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![RDM training: tips and tricks
Sarah Jones [remote presentation]
GÉANT EOSC Engagement Manager
EOSC Association Board Director
sarah.jones@geant.org
Twitter: @sarahroams
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Fellowship of the Data — RDM Trainer Community Meeting –
Berlin, 21-22 June 2023 1
#DataFellows202
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Data training tips and tricks
The document discusses effective Remote Data Management (RDM) training strategies presented by Sarah Jones, including the use of interactive games to engage participants and explain complex concepts. Key points emphasize the importance of understanding the audience, incorporating fun elements, and promoting interactive dialogue during training sessions. Examples of games and pedagogical tips are provided to enhance learning and retention.
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- 1. RDM training: tipsand tricks Sarah Jones [remote presentation] GÉANT EOSC Engagement Manager EOSC Association Board Director [email protected] Twitter: @sarahroams Public Free to reuse – attribution oniy Fellowship of the Data — RDM Trainer Community Meeting – Berlin, 21-22 June 2023 1 #DataFellows202 3
- 2. 2 | GEANT.ORG Outline •An example of teaching with you as guinea pigs via menti • Examples of RDM training via games • Lessons on running effective training workshops • Q&A 2
- 3. 3 | GEANT.ORG Goto menti.com Enter code 7661 9166 Or follow this QR code 3
- 4. 4 | GEANT.ORG Myguess at words we may see…
- 5. 5 | GEANT.ORG 3ways to describe interoperability…
- 6. 6 | GEANT.ORG Whatmatters most when training? • Knowing who your audience is • Having a sense of what they may already know / understand • Figuring out a way to explain the concept in a meaningful way • Avoid jargon, acronyms, assumed knowledge • Stop regularly to test understanding / allow questions • Make it fun! If you can…. (RDM can be a little dry!)
- 7. 7 | GEANT.ORG Myaudience for interoperability – my Dad • Retired old man • Technical luddite • Doesn’t EVER go online • Has a very old mobile phone • Weirdly intelligent • Likes a story • …..
- 8. 8 | GEANT.ORG Howto explain interoperability to Graham Jones Dad, do you know that sometimes you get weird characters on your phone like black squares and you wonder why? It’s because someone sent you an emoji in a text message. Emojis are pictures instead of words e.g. ❤️🤦♀️😂🍷🏴🙉🎶🤦👀🍻💆♀️😇🤦🤦😱🤦💩🤦🤦 🎅🏿🤦🏻♀️👯♀️👠👙⛑🐶🤦🌴💥☃️💦🍆 Your phone is so old that the technology it too outdated to understand emoji This is what we call an interoperability issue
- 9. 9 | GEANT.ORG Usinggames for RDM training Photo by Mourizal Zativa on Unsplash
- 10. 10 | GEANT.ORG Somany examples to pick from! #ResearchSupportGames Excellent article profiling several relevant games - CURATE! The Digital Curator Game - The Game of Open Access - The Impact Game - LEGO: Metadata for Reproducibility - Open Access Escape Room - The Publishing Trap - Virtual Games Workshop https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/296223326.pdf
- 11. 11 | GEANT.ORG Advantagesof games-based research support • Can make it much easier to get messages across • By being interactive, games can help to engage participants in dry topics • Helpful for introducing new or complex ideas without overwhelm/boredom • Particularly good for people who learn by doing or visual learners more likely that these audiences will retain the information • Good way of getting people to feel more comfortable discussing topics that may be new to them or which they may find stressful. • Games can promote peer-to-peer learning and teamwork. • Games are fun - for both participants and facilitators! • Decisions and puzzles in games can make for excellent conversation-starters can make support staff aware of changes in researchers landscape, gaps in service provision/training or their burning issues
- 12. 12 | GEANT.ORG Example:lego for reproducibility • Share lego blocks with basic (insufficient) instructions to make an agreed shape (a car in this case) • See what each group comes up with • Compare against full metadata description • Discuss why accurate, rich metadata is important • Images CC-BY Digital Curation Centre IDCC20photos
- 13. 13 | GEANT.ORG Useconcepts people know like escape rooms Data Horror Escape Room https://sites.google.com/vu.nl/datahorror/home Made by Dutch unis
- 14. 14 | GEANT.ORG Theseprinciples of play don’t only have to apply to games…
- 15. 15 | GEANT.ORG Havefun when you create training resources… Whatever concept you need to communicate (e.g. FAIR) try to do it in an engaging way This Danish guide is openly licensed for reuse https://www.deic.dk/en/data- management/instructions-and- guides/FAIR-for-Beginners
- 16. 16 | GEANT.ORG Usinggames as ice-breakers Photo by Bao Truong on Unsplash
- 17. 17 | GEANT.ORG Gamescan be great ice-breakers and networking Used at 10-year anniversary RDA plenary by Allyson Lister Tip: use games that take less than 2-3 minutes to explain Tip: social games where group has to collaborate to win are particularly good Example games used at RDA: • Sushi-go – cards with sushi on them • Temple run – slapping card game • Mind – card game numbered 1-100. Can’t tell anyone what you have. Play when you feel it’s right. Really simple and really good • Fake artist goes to New York – social deduction game. Nobody is singled out 17 Allyson Lister, Oxford Uni
- 18. 18 | GEANT.ORG Thebest training event social I ever had Teambuilding dinner at FOSTER bootcamp in Barcelona 18
- 19. 19 | GEANT.ORG Somebasics of pedagogy Photo by Xavier von Erlach on Unsplash
- 20. 20 | GEANT.ORG Mypersonal tips on training • Make your training event a dialogue not wall to wall presentation • Mix up types of content to suit different styles of learnings e.g. reading, visuals, video, games, Q&A, discussion… • This principle applies to physical workshops and online MOOCs etc • Keep each element short – allow plenty of time for breaks and Q&A • Don’t be scared of questions – you don’t have to be the expert and know everything, say you don’t know – it breaks the ice!
- 21. 21 | GEANT.ORG Backto Mr Graham Jones to close Never underestimate your audience There is expertise in the room you would never believe Use it!
- 22. 22 | GEANT.ORG MyDad is always trying to understand what I actually do for a living. I suspect you may face the same issue…
- 23. 23 | GEANT.ORG ThankYou Any questions? www.geant.org © GÉANT Association As part of the GÉANT 2020 Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA), the project receives funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 856726 (GN4-3).