Instructor Retreat on The Carpentries

2015 Software + Data Carpentry Instructor and Helper Retreat

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

Software and Data Carpentry recently held their first ever Instructor + Helper Retreat. The aim of this event was to bring instructors and helpers together remotely and at local sites around the world for a day of sharing skills, trying out new lessons and ideas and discussing all things instructor and helper related. This Retreat attempted to meet these goals via 17 local meetups in North America, Europe and Australia, 14 sessions broadcast globally via Google Hangouts on Air, and many people participating remotely by watching and asking questions at the global broadcast sessions.

In addition to bringing the community together, the Retreat also has generated additional resources surrounding many topics of interest to Software and Data Carpentry instructors and helpers; the global broadcast sessions are archived on YouTube (pending session leaders leaving them up) and can be watched at any time. The links to these videos are archived on the Retreat website. Notable other moments from retreat as captured via twitter can be accessed here.

Site Planning for the Instructor and Helper Retreat

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

With less than three weeks to go before Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry's first ever Instructor and Helper Retreat coming up on November 14, many of the lead organizers for sites around the world got together this week to discuss plans and ideas for the event. Our goal for the retreat is to create opportunities for instructors, helpers, and the community to get together to practice teaching, break ground on new lessons, and start discussions. Here are just a few of the ideas coming up that you can get involved with.

Announcing the 2015 Instructor and Helper Retreat

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

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The Mentorship Committee is very excited to announce the first ever Software & Data Carpentry Instructors & Helpers Retreat, happening worldwide on November 14. We're inviting all Software and Data Carpentry instructors and helpers to get together at sites around the world for a day of sharing skills, trying out new lessons and ideas and discussing all things instructor and helper related.