[This message is particularly relevant to Instructors teaching the Data Carpentry Ecology curriculum]
Hi everyone, The Data Carpentry Ecology Curriculum Advisory Committee recently approved the adoption of a redesigned version of the Data Analysis and Visualisation in R for Ecologists lesson <https://carpentries.org/blog/2024/03/dc-r-ecology-adoption/>. The current version <https://datacarpentry.org/R-ecology-lesson/> of the lesson will be replaced with the new content on 8 July 2024. ## For Instructors and Workshop Hosts This announcement is important especially if you are planning a Data Carpentry Ecology workshop in the next few months. The new version <https://datacarpentry.org/R-ecology-lesson-alternative/> has received excellent feedback from those who have taught it so far, and I recommend that you try using it even if you are planning to teach the curriculum before the transition date. ## Lesson Maintenance We are looking for volunteers to join a team of Maintainers for the lesson. If you are interested in getting involved with maintaining the lesson as the new version gets established, please respond to the call for Maintainer Onboarding <https://carpentries.org/blog/2024/03/maintainer-onboarding-2024/> before 5th April. ## How Will This Work? The redesigned version is currently in a fork of the official DC lesson. Changes will be merged into the source repository on 8 July. You can track our progress towards that in the relevant issue on the lesson repository <https://github.com/datacarpentry/R-ecology-lesson/issues/886>. ## Will Other Lessons be Redesigned? The adoption of a redesigned R lesson raises the prospect of a similar update to the Python lesson <https://datacarpentry.org/python-ecology-lesson/> in the DC Ecology curriculum, to ensure that both “flavours” of the curriculum teach equivalent skills and concepts. I believe the Python lesson could greatly benefit from being updated, and I would be delighted to support a community effort to do so. Please get in touch <mailto:tobyhod...@carpentries.org> if that is something you might be interested in contributing to. Similar updates could also be prompted in the DC Social Sciences curriculum <https://datacarpentry.org/socialsci-workshop/>, which was originally based on the lessons for ecologists. Furthermore, the Software Carpentry Governance Committee recently mentioned their plans <https://carpentries.org/blog/2024/03/lpgc-response-and-swc-governance-changes/#what-this-means-for-the-community> for a push to update curriculum this year. Finally, the Library Carpentry Curriculum Advisors have been coordinating the adoption of new lessons into their Extended Curriculum <https://carpentries.org/blog/2024/03/global-ai-lesson-sprint/>in recent months as well. So there are efforts towards updating curriculum within all three lesson programs right now: if you are interested in curriculum development and want to help us make lessons even better, this is a great time to get involved! All the best, Toby -- Dr Toby Hodges (he/him) Director of Curriculum The Carpentries | https://carpentries.org Schedule a meeting with me: https://calendly.com/tobyhodges ------------------------------------------ This list is for the purpose of general discussion about The Carpentries including community activities, upcoming events, and announcements. Some other lists you may also be interested in include discuss-hpc, discuss-r, and our local groups. Visit https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/ to learn more. All activity on this and other Carpentries spaces should abide by The Carpentries Code of Conduct found here: https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/policies/code-of-conduct.html The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T504f93a985b35256-Mc1bc4a488eda59448533c533 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
