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).
contact@ardc.edu.au
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
7 Steps towards Reproducible Research
This workshop aims to take you further down your reproducibility path, by providing concepts and tools you can use in your everyday workflows. It is discipline and experience agnostic, and no coding experience is needed.
We will also examine how Reproducible Research builds business continuity...
Keywords: reproducibility, Reproducibility, reproducible workflows
Resource type: full-course, tutorial
7 Steps towards Reproducible Research
https://amandamiotto.github.io/ReproducibleResearch/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/7-steps-towards-reproducible-research
This workshop aims to take you further down your reproducibility path, by providing concepts and tools you can use in your everyday workflows. It is discipline and experience agnostic, and no coding experience is needed.
We will also examine how Reproducible Research builds business continuity into your research group, how the culture in your institute ecosystem can affect Reproducibility and how you can identify and address risks to your knowledge.
The workshop can be used as self-paced or as an instructor
Amanda Miotto - a.miotto@griffith.edu.au
Amanda Miotto
reproducibility, Reproducibility, reproducible workflows
phd
support
WEBINAR: Managing hands-on data analysis training with Galaxy
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Managing hands-on data analysis training with Galaxy’. This webinar took place on 25 July 2023.
Event description
Looking for flexible, scalable, real-world solutions that enable data analysis skills to...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Galaxy, Training, Training infrastructure
WEBINAR: Managing hands-on data analysis training with Galaxy
https://zenodo.org/records/8185398
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-managing-hands-on-data-analysis-training-with-galaxy-6d3e8b36-69f2-4fec-9290-d5acd068624a
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Managing hands-on data analysis training with Galaxy’. This webinar took place on 25 July 2023.
Event description
Looking for flexible, scalable, real-world solutions that enable data analysis skills to be taught to anyone and anywhere?
Galaxy Australia, a national web service supporting 1000s of bioinformatics tools and workflows is a fantastic solution for training on bioinformatics concepts. Their "Training Infrastructure as a Service”, or TIaaS provides free compute and back-end support for data analysis training. It is paired with 100’s of easy-to-follow tutorials developed and maintained by the worldwide community on the Galaxy Training Network (GTN). TIaaS frees trainers from setting up and maintaining computational resources for their training events so that they can focus on student needs and learning outcomes
This webinar will show you how to make the most of Galaxy Australia, TIaaS and the Galaxy Training Network for bioinformatics training. We’ll highlight all the nifty features you can use to plan, manage and deliver training to any size audience efficiently.
Materials
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Managing data analysis training with Galaxy_slides: A PDF copy of the slides presented during the webinar.
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/VNE0pF6Nqgw
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Price, Gareth (orcid: 0000-0003-2439-8650)
Hiltemann, Saskia (orcid: 0000-0003-3803-468X)
Rasche, Helena (orcid: 0000-0001-9760-8992)
Bioinformatics, Galaxy, Training, Training infrastructure
WEBINAR: Effective, inclusive, and scalable training in the life sciences, clinical education and beyond
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons/Melbourne Genomics webinar ‘Effective, inclusive, and scalable training in the life sciences, clinical education and beyond’. This webinar took place on 4 November 2022.
Event description
Scientists and educators...
Keywords: Short-format training, Clinical education, Continuing education, Professional development, Training, Lifelong learning, Pedagogy
WEBINAR: Effective, inclusive, and scalable training in the life sciences, clinical education and beyond
https://zenodo.org/records/7281360
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-effective-inclusive-and-scalable-training-in-the-life-sciences-clinical-education-and-beyond-52c113ff-573c-4ae8-a3f0-482c86f1818a
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons/Melbourne Genomics webinar ‘Effective, inclusive, and scalable training in the life sciences, clinical education and beyond’. This webinar took place on 4 November 2022.
Event description
Scientists and educators working in the life sciences must continuously acquire new knowledge and skills to stay up-to-date with the latest methods, technologies and research. Short-format training, such as webinars, workshops and bootcamps, are popular ways of quickly learning about new topics and gaining new skills.
As trainers and educators, how can we ensure that short-format training is effective and inclusive for all? How can we ensure that our learners are equipped to continue learning and applying their new skills once they return to their day jobs? And how can we do this in a way that is scalable and sustainable?
The Bicycle Principles assemble education theory and community experience into a framework for improving short-format training so that it is effective, inclusive and scalable. Over 30 international experts, including colleagues from the Australian BioCommons, Melbourne Genomics and other Australian and New Zealand organisations, helped develop the principles and an associated set of recommendations.
Jason Williams, Assistant Director, DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - a leading genomics and bioinformatics educator and project lead, joins us to discuss the Principles and how they can be applied to achieve scalable and sustainable training in a range of Australian settings.
This webinar is co-hosted by Australian BioCommons and Melbourne Genomics
Training Materials
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:
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WILLIAMS-Jason_aus-biocommons_nov-2022 (PDF): A PDF copy of the slides presented during the webinar.
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/18dub7jGeQ8
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Williams, Jason (orcid: 0000-0003-3049-2010)
Short-format training, Clinical education, Continuing education, Professional development, Training, Lifelong learning, Pedagogy
How can software containers help your research?
This video explains software containers to a research audience. It is an introduction to why containers are beneficial for research. These benefits are standardisation, portability, reliability and reproducibility.
Software Containers in research are a solution that addresses the challenge of a...
Keywords: containers, software, research, reproducibility, RSE, standard, agility, portable, reusable, code, application, reproducible, standardisation, package, system, cloud, server, version, reliability, program, collaborator, ARDC_AU, training material
How can software containers help your research?
https://zenodo.org/records/5091260
https://dresa.org.au/materials/how-can-software-containers-help-your-research-ca0f9d41-d83b-463b-a548-402c6c642fbf
This video explains software containers to a research audience. It is an introduction to why containers are beneficial for research. These benefits are standardisation, portability, reliability and reproducibility.
Software Containers in research are a solution that addresses the challenge of a replicable computational environment and supports reproducibility of research results. Understanding the concept of software containers enables researchers to better communicate their research needs with their colleagues and other researchers using and developing containers.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HelrQnm3v4g
If you want to share this video please use this:
Australian Research Data Commons, 2021. How can software containers help your research?. [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HelrQnm3v4g DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5091260 [Accessed dd Month YYYY].
contact@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons
Martinez, Paula Andrea (type: ProjectLeader)
Sam Muirhead (type: Producer)
The ARDC Communications Team (type: Editor)
The ARDC Skills and Workforce Development Team (type: ProjectMember)
The ARDC eResearch Infrastructure & Services (type: ProjectMember)
The ARDC Nectar Cloud Services team (type: ProjectMember)
containers, software, research, reproducibility, RSE, standard, agility, portable, reusable, code, application, reproducible, standardisation, package, system, cloud, server, version, reliability, program, collaborator, ARDC_AU, training material
CheckEM User Guide
CheckEM is an open-source web based application which provides quality control assessments on metadata and image annotations of fish stereo-imagery. It is available at marine-ecology.shinyapps.io/CheckEM. The application can assess a range of sampling methods and annotation data formats for...
Keywords: stereo-video, fish, annotation
CheckEM User Guide
https://globalarchivemanual.github.io/CheckEM/articles/manuals/CheckEM_user_guide.html
https://dresa.org.au/materials/checkem-user-guide
CheckEM is an open-source web based application which provides quality control assessments on metadata and image annotations of fish stereo-imagery. It is available at marine-ecology.shinyapps.io/CheckEM. The application can assess a range of sampling methods and annotation data formats for common inaccuracies made whilst annotating stereo imagery. CheckEM creates interactive plots and tables in a graphical interface, and provides summarised data and a report of potential errors to download.
brooke.gibbons@uwa.edu.au
Brooke Gibbons
stereo-video, fish, annotation
EventMeasure Annotation Guide
EventMeasure annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo video systems (stereo-BRUVs) for count and length
Keywords: fish, stereo-video, annotation
EventMeasure Annotation Guide
https://globalarchivemanual.github.io/CheckEM/articles/manuals/EventMeasure_annotation_guide.html
https://dresa.org.au/materials/eventmeasure-annotation-guide
EventMeasure annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo video systems (stereo-BRUVs) for count and length
tim.langlois@uwa.edu.au
Brooke Gibbons
Tim Langlois
Claude Spencer
fish, stereo-video, annotation
Stereo-video workflows for fish and benthic ecologists
Stereo imagery is widely used by research institutions and management bodies around the world as a cost-effective and non-destructive method to research and monitor fish and habitats (Whitmarsh, Fairweather and Huveneers, 2017). Stereo-video can provide accurate and precise size and range...
Keywords: stereo-video, fish, sharks, habitats
Resource type: tutorial
Stereo-video workflows for fish and benthic ecologists
https://globalarchivemanual.github.io/CheckEM/index.html
https://dresa.org.au/materials/stereo-video-workflows-for-fish-and-benthic-ecologists
Stereo imagery is widely used by research institutions and management bodies around the world as a cost-effective and non-destructive method to research and monitor fish and habitats (Whitmarsh, Fairweather and Huveneers, 2017). Stereo-video can provide accurate and precise size and range measurements and can be used to study spatial and temporal patterns in fish assemblages (McLean et al., 2016), habitat composition and complexity (Collins et al., 2017), behaviour (Goetze et al., 2017), responses to anthropogenic pressures (Bosch et al., 2022) and the recovery and growth of benthic fauna (Langlois et al. 2020). It is important that users of stereo-video collect, annotate, quality control and store their data in a consistent manner, to ensure data produced is of the highest quality possible and to enable large scale collaborations. Here we collate existing best practices and propose new tools to equip ecologists to ensure that all aspects of the stereo-video workflow are performed in a consistent way.
tim.langlois@uwa.edu.au
Tim Langlois
Brooke Gibbons
Claude Spencer
stereo-video, fish, sharks, habitats
Principles Aligned Institutionally-Contextualised (PAI-C) RDM Training
This GitHub repository contains resources for an institution to contextualise a principles-based RDM training with its institution's research data management policies, processes and systems.
The adoption of PAI-C across institutions will contribute to a common baseline understanding of RDM...
Keywords: PAI-C, Training, Data Management
Principles Aligned Institutionally-Contextualised (PAI-C) RDM Training
https://github.com/Adrian-W-Chew/PAI-C-RDM-Training
https://dresa.org.au/materials/principles-aligned-institutionally-contextualised-pai-c-rdm-training
This GitHub repository contains resources for an institution to contextualise a principles-based RDM training with its institution's research data management policies, processes and systems.
The adoption of PAI-C across institutions will contribute to a common baseline understanding of RDM across institutions, which in turn will facilitate cross institutional management of data (e.g. when researchers move between institutions, and collaborate across institutions).
Dr Adrian W. Chew (w.l.chew@unsw.edu.au)
Dr Adrian W. Chew
Dr Adele Haythornthwaite
Brock Askey
Dr Jacky Cho
Dr Anesh Nair
Dr Kyle Hemming
Iftikhar Hayat
Joanna Dziedzic
Janice Chan
Kaitlyn Houston
Linlin Zhao
Caitlin Savage
Jessica Suna
Dr Emilia Decker
Sharron Stapleton
PAI-C, Training, Data Management
10 Reproducible Research things - Building Business Continuity
The idea that you can duplicate an experiment and get the same conclusion is the basis for all scientific discoveries. Reproducible research is data analysis that starts with the raw data and offers a transparent workflow to arrive at the same results and conclusions. However not all studies are...
Keywords: reproducibility, data management
Resource type: tutorial, video
10 Reproducible Research things - Building Business Continuity
https://guereslib.github.io/ten-reproducible-research-things/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/9-reproducible-research-things-building-business-continuity
The idea that you can duplicate an experiment and get the same conclusion is the basis for all scientific discoveries. Reproducible research is data analysis that starts with the raw data and offers a transparent workflow to arrive at the same results and conclusions. However not all studies are replicable due to lack of information on the process. Therefore, reproducibility in research is extremely important.
Researchers genuinely want to make their research more reproducible, but sometimes don’t know where to start and often don’t have the available time to investigate or establish methods on how reproducible research can speed up every day work. We aim for the philosophy “Be better than you were yesterday”. Reproducibility is a process, and we highlight there is no expectation to go from beginner to expert in a single workshop. Instead, we offer some steps you can take towards the reproducibility path following our Steps to Reproducible Research self paced program.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bANTr9RvnGg
Tutorial:
https://guereslib.github.io/ten-reproducible-research-things/
a.miotto@griffith.edu.au; s.stapleton@griffith.edu.au; i.jennings@griffith.edu.au;
Amanda Miotto
Julie Toohey
Sharron Stapleton
Isaac Jennings
reproducibility, data management
masters
phd
ecr
researcher
support