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Software Carpentry + Data Carpentry Instructor & Helper Retreat

November 14, 2015

We're inviting Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry instructors and helpers to get together at sites around the world for a day of sharing skills, trying out new lessons and ideas and discussing all things instructor and helper related. For more details, check out the blog post, or email the Mentoring Committee.

Click on the pin nearest you to find a link to more details on how you can plug into your local site. No one on the map near you? See below on how to host your own site, or participate remotely.

Broadcast Sessions

Throughout the day, we're inviting sites and individuals to lead lessons, discussions and other sessions, broadcast live on Google Hangouts on Air. The sessions so far are listed below.

Time Video Link Organizer(s) More Details Notes & Questions
12:00 AM UTC Data Carpentry Tracy Teal Information on Data Carpentry and Becoming a Data Carpentry Instructor Etherpad
3:00 AM UTC Contributorship session Isabell Kiral-Kornek Walk through of the process of contributing back to Software Carpentry Etherpad
10:00 AM UTC Making friends with Python 3 Dave Jones What to watch when transitioning from Python 2 to Python 3 Etherpad
11:00 AM UTC Contributorship session Greg Wilson Walk through of the process of contributing back to Software Carpentry Etherpad
2:00 PM UTC Learner prior knowledge variation Kraków, Poland Round-table discussion: splitting students into basic/advanced groups Etherpad
3:00 PM UTC Interactive learning Lex Nederbragt Simple online and offline resources for making learning more interactive. Bring a laptop! Etherpad
5:00 PM UTC Contributorship session Christina Koch Walk through of the process of contributing back to Software Carpentry Etherpad
6:00 PM UTC Version control pedagogy John Corless Split-screen approach to teaching Version Control Etherpad
7:00 PM UTC Roundtable Discussion Various sites Round-table discussion: Software Carpentry as a University course Etherpad
8:00 PM UTC Socrative Kate Hertweck How to test student learning in real time via Socrative Etherpad
9:00 PM UTC Data Management University of Oklahoma - Norman Round-table discussion: Data Management Plans and Management Etherpad
10:00 PM UTC SQL Christina Koch A walkthrough of the Software Carpentry SQL lesson Etherpad
11:00 PM UTC Software installation session Matt Davis Tips and tricks on installing workshop software Etherpad
12:00 AM UTC Data Carpentry Tracy Teal Information on Data Carpentry and Becoming a Data Carpentry Instructor Etherpad

Connecting

In order to connect with instructors and helpers worldwide, there'll be (at least) two channels for communication that everyone is encouraged to participate in:

Hosting a Site

If you'd like to host a site, the requirements are simple:

Participating Remotely

If you're unable to join one of the local sites, that's OK! In addition to watching the broadcast sessions, there are two other ways for you to participate from anywhere on the web: