Carpentry Workshop Wrap-Up

Thank You!

Thank you all for your hard work!

Big thanks to our instructors, helpers, and workshop organizer!

Workshop Recap

Week 1

  • Used the GitHub website and Desktop to version control own data, and suggest changes to others.
  • Used OpenRefine to clean data in a scalable and reproducible way.

Workshop Recap

Week 2

  • Used R to read in data, and then filter and group it to gain insights.
  • Used ggplot from R to iteratively create visualizations of data.

Where to go from here?

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. – Robert Collier

Practice ideas:

Smithsonian Carpentries Website

https://datascience.si.edu/carpentries

SI Carpentries Email Account

For data and/or Carpentries-related questions: Carpentries@si.edu

Feel free to email any of the instructors or helpers directly.

CarpentriesAnnounce Mailing List

For announcements of upcoming SI Carpentries workshops and events: https://si-listserv.si.edu/cgibin/wa?SUBED1=CARPENTRIESANNOUNCE&A=1

Sign-up link is also available on the SI Carpentries Website.

#CarpentriesAlumni SlackChannel

  1. Go to https://smithsonian.slack.com/signup, and enter your SI email account (must be @si.edu).
  2. Log in, and add the #carpentries-alumni channel.

Carpentries Alumni Microsoft Team

You can access the “Carpentries Alumni” Microsoft Team with this direct link. The “Carpentries Alumni” team is set as a public team, so you should be able to access it via the Teams button on the left sidebar.

SI Carpentries Community Chat

Monthly lunchtime gatherings to discuss topics relating to Smithsonian Data or Software or Library Carpentry workshop content.

Last Wednesday of every month from 1pm-2pm ET.

Zoom links provided via Carpentries-Announce mailing list and Slack/Teams channels.

Schedule: https://github.com/SmithsonianWorkshops/carpentries-brown-bag/wiki/Schedule

Archive of past talks: https://github.com/SmithsonianWorkshops/carpentries-brown-bag

Become an Instructor

Apply to join the SI Carpentries Instructor team! We are always looking for Smithsonian staff and fellows to be trained to join our team of instructors.

No prior teaching experience is necessary, but alumni of the Carpentries workshops would make great candidates.

You can apply at: https://forms.office.com/r/Qi9xEmhGpY

(This link also exists as a big blue button on the SI Carpentries website.)

The End!

Please keep in touch with us and let us know how you use your new skills!

Are there any questions about the material we covered in this workshop or about Carpentries at the Smithsonian?