Open Source Comes to Campus/Open Science/Development/Intro to Open Science

This is an activity development page for Open Science Comes to Campus

= Topic: Intro to Open Science =

Goals
This will typically be the first activity of the day, and should present a birds-eye view of open science.

We want to give students a sense of the size, scope and diversity of open science without overwhelming them. We want them to be energized, to identify with the values and goals which drive open science, and to be able to imagine themselves participating in the community.

More specific goals include:


 * Attendees should learn what the term "open science" means - or rather, they should learn about it's many meanings, and how they relate to each other.
 * Attendees should learn about the values that drive open science and consider whether they identify with the values.
 * Attendees should learn about the "major players" in the open science field.
 * Attendees should be aware of open science activism happening locally (at their school, in their town, etc).

Related work
What is Open Science post at f1000Research

Overall structure
Because this is such an important activity, we want to provide it in a number of formats. I propose three main formats:


 * Short (presentation-only, no activities) - 15-20 minutes
 * Long (presentation + activities) - 30-40 minutes
 * Self-guided (presentation with embedded, user-facing activities) - 30-40 minutes

The self-guided version can be used by students who miss the beginning of the event, or by newcomers who can't attend the event.

We'll create the long version first, and then create short and self-guided versions from it.

Brainstorming
"Attendees should learn what the term 'open science' means - or rather, they should learn about it's many meanings, and how they relate to each other. Attendees should learn about the values that drive open science and consider whether they identify with the values."

Definitions/concepts to cover:
 * Open Access
 * Citizen Science
 * Open Data / Open Methods / Open Source Software
 * Reproducibility

Methods of presentation:
 * Ask students what the term open science means to them? Ask them to suggest words they associate with open science?
 * Give students different definitions of open science and ask them which ones they identify with most?
 * Present problems that open science addresses, whether general or specific - perhaps in the form of videos, articles, etc.
 * Mentors who strongly associate with one of the definitions can talk about why it's important to them, in more of a discussion format.
 * There is always lecture.

"Attendees should learn about the 'major players' in the open science field."

List of organizations to cover:

"Attendees should be aware of open science activism happening locally (at their school, in their town, etc)."

We'll need to create an organizer/mentor-facing guide where they can determine who the local players are and incorporate them into the presentation.