Welcome to the pilot version of the POSE Training Program. This pilot will inform the future shape of the POSE Training Program, which may look different in future iterations.
What to expect
Participants in the Spring 2023 pilot of the POSE Training Program can expect a six-week course split into two parts. First, there is a three-part workshop series on community and ecosystem-engagement, designed and hosted by CSCCE. This is followed by three mixed format webinars that will address additional topics including managing organizations, governance, and open source development models.
| Week 0 | 4 April 2023 | Orientation (optional) |
| Intro to Community Engagement: A three-part series | ||
| Week 1-3 | 11 April 2023 | Community and sustainability: Considering purpose, belonging, culture, and power |
| 18 April 2023 | Who is in your community, and how can you support their engagement? | |
| 25 April 2023 | Scaffolding and supporting member engagement | |
| Webinar series | ||
| Week 4-6 | 2 May 2023 | If you build it, will they really come? |
| 9 May 2023 | Good governance | |
| 16 May 2023 | Key issues in building a distributed continuous integration and development model* |
Technology
The POSE Training Program will be administered through the Canvas learning management system, with live lectures taking place on Zoom, collaborative work taking place in Google Drive, and communications about the course taking place primarily in Slack.
Your onboarding will include access to quick start guides for Canvas and Slack, in case you are unfamiliar with them. If you have any questions, please reach out to tech.help@pose.training.
Course dates
The Spring 2023 pilot of the POSE Training Program will run from 11 April – 16 May, with an optional orientation session on 4 April. Synchronous workshop and webinar sessions will take place on Tuesdays at 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT. If you have not received a calendar invitation with details of how to join, please email tech.help@pose.training.
*On 16 May, NSF Program Officers will be available for 30 minutes after the webinar (from 4:30-5pm EDT / 1:30-2pm PDT) to answer participant questions.
Ongoing connection
As participants in the pilot cohort of the POSE Training Program, you are one of the first members of a new community of practice for scientific open source practitioners, hosted in Slack. We hope you will make the most of this community space by sharing your reflections on the course, posting resources, and asking your peers for feedback on your POSE project.