This document summarizes the NASA Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission, which is a $40 million 5-year initiative to accelerate the adoption of open science practices. It lists the leadership team for the TOPS program and provides information on priorities such as developing open science curriculum and certification, engaging underrepresented groups through events, and establishing incentives for open science in funding opportunities and evaluations. It promotes the benefits of open science and provides information on upcoming funding opportunities and actions researchers can take to get involved in open science.
Keynote address 'Opening Science' at NORFest 2023 on November 2, 2023 at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin Ireland. Keynote speaker: Chelle Gentemann, science lead for NASA’s Transform to Open Science Mission and co-chair of the U.S. White House Office for Science and Technology and Policy (OSTP) Sub-working group on the Year of Open Science
Open Data in a Big Data World: easy to say, but hard to do?LEARN Project
Presentation at 3rd LEARN workshop on Research Data Management, “Make research data management policies work”
Helsinki, 28 June 2016, by Sarah Callaghan, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Big Data R&D Strategy - Ensure the long term sustainability, access, and deve...Sky Bristol
Presentation on one of the strategic themes being considered for a U.S. Government Big Data R&D strategy - https://www.nitrd.gov/bigdata/rfi/02102014.aspx.
Opening science to interdisciplinarity: balancing trade-offs while creating, ...Kate Hertweck
Presentation by Kate Hertweck at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) meeting in Portland, Oregon in July 2023, https://aessconference.org/
Slides from Monday 30 July - Data in the Scholarly Communications Life Cycle Course which is part of the FORCE11 Scholarly Communications Institute.
Presenter - Natasha Simons
Keynote address 'Opening Science' at NORFest 2023 on November 2, 2023 at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin Ireland. Keynote speaker: Chelle Gentemann, science lead for NASA’s Transform to Open Science Mission and co-chair of the U.S. White House Office for Science and Technology and Policy (OSTP) Sub-working group on the Year of Open Science
Open Data in a Big Data World: easy to say, but hard to do?LEARN Project
Presentation at 3rd LEARN workshop on Research Data Management, “Make research data management policies work”
Helsinki, 28 June 2016, by Sarah Callaghan, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Big Data R&D Strategy - Ensure the long term sustainability, access, and deve...Sky Bristol
Presentation on one of the strategic themes being considered for a U.S. Government Big Data R&D strategy - https://www.nitrd.gov/bigdata/rfi/02102014.aspx.
Opening science to interdisciplinarity: balancing trade-offs while creating, ...Kate Hertweck
Presentation by Kate Hertweck at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) meeting in Portland, Oregon in July 2023, https://aessconference.org/
Slides from Monday 30 July - Data in the Scholarly Communications Life Cycle Course which is part of the FORCE11 Scholarly Communications Institute.
Presenter - Natasha Simons
Presentation during the 14th Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference and African Open Science Platform (AOSP)/Research Data Alliance (RDA) Workshop in Accra, Ghana, 7-8 June 2017.
Open science curriculum for students, June 2019Dag Endresen
Living Norway seminar on Open Science in Trondheim 12th June 2019.
https://livingnorway.no/2019/04/26/living-norway-seminar-2019/
https://www.gbif.no/events/2019/living-norway-seminar.html
Ross Wilkinson - Data Publication: Australian and Global Policy DevelopmentsWiley
Australia invests $AUD1-2B per annum in research data. Like most countries, it wants to get the best return possible on this data. Europe is spending E1.4B on their open data “pilot”. This means the data should be FAIR: findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Part of this is that data should be routinely “published” and available in a “data repository”. But what does this mean?
Ross Wilkinson
CEO, Australian National Data Service
Presented at the 2015 Wiley Publishing Seminar, 5 November, Melbourne, Australia.
Research Integrity Advisor and Data ManagementARDC
Dr Paul Wong from the Australian Research Data Commons presented at the University of Technology Sydney's RIA Data Management Workshop on 21 June 2018. In partnership with the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Data Commons, and RMIT University, this is part of a national workshop series in data management for research integrity advisors.
Curating the Scholarly Record: Data Management and Research LibrariesKeith Webster
Presentation at the National Data Service Conference "New Frontiers in Data Discovery: Collaboration with Research Libraries.", Pittsburgh, 20 October 2016
Bridging Gaps and Broadening Participation in Today's and Future Research Com...Sandra Gesing
Research computing is in an exciting era and has never as fast evolved as in the last 20 years. We can nowadays answer research questions that we could not even ask two decades ago. This has led to discoveries such as the analyses of DNA from Next-Generation Sequencing technologies. The increased complexity of software, data, hardware and lab instruments demands for more openness and sharing of data and methods. Researchers and educators are not necessarily IT specialists though. Thus, a further trend in research computing is the shift from system-centric design to user-centric design and interdisciplinary teams – complex solutions are offered in self-explanatory user interfaces, so-called science gateways or virtual research environments. I will present solutions and projects supporting users to be able to focus on their research questions without the need to become acquainted with the nitty-gritty details of the complex research computing infrastructure. Key aspects of the presented projects are usability and interoperability of computational methods, reproducibility of research results as well as sustainability of research software. Sustainability of research software has many facets. I advocate for improving the diversity in workforce development, career paths for research software engineers and for incentivizing their work via means beyond the traditional academic rewarding system.
Why we care about research data? Why we share?Richard Ferrers
An introduction to why ANDS cares about research data. ANDS, the Australian National Data Service, encourages researchers to share data. This presentation explains why.
Research Data Management Services at UWA (November 2015)Katina Toufexis
Research Data Management Services at the University of Western Australia (November 2015).
Created by Katina Toufexis of the eResearch Support Unit (University Library).
CC-BY
Presentation during the 14th Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference and African Open Science Platform (AOSP)/Research Data Alliance (RDA) Workshop in Accra, Ghana, 7-8 June 2017.
Open science curriculum for students, June 2019Dag Endresen
Living Norway seminar on Open Science in Trondheim 12th June 2019.
https://livingnorway.no/2019/04/26/living-norway-seminar-2019/
https://www.gbif.no/events/2019/living-norway-seminar.html
Ross Wilkinson - Data Publication: Australian and Global Policy DevelopmentsWiley
Australia invests $AUD1-2B per annum in research data. Like most countries, it wants to get the best return possible on this data. Europe is spending E1.4B on their open data “pilot”. This means the data should be FAIR: findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Part of this is that data should be routinely “published” and available in a “data repository”. But what does this mean?
Ross Wilkinson
CEO, Australian National Data Service
Presented at the 2015 Wiley Publishing Seminar, 5 November, Melbourne, Australia.
Research Integrity Advisor and Data ManagementARDC
Dr Paul Wong from the Australian Research Data Commons presented at the University of Technology Sydney's RIA Data Management Workshop on 21 June 2018. In partnership with the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Data Commons, and RMIT University, this is part of a national workshop series in data management for research integrity advisors.
Curating the Scholarly Record: Data Management and Research LibrariesKeith Webster
Presentation at the National Data Service Conference "New Frontiers in Data Discovery: Collaboration with Research Libraries.", Pittsburgh, 20 October 2016
Bridging Gaps and Broadening Participation in Today's and Future Research Com...Sandra Gesing
Research computing is in an exciting era and has never as fast evolved as in the last 20 years. We can nowadays answer research questions that we could not even ask two decades ago. This has led to discoveries such as the analyses of DNA from Next-Generation Sequencing technologies. The increased complexity of software, data, hardware and lab instruments demands for more openness and sharing of data and methods. Researchers and educators are not necessarily IT specialists though. Thus, a further trend in research computing is the shift from system-centric design to user-centric design and interdisciplinary teams – complex solutions are offered in self-explanatory user interfaces, so-called science gateways or virtual research environments. I will present solutions and projects supporting users to be able to focus on their research questions without the need to become acquainted with the nitty-gritty details of the complex research computing infrastructure. Key aspects of the presented projects are usability and interoperability of computational methods, reproducibility of research results as well as sustainability of research software. Sustainability of research software has many facets. I advocate for improving the diversity in workforce development, career paths for research software engineers and for incentivizing their work via means beyond the traditional academic rewarding system.
Why we care about research data? Why we share?Richard Ferrers
An introduction to why ANDS cares about research data. ANDS, the Australian National Data Service, encourages researchers to share data. This presentation explains why.
Research Data Management Services at UWA (November 2015)Katina Toufexis
Research Data Management Services at the University of Western Australia (November 2015).
Created by Katina Toufexis of the eResearch Support Unit (University Library).
CC-BY
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
1. 1
Dr. Chelle Gentemann, Science Lead
Yvonne Ivey, Equity Lead
Cyndi Hall, Community Coordinator
Isabella Martinez, Content Coordinator
Dr. Yaitza Luna-Cruz, TOPS Program Officer
Dr. Paige Martin, TOPS Program Officer
Dr. Sam Gebre, ARS, Science Advisor
Dr. Ryan McGranaghan, GSFC, Science Advisor
Dr. Paul Bremner, Kaylin Bugbee, Shawn McEniry, Project
Coordinators
Kevin Murphy, Chief Science Data Officer SMD
Katie Baynes, Deputy Chief Science Data Officer SMD
Dr. Steve Crawford, Science Policy Officer SMD
Dr. Elena Steponaitis, SMD Development Program Executive
Amy (Uyen) Truong, Chief Science Data Office Executive Officer
NASA’s Transform to
Open Science (TOPS)
Mission
3. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
“We need more WE science
rather than ME science.”
- Harlan Krumholz,
Yale School of Medicine at 2022 CZI Meeting
And we achieve this through an
open and inclusive culture!
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
4. NASA is making Open Science easier!
Community
Funding
Infrastructure Policy
NASA’s
Open-Source
Science
Initiative
NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS) is a $40 million 5-year mission to
accelerate adoption of open science
5. Open science is the principle and practice of
making research products and processes
available to all, while respecting diverse cultures,
maintaining security and privacy, and fostering
collaborations, reproducibility and equity.
Definition from open.science.gov
6. Creates research that is:
● Cited more
● Creates a bigger impact
● Increases transparency
● Generates more scholarly
collaborations
Inclusive science means more:
● Access to ‘hidden
knowledge’
● Equitable Systems
● Participation
Open Science
7. The White House announces
2023: A Year of Open Science
Along with other organizations,
including HELIOS, a coalition of
80+ universities
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open.science.gov
8. 8
TOPS Priorities:
CURRICULUM - Open Science 101
● 1000 scientists earn NASA TOPS open science certificates
EVENTS - Engage historically underrepresented groups
● Partner w/ Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
○ Marquee events, TOPS Annual Hackathon, Annual TOPS
Internship program (3-4 people/year; All-in)
● Establishing Strategic Partnerships with external organizations
focused on STEM engagement
OPPORTUNITIES - Develop incentives
● Pilot including open science activities in evaluations of 5+ NASA
ROSES23 elements and at 5+ universities (Tenure and Promotion)
● Partner with societies on open science awards
NASA’s 2023 Year of Open Science
…is the spark
9. Open Science 101: Benefits of open
science presented as a scientific workflow
Ethos
of Open
Science
Open
Science
Tools
Open-
source
Software
Open
Data
Open
Results
Images: JSC, JPL, &
MSFC
10. The NASA Open Science Certificate indicates
researchers have key open science skills
● Able to use digital tools to perform open
science (e.g., ORCID, Zenodo, Github
accounts)
● Familiar with data management and
software management plan best practices
and resources
● Grow connections across a community of
open science practitioners
A community developed introduction to open science with inclusivity,
accessibility, and diversity at the forefront.
11. Open Science 101
Future Offerings
To be released online
this summer
Fill out this form to receive
updates on
Open Science 101 Workshops
12. OPEN FUNDING CALLS
Conversion of legacy software into modern code with open license
Proposals for ROSES-22 will be accepted on until March 29, 2023
Details for ROSES-23 TBD
F.8 Supplemental Open
Source Software
Awards
Innovative open-source tools, software, frameworks, data formats, and
libraries that will have a significant impact on the SMD science community
Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis until March 29, 2024
F.15 High Priority Open-
Source Science
F.7
Support for Open
Source Tools,
Frameworks, and
Libraries
Improvements and sustainment of high-value, open source tools,
frameworks, and libraries that have made significant impacts to the SMD
science community
Details for ROSES-23 TBD
F.2 Topical Workshops,
Symposia, and
Conferences
Events, Hackathons, un-conferences, and challenges that build open science
skills, particularly events focused on Science Mission Directorate data,
software, or open science practices
Proposals for ROSES-22 will be accepted until May 12, 2023
Supplemental support of existing awards for use of scientific analysis
platforms
Details for ROSES-23 TBD
F.16 Supplement for
Software Platforms
13. There are actions you can take today to get more
involved in open science!
And help others get involved, too!
Join an Open Science
Community!
Highlight your Team’s
Open Science Success
Stories
Develop an Open
Science Action Plan
Learn more about TOPS
Open Science Activities!
