2015 Election: Ivan Gonzalez

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

I've been an instructor since September 2013 and have taught 10 workshops so far. I'm finishing a master's in Science Communication and work at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. I would propose three things to the new Committee: improve our outreach and communication strategies, expand Software Carpentry to other regions and languages, and strengthen the mentoring program for new instructors.

Wrapping Up in Narrangasett

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

I've just came back from the Software Carpentry bootcamp at Narrangasett, RI, held at the Coastal Institute of the University of Rhode Island and the US Enviromental Protection Agency. I taught with Patrick Fuller and Jeff Hollister, who was also the organizer. The local helpers were Betty Kreakie and Bryan Milstead.

The bootcamp was R-based and lasted two and a half days. The people at the Coastal Institute are using this bootcamp as the starting point for a class on "Computing for Natural Resources" during the next semester, so the extra half-day was used to talk about this coming class and to add a lesson on data visualization using R. Besides the standard syllabus, we extended a bit the lessons on R, added a short lesson on databases, and made a longer than usual session on testing.

Ivan Gonzalez on The Carpentries

2015 Election: Ivan Gonzalez

Wrapping Up in Narrangasett