Christine Moreau, WIN Open Science Research Specialist

Welcome to my scheduling page. Below you will see that we are offering 30-60-minute presentations on various topics related to open science. These are meant as general introductions to open science to start the conversation on how you can implement open science in your research, your work, or your lab. Please select a topic that interests you or your group. Add notes so that I can customize your talk.

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  • Preregistrations and Registered Reports

    30 minutes
    What are preregistrations and registered reports? How to do both.

    What are preregistrations and registered reports? How to do both.

  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

    60 minutes
    Overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Some information about scoping reviews and which review type to choose. Which programs to use and how to get started as well as steps for conducting a meta-analysis.

    Overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Some information about scoping reviews and which review type to choose. Which programs to use and how to get started as well as steps for conducting a meta-analysis.

  • Reproducibility in Research

    30 minutes
    Discussion on what reproducibility is, concerns about reproducibility and factors contributing to the problem. Discussion on how we can make more reproducible research, benefits to reproducibility and reproducible research environments.

    Discussion on what reproducibility is, concerns about reproducibility and factors contributing to the problem. Discussion on how we can make more reproducible research, benefits to reproducibility and reproducible research environments.

  • Overcoming Barriers to Open Science

    60 minutes
    Discussion on open science, the benefits of open science, the barriers of open science and ways to overcome those barriers.

    Discussion on open science, the benefits of open science, the barriers of open science and ways to overcome those barriers.

  • Intro to Open Licensing

    30 minutes
    What are licenses and intellectual property? Short discussion on patents and trademark. More emphasis on copyright licenses. Finally, there is a quick tutorial on how to use licenses (choosing one and then applying it to a project repository).

    What are licenses and intellectual property? Short discussion on patents and trademark. More emphasis on copyright licenses. Finally, there is a quick tutorial on how to use licenses (choosing one and then applying it to a project repository).

  • Intro to Open Source

    60 minutes
    General, beginner-level tutorial on what open source is, benefits of open source, what GitHub is and a hands-on tutorial on how to use GitHub. Small mention of GitLab and open hardware.

    General, beginner-level tutorial on what open source is, benefits of open source, what GitHub is and a hands-on tutorial on how to use GitHub. Small mention of GitLab and open hardware.

  • Intro to Open Peer Review

    30 minutes
    Introduces peer review, open peer review, open access and preprints. Examples of open peer review are provided in addition to a discussion on the benefits of open peer review.

    Introduces peer review, open peer review, open access and preprints. Examples of open peer review are provided in addition to a discussion on the benefits of open peer review.

  • Intro to Open and FAIR Data

    60 minutes
    Why and how to make data open access? How to make data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Data licenses and data management plans.

    Why and how to make data open access? How to make data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Data licenses and data management plans.

  • Intro to Open Access Publication

    30 minutes
    What is open access (OA)? Types of OA. Preprints and how to submit one. Benefits of OA and challenges. Open Access Policies (i.e., tri-agency policy)

    What is open access (OA)? Types of OA. Preprints and how to submit one. Benefits of OA and challenges. Open Access Policies (i.e., tri-agency policy)

  • Intro to Open Metrics and Altmetrics

    30 minutes
    What are metrics and altmetrics? Altmetrics at Western. Why use altmetrics? Examples of using altmetrics in grant writing.

    What are metrics and altmetrics? Altmetrics at Western. Why use altmetrics? Examples of using altmetrics in grant writing.

  • Intro to Open Science

    60 minutes
    General overview of open science throughout the research lifecycle and open research practices

    General overview of open science throughout the research lifecycle and open research practices