Open Science 101 Workshop: The Ethos of Open Science
Creators: name: Elizabeth R. Joyner
name: Nathan Morrow
name: Cynthia Hall
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Event Location

2024 NC Space SymposiumMcKimmon CenterNC State University1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, N.C.

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Description

Open Science is the principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations, reproducibility, and equity. In this workshop, participants explore Open Science, the current landscape, as well as the benefits and challenges. Learners gain insights into the practices of open science through case studies.





Dr. Nathan Morrow, Associate Professor in International Health and Sustainable Development, Tulane University, email




Cynthia Hall, Support Scientist for Early Career Research Program, NASA’s Earth Science Division, email




Elizabeth Joyner, Community Coordinator, NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems Web Strategy and Communications Team, email 



Prerequirements





Enroll in the TOPS OS101 Curriculum




Register for an ORCID: Get your unique ORCID identifier. It’s free and only takes a minute, so register now!



Guidelines & Code of Conduct





Be respectful: actively listen, stay in the present, be kind




Be inclusive: create physical and social space for others to participate, welcome all, be aware of yourself, practice an open mindset




Be collaborative: acknowledge that everyone brings something different, make assumptions explicit, be accountable of your own actions, respect intellectual property and data sovereignty




Be safe: Avoid harmful behaviors and let us know if any occur




Be vocal: Speak Up! If you want support or have a suggestion, please message Elizabeth at 757-771-2019.  Anyone experiencing or witnessing behavior that constitutes an immediate or serious threat to public safety is advised to contact 911 or your local emergency number.




TOPS Code of Conduct



Survey



Join Mentimeter Survey at www.menti.com.  Use code: 6975 9651


DRAFT Agenda






2:00-2:20 PM ET



Welcome and Introductions, Housekeeping, Icebreaker

Survey:



Which of the following pre-requirements have you completed?

Icebreaker: 



What words/concepts do you associate with open science?








2:20- 2:35 PM ET



1. What is Open Science?

Discussion Activity 1: How is Open Science different from Traditional Science?





2:35 - 3:05 PM ET



2. Why is Open Science Important?

Discussion Activity 2: Discuss the benefits of the assigned facet of Open Science





3:05 - 3:20 PM ET



3. Considerations of Open Science



Survey (Scale): How open are these aspects of science?





Conferences? How open is this aspect of science?




Paid journals? How open is this aspect of science?






Survey (Word Cloud): What are your concerns, worries, or fears about open science?


Discussion Activity: (Open Ended): How might we overcome these fears?





Choose one of the top concerns raised in the Word Cloud: 





How can we break apart this concern?










How can we mitigate the risk associated with this concern?




Does the current system protect you from these concerns?






Discuss at your table and respond in Mentimeter





 





3:20 - 3:40 PM ET



4. Barriers to Adopting Open Science





3:40-4:00 PM ET



5. Planning for Open Science: From Theory to Practice





4:00-4:15 PM ET



Wrap Up

Survey:



Which set of emojis most closely describes how you feel?

What is one big idea from the workshop that resonates with you the most?

How might we improve this workshop?

What questions do you still have?   Please review all questions and upvote your favorites.






4:15-4:30 PM ET



Adjourn





8 Facets of Open Science: 

Credit: OpenSciency, Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7392118



Open Access refers to making research methods, data and outputs accessible by default, where advisable; this is touched on in lesson five below.

Open Data relates to making data used in science accessible for others to study, re-usable for other pertinent projects, and available for redistribution. More on this topic will be discussed in the module Open Data.

Open Software is about making the source code of software transparent, allowing people to collaborate on its improvement; more will be said in the module Open Software.

Open Tools & Resources are those that have been developed precisely to facilitate open science practices, from open hardware and online toolkits to behavioral guidelines; learn more in the module Open Tools & Resources.

Open Results is a broad term capturing open access, open data and open software, as it is about making results from all stages of a research lifecycle open, including their evaluation, which should not be limited to traditional peer review; learn more in the module Open Results.

Open Educational Resources are learning and teaching materials made available through 📖open licenses📖 that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others (see UNESCO’s explainer); note that the present TOPS OpenCore is an example of such a resource!

Equity, Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion are crucial values for the growth and sustainability of open science practices, as they foster the wellbeing of open science practitioners and communities. Shared principles about responsible scientific outputs also shape the behaviors of open science communities, with codes of conduct as a mechanism to ensure inclusive practices (see the following component of open science).

Open Community Practices refers to the fact that open science is conducted by communities of practitioners that foster collaborative working environments, beyond disciplinary boundaries and professions; this is touched on when discussing stakeholders in lesson three of this module.


Learn more:



White House Declares 2023 as Year of Open Science

Open Science at NASA

NASA – Why do Open Science?

NASA Transform to Open Science Initiative (TOPS)

NASA Science Mission Directorate

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