Data Carpentry
Curriculum Advisors Approve Redesigned DC R Ecology Lesson
The redesigned lesson will replace the existing version in the curriculum in July.
Lesson programs' blog posts migration
The three lesson programs' blog posts have been merged into The Carpentries blog
Mike Trizna
Jen Thomas
Reinder Radersma
Adriana De Palma
Sichong Peng
Michael Culshaw-Maurer
Toby Hodges
Erin Becker
Beta Testing an Alternative Version of R Ecology lesson
Trialing a reimagined version of the popular Data Carpentry lesson: Data Analysis and Visualization in R for Ecologists.
Welcoming the New Lesson Program Governance Committees
Community leaders who will guide project strategy for Data Carpentry, Library Carpentry, and Software Carpentry
Launching Data Carpentry: Image Processing with Python
Announcing the stable release of a new curriculum teaching image processing skills. Sign up to host a workshop today!
Calling for Volunteers to join a Lesson Program Governance Committee
Guide the development of Software Carpentry, Library Carpentry, or Data Carpentry
Planning for Lesson Program Governance Committees
Strengthening community leadership for Software, Library, and Data Carpentry
Foundations of Astronomical Data Science Launch
Interested in teaching skills at the intersection of data science and astronomy? Sign up for onboarding or to host a workshop today.
Running an Online Data Carpentry Workshop in Iran
This post covers the instructor's experiences teaching an online Data Carpentry workshop in Iran
Reflections on my First Data Carpentry Workshop
Lessons learned during the author's first attendance at a Data Carpentry workshop
Geospatial Data Carpentry Videos
Learn more about running the Carpentries semi-asynchronously.
Traducción al español de Ecología con Python, una lección de Data Carpentry
Nos complace anunciar una nueva lección traducida por la comunidad: Análisis y visualización de datos usando Python
Data Carpentry Python Ecology Lesson Translated into Spanish
We are excited to announce our newest community-driven lesson translation: Análisis y visualización de datos usando Python
Genomics Bug BBQ
Working to update the Genomics lessons
Dyslexia and Coding
What we can do in workshops to help people with dyslexia
A Mentoring Subcommittee Co-Chair position has just opened!
Work first-hand on developing our ever growing instructor pool.
A Week o' Carpentry
Bringing Carpentries Training to the Federal Reserve Board
A Welcoming Community
We're committed to a friendly and respectful community for learning, teaching and contributing
An extended Data Carpentry Workshop over 7 weeks instead of 2 days
Background to the workshop and lessons learned
Analysis of Data Carpentry Workshop Impact
Data Carpentry workshops have made a meaningful impact on the way learners view their ability to complete computational tasks.
Announcing Belinda Weaver as our Community Development Lead
Please welcome her to our staff!
Announcing our new Deputy Director of Assessment
Dr. Kari L. Jordan joins Data Carpentry as the new Deputy Director of Assessment
Announcing Partnerships
There are now opportunities to be partners with Data Carpentry and Software Carpentry
Announcing the first joint Carpentries Bug BBQ
Mark your calendar, the first joint Carpentries Bug BBQ will take place April 12-13!
Be a part of Data Carpentry’s first lesson release!
We’re planning our first lesson release - learn how you can contribute!
Belonging: Developing a Community of Practice among Data Carpentry Learners
When did you realize you belonged to the Carpentry community?
Blogging for the Carpentries - We Want to Hear From You
Share your knowledge to help others work more efficiently
Bug BBQ squashes bugs!
“Over 75 pull requests from the Issue Bonanza and Bug BBQ”
Bug BBQ to Update Instructor Training Materials
Two days of bug squashing coming up!
Call for Code of Conduct Committee Volunteers
Be a part of a committee that ensures that our community continues to thrive on diversity of thought and perspective.
Call for Contributions: Data Carpentry Ecology and Software Carpentry Curriculum Advisory Committees
“Be part of a team providing oversight, vision, and leadership for Carpentry curriculum.”
Call for Contributions: Geospatial and Social Sciences Lessons
“Get involved as we prepare to publish two new Data Carpentry curricula”
Call for Contributions: Moving Ahead with Genomics Data Carpentry
“Get involved as we prepare for our first Issue Bonanza and Bug BBQ on the Data Carpentry Genomics lessons”
Call for Nominations to Joint Steering Committee
Stand for election to the joint Steering Committee of the merged Carpentries organization
Carpentries Mentorship Program - 2.0
We’re starting a new round of mentoring groups, centered on specific lessons.
Challenges Assessing Data Science
What is data science? What are the core competencies?
Code of Conduct and Call for Volunteers for Policy Subcommittee
The Carpentries seek your involvement in developing conduct-related policy.
Collaboration with rOpenSci on training for working with open data
A grant to rOpenSci from Helmsley Charitable Trust supports a collaboration with Data Carpentry to develop training for the use and publication of open data.
Collaborative Lesson Development for Semester-long Courses
Building on Data Carpentry's core strength of collaborative lesson development.
Community Call on Assessment
Discussion of our workshop survey results
Congratulations to Greg on his new position!
Thanks for all his amazing and inspirational work
Data Carpentry for Atmosphere and Ocean Scientists
Want to teach data science skills to people working with weather, climate and ocean data?
Data Carpentry Genomics and Asssessment Hackathon
Announcing a Data Carpentry Genomics and Assessment Hackathon
Data Carpentry Genomics comes to the Netherlands
The Netherlands eScience Center in collaboration with University Medical Center Utrecht, SURFsara and DTL/ELIXIR-NL organized one of the first Data Carpentry Genomics workshops in Europe.
Data Carpentry Goes to the Netherlands
ELIXIR sponsored Data Carpentry workshop
Data Carpentry in Africa
First Data Carpentry workshop in Africa at the TDWG conference
Data Carpentry Instructor Certification <br>for Software Carpentry Instructors
Already a Software Carpentry instructor? Become a Data Carpentry instructor too!
Data Carpentry supports I4OC
Promoting the unrestricted availability of scholarly citation data
Data Carpentry to adopt Reproducible Research Curriculum
Curriculum added to Data Carpentry to further support training in reproducible research
Data Carpentry Workshop Fees
Workshop fees to increase for workshops scheduled after September 1, 2015 to help with organization sustainability
Developing GitHub labels for The Carpentries lessons
The process of developing GitHub labels for our lessons.
Ecology Issue Bonanza!!!
We’re planning our first lesson release - learn how you can contribute!
Feedback on Communications
Creating a transparent and community-driven communications strategy.
First Data Carpentry Lesson Publication
“Hundreds of contributors to the Ecology lessons first official release”
Genomics Workshop Pilot and BugBBQ at University of Arizona
Help prepare the Genomics lessons for release in June!
Geospatial Workshop is Now Ready to Teach!
Want to teach geospatial skills? Sign up for onboarding or to host a pilot workshop today.
Get Involved With Mentoring
Meet other instructors and help the community grow.
Grant from the Moore Foundation
We are very pleased to announce that we've received a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Growth Mindset
“No matter how hard I practice I’ll never be able to dunk a basketball.”
Hello, Spatio-temporal Data Carpentry
News from the pilot of the spatial data Data Carpentry workshop
Help Update the Instructor Training Materials
We’re releasing a new version of the Carpentry Instructor Training curriculum - learn how you can help!
Hiring a Deputy Director of Assessment
We're hiring a Deputy Director of Assessment to study the impact we are having
Hiring an Associate Director
We're hiring an Associate Director to lead community engagement and education efforts
How to approach selecting a license for data release
Suggestions and perspectives on how to select a license for your data publication
How to be involved in the Bug BBQ?
A short guide on how to contribute and be involved during The Carpentries Bug BBQ.
I think I can - Self-Efficacy and the Carpentry Learner
Linking self-efficacy to learner success in carpentry workshops.
Instructor Access to Workshops
Working with hosts and instructors on workshop access
Instructor and trainee involvement
Analysis of checkout completion rates and time to first workshop for new instructors
Instructor Training in Puerto Rico
“Building community through training and coding”
Launching our New Handbook
Find new pathways to a range of Carpentries' materials
Launching The Carpentries Website
“We release our new merged website to celebrate our new merged identity, and to complement information in The Carpentries Handbook.”
Lesson Infrastructure Subcommittee 2017 September meeting
This post will cover the topics discussed and their resolutions.
Long-Term Assessment Strategy
With the help of our community we added skills-based questions to our surveys!
Making use of Data Skills
How our community uses data skills in their work
Meet the Candidates
Applicants for the 2018 Merged Carpentries Steering Committee
Meet the Folks
Use our meetups page to find Carpenters at conferences
Mentoring Groups are Back!
'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.' - African Proverb
Mentoring Groups Showcase their Accomplishments
Community members engage during the mentoring groups virtual showcase.
Open Instructor Training
Thank you to all of our amazing applicants!
Our first work cycle, Prometheus
“Here’s what we accomplished.”
Our long-term assessment results are in!
A discussion of learner outcomes more than six months after attending a Carpentries workshop.
Pack Your Bags for Dublin!
Ireland the venue for inaugural CarpentryCon
Kari L. Jordan
Stephen Childs
Alycia Crall
Reshama Shaikh
Aleksandra Nenadic
Karen Word
Louisa Bells
Pilot Survey Focus Group Update
Outcomes from focus group to discuss Data Carpentry’s survey instruments
R Instructor Training
Applications are now open for R instructor training
Reflections on Assessment
Data Carpentry launches Skills-Based Pre- and Post-Workshop Surveys
Reopening Instructor Training
Two open instructor training classes this fall
Reproducible Data-Driven Discovery
Report back from the Curriculum Development Hackathon for Reproducible Research using Jupyter Notebooks and the Moore Foundation Early Career Researcher Symposium
Reproducible Research using Jupyter Notebooks: Curriculum Development Hackathon
Apply to participate!
Responding to your Learners
The importance of formative assessment
Round Two of the Carpentries Mentoring Program begins October 25th
Mentoring groups provide experienced instructors with the chance to help small groups develop confidence in teaching, lesson maintenance and community building.
Run a workshop this Spring!
Attend our new ‘Run a Workshop!’ office hours.
September Carpentries Community Call
Join the community call to connect with other instructors & get activity updates
September Data Carpentry All-Stars!
Recognizing volunteers for their outstanding work in the community.
Social Sciences Lessons Published!
Announcing publication of a Data Carpentry curriculum for social scientists.
Software and Data Carpentry Instructor Training Comes to Africa
Instructor training event will take place in Potchefstroom, North-West Province, South Africa from 17 - 20 April 2016
Starting off Data Carpentry in 2016
Several workshops starting off Data Carpentry in 2016
State of the State: Instructor Checkout
“An updated history of how new Instructors become certified”
Survey on workshops for for-profit organizations
Requesting community feedback on workshops for for-profit organizations
The Data Carpentry journey to University of Venda, South Africa
Ecology workshop and study group
Transfer of Learning
“How to navigate the inevitably awkward.”
Updates from the Data Carpentry Steering Committee annual in-person meeting
A brief review of the past year and plans for the year ahead
Welcoming our new Associate Director
Dr. Erin Becker starts as the new Data Carpentry Associate Director
Workshop in Brussels, 2-3 Nov 2015
At the beginning of November, Belgium held its first Data Carpentry workshop.