Community
Postponing the Hybrid CarpentryCon 2025 Event in South Africa
The Carpentries has decided to postpone CarpentryCon in 2025 until our transition to operating as an independent non-profit organisation is complete and our finances stabilised.
Apply for 2024 Carpentries Maintainer Onboarding!
The Carpentries is preparing to onboard the next round of Maintainers. Applications due 5 April.
Sharing the 2023 Community Survey Evaluation Report
The report summarising community members’ responses to the inaugural Carpentries community survey is out!
Changes to support from the Core Team at The Carpentries
The Core Team announces which services to the community it will continue to support and which initiatives will continue through community-led support.
Re-introducing The Carpentries Core Team
Meet our team of nine at The Carpentries and learn how they will continue to support you.
Announcing the results of the 2024 community election
Four community members were elected to serve a three-year term on The Carpentries Board of Directors
New Year Journey Ahead: A Reflection from The Carpentries Executive Director
A tree does not move unless there is wind. - African Proverb
#Carpentries25 Testimonial Series: Ethan White
Ethan White shares his journey at The Carpentries on our 25th Anniversary
Enhancements to the Toolkit of IDEAS
Introducing Version 2.0
Release of Sandpaper 0.15.0
Updates to instructor view, doi badges, and more
Chris Battisto
Katherine Blanchette
Alycia Crall
Elizabeth Joyner
Julie Lowndes
Sean McCartney
Erin Robinson
Kenton Ross
Engaging with a Cross-NASA Subcommunity
Carpentries Community Session Recap
Join us in welcoming Nathaniel Porter as our new Maintainer Community Lead!
Announcing our new Maintainer Community Lead
The Carpentries retires its X/Twitter accounts and Facebook profile
Announcing The Carpentries departure from X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook
Opportunities and Challenges in Localisation: The Carpentries Perspective
The Carpentries outlines its community's efforts in localisation.
Thank You to our Regional Coordinators
Phasing out the Regional Coordinator role
#Carpentries25 Testimonial Series: Jean Baptiste Fankam Fankam
Recently badged Carpentries Instructor and Maintainer, Jean Baptiste Fankam Fankam, shares his journey at The Carpentries on our 25th Anniversary
Maintainer Community Lead: an update and next steps
We are looking for the next Maintainer Community Lead!
The Carpentries Takes a Giant Leap Towards Independence
The Carpentries is planning our transition to operate as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation
#Carpentries25 Testimonial Series: The New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI)
NeSI celebrates being a Carpentries champion on our 25th Anniversary
Eric Jankowski
François Michonneau
Jennifer Stubbs
Laurent Gatto
Charlotte Soneson
Malvika Sharan
Alycia Crall
Toby Hodges
Celebrating The Carpentries Workbench
Reflections from the community on our new lesson infrastructure
#Carpentries25 Testimonial Series: Damien Irving
Instructor, Lesson Maintainer, and Regional Coordinator for Australia, Damien Irving, shares his journey with The Carpentries.
Join the Genomics Curriculum Advisory Committee!
Help provide leadership for Data Carpentry’s Genomics curriculum. Apply by 21 August
#Carpentries25 Testimonial Series: Jannetta Steyn
Current Executive Council member, Jannetta Steyn, shares her journey with The Carpentries.
Twenty-Five Years and Counting
The Carpentries turns 25 Years! #Carpentries25
Celebrating 25 Years of The Carpentries
Join us in sharing the contributions and impact the community has made over the years.
Updates on The Carpentries Lesson Infrastructure
Transitioning and Adapting to New Challenges
The Carpentries Executive Council invites YOU to a Community Session
Join members of The Carpentries Executive Council to discuss outcomes from the Q2 meeting
Welcoming the New Lesson Program Governance Committees
Community leaders who will guide project strategy for Data Carpentry, Library Carpentry, and Software Carpentry
The 2023 Instructor Notes Drive Starts Next Week!
Everything you need to get involved and make Carpentries lessons easier to teach.
Highlights from the 2023 Executive Council Retreat
EC members reflect on how to best support The Carpentries as a multicultural organisation by expanding our thinking and discussing power and privilege.
Wins and Challenges of Running a Carpentry Workshop in South Africa during Load shedding
It was helpful that we had booked a lab in a building which has a backup generator
Welcome to our Newest Lesson Maintainers!
Nineteen new Lesson Maintainers badged
New opportunities to lead Carpentry-Con-type programming year-round
Introducing New Community Programming Offerings
The Dovetail #17: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Final preparations are underway
Workbench Beta Phase Complete
Prepare for transition to The Workbench in May
Announcing 27 March Community Discussion with The Carpentries Executive Council
Join members of The Carpentries Executive Council to discuss outcomes from the Q1 meeting
The Dovetail #16: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
A look back at styles
Apply for the current round of Carpentries Maintainer Onboarding!
The Carpentries is preparing to onboard the next cohort of Maintainers. Applications due March 8th.
The Dovetail #15: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Stage 2 of the Beta Phase is Underway
Register your Carpentries Subcommunity
Updates on the Community Development Program
Calling for Volunteers to join a Lesson Program Governance Committee
Guide the development of Software Carpentry, Library Carpentry, or Data Carpentry
The Dovetail #14: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Beta Phase to enter stage 2 in February
Happy New Year from Dr. Kari L. Jordan, The Carpentries Executive Director
Welcome to 2023 at The Carpentries - A year dedicated to prioritising community health
Announcing the 2023 Executive Council for The Carpentries
Join us in welcoming the newly elected Executive Council members!
The Dovetail #13: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Ode to Maintainers
CarpentriesOffline — CarpentryCon 2022 feedback and call for help
Updates on the The CarpentriesOffline project
The Dovetail #12: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
The beta stage is extending deadlines
I Can’t Believe I Survived Without It: Learning Data and Software Skills with The Carpentries
The ARDC’s Liz Stokes spoke to Carpentries workshop instructors and helpers about their reflections on running a workshop on data and software skills with ACEAS scientists.
Carpentries Gratitudes: 2022 and beyond
Reenvisioning how we show community appreciation
Planning for Lesson Program Governance Committees
Strengthening community leadership for Software, Library, and Data Carpentry
On The Carpentries and Twitter
A statement from the Community Development Team of The Carpentries
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: R and the Tidyverse for Working with Data
Help test and improve a lesson teaching visualisation with ggplot2
The Dovetail #10: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
R for Social Scientists and R for Geospatial Data have entered the Beta Phase
The Dovetail #9: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
R for Ecologists has entered the pre-beta stage
The Dovetail #8: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Dates for Beta Phase Announced
Announcing our newest Curriculum Advisory Committees
Curriculum Advisors will guide the development of our lessons for Ecology, Image Processing, and Social Science.
Introducing The CarpentryCon 2022 Keynote Presentations
CarpentryCon 2022 starts this week! Here are the Keynote Presentations to be ready for!
The Dovetail #5: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Workbench Beta on Hold
Running Software/Data and Library Carpentries workshops offline
This blog post is the first of a series to share progress of the CarpentriesOffline project
Join us in Welcoming our New Maintainers!
Seven new Lesson Maintainers badged
The Dovetail #4: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Community Discussions Coming Up!
Apply to become a Curriculum Advisor
Curriculum Advisors provide high-level leadership for lessons. Apply by 22 July
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Introduction to Reproducible Publications with RStudio
Help test and improve a lesson teaching researchers skills for reproducible research.
Welcome to our Newest Lesson Maintainers!
Thirty new Lesson Maintainers badged
The Dovetail #3: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Working through chopportunities
Join us in welcoming Vini Salazar as our new Maintainer Community Lead!
Announcing our new Maintainer Community Lead
The Dovetail #2: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
Working through chopportunities
The Dovetail: Updates from The Carpentries Workbench
A strong start to the Beta Phase of The Carpentries Workbench
Now Published: The Carpentries 2021 Annual and Financial Report
2021 Financial and Annual Reports Available - A retrospective on all things Carpentries
Community Maintainer Lead: Recap, Update, and What's Next
Some of the projects Dan has been working on along with what's next for the Maintainer community
Apply for the current round of Carpentries Maintainer Onboarding!
The Carpentries is preparing to onboard the next round of Maintainers. Applications due 26 May
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Introduction to Deep Learning
Help the community test a new lesson on Deep Learning with Python.
The Carpentries Workbench: Beta Phase and Beyond
Initial outline and plan for the Beta Phase of The Carpentries Workbench
CarpentryConnect South Africa 2021 - A global event
An estimated 300GB of mobile data was provided to 71 attendees.
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Intermediate Research Software Development in Python
Get involved with a community lesson teaching intermediate research software development
Announcing Changes to The Carpentries Logo Usage and Modification Policy
The new logo modification policy is the result of a cross-team working group that met in the second half of 2021
Building and Sustaining Carpentries Subcommunities
Next steps for the Community Development Program
Announcing Our New Curriculum Advisors!
New Curriculum Advisory Committees form to support Software Carpentry and three Data Carpentry curricula.
Introducing The Carpentries Workbench
We announce the first draft of our accessible lesson infrastructure and call for beta testers
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Building Websites with Jekyll & GitHub Pages
Get involved in the community’s development of a new lesson to teach Jekyll and GitHub.
The Instructor Development Committee is Moving and Needs YOUR Help
Learn more about the transition and how to be engaged
New Prices for Workshops, Instructor Training, and Memberships
Our new pricing structure for workshops, Instructor Training, and memberships goes into effect today.
Happy New Year from The Carpentries Executive Director, Dr. Kari L. Jordan
Grants, Gratitude, and #GreenStickies: Read on to learn about what The Carpentries will achieve in 2022
The Lesson Infrastructure Commitee: Past, Present, and Future
We re-evaluate the historical role of the Lesson Infrastructure Community to understand how we can maintain community advocacy in our infrastructure
Glosario: African contributions
As part of the checkout process, community members translated more than 300 data science terms into Amharic.
Share Your 2021 Gratitudes with Our Community
We are taking time throughout December 2021 to reflect, write and share our community green stickies for the year.
Pricing Update for 2022
The Carpentries is updating our pricing for the first time since 2016.
Announcing The Carpentries Community Development Program
A new program to build capacity in community management
Announcing The Carpentries African Capacity Development Manager, Angelique Trusler
Please join us in welcoming Angelique to this new role
Launching Lesson Publication Task Force
Get involved in a Task Force on the official lesson publication process.
Hacktoberfest 2021 - Glosario Contribution Drive
For the second year in a row, help us internationalise and expand Glosario, the open source, multilingual glossary of data science terms.
CarpentryConnect South Africa 2021 - A global event
An estimated 300GB of mobile data was provided to 71 attendees.
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Interactive Data Visualizations in Python
Get involved in the community’s development of a new lesson on how to create interactive data visualizations in Python.
Apply to become a Curriculum Advisor
Curriculum Advisors provide high-level leadership for lessons. Apply by September 29
Welcome to our Newest Lesson Maintainers!
Eighteen new Lesson Maintainers badged
Updates on the Member Organisation Council
Our next Member Organisation Council meeting will be held 22 September at 15:00 and 23:00 UTC
Reactivating the Curriculum Advisory Committees
The Carpentries is looking for members to join the newly reactivated Curriculum Advisory Committees
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Programming with Julia
Get involved in the community’s development of a new lesson to teach Julia to novices.
Angelique Trusler
Kari L. Jordan
Liz Stokes
Naoe Tatara
Annajiat Alim Rasel
Benson Muite
Mike Henry
Toby Hodges
Alycia Crall
The Carpentries Community Facilitators Program: 6-months in
Feedback is important for The Carpentries’ growth
Introducing The Carpentries Director of Community, Alycia Crall
The Carpentries Welcomes Alycia Crall, Director of Community
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Analysis and Interpretation of Bulk RNA-Seq Data using Bioconductor
Highlighting this lesson from The Carpentries Incubator, teaching RNA-Seq data analysis with Bioconductor
Wrapping Up the Carpentries Python Curriculum Project
Read on to learn about Carpentries Instructor Vini Salazar's work and accomplishments with regard to the Carpentries Python Curriculum
Reflecting on our first Alpha Test of the Lesson Infrastructure Redesign
Ensuring our redesign is friendly and usable for maintainers at all skill levels.
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Foundational Computer Skills
Highlighting a lesson beginning development in The Carpentries Incubator, Foundational Computer Skills.
Apply for the current round of Carpentries Maintainer Onboarding!
The Carpentries is preparing to onboard the next round of Maintainers. Applications due 16 July, 2021
Registration for CarpentryConnect South Africa 2021 now open!
The main goal of CarpentryConnect South Africa 2021 is to build capacity for workshops through instructor training, and establish a network for the regional Carpentries community.
Director of Community Development and Engagement Transition
Serah Njambi Kiburu is moving on from The Carpentries
Sharing our new Code of Conduct Facilitators Module
Code of Conduct facilitation is part of the Carpentries Community Facilitators Program. We welcome your review and suggestions on our new Carpentries Code of Conduct Facilitators module
Carpentries Community Conversation with the Executive Council
A summary of the two community conversations with the Carpentries Executive Council in February 2021, facilitated by Serah Njambi Kiburu and Dr. Kari L. Jordan
Recruiting new members to the Code of Conduct Committee
Code of Conduct Committee is recruiting new members. Attend one of our community discussions in June to find out more about how we help make The Carpentries a welcoming and supporting environment.
Formalising The Carpentries Community Roles & Support Structure
We will continue to listen to and support you as we endeavor to be the leading inclusive community teaching data and coding skills.
University of the Western Cape’s first Data Carpentry Workshop of 2021
Lessons included data organising and cleaning in spreadsheets and with OpenRefine, and data analysis and visualisation with R and RStudio
Attend an Onboarding Session to Become a Carpentries Discussion Host
New information about upcoming Discussion Host onboarding sessions for anyone interested in facilitating community calls and themed discussions in The Carpentries.
Our First Workshop - Bioinformatics Hub of Kenya
Originally posted on the Bioinformatics Hub of Kenya website, this blog post highlights learnings from the BHKi's first R workshop on 24 and 25 March 2021
Aarón Espinosa Jaime
Ahmed Moustafa
Claudia Zirión Martínez
Diego Garfias Gallegos
Edder Daniel Bustos
Jesús Abraham Avelar Rivas
José Abel Lovaco Flores
Nelly Sélem Mojica
Tania Vanessa Arellano Fernández
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Bash and R for Metagenomics
Highlighting this lesson from The Carpentries Incubator, Bash and R for Metagenomics.
Introducing Michael Culshaw-Maurer
Dr. Michael Culshaw-Maurer joins The Carpentries as a joint postdoctoral researcher with CyVerse
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Python for Business
Highlighting this lesson from The Carpentries Incubator, teaching Python for Business.
Announcing The Python Software Foundation Scientific Working Group grant
Read on to learn more about Carpentries Instructor Vini Salazar’s work to develop the Carpentries Python Curriculum
Pondering on the Question of Community Sustainability
This post provides a summary of discussions and takeaways from the Community Sustainability session that Serah Njambi Kiburu and Toby Hodges facilitated at the March 2021 SORSE workshop
Welcome to Trainers Leadership!
Please welcome the 5 new members of the Trainers Leadership group
Incubator Lesson Spotlight: Introduction to Open Data Science with R
Highlighting this lesson from The Carpentries Incubator, teaching Open data science skills with R and RStudio.
We Stand With Our Community Members of Asian Descent
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
Announcing New Members of the Library Carpentry Advisory Group
Please welcome the 7 new members of the Library Carpentry Advisory Group
Prioritising Accessibility in Organising Online Events
In this post, Serah Njambi Kiburu and Emily Lescak summarise Serah's presentation and discussions from her Code for Science and Society community talk on accessibility in virtual events, and share an accessibility checklist to guide you as you plan virtual events.
Tom Kelly
Joel Nitta
Masami Yamaguchi
Maki Arakaki
Bagus Tris Atmaja
Manabu Ishii
Kozo Nishida
Dai Saito
Riku Takei
Atsushi Yamamoto
Satoshi Yokota
Introducing R lessons in Japanese
We share a complete bilingual R lesson in English and Japanese
Incubator Lesson Spotlight - Reproducible Computational Environments Using Containers: Introduction to Docker
Highlighting this introductory lesson from The Carpentries Incubator, on containerised computing with Docker.
Help Inform Translation Priorities for Carpentries Resources
We request your input in Carpentries Conversation 27 to help guide resource translation priorities and efforts by our community.
The Carpentries at rstudio::global(2021)
Join The Carpentries Team in informal chat sessions at rstudio::global(2021)'s 24-hour conference on January 21 2021
Announcing the 2021 Executive Council for The Carpentries
Here are the members of the 2021 Carpentries Executive Council
Tim Dennis
Jamie Jamison
Stephanie Labou
Reid Otsuji
Scott Peterson
Justin Shaffer
Rick Mccosh
Alexandre De Siqueira
I See, UC, We All See Carpentries: Collaboratively Scaling Workshop Instruction Across a University System
Instructors' experiences running Carpentries workshops in the University of California System
A New Year Message from The Carpentries Executive Director
Set your intentions for 2021
Outcome of October Community Discussion for Nordic and Baltic Countries
Best practices on online teaching compared to in-person? How to build more visible community network? Nordic and Baltic community is moving forward
Birgit Schmidt
Yared Abera Ergu
Liz Stokes
David Kane
Julie Goldman
Tim Ribaric
Konrad Förstner
Ariel Deardorff
Jeff Oliver
Catherine Nancarrow
Tim Dennis
Chris Erdmann
Mark Laufersweiler
Phil Reed
Library Carpentry Advisory Group Call for New Members
Applications to join the Library Carpentry Advisory Group are open between now and 18 January 2021!
Thank you for contributing to Glosario!
Following up on Hacktoberfest 2020 and the first Glosario contribution drive.
Giving Tuesday at The Carpentries
Here are some of the many ways you can contribute to The Carpentries
Meet The Carpentries Feedback Facilitators
We have now selected and onboarded our first cohort of community facilitators, focussing on feedback facilitation. Read about them in this post.
Welcome Rabea Müller, Regional Coordinator for the DACH Region
Introducing our newest Regional Coordinator
Why give to The Carpentries?
The Carpentries Executive Director provides insight on The Carpentries fundraising campaign
Expanding The Carpentries Community in California
Read on for a recap on efforts to develop the Carpentries in academic libraries in California, US
A Call to Action: Donate to The Carpentries
Support The Carpentries $30K Individual Contributions Fundraising Goal
Teaching a Library Carpentry Workshop in Southern California (and the Virtual Yonder)
This post covers instructors' experiences teaching a virtual Library Carpentry workshop in August 2020
Hacktoberfest 2020 - Glosario Contribution Drive
This October, help us internationalise and expand Glosario, the open source, multilingual glossary of data science terms.
Announcing The Carpentries Philanthropy: A New Way to Get Involved with The Carpentries
Join our new mailing list for an opportunity to engage with The Carpentries on a philanthropic level
Apply to Become a Carpentries Feedback Facilitator
Call for applications to join our 2020 cohort of Carpentries Feedback Facilitators is now open.
Introducing The Carpentries Community Facilitators Program
Read on and find out how to collaborate with us to develop resources under this program
Meet our 2020-2021 Cohort of Instructor Development Committee Leaders
Our Instructor Development Committee has a strong team of seven to lead its activities over the next year
What Will Constitute CarpentryCon @ Home Fireside Chat Discussions?
Here is a set of questions we hope to discuss on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 at 21h00 UTC and Thursday, 27 August 2020 at 15h00 UTC. Join us!
Carpentries Community Discussion Host Onboarding Now Open!
Looking to host a Carpentries Community Discussion?
Building the Maintainer Community and Your Own Skillset
We are looking for the next Maintainer Community Lead!
Pre- and Post-workshop discussions : Six months into 2020
We have hosted more than 50 pre- and post-workshop discussions between January and June 2020
Welcome to our Newest Lesson Maintainers!
Twenty-three new Lesson Maintainers badged
Calling Local Midwest US Instructors!
We are starting a monthly community call for Instructors in the midwest US.
Letter from The Carpentries Executive Director, July 2020
Global Capacity Building for Inclusive Computational Communities
Going Online: How we organised the first ever virtual csvconf
In this post, csvconf.com organisers detail how they moved an in-person community conference online in a few weeks, and the lessons they picked up along the way
A Call for Allyship and Solidarity
The Carpentries Core Team advocates for empathy, empowerment, and equity
Announcing a New Series of Online Workshop Themed Discussions
Please join The Carpentries Core Team for a monthly community call centred around online workshops
Running a Virtual Social Carpentries Meetup in UW-Madison
Moving our local Carpentries socials to a virtual space
Carpentries Conversations: The Carpentries Teaching of Git and GitHub
Here's a summary of three themed discussions on teaching git and GitHub from December 2019
Supporting Each Other and Our Community
Here are the measures Core Team members are taking to support each other and our community during this time
A Brief Guide to Lists in The Carpentries' TopicBox
Wondering what lists to subscribe to in The Carpentries TopicBox? Read this helpful guide by Angelique Trusler
Introducing The CarpentryConnect Planning Kit
We are pleased to share a resource designed to guide community members as they organise local and regional Carpentries events, whether online or in-person.
Apply for Carpentries Maintainer Onboarding!
Welcoming new and existing Lesson Maintainers to the community!
More Community-Contributed Tips for Teaching Online
This post is the second in our round of invaluable community-contributed tips for teaching online.
Darya Vanichkina
David Pérez-Suárez
Elizabeth Wickes
Mario Antonioletti
Nandipa Sithiwe
Serah Njambi Kiburu
Tips for Teaching Online from The Carpentries Community
This post shares a first round of community-contributed tips on teaching online. Have a read and consider contributing more tips for teaching and learning online.
Recommendations for Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 Outbreak
We are closely monitoring the ongoing and evolving global Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and the potential impact for our community around the world.
New Year Message from The Carpentries Acting Executive Director
We will continue building capacity - together.
Announcing our new Maintainer Community Lead
Join us in welcoming Angela Li as our Maintainer Community Lead!
CarpentryConnect Events in 2020
Three regional Carpentries community events will take place this year. Read on and find out if one is scheduled in your region and how to participate in an event near you.
CarpentryCon 2020 Financial Aid
Submit your application to receive financial aid to attend CarpentryCon from June 29 to July 1, 2020
Executive Director Transition
Tracy Teal is moving on from The Carpentries, Kari Jordan will serve as Acting Executive Director
Thank You for Supporting our Outreach Efforts
We appreciate the enthusiasm and creativity with which community members communicate in, about and in support of The Carpentries
Introducing The Carpentries Gratitudes Series
We are taking time throughout December 2019 to reflect, write and share our community green stickies for the year
Internationalisation of Software Carpentry: System for Translation into Japanese
A collaborative translation of lessons into Japanese is underway, find out what we have learned and how to help
Introducing The Carpentries Core Values
Thanks to our community's input, we are excited to share The Carpentries' nine core values
Introducing our new Regional Consultant for Southern Africa.
Dr. Angelique Trusler joins The Carpentries as Regional Consultant for Southern Africa.
A Call to Action: Nominate Yourself for the Executive Council Today
Amy Hodge reflects on what it means to serve on the Executive Council and explains why you should apply
CarpentryCon 2020: Tips for Submitting a Session Proposal
This post by CarpentryCon 2020 Task Force members offers tips for submitting a session proposal
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Partner to Support The Carpentries
We have received $2.65 million from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support our work over the next three years.
The Carpentries in Tōkyō: Adventures bringing Software Carpentry to Japan
A growing community is gaining momentum to bring Software Carpentry to Japan
The Carpentries Vision Statement
Our vision is to be the leading inclusive community teaching computing and data skills.
Member Survey Results and the next Member Organisation Council Meetings
Building Community through Membership: 2019 Member Survey Results and Member Organisation Council Meetings
The Carpentries Tagathon - Our Hacktoberfest Initiative
This October, read and suggest relevant tags for posts published on The Data Carpentry, Library Carpentry and Software Carpentry blogs
Thank you all!
In this post, Chris Erdmann reflects on his time as Library Carpentry Community & Development Director ahead of his last day.
Lessons learned from the Community Discussion on Burnout
Prevent burnout by being welcoming and sharing experiences in everyday conversations.
Q3 and Q4 Project Work at The Carpentries
Here's what The Carpentries team accomplished in Q2 and Q3 2019, and a look into work that will continue in Q4 2019.
New Zealand Community Holds Its First Carpentries Chat
Community members gather to discuss Carpentries successes and challenges in Dunedin, New Zealand
The Carpentries Community Champions Call - September 2019
The Community Champions discussed how they grow their local communities
Carpentries Values Project - An Update and Call for Input
Find out more about The Carpentries values project. Answer three questions and help us articulate our community values
Supporting The Carpentries
Read about activities the Australian Research Data Commons is embarking on to support The Carpentries
Connecting with the Community at CarpentryConnect in Manchester
In this post, Malvika Sharan shares her personal notes from June 2019's CarpentryConnect in Manchester
Your experiences will help us recommend support for our CoCc
Anonymous form open for incidents outside CoCc mandate
Carpentries Community Discussion on PREreview.org
Join our August 28 2019 community call to help us build a diverse community of preprint reviewers
Releasing The Carpentries Communications Strategy and Implementation Plan
We are releasing our community communications plan and introducing how-to guides for community-led communications
Teaching reproducible science with R to a wide range of experience levels
Phil Reed shares lessons from a recent R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis workshop
Workshop Participant Fees
To charge (a minimal) workshop fee or not to charge? That is the question
Building a Community for Digital Literacy at ZB MED: The Carpentries and HackyHours
A place where everyone can come together to share topics and learn from each other
Q2 Project Work at The Carpentries
Here's what The Carpentries team is working on in the second quarter of 2019.
The Carpentries in Australia: Community Discussion Summary
A summary of our community call on Carpentries activities in Australia
Diversity is our Goal. Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is how we get there.
Join the Community Discussion 21-22 May for Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Planning
Carpentries Community Discussion Sessions - A Primer for New Discussion Hosts
Looking to host a Carpentries Community Discussion? See Martin Dreyer's pointers
Introducing the New Carpentries Instructor Development Committee
Our Instructor Development Committee has a strong team of six to lead its activities over the next year
What have the Library Carpentry Maintainers been working on?
An update on what the Library Carpentry Maintainers have been working on since January 2019.
Standing with our Code of Conduct
Response to DataCamp blog post
What’s New at ORCID? A Joint Library Carpentries/ORCID Webinar!
What's new at ORCID? Learn about new features available via ORCID's API 3.0 to connect and share more of your own and community's contributions.
Announcing the Library Carpentry Advisory Group
The Group will advise on ways to foster greater participation in the Library Carpentry community
Communications at The Carpentries
Boats, Bridges, Balloons - Here's why and how we communicate at The Carpentries
What's Involved in Leading a Carpentries Community Committee?
Interested in leading the Instructor Development Committee? Learn more about the Committee and read some advice from a former Co-Chair.
The Carpentries Australia: Community Discussion
Join us for a discussion of past, present and future Carpentries activities in Australia
Carpentry on a Chromebook
Coding with Crostini the ChromeOS Linux App
Introducing The Carpentries' Regional Coordinators
How to connect with your Regional Coordinator
The Carpentries in New Zealand
Meet the NZ Regional Coordinator
Join Us at CarpentryConnect Manchester 2019!
Here's why you should attend #ccmcr19 from June 25 to 27, 2019.
CarpentryConnect Johannesburg 2018: Building Bridges for Digital and Computational Literacy.
Building the local South African Carpentries community through a CarpentryConnect.
Traducción al español de Ecología con Python, una lección de Data Carpentry
Nos complace anunciar una nueva lección traducida por la comunidad: Análisis y visualización de datos usando Python
Data Carpentry Python Ecology Lesson Translated into Spanish
We are excited to announce our newest community-driven lesson translation: Análisis y visualización de datos usando Python
Lesson Program Implementation, Governance Group Meeting, and Community Updates
News on Library Carpentry’s Lesson Program Implementation with The Carpentries
Announcing The Carpentries Community Discussions
Instructor Training Checkout requirement to include Community Discussions
2018 Community Service Award Winners
Thanks to the award winners, sorted by surname, Tim Dennis, Margareth Gfrerer, Toby Hodges, Fotis Psomopoulos, and Malvika Sharan.
More than Workshops
What other ways are there to participate in The Carpentries community?
Nominate a member to Community Service Award before 19 November
Deadline is next week. Do not miss the opportunity to recognise members contribution
You’re Invited! Mentoring Meetup November 8th
Mentoring gives me joy, and here’s why.
Nominate a Member You’ve Noticed Working Extra Hard in 2018
2018 Community Service Awards - Call for Nominations
Help Us Plan for CarpentryCon 2020
Join the CarpentryCon Task Force
Load Magic for Python and a call to discuss how we deliver exercises to learners
How do you deliver exercises
The Strategic Value of Library Carpentry and The Carpentries to Research Libraries
How your library can be a hub for data science activities in your community.
University of Oregon Libraries and Oregon State University Libraries Team Up to Teach First Library Carpentry Workshop in Oregon
UO and OSU Library Carpentry report
No More Self-Organised Workshop Fees
Executive Council moves to eliminate Self-Organised workshop fees
Join an Onboarding Session for Hosting Discussion Sessions
Hosting discussion sessions is a great way to expand your network
Get More Involved with The Carpentries' Instructor Community
Hosting discussion sessions is a great way to expand your network
CarpentryCon 2018 Wraps Up
Inaugural Conference a Big Success
Building Carpentries Engagement in Your Communities
Leveraging the power of community
Poster, Program, Participation
Find all the latest news on CarpentryCon 2018
Building Library Carpentry Community and Development
Announcing Chris Erdmann as the new Library Carpentry Community and Development Director, starting 4 May, 2018.
Who Belongs at CarpentryCon 2018? You Do!
To be held in Dublin from 30 May - 1 June, 2018, CarpentryCon will be three action-packed days of skill ups, breakout sessions, talks, social events, and workshops.
Caroline F. Ajilogba
Mesfin Diro
Erika Mias
Lactatia Motsuku
Kayleigh Lino
Juan Steyn
Katrin Tirok
Anelda Van Der Walt
Revival of the African Task Force
The Data Carpentry journey to University of Venda, South Africa
Ecology workshop and study group
Meet the Folks
Use our meetups page to find Carpenters at conferences
Long-Term Assessment Strategy
With the help of our community we added skills-based questions to our surveys!
Get Involved With Mentoring
Meet other instructors and help the community grow.
Run a workshop this Spring!
Attend our new ‘Run a Workshop!’ office hours.
Congratulations to Greg on his new position!
Thanks for all his amazing and inspirational work
Making use of Data Skills
How our community uses data skills in their work
Belonging: Developing a Community of Practice among Data Carpentry Learners
When did you realize you belonged to the Carpentry community?
Community Call on Assessment
Discussion of our workshop survey results
September Data Carpentry All-Stars!
Recognizing volunteers for their outstanding work in the community.
Code of Conduct and Call for Volunteers for Policy Subcommittee
The Carpentries seek your involvement in developing conduct-related policy.