From July 25, 2022 through August 4, 2022, the community is invited to share their suggestions and make contributions to the OpenCore modules. If you are interested, you can either submit an issue or contribute via Google Form. The community will also be invited to view and comment on the module content and to test the resulting online curriculum prior to its general release date. More information on those processes to come!
- 28 June 2022: AGU announces OpenCore Leads
- 25 July 2022: Community Forum on the OpenCore
- Curriculum Pre-sprint: 1 June - 26 June
- Curriculum Sprint: 27 June - 1 July
- Curriculum Harmonization: 5 July - 25 July
- Content Review (Community Participation Welcome): 25 July - 20 Aug
- July 25: Module outlines open to the community
- Aug 5: Full module content open to the community
- Adjudicate Reviewer Feedback, Phase 1: 28 July - 5 Aug
- Post Sprint Meeting with TOPS Team + OpenCore SMEs: Aug 9 to Aug 11
- Adjudicate Reviewer Feedback, Phase 2: 6 Aug - 20 Aug
- Content Review by OpenCore SMEs + Copy Editing: 21 Aug - 31 Aug
- Instructional Design: 1 Sept - 30 Sept
- OpenEdx Module Content Review: 27 Sept - 30 Sept
- Module Testing (Community Participation Welcome): 3 Oct - 14 Oct
- Adjudicate Testing Feedback: 17 Oct - 28 Oct
- Module Soft Launch: 28 Oct
TOPS aims to meet everyone where they are at on their open science journey. While some members of our growing community may have practiced open science for many years, others may be trying to transition to a new way of conducting research or are students who are looking to begin their scientific careers. As such, TOPS' first priority is to develop the infrastructure to train 20,000 scientists and researchers as part of our five-year program. This open science curriculum will introduce those beginning their open science journey to important definitions, tools, and resources; and provide participants at all levels recommendations on best practices from subject matter experts. TOPS will initially focus on developing the OpenCore, designed as five modules that mimic a scientific workflow.
For the 2023 Year of Open Science, TOPS is developing strategic partnerships with large scientific associations to teach open science during large annual meetings, special science team summer schools, and other events. The vision for the TOPS OpenCore and other learning resources is for a CC-BY licensed online, open course, hosted on the OpenEDx platform, that can be used to train scientists and award NASA open science badges.
The five OpenCore modules will be:
The OpenCore aims to introduce learners to a nuanced understanding of open science, enabling participants to better understand an open science workflow from end to end. The focus of the curriculum will be on providing learners with a basic understanding of open science, its ethos and benefits, and how to actively participate in open science communities. The TOPS curriculum will also be used to support researchers looking to engage with NASA as NASA moves to adopt more open science requirements (e.g., Scientific Information Policy and ROSES opportunities). Scientists will need to acquire the new skills highlighted in the curriculum to participate in open science effectively and to demonstrate those skills when applying for NASA funding opportunities.
The design is for a 12.5-hour course consisting of five, 2.5-hour modules that could be taught in-person during large society meetings or during science team meetings, completed individually online, or completed via group-organized online events.
- Each course module will be a 2.5-hour interactive learning experience with slides, videos, quizzes, and activities.
- All content will be integrated into OpenedX
- All content will be assigned a CC0 or CC-BY license.
This area will be updated as the content nears completion.
- Certification and/or NASA TOPS open science badges