Upcoming webinar: Planning, Developing, and Evaluating R Curriculum at the NIH Library

Posted by liaison on September 26th, 2018 Posted in: #Health Sciences List, Data Science

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Join NNLM for the next iteration of the Research Data Management webinar series: Planning, Developing, and Evaluating R Curriculum at the NIH Library October 12, from 2-3 pm ET. To register for this free webinar, visit: https://nnlm.gov/class/Rtraining. Can’t make it on the 12th? Don’t worry, the webinar will be recorded!

This webinar will describe a pilot project to evaluate current R training at the NIH Library, and based on an evaluation of the data, revise the library’s R training curriculum. This will include a discussion of the development of a training plan, weekly R check-in sessions, managing documents using Open Science Framework (OSF), and an evaluation of the pilot.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar participants should have a better understanding of:
1. R curriculum before the pilot project
2. Our evaluation of data-related training before the pilot project
3. The components of the pilot project
4. The development of our training plan
5. How OSF was used for project management
6. Format and frequency of classes during the pilot project
7. Post-pilot evaluation

Instructor Bios:
Doug Joubert joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library in 2004. He is a customer-oriented practitioner with extensive experience in providing comprehensive research and information services support to researchers working in the areas of public health and health care policy. In this role, Doug provides his clients with services that support of the missions of the NIH and select HHS staff divisions. As part of his duties at the NIH Library, he identifies and provides guidance on the effective use of emerging technologies and recommends strategies to capitalize on them. Practice areas include data analytics, data visualization, GIS, and teaching.

Candace Norton joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library as a National Library of Medicine (NLM) second year Associate Fellow in 2017. Prior to joining the NLM Associate Fellowship Program, Candace managed a small corporate library for a pharmaceutical and life sciences consulting company in Bethesda, MD. During her fellowship appointment, she has pursued projects and training in areas related to pharmacovigilance monitoring, systematic reviews, bibliometric analysis, and data visualization.

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