The course is aimed at everyone who is
interested in becoming a better teacher. In particular, this training
is aimed at those who want to become Software Carpentry
and Data Carpentry
instructors, run workshops and contribute to the Carpentry training
materials. You don't currently have to be an instructor or a
teacher to attend this workshop, but you do need to be willing and
committed to becoming one and to improving your teaching techniques.
Software Carpentry
and Data Carpentry's mission is to
help scientists and engineers get more research done in less time
and with less pain by teaching them basic lab skills for scientific
computing. This hands-on two-day workshop covers the basics of
educational psychology and instructional design, and looks at how to
use these ideas in both intensive workshops and regular classes.
The workshop is a mix of lectures and hands-on lessons where you
practice giving a short lesson using approaches learned and
implement some of the teaching techniques which we will discuss.
This is training for teaching, not technical training; you do not
need any particular technical background, and we will not be
teaching that. However, please be prepared to do some exercises
based on one our lessons (see Preparation, below). This workshop is based on the
constantly revised and updated
curriculum.
We are committed to making this workshop
accessible to everybody.
The workshop organisers have checked that:
The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.
Certified service animals are welcome.
Lactation facilities are available.
Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and
large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the
organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for
you (e.g. sign-language interpreters) please
get in touch (using contact details below) and we will
attempt to provide them.
Requirements
Participants should bring a laptop that is Internet connected and has a
functioning browser. If you have it, a device for recording audio and video
(mobile phones and laptops are OK) is useful as throughout the two days, we
are going to record one another teaching in pairs or threes. It does not have
to be high-quality, but it should be good enough that you can understand what
someone is saying.
Please note that after this course is over, you will be asked to do
three short follow-up exercises online in order to finish qualifying
as an instructor: the details are available at
https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/checkout/.
If you have any questions about the workshop, the reading material,
or anything else, please get in touch.
Code of Conduct
All participants are required to abide by Software Carpentry's Code of Conduct.