Hi Sean, > I'd encourage folks to think about including machine-readable versions of such data as well. Some minimal metadata can go a long way to making resources more useful, not just to end users, but also to the carpentries. I'm thinking something as simple as a CSV file.
Yes, we're actively thinking about this and we have plans to do more. For now, we have this https://feeds.carpentries.org/community_lessons.json which lists the different lessons in the incubator and the topics they cover (based on the GitHub topics of the repo). Cheers, -- François On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 5:41 PM Sean Davis <seand...@gmail.com> wrote: > The idea of adding value to existing materials by listing them in > carpentries-branded locations is really helpful. I'd encourage folks to > think about including machine-readable versions of such data as well. Some > minimal metadata can go a long way to making resources more useful, not > just to end users, but also to the carpentries. I'm thinking something as > simple as a CSV file. Such a file could even serve as material for a > Carpentries lesson! > > Sean > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 11:32 AM Neal Davis <davi...@illinois.edu> wrote: > >> Thanks all for your thoughtful comments. It looks like the Incubator is >> the right place to set things up after all. I've a couple of minor TODOs >> to clear up, then I'll pass it that way. >> >> Those such as Aleksandra P and Peter who are interested in using or >> coordinating: from our perspective now, the major missing element is that >> we target nonirrigated ag areas. Not sure if we want another lesson or >> simply another version to incorporate irrigation, which pushes the zone of >> applicability much further west in the US at least. We also don't have >> anything for animal husbandry but would like to consider it. We have a >> planning meeting this week, then I can follow up with you. >> >> Paula, please feel free to add it to your excellent resource list. >> >> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 4:58 AM Aleksandra Nenadic < >> a.nena...@manchester.ac.uk> wrote: >> >>> +1 on hosting it at Carpentries Incubator. You went even further than >>> most Incubator materials and formatted it using the Carpentries lesson >>> template - which is great. >>> >>> Putting it in the Incubator makes it more discoverable by the others >>> looking for similar materials as this is the first place (or one of the >>> first places) they will come to look at. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Aleks >>> >>> -- >>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>> Dr Aleksandra Nenadic, Training Lead >>> The Software Sustainability Institute >>> The University of Manchester >>> Email: a.nena...@manchester.ac.uk >>> Email: a.nena...@software.ac.uk >>> Skype: a.nenadic >>> Office: +44 (0)161 275 0672 >>> Web: www.software.ac.uk >>> Twitter: @SoftwareSaved >>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>> >>> On 12/06/2020 19:33, Donny Winston wrote: >>> >>> I think this is ideal Carpentries Incubator material. From the >>> carpentries-incubator/proposals >>> README <https://github.com/carpentries-incubator/proposals#readme>: >>> - You want to make your lesson materials available to others in The >>> Carpentries community. >>> - You are interested in getting contributions from other community >>> members. >>> - Your lesson clearly >>> <https://data-carpentry-for-agriculture.github.io/trial-lesson/> uses >>> the Carpentries lesson template and is licensed CC-BY. >>> >>> I have taught Carpentries workshops at government labs and for-profit >>> companies. A variety of organizations can (and do!) benefit from open, >>> high-quality lesson materials developed using the Carpentries' approach. In >>> the agriculture domain, the USDA ARS <https://www.ars.usda.gov/> is >>> running a Carpentries workshop next month for which the "audience will be >>> mostly USDA ARS scientists and possibly some scientific collaborators from >>> Universities". In my estimation, your lesson is well within the scope of >>> the Carpentries Incubator. >>> >>> Best, >>> Donny >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:44 AM Neal Davis <davi...@illinois.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> We have developed a curriculum called "Data Harvesting in Agriculture," >>>> a set of lessons focused on teaching farmers how to obtain and use open >>>> source data with their own data. >>>> >>>> https://github.com/data-carpentry-for-agriculture/trial-lesson >>>> >>>> We are trying to figure out the best way to make this available >>>> perpetually. Candidates include housing it with the University Extension >>>> office or trying to find another ag-focused group in the Midwest to >>>> coordinate. >>>> >>>> Leaving it floating (i.e., we developers and maintainers are the only >>>> contacts) seems undesirable if we want to support and encourage others >>>> using the material. Finally, it's not really Carpentries Incubator >>>> material (in my estimation) because the audience is so different from the >>>> common academic–research groups we target here. >>>> >>>> What have you seen work as a home for Carpentries-like curricula? >>>> >>>> Neal Davis >>>> >>>> > > -- > Sean Davis, MD, PhD > Center for Cancer Research > National Cancer Institute > National Institutes of Health > Bethesda, MD 20892 > https://seandavi.github.io/ > https://twitter.com/seandavis12 > *The Carpentries <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/latest>* / discuss / > see discussions <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss> + > participants <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/members> + > delivery > options <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription> > Permalink > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T344cc0d7377238ff-Me496c6a282a89fb17ece8a38> > ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T344cc0d7377238ff-Mcd984d867c7fbcb176746824 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
