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 00 (start. ) Mentor September 13, 2023 Mentor onboarding group 1  
  Mentor September 14, 2023 Mentor onboarding group 2  
  Mentor September 15, 2023 Mentor onboarding group 3  
Week 01 (start. July 11, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   1st mentor-mentee meeting  
Week 02 (start. July 18, 2024) Cohort July 19, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) Welcome to Open Seeds & Tooling for Project Design  
  Mentor September 26, 2023 (08:00 Universal Time) Mentor Skill Workshop by 360 Training - Group 1  
  Mentor September 28, 2023 (14:00 Universal Time) Mentor Skill Workshop by 360 Training - Group 2  
Week 03 (start. July 25, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   2nd mentor-mentee meeting  
  Cohort July 27, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Welcome to Open Seeds & Tooling for Project Design  
Week 04 (start. August 01, 2024) Cohort August 03, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Tooling for Open Collaboration  
Week 05 (start. August 08, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   3rd mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up August 09, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) GitHub tutorial for beginners  
Week 06 (start. August 15, 2024) Cohort August 16, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) Open Science Garden I  
Week 07 (start. August 22, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   4th mentor-mentee meeting  
  Q&A August 24, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Q&A call  
Week 08 (start. August 29, 2024) Cohort August 31, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Community Management Café I  
Week 09 (start. September 05, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   5th mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up September 06, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) Open Leadership in Practice  
Week 10 (start. September 12, 2024) Cohort September 13, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) Open Science Garden II  
Week 11 (start. September 19, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   6th mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up September 21, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Tooling for Collaboration: Open-source software in practice  
Week 12 (start. September 26, 2024) Cohort September 28, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Open Science Garden III  
  Skill-up December 08, 2023 (16:00 Universal Time) In-depth thematic session: documentation/metadata  
Week 13 (start. October 03, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   7th mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up December 14, 2023 (16:00 Universal Time) Self-care & Social call  
Week 14 (start. October 10, 2024) Cohort October 11, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) Community Management Café II  
  Skill-up December 20, 2023 (17:00 Universal Time) In-depth thematic session: inclusive meetings  
Week 15 (start. January 08, 2024) Mentor-Mentee   8th mentor-mentee meeting  
  Skill-up January 09, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) Final presentation rehearsal - Group 1  
  Skill-up January 10, 2024 (14:00 Universal Time) Final presentation rehearsal - Group 2  
  Skill-up January 11, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Final presentation rehearsal - Group 3  
Week 16 (start. January 15, 2024) Cohort January 16, 2024 (09:00 Universal Time) Final presentations & Graduation! - Group 1  
  Cohort January 17, 2024 (14:00 Universal Time) Final presentations & Graduation! - Group 2  
  Cohort January 18, 2024 (16:00 Universal Time) Final presentations & Graduation! - Group 3  

Week 00

Week starting on **

Mentor call: Mentor onboarding group 1

Date: September 13, 2023

Duration: 60 min

Mentor call: Mentor onboarding group 2

Date: September 14, 2023

Duration: 60 min

Mentor call: Mentor onboarding group 3

Date: September 15, 2023

Duration: 60 min

Week 01

Week starting on July 11, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 1st mentor-mentee meeting

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

Duration: 30 min

Week 02

Week starting on July 18, 2024

Cohort call: Welcome to Open Seeds & Tooling for Project Design

Date: July 19, 2024, at 09:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Learning objectives

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

  • Explain about your role as a mentee and start your Open Seeds journey as a project lead with assignments
  • 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 a MVP
  • Make and post a Roadmap for your project with milestones, tasks, and description

Before the call

  • Create your project vision statement

  • Bring that statement to the call to share with others - It’s OK to create this in your shared document with your mentor, google doc or a GitHub repository (if you feel comfortable) - whichever is most convenient at this point.
  • Optional: Read this post on mentorability: https://ideas.ted.com/are-you-mentorable/

Talks

  • Welcome to Open Seeds

  • Tooling for Project Design Introduction

  • Open Canvas

  • Project Roadmapping

Resources

After the call

Mentor call: Mentor Skill Workshop by 360 Training - Group 1

Date: September 26, 2023, at 08:00 Universal Time

Duration: 180 min

Mentor call: Mentor Skill Workshop by 360 Training - Group 2

Date: September 28, 2023, at 14:00 Universal Time

Duration: 180 min

Week 03

Week starting on July 25, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 2nd mentor-mentee meeting

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

Duration: 30 min

Cohort call: Welcome to Open Seeds & Tooling for Project Design

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

Duration: 90 min

Learning objectives

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

  • Explain about your role as a mentee and start your Open Seeds journey as a project lead with assignments
  • 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 a MVP
  • Make and post a Roadmap for your project with milestones, tasks, and description

Before the call

  • Create your project vision statement

  • Bring that statement to the call to share with others - It’s OK to create this in your shared document with your mentor, google doc or a GitHub repository (if you feel comfortable) - whichever is most convenient at this point.
  • Optional: Read this post on mentorability: https://ideas.ted.com/are-you-mentorable/

Talks

  • Welcome to Open Seeds

  • Tooling for Project Design Introduction

  • Open Canvas

  • Project Roadmapping

Resources

After the call

Week 04

Week starting on August 01, 2024

Cohort call: Tooling for Open Collaboration

Date: August 03, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 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

Resources

After the call

  • Create a GitHub repository for your project

Week 05

Week starting on August 08, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 3rd mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on August 08, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: GitHub tutorial for beginners

Date: August 09, 2024, at 09:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

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

Week 06

Week starting on August 15, 2024

Cohort call: Open Science Garden I

Date: August 16, 2024, at 09:00 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

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.

Week 07

Week starting on August 22, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 4th mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on August 22, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Q&A call: Q&A call

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

Duration: 30 min

Week 08

Week starting on August 29, 2024

Cohort call: Community Management Café I

Date: August 31, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

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

  • Community Design for Inclusivity

  • Community Interaction

  • Mountain of Engagement

  • Personas and Pathways

Resources

Week 09

Week starting on September 05, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 5th mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on September 05, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: Open Leadership in Practice

Date: September 06, 2024, at 09:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Learning objectives

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

  • Recall non traditional (academic) career path

  • Appreciate different leaderships

Talks

  • Introduction to Open Leadership in Practice

Resources

Week 10

Week starting on September 12, 2024

Cohort call: Open Science Garden II

Date: September 13, 2024, at 09:00 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 Educational Resources

  • Open Access Publication

  • Open Engagement of Social Actors

Resources

Week 11

Week starting on September 19, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 6th mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on September 19, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: Tooling for Collaboration: Open-source software in practice

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

Duration: 90 min

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

  • Open-source software in practice

  • Good Coding Practices

  • Code Review

  • Package Managements

Resources

Week 12

Week starting on September 26, 2024

Cohort call: Open Science Garden III

Date: September 28, 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)

Resources

Skill-up call: In-depth thematic session: documentation/metadata

Date: December 08, 2023, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

  • Documentation and metadata

Resources

Week 13

Week starting on October 03, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 7th mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on October 03, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: Self-care & Social call

Date: December 14, 2023, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Talks

  • Personal Ecology and Self Care

Resources

Week 14

Week starting on October 10, 2024

Cohort call: Community Management Café II

Date: October 11, 2024, at 09:00 Universal Time

Duration: 90 min

Talks

Resources

Skill-up call: In-depth thematic session: inclusive meetings

Date: December 20, 2023, at 17:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

  • How to run inclusive meetings and get community input

Resources

Week 15

Week starting on January 08, 2024

Mentor-Mentee call: 8th mentor-mentee meeting

Date: During the week starting on January 08, 2024 (to define with mentors)

Duration: 30 min

Skill-up call: Final presentation rehearsal - Group 1

Date: January 09, 2024, at 09:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Skill-up call: Final presentation rehearsal - Group 2

Date: January 10, 2024, at 14:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Skill-up call: Final presentation rehearsal - Group 3

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

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Week 16

Week starting on January 15, 2024

Cohort call: Final presentations & Graduation! - Group 1

Date: January 16, 2024, at 09:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Cohort call: Final presentations & Graduation! - Group 2

Date: January 17, 2024, at 14:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources

Cohort call: Final presentations & Graduation! - Group 3

Date: January 18, 2024, at 16:00 Universal Time

Duration: 60 min

Talks

Resources