June 5, 2024
Community Fellows: A Platform for Graduate Student Leadership
Did You Know?A few interesting facts we learned from each workshop:
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The Open Scholarship Commons (OSC) Community Fellows Workshop Series, funded by the UW Diversity Council and the eScience Institute, is a paid fellowship opportunity for graduate students underrepresented in the field of open scholarship. Recognizing a gap in student leadership opportunities, the goal of this Fellowship is to highlight students as experts in their field by developing and presenting original workshops in their area of interest and expertise in a peer-to-peer setting. As part of the program, participants work with mentors from the Libraries and the eScience Institute who provide feedback on workshop design, active learning, and assessment via one-on-one meetings and through dress rehearsals. Nearly 50 attendees participated from across disciplines and experience levels.
“Students have unique expertise to share with their peers,” says Verletta Kern, Head of the Open Scholarship Commons and the Digital Scholarship Librarian. “The idea for this series came from a desire to bring students together in a leadership capacity to explore and teach topics related to open scholarship that may not necessarily be covered in our regular workshop offerings. We were so impressed with the fellows, they really did an excellent job developing engaging workshops on highly sought after topics.”
This year’s workshops focused on a wide range of research and open scholarship skills related to accessibility, sustainability, and ethics.
“It is a rewarding feeling knowing that there are students, staff, and faculty who were interested in the topics we presented…” – OSC Community Fellow, Paul Jason Perez.
Ather Sharif teaching his workshop: Accessibility of Online Data Visualizations
The fellowship provides a platform for grad students to share their research while receiving mentorship, compensation, and recognition. Student participants are able to immerse themselves in topics of interest and relevance to their lives outside of the pressures of a traditional, hierarchical academic setting, creating a great learning opportunity for both instructor and attendee.
“This was a fantastic workshop. I really appreciated being able to think about each approach to creating more accessible visualizations and the pros/cons. I know I’ve attended a good workshop when I leave with more exciting questions to explore. Thank you.” – participant of Accessibility of Online Data Visualizations, led by Ather Sharif
Students in the OSC during Pratik Jadhav’s workshop: Building Dynamic Websites with WordPress
“The UW Library Open Scholarship Commons and the eScience Institute have provided incredible support throughout the fellowship,” says OSC Community Fellow, Paul Jason Perez. “The feedback I received on my workshop material and presentation was really helpful and productive for me. It is also a rewarding feeling knowing that there are students, staff, and faculty who were interested in the topics we presented, and in my case, a couple of participants reached out and connected even after the workshop. Thank you to everyone involved in the OSC Community Fellowship.”
OSC programming helps students build skills to create and make their research more visible to the world, offering a diverse line-up of free workshops throughout the year covering topics such as data management, digital scholarship, open education resources and open publishing, research impact communication and more. The OSC plans to host future fellowship series, joining forces with passionate students who want to share their knowledge and unique perspectives to help others build critical research skills.
2024 Open Scholarship Commons Community Fellows:
Pratik Jadhav Workshop: Building Dynamic Websites with WordPress Pratik Jadhav is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering. He possesses a versatile skill set covering programming languages, databases, and developer tools. Pratik’s hands-on workshop guided participants through WordPress essentials including site setup, content creation, optimal performance and more, leaving them with a foundational understanding of how to build a successful website. View the Workshop Recording |
Paul Jason Perez Workshop: Building Sustainable Digital Projects Paul Jason Perez is a Ph.D. student in Information Science at the University of Washington Information School. His research interests include community archiving, information infrastructures, digital libraries, and the web. During Paul’s workshop, participants used Collection Builder to set up, describe, and personalize their own digital collection site while learning about digital sustainability. View the Workshop Recording |
Yubing Tian Workshop: Best Practices for Sharing Qualitative Interview Data: Wrestling with Epistemological, Curatorial, and Ethical Considerations Yubing Tian is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington’s Information School. Her work investigates issues such as open data policies as well as challenges within data sharing and long-term preservation. Through her workshop, Yubing shared how attendees who work with interview data, or plan to conduct interviews themselves, can share qualitative data with wider audiences while being conscious of ethical and epistemological concerns. View the Workshop Recording |
Ather Sharif Workshop: Accessibility of Online Data Visualizations Ather is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. His research focuses on human-computer interaction, specifically the intersection of accessibility, visualization, and personalization. During his workshop, Ather shared how online data visualizations are inaccessible to screen-reader users. He then identified ways to make online data visualizations more accessible, presenting attendees with the pros and cons of each method. View the Workshop Recording |
Learn more
- Fellow’s workshops can be viewed on the Libraries YouTube channel
- The Open Scholarship Commons (OSC) Community Fellows Workshop Serie web site
