data on that?
- Do we need to lay some gentle guilt trips?
- Community Slides
- Tackling ‘no shows’. What is your approach? What would you be willing to try?
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
training attendance, no shows, skills training, training material
National skills ecosystem - call to action
In this Community Action session working groups will be formed based on the challenges/opportunities that were prioritised in Community Action session #4.
Skilled trainers / facilitators
National training registry
National training event calendar
Jointly developed training
Research...
Keywords: national skills initiatives, data skills, training, skills community, training material
National skills ecosystem - call to action
https://zenodo.org/records/4289335
https://dresa.org.au/materials/national-skills-ecosystem-call-to-action-ffd9b4ed-b557-496b-ac35-72467c03c71b
In this Community Action session working groups will be formed based on the challenges/opportunities that were prioritised in Community Action session #4.
- Skilled trainers / facilitators
- National training registry
- National training event calendar
- Jointly developed training
- Research support professionals: career/progression
contact@ardc.edu.au
Padmanabhan, Komathy
Backhaus, Ann
Papaioannou, Anastasios (orcid: 0000-0002-8959-4559)
Tang, Titus
Crowe, Mark (orcid: 0000-0002-9514-2487)
Vanichkina, Darya (orcid: 0000-0002-0406-164X)
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Stokes, Liz (orcid: 0000-0002-2973-5647)
Liffers, Matthias (orcid: 0000-0002-3639-2080)
national skills initiatives, data skills, training, skills community, training material
ARDC Skills Impact and Strategy Community Discussion
The focus of this community event arose from the ARDC SKills Summit 2021, hosted in collaboration with eResearch Australasia Conference. Two key themes identified at the Summit formed the focus of this event: 1) How to convince senior management the value of digital skills training so that they...
Keywords: training impact, evaluation, skills training, resourcing, value proposition, training material
ARDC Skills Impact and Strategy Community Discussion
https://zenodo.org/records/5739422
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-skills-impact-and-strategy-community-discussion-e9d63cee-0d9c-4f8d-9c0f-58afe99b649b
The focus of this community event arose from the ARDC SKills Summit 2021, hosted in collaboration with eResearch Australasia Conference. Two key themes identified at the Summit formed the focus of this event: 1) How to convince senior management the value of digital skills training so that they don't question resourcing 2) Evaluating the long-term impact of digital skills training on researchers’ workflows and outputs.
You can watch the full video presentation on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/iSnE7OBILqs
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
training impact, evaluation, skills training, resourcing, value proposition, training material