Switching Screwdrivers: Selecting Better Skills Training Delivery Methods
Adeline Wong1, Kathryn Unsworth1, John Brown1, Doris Harrison1, Sonia Ramza1, Liz Stokes1, Jaye Weatherburn1 1Australian Research Data Commons
Abstract
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.” (A. Maslow)
Situation
There are many training delivery methods and modalities, but which enable skills transfer in a digital research training context? When would online, hybrid, flipped learning, or in person modalities be used? How do you choose between eLearning, workshops, augmented reality, or gamification? What approaches best build knowledge and improve skills in your training context? What approaches effectively bring about new practices and behavioural change?
Task
This BoF aims to discuss and identify fit-for-purpose training delivery methods and modalities for effective digital research training and skills transfer.
Action
Skilled trainers will be invited to present on their experiences and experimentations with training delivery and share their rationale for selecting particular training methods.
Through small group discussions and activities, the BoF participants will share their own lived experiences from both trainer and learner perspectives. Participants will then be asked to recommend the most effective methods for delivering skills training and explain the reasons for their selection.
Result
Synthesis of the BoF discussions and recommendations will inform the development of a new guidance resource for digital research skills trainers.
Biography
Adeline Wong
adeline.wong@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-4757
Adeline is a Skills Development Lead (Learning Design) in the Skilled Workforce Development team at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). She has worked in Education across a range of sectors from government, private, VET to Higher Education. She has a background in curriculum and assessment design and has taught in Australia and overseas. She is interested in how adults learn and what motivates their learning.
Kathryn Unsworth
kathryn.unsworth@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5407-9987
Kathryn leads the Skilled Workforce Development team at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). Her career in research data management-related roles spans more than ten years. Previous positions were held at CSIRO, ANDS, and Monash University. Her role manages a program that drives a nationally coordinated approach to skills and training initiatives targeting key areas of the workforce that conduct, underpin, and enable data-intensive research.
John Brown
john.brown@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6118-577X
John Brown is a Skills Development Lead at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). He has previously supported researchers on research data management and copyright issues as a librarian at Curtin University and is a co-chair of the Australian Data Management Plan Interest Group.
Doris Harrison
doris.harrison@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0140-5440
Doris Harrison is a Skills Development Lead focusing on NCRIS partners working within the Skilled Workforce Team at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). A generalist with a background in IT and Partnering across a wide variety of sectors, Doris has previously supported researchers by developing and running a Community Program at UNSW with the purpose of upskilling the research community and fostering collaboration. Doris is a passionate supporter of ResBaz having been involved in the delivery of ResBaz Sydney from 2019 until 2021.
Sonia Ramza
sonia.ramza@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
Sonia is currently the User Support Manager for the Nectar Cloud, which includes overseeing training initiatives for Nectar and championing the user experience.
Liz Stokes
liz.stokes@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
ORCID:
Liz Stokes is a Skills Development Lead in Trainer Communities at the Australian Research Data Commons. She leads the ARDC Carpentries Partnership and is active in the global Carpentries community.
Jaye Weatherburn
jaye.weatherburn@ardc.edu.au
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2325-0331
Jaye Weatherburn is a Skills Development Lead at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), focussing on developing a skills program to support earth and environmental science for the Planet Research Data Commons. She has previously coordinated the implementation of a university strategy and program for digital preservation, and been involved leading and coordinating a regional community of practice for digital preservation, Australasia Preserves. International collaborations include planning and delivering a program of work in the Australasian region for the Digital Preservation Coalition.