| title | author |
|---|---|
A highly interactive approach to teaching programming and data analysis with Software & Data Carpentry |
Jez Cope (University Library), … |
Software Carpentry (SWC) is an international initiative providing training to researchers to improve their ability to create good quality software for their research. Data Carpentry (DC) provides training to help researchers improve the robustness and reproducibility of their analysis workflows.
Both of these initiatives are built around a similar model:
- High quality workshop materials developed by the community and released under a Creative Commons license
- Two-day "bootcamp" workshop format, with sessions lead by instructors and assisted by helpers from the research discipline in question
- Certification programme for instructors grounded in evidence-backed pedagogy
- Well-recognised brand within the research community, with established criteria to use the Software Carpentry or Data Carpentry name
This workshop will explore the advantages of this model and provide participants with an opportunity to experience first-hand a small slice of a Data Carpentry workshop.
The Carpentries are built on modern, research-backed psychology and pedagogy, and are thus quite different from programming courses run along more traditional lines. Participants will benefit from learning about the theory behind the material and instructional style as well as experiencing it for themselves.
Participants will be placed directly in the students' shoes, having the opportunity to experience the Carpentry style of teaching as learners.
Please note: All participants will need access to a laptop during the session.
- Overview of teaching methods used in the Carpentries (30 minutes)
- History: background & development of the Carpentry community
- Pedagogy: live coding; graded examples
- Instructor development
- Taster session (60 minutes)
- Participants will be led through a short part of one of the Data Carpentry lessons
- Need to decide which lesson & which episode