Welcome! This is the ninth cohort of the Open Seeds (OLS-9) program repository. This repository will be used to archive meeting notes and use GitHub issues to track the progress of OLS-9 projects.
Learn about all participants and projects in Catalyst Track and DRI-EDIA Track.
Open Life Science participants adhere to a code of conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report unacceptable behaviour to [email protected].
To learn about graduation criteria and process, please visit this Graduation Guide.
Please register for the upcoming graduation rehearsal/feedback session on Week 15 and sign up for graduation calls on Week 16.
Both documents also provide important steps to follow before your graduation.
Please visit notes to find out structure of the programme, notes taken during the session as well as assignments shared at the end of the cohort calls.
| Week | Topic | YouTube Link | Notes | Zenodo link | Cite this as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Onboarding: Welcome to Open Seeds | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | Sharan, M., & Community, O. (2024, December 3). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-1 Content - Introduction to Open Seeds. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14268483 |
| Week 2 | Tooling for design | Video Recording and Open Canvas | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-2 Content - Tooling for Design (open leadership, open canvas, road mapping). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14268572 |
| Week 4 | Tooling for collaboration | Video Recording and Code of Conduct | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-4 Content - Tooling for Collaboration (README, CONTRIBUTION GUIDELINE, CoC). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14268608 |
| Week 5 | Skill Up - GitHub for collaboration | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-5 Content - Version Control and GitHub for Collaboration - Skill Up. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14268644 |
| Week 6 | Open Science Module 1 (open science introduction, open data, open education) | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-6 Content - Open Science Module 1 (open science introduction, open data, open education). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14268665 |
| Week 8 | Community Management 1 (community interaction, user-centered design and Mountain of Engagement) | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-8 Content - Community Management 1 (community interaction, user-centered design and Mountain of Engagement). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14446513 |
| Week 9 | Skill Up - Open Source Software in Practice | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-9 Content - Skill Up - Open Source Software in Practice. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14446586 |
| Week 10 | Open Science Module 2 (open access, open evaluation, open software) | Video Recording and open source esoftware | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-10 Content - Open Science Module 2 (open access, open evaluation, open software). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14446632 |
| Week 11 | Skill up - Personal Ecology and Care | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-11 Content - Skill up - Personal Ecology and Care. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14446699 |
| Week 12 | Open Science Module 3 (open hardware, participatory research, knowledge equity) | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-12 Content - Open Science Module 3 (open hardware, participatory research, knowledge equity). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14446751 |
| Week 13 | Community Management II (diversity and inclusion, Ally Skills) | Video Recording | Notes | Slides and Assignments | OLS Community (2024). Open Seeds OLS-9 Week-13 Content - Community Management 2 (diversity and inclusion, Ally Skills). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14446832 |
- All the participants/project groups going through OLS-9 will open an issue to keep track of their progress during the program.
- Click on this link to edit and create an issue for your project.
- Each issue will provide details for a project currently going through OLS-9: https://github.com/open-life-science/ols-9/issues.
- Find out more about each project and comment on the individual issue to share thoughts and provide feedback.
For any questions and information regarding the OLS-9 cohort, please email: