The document discusses the need to improve how knowledge is shared on the web and make it more open and accessible. It notes there is still friction that prevents the original intentions of the web from being fully realized. It advocates helping researchers use the open web to change science and making systems interoperable between humans and machines. It also stresses the importance of building digital literacy and skills through education to grow communities and prepare people for an increasingly digital world.

1. let’s talk about the web
kaitlin thaney
@kaythaney ; @mozillascience
citizen cyberscience summit / 20 feb 2014

2. (0)

3. we need to talk
about the web

4. as a platform
communication
dissemination
access, reuse, scale

5. early forms of knowledge sharing

6. emergence of new
communities, practice

7. broader access,
engagement,
scale

8. (1)

9. there’s still friction in the
system.
despite original intentions.

10. “ 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 ... “
Cass Sunstein

11. (2)

12. doing good is part of our code

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

14. our systems need to
talk to one another.
both human and machine.

17. code as a research object
what’s needed
to reuse ?

18. code as a research object
http://xkcd.com/285/

19. (3)

20. we need to build capacity,
not just more nodes.

21. digital literacy

24. “Reliance on
ad-hoc, selfeducation
about what’s
possible
doesn’t scale.”
- Selena Decklemann

25. education as a means of
building community
... globally, as well as across disciplines.

27. learn from open source
(culture as well as technology)

28. current activity:
129 instructors
(60+, training)
109 bootcamps
3700+ learners

30. in an increasingly digital, datadriven world, what core skills, tools
do the next-generation need?

31. (4)

32. shifting practice
(and getting it to stick)
is challenging.
... but not impossible.

33. disciplines as cultures

35. can we do the same
for research on the web?
63 nations
10,000 scientists
50,000 participants

36. how can we bridge
citizen / open / web-enabled?
63 nations
10,000 scientists
50,000 participants

37. what are the necessary components?
tools and technology
cultural awareness, best practice
connections, open dialogue
skills training

38. (5)

39. operating in isolation
doesn’t scale.

40. coordination and
collaboration are key.
design for interoperability.
remember the
non-technical challenges.

41. join us
(and the conversation.)
teach, contribute, learn.
http://software-carpentry.org
http://mozillascience.org

42. questions?
kaitlin@mozillafoundation.org
@kaythaney ; @mozillascience