Supplementary Data 3: Questions for the mid-cohort survey to participants#

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  • I understand and I do not agree to share my answers

Name *#

Project Title *#

OLS is helping me work openly *#

  1. Completely disagree

  2. Completely agree

OLS is helping me encourage others to work openly *#

  1. Completely disagree

  2. Completely agree

As we begin the second half of this OLS cohort, what can we improve to make your OLS journey more useful?#

Cohort-wide calls and assignments#

Assignments and our bi-weekly cohort calls on Zoom with your entire cohort.

Which of the following aspects of the cohort call work well? *#

  • Information on before, during and after the call

  • Introduction and icebreaker led by the hosts

  • Talks by the guest speakers

  • Breakout room activities

  • Shared note-taking on the google doc

  • Opportunity to get to know others

  • All of the above

  • Other:

What should we improve in cohort calls? *#

  • Information on before, during and after the call

  • Introduction and icebreaker led by the hosts

  • Talks by the guest speakers

  • Breakout room activities

  • Shared note-taking on the google doc

  • Opportunity to get to know others

  • All of the above

  • Other:

Which of the following statements is true regarding the usefulness of the topics introduced at the OLS? *#

  • I have been able to use ALL concepts introduced at OLS so far

  • I have been able to use MOST concepts introduced at OLS so far

  • I have been able to use SOME concepts introduced at OLS so far

  • I have been able to use VERY FEW concepts introduced at OLS so far

  • I have NOT been able to use any concepts introduced at OLS so far

How much time do you spend on assignments on average? (not meetings) *#

  • <1 hour / week

  • 1-2 hours / week

  • 2-3 hours / week

  • 3+ hours / week

  • Other:

Which of the following mode of communication you find most effective? *#

  • Weekly emails from the organisers

  • Slack channels to connect with others

  • Google groups for tracking weekly information

  • Website with links to various resources

  • All of the above

  • Other:

How many cohort calls have been able to attend or watch in this round? *#

  • I have attended all the cohort calls so far

  • I have attended 1-2 cohort calls, and watched the missed call on YouTube

  • I watched all the cohort calls on YouTube, but have not attended any call so far

  • I have yet to watch all the cohort call videos

  • Other:

Anything else you would like to share with the organisers about the cohort call and assignments?#

Mentorship Meetings#

One on one meetings with your mentor

To what extent has your mentor meet your expectations? *#

  1. Not at all

  2. Completely

Would you like to work with your mentor in the future? *#

  • Yes

  • No

  • Maybe

Who besides your mentor has helped you in your project?#

Anything else you would like to share with the organisers about your mentorship experience?#