Dan QuintanaDec 7, 2022

The slides for my recent intro to open science (OS) talk, including 5 things about OS that everyone should know

➡️ https://osf.io/zy2pc ⬅️

1. OS practices accelerate scientific discovery
2. Adopting OS practices can make you a more competitive job/grant applicant
3. Data sharing is on a continuum (it doesn’t have to be either fully open or fully closed)
4. Take it one step at a time, you don’t have to learn every skill at once
5. Your future self will thank you for adopting OS practices

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Show threadPhil McAleerDec 9, 2022
@dsquintana these are great points! I think 3 & 4 are really pertinent for teaching with an open science ethos as well; it isn’t all or nothing, and it is definitely ok to build up the knowledge and skills that you teach. Building that idea of a continuum and of progression would, I think, help more people adopt OS approaches. Thanks for sharing!
Show threadDan Quintana
@mcaleerp Thanks! It seems that point 4 actually resonated the most with the audience.
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Show threadPhil McAleerDec 9, 2022
@dsquintana yeah that has been my experience as well. Particularly for people wanting to use OS approaches but finding a lot of people who they see talk and present about it are really well advanced these days. Having someone like yourself say “it’s ok to do a little bit at a time” and “just do what you can do right now to move in the that direction” can really open doors. We maybe need to remember to say that more often and more vocally so others don’t get stuck behind.
Show threadSusann AuerDec 9, 2022

@mcaleerp @dsquintana 💯% this.
At #R4E we tell people at the beginning of our #reproduciblity workshops that adopting a few OS practices is totally enough, best one at a time.

We all have only limited time & resources so best to pick sth that fits your current ability and implement it.
Just start somewhere, with one OS practice.

"No need to become a science superhero overnight!"

(Although you could become a 🧪🦸 if you want of course 😉)