Schedule for OLS-9 DRI-EDIA

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During the program,

  • Mentors and mentees meet every 2 weeks for a 30 minutes call
  • Mentees participate every ~2 weeks to 90-minutes cohort calls during which the program leaders introduce new topics and resources, facilitate break-out discussions, and invite experts from the field to give talks
  • Mentees can participate to skill-up, Q&A or coworking sessions in the weeks without cohort calls
  • Mentors take part in mentoring workshop and calls

Organizers will inform participants of the week schedule by email.

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Week Call Date Topic Agenda
Week 01(start. September 16, 2024) Cohort   DRI-EDIA champions announced!  
  Skill-up   Facilitators onboarding and training  
Week 02(start. September 23, 2024) Mentor September 26, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Mentor onboarding 1  
  Mentor September 27, 2024 (12:00 Universal Time) Mentor onboarding 2  
Week 03(start. September 30, 2024) Cohort   Welcome to DRI-EDIA champions to OLS  
Week 04(start. October 07, 2024) Cohort October 10, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 1  
  Cohort October 11, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 2  
  Cohort October 10, 2024 DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 1, Welcome to Open Seeds  
  Cohort October 11, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 2, Welcome to Open Seeds  
Week 05(start. October 14, 2024) Cohort October 15, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Welcome to Open Seeds  
  Skill-up October 16, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) GitHub tutorial for beginners  
  Cohort October 17, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Tooling for Open Collaboration  
  Mentor October 16, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Mentor 360 Training  
  Cohort October 15, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Tooling for Project Design  
  Mentor October 17, 2024 (12:00 Universal Time) Mentor 360 Training  
Week 06(start. October 21, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   1st Mentor-mentee meeting  
  Cohort October 23, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Open Science Garden I  
  Cohort October 23, 2024 (17:00 Universal Time) Open Science Garden I (Clock changes for the UK)  
  Q&A October 24, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 07(start. October 28, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   2nd Mentor-mentee meeting  
  Q&A November 01, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 08(start. November 04, 2024) Cohort November 06, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Community Management I  
  Q&A November 07, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 09(start. November 11, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   3rd Mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up November 13, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Open-source software practices  
  Q&A November 15, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 10(start. November 18, 2024) Cohort November 20, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Open Science Garden II  
  Q&A November 21, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 11(start. November 25, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   4th Mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up November 27, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Personal Management  
  Q&A November 29, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 12(start. December 02, 2024) Cohort December 04, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Open Science Garden III  
  Q&A December 05, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 13(start. December 09, 2024) Cohort December 11, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Community Management II  
  Q&A December 13, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 14(start. December 16, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   5th Mentor-mentee meeting  
  Q&A December 19, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A  
Week 15(start. January 13, 2025) Mentor-Mentee   6th Mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up January 14, 2025 (14:00 Universal Time) Final presentation rehearsal 1  
  Skill-up January 15, 2025 (16:00 Universal Time) Final presentation rehearsal 2  
  Skill-up January 16, 2025 (18:00 Universal Time) Final presentation rehearsal 3  
Week 16(start. January 20, 2025) Mentor-Mentee   7th Mentor-mentee meeting  
  Cohort January 21, 2025 (14:00 Universal Time) Final presentations & Graduation 1  
  Cohort January 22, 2025 (16:00 Universal Time) Final presentations & Graduation 2  
  Cohort January 23, 2025 (18:00 Universal Time) Final presentations & Graduation 3  

Week 01 Week starting on September 16, 2024

Cohort call: DRI-EDIA champions announced!

Date: During the week starting on September 16, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration:

Talks

Resources

Skill-up call: Facilitators onboarding and training

Date: During the week starting on September 16, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Week 02 Week starting on September 23, 2024

Mentor call: Mentor onboarding 1

Date: September 26, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Mentor call: Mentor onboarding 2

Date: September 27, 2024, at 12:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Week 03 Week starting on September 30, 2024

Cohort call: Welcome to DRI-EDIA champions to OLS

Date: During the week starting on September 30, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration:

Talks

Resources

Week 04 Week starting on October 07, 2024

Cohort call: DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 1

Date: October 10, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Cohort call: DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 2

Date: October 11, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Cohort call: DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 1, Welcome to Open Seeds

Date: October 10, 2024

Duration: 60 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Talks

Resources

Cohort call: DRI-EDIA Champions Q&A Webinar 2, Welcome to Open Seeds

Date: October 11, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Talks

Resources

Week 05 Week starting on October 14, 2024

Cohort call: Welcome to Open Seeds

Date: October 15, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 180 min

Skill-up call: GitHub tutorial for beginners

Date: October 16, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Tajuddeen Gwadabe

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Create a new repository

  • Create a (README) file
  • Write in Markdown
  • Manage issues and labels
  • Enable a small website via GitHub
  • Submit changes to a GitHub repository via Pull Request (PR)
  • Set the scene for self-paced learning after this session

Before the call

Talks

  • GitHub for Collaboration

  • Introduction to GitHub

  • Creating a Small Website with GitHub

Resources

Cohort call: Tooling for Open Collaboration

Date: October 17, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 180 min

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Identify essential files to add in a collaborative project

  • Explain why you need to select a license for an open project
  • Select the best license for your project
  • Write a clean and welcoming README file
  • Discuss about Code of Conduct

Talks

  • Setting up a project

  • ReadMe files: how to make your project welcoming to others

  • A Primer on Open Licenses

  • Designing and Enforcing a Code of Conduct

  • Vision statement

Resources

After the call

Mentor call: Mentor 360 Training

Date: October 16, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 180 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Identify essential files to add in a collaborative project

  • Explain why you need to select a license for an open project
  • Select the best license for your project
  • Write a clean and welcoming README file
  • Discuss about Code of Conduct

After the call

  • Create a GitHub repository for your project

Cohort call: Tooling for Project Design

Date: October 15, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 180 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Identify tools to help you design your project in a clear way for newcomers to quickly understand what the project is about, who can be involved, and where the work is headed

  • Fill the open canvas for your project to think through an open project strategy to develop an MVP
  • Reflect on the roadmap for your project with milestones - start drafting them with descriptions and tasks
  • After this call, develop documentation and resources for your project and share them with others

Before the call

  • Create a GitHub account - if you don’t have one already!

  • Carry out self-assessment: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1hnwOWjpssgRc-YYk5b-j3f3Y92bxcO_D/copy
  • Ideally - create a vision statement for your project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RrraS0C4vZ6cpnbRsu65uoMKJbru5Vun/copy

Mentor call: Mentor 360 Training

Date: October 17, 2024, at 12:00 Universal Time

Duration: 180 min

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Identify essential files to add in a collaborative project

  • Explain why you need to select a license for an open project
  • Select the best license for your project
  • Write a clean and welcoming README file
  • Discuss about Code of Conduct

After the call

  • Create a GitHub repository for your project

Week 06 Week starting on October 21, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 1st Mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on October 21, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Cohort call: Open Science Garden I

Date: October 23, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Define Open Science and Responsible Research

  • List the different principles of Open Science

  • Give examples of 3 use cases of the different Open Science principles

Talks

  • Open Science Garden(s)

  • Open Science Introduction

  • Prepare, curate, connect: amplifying your data’s impact through reuse

  • How do we learn from each other in global large-scale collaborative research networks?

  • Why open reviews?

Resources

Cohort call: Open Science Garden I (Clock changes for the UK)

Date: October 23, 2024, at 17:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Tajuddeen Gwadabe

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Define Open Science and Responsible Research

  • List the different principles of Open Science

  • Give examples of 3 use cases of the different Open Science principles

Talks

  • Open Science Garden(s)

  • Open Science Introduction

  • Prepare, curate, connect: amplifying your data’s impact through reuse

  • How do we learn from each other in global large-scale collaborative research networks?

  • Why open reviews?

Resources

After the call

  • Check the GitHub Intro notes, learning resource and video from last week

  • Prepare to share your project online through Git Pages, Google Site, Wordpress or other option. ← long term assignment, do it in your own pace.

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: October 24, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Week 07 Week starting on October 28, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 2nd Mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on October 28, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: November 01, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Week 08 Week starting on November 04, 2024

Cohort call: Community Management I

Date: November 06, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Tajuddeen Gwadabe

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Define Open Science and Responsible Research

  • List the different principles of Open Science

  • Give examples of 3 use cases of the different Open Science principles

Talks

  • Community Design for Inclusivity

  • Community Interaction

  • Mountain of Engagement

  • Personas and Pathways

Resources

After the call

  • Check the GitHub Intro notes, learning resource and video from last week

  • Prepare to share your project online through Git Pages, Google Site, Wordpress or other option. ← long term assignment, do it in your own pace.

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: November 07, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Week 09 Week starting on November 11, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 3rd Mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on November 11, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: Open-source software practices

Date: November 13, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Tajuddeen Gwadabe

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Recall non traditional (academic) career path

  • Appreciate different leaderships

Talks

  • Good Coding Practices

  • Code Review

  • Package Managements

Resources

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: November 15, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Week 10 Week starting on November 18, 2024

Cohort call: Open Science Garden II

Date: November 20, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Considering different kinds of interactions for your community

  • Use the Mountain of Engagement method to support participants through various levels of engagements

  • Develop persona and pathways for your community for taking people’s experiences and expectations in planning your projects

Talks

  • Open Science Garden(s)

  • Open Educational Resources

  • Open Access Publication

  • Open Engagement of Social Actors

Resources

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: November 21, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Week 11 Week starting on November 25, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 4th Mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on November 25, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: Personal Management

Date: November 27, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Apply good coding practices to your software

  • Review code

  • Identify package management for your software

  • Make your software ready for open-source-

Talks

  • Personal Ecology and Self Care

Resources

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: November 29, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Week 12 Week starting on December 02, 2024

Cohort call: Open Science Garden III

Date: December 04, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Learning objectives

At the end of this call, learners will be able to:

  • Define Open Science and Responsible Research

  • List the different principles of Open Science

  • Give examples of 3 use cases of the different Open Science principles

Talks

  • Open Science Garden(s)

Resources

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: December 05, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Week 13 Week starting on December 09, 2024

Cohort call: Community Management II

Date: December 11, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Hosts: Malvika Sharan

Talks

Resources

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: December 13, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Week 14 Week starting on December 16, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 5th Mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on December 16, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 60 min

Q&A call: DRI-EDIA Informal Q&A

Date: December 19, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Week 15 Week starting on January 13, 2025

Mentor-Mentee call: 6th Mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on January 13, 2025 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: Final presentation rehearsal 1

Date: January 14, 2025, at 14:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Skill-up call: Final presentation rehearsal 2

Date: January 15, 2025, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Skill-up call: Final presentation rehearsal 3

Date: January 16, 2025, at 18:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Week 16 Week starting on January 20, 2025

Mentor-Mentee call: 7th Mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on January 20, 2025 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Cohort call: Final presentations & Graduation 1

Date: January 21, 2025, at 14:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Cohort call: Final presentations & Graduation 2

Date: January 22, 2025, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Cohort call: Final presentations & Graduation 3

Date: January 23, 2025, at 18:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources