ResearchEquals Cohorts

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We regularly run cohorts - check out our Tito page to see when and get your spot!

This is the instructor guide for our ResearchEquals Cohorts. We iterate over create - so here’s all you need right now to get started and run your own cohort, in case you want.

Cohort onboarding

• Welcome [00:00 - 00:15]
  • Welcome on this journey of publishing your research differently [00:00 - 00:03]
    • We will be discovering how to publish your research differently, and how to curate research differently.
    • This is a safe space to learn, so I encourage questions and feedback, no matter how obvious it might feel.
  • This session will be recorded! 🔴
  • Short intro instructor [00:03-00:05]
    • I’m Chris Hartgerink, founder of ResearchEquals and a researcher myself. I did my PhD in statistics, and am happy to now be working on sustainable alternatives in research that make our lives easier.
    • ResearchEquals is one such project and I am thankful that you lot are making the time to join here!
• Goals [00:05 - 00:07]
  • The goal of the cohort is provide a safe learning environment around modular publishing. What is it? Why is it? How does it work?
  • Together we’ll learn how to publish the research process instead of the results alone
  • We’re also here, together, to create connection and community, so we don’t have to go at it alone.
• Code of Conduct [00:07 - 00:10 - Vinodh Ilangovan]
• Structure [00:10 - 00:15]
  • Mon - Thu
  • Meet in Zoom
  • Chat in Discord
  • There may be additional materials before the cohort calls for you to go through, which we’ll always keep time effective.
  • At the end of the cohort, everybody who completed the course will receive a digital certificate.
• Short introductions [00:15 - 00:30 - Chris]
  • Getting the hang of whiteboards
    • Where is everyone from
  • Introduce yourself
    • ~2min each
      • Who are you
      • Research interest
      • What’s your guilty pleasure
    • Others make sticky notes
  • To make an account on ResearchEquals if they haven’t already
  • Getting the hang of Discord [00:30 - 00:35 - Chris]
• Closing
  • On Thursday, same time, we will discuss modules in-depth, and

Why and what are modules?

• Welcome
  • [Icebreaker]
  • Recap
    • In our first call, we got to know each other a bit.
    • For this call, you prepared by watching a short video on the idea of publishing the research process. You learned about selective publishing, and how altering predictions based on results may be a result from the article format.
    • You now know that research modules are comparable to research steps.
  • Today’s goal: Understand single modules and what goes into a module.
• Do you feel like published research in your field showcases the way research is actually done?
  • Where could it improve?
• What research steps are often overlooked in your field?
• Demo ResearchEquals
• Exercise
  • Think about your most recent research project. What is the latest step you took? What are the outputs/files you created from this?
  • Create your own draft module
  • Go through the module types - are there any steps you are already missing?
• Reportback from exercise
  • What’s your first impressions of research modules?
• Recap of today
  • We learned how to create our first module, and what has to be included for each module.
  • We also learned what optional information
• Today we learned about individual steps in the research process.
  • Next time we’ll talk more about how those steps combine into an entire research journey.
  • For the next call, take a few minutes to write down the steps involved in your research.

Deconstructing your research

• Welcome [5min]
  • [Icebreaker]
  • Recap - we learned about singular modules last call
  • Today we’ll learn how all these modules tie together to create different research processes
• Shareback: reflections on your own research journey [5min]
  • What steps surprised you?
  • What would you like your research journey to include, but currently do not?
  • Where do you think your research is different from fields?
• Exercise 1: Match the research process to the study type [5 min]
• Discussion: What’s the added value in sharing the research journey? [10min]
• Exercise 2: Whiteboarding your research as a process [10min]
  • What’s the first step in a research process?
  • What’s the last step in a research process?
  • Add other steps, before or after the ones already there
• Discussion: Where would your presentations fit into this entire process?
• Next call
• Exercise 3: What are the three most recent research steps you’ve taken?
  • Prepare drafts for each step (include the files, title, description)

Publishing your first module(s)

• Welcome
  • [Icebreaker]
  • Last call, we worked on deconstructing the research process.
  • Today is about applying that knowledge to your own work
• Showcase: What were your three most recent research steps?
• Demo: How to link modules
  • Link to previous work outside of ResearchEquals
  • Why can we only link once previous work is published?
• Exercise: Link and publish your three prepared modules
• Demo the graph
• Planning the next three steps
• Next call…
  • …is on how to collaborate
  • Think about what’s important to you?
    • What are examples of good collaborators?
    • What are examples of bad collaborators?

Kind collaboration

• Welcome
  • [Icebreaker]
• Reportback: Good/bad collaboration experiences
• Exercise: Values for good collaboration
• Demo: ResearchEquals collaboration sequence
  • Create a draft module
  • Invite others present
  • Accept invitation
  • Approve for publication
• Next call…
  • We’ll have a guest!
  • In the final content call, we’ll learn how to curate research
  • We’ve talked much about publishing your work, but we all do curation as well
  • For next time, take ten minutes to reflect on what curation you already do (whether that’s reading lists, controversial topics, topic deepdives, or anything else!)

Curating research

• Welcome
  • [Icebreaker]
• Reportback: Where do you already curate research?
• Guest talk: What does curation mean to you?
• What is the current state of curation?
  • Overlay journals intro
  • How many overlay journals exist
  • Journals as communities
• Demo collections ResearchEquals
• Exercise: Create your own collection, play around, and share any feedback, thoughts or questions
• Next call

Cohort graduation

• Welcome
  • [Icebreaker]
• Final evaluation
• Congratulate the cohort members
• How do we stay in touch?
• Celebrate by playing games in Discord lounge

Icebreaker questions

• What is one of your guilty pleasures?
• What movie have you seen multiple times?
• What is a classic movie you only saw until much later?
• What vegetable would you be? (vegetable or fruit discussions aside)
• What’s something on your desk, a nearby wall, or out the window that cheers you up during the day?
• What’s a common word or phrase that you don’t like/won’t use?
• What is the most recent book you read? Did you like it?

Virtual teaching “tricks”

• Let people raise their hand in Zoom whenever they’re done with an exercise,