We are excited to announce that Texas State University has become a member of The Carpentries!
The Carpentries is a global community of volunteers who develop and teach interactive, hands-on workshops on computing and data skills, addressing basic training needs that are unmet in most disciplines.
As part of our Carpentries membership, the Research Data Services Department at the University Libraries offers several seats for people from Texas State University to complete The Carpentries’ Instructor Training program and become certified Carpentries Instructors. Certified Instructors can co-teach Carpentries workshops here at Texas State, helping us reach more people and build these skills across our community. In addition, Carpentries instructors also have the opportunity to teach as part of a team at other institutions in The Carpentries network, meeting others with similar skills who enjoy sharing them. Hosting institutions cover travel and expenses for volunteer Instructors teaching workshops in-person.
Carpentries Instructors are sought after in a variety of academic and professional teaching roles. Participation as an Instructor builds skills as well as a track record in teaching while expanding your professional network.
The Carpentries Instructor Training is primarily focused on evidence-based teaching practices and does not include technical skills training. It is expected that trainees will have or will develop the technical skills necessary to guide learners through the entry level curricula for one or more Data Carpentry, Library Carpentry, or Software Carpentry workshops.
If you are interested in being trained and certified as a Carpentries Instructor, please express interest by filling out this Microsoft Form.
Please get in touch with questions at UL-RDS@txstate.edu!
This article was contributed by Data Curation Specialist Xuan Zhou.