Education in Open Science

Connected online for my contribution in the presention about “Education in Open Science” (photo by Giannis Tsakonas)

The Greek academic and research community discussed the adoption of Open Science principles in rearch processes, research data and collaborations during a symposium held in Athens, the 29th and 30th of November 2018.  Open science is the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society (definition of Open Science taxonomy @ Foster site).

In this workshop, Elli Pappadopoulou, invited me to contribute to the presentation of our voluntary work for translating in Greek the Open Science Training Handbook (OSTH). OSTH (developed by FOSTER, LIBER και OpenAIRE) offers guidance and resources for Open Science to instructors and trainers, as well as to anyone interested in improving levels of transparency and participation in research practices. My contribution was in chapter 3 of the handbook, which is a practical guide for the implementation of educational activities in Open Science principles. The main areas included in chapter 3 of OSTH are the following:

  • Educational Theories
  • Researched-informed teaching or Connected Curriculum principles
  • Backward educational design
  • Active-learning methods
  • Techniques for feedback and evaluation of educational activities

In the presentation, I discussed my experience and I concluded that the advantages for me by this involvement in the translation of the OSTH are the following:

  • The co-operation with an interesting team actively involved in Open Science
  • The improvement of my knowledge in Open Science
  • The combination of my pre-existing experiences about openness under the common umbrella of Open Science (although it is not clear to me if Open Education falls under the open science umbrella)
  • The understanding of the need to link research with my university courses
  • The extension of my knowledge in educational methods and techniques
  • The gain of an inspiration for the development of a guide for linking teaching in a Greek Higher Education Institution with Open Science principles in a blended learning environment