"let's talk about the web" - citizen cyberscience summit

kaitlin thaney@kaythaney ; @mozillascience

citizen cyberscience summit / 20 feb 2014

let’s talk about the web

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we need to talk about the web

communicationdissemination

access, reuse, scale

as a platform

early forms of knowledge sharing

emergence of new communities, practice

broader access, engagement,

scale

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there’s still friction in the system.

despite original intentions.

traditions last not because they are excellent, but because influential people are averse to change and because of the sheer burdens of

transition to a better state ...

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“Cass Sunstein

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doing good is part of our code

help researchers use the power of the open web to change science’s future.

our systems need to talk to one another.

both human and machine.

code as a research object

what’s needed to reuse ?

code as a research object

http://xkcd.com/285/

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we need to build capacity, not just more nodes.

digital literacy

“Reliance on ad-hoc, self-

education about what’s

possible doesn’t scale.”

- Selena Decklemann

education as a means of building community

... globally, as well as across disciplines.

learn from open source(culture as well as technology)

current activity:129 instructors(60+, training)

109 bootcamps3700+ learners

in an increasingly digital, data-driven world, what core skills, tools

do the next-generation need?

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shifting practice (and getting it to stick)

is challenging.... but not impossible.

disciplines as cultures

63 nations 10,000 scientists

50,000 participants

can we do the same for research on the web?

63 nations 10,000 scientists

50,000 participants

how can we bridge citizen / open / web-enabled?

tools and technologycultural awareness, best practice

connections, open dialogueskills training

what are the necessary components?

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operating in isolation doesn’t scale.

coordination and collaboration are key.

design for interoperability.

remember the non-technical challenges.

join us (and the conversation.)teach, contribute, learn.

http://software-carpentry.orghttp://mozillascience.org

questions?

kaitlin@mozillafoundation.org@kaythaney ; @mozillascience