Training Working Group
Group actions
- Please read the latest SB workplan Scientific Work Plan 2024-2026 DRAFT.docx.pdf
- TWG mandate for years 2024-2026
- Record of activities for year 2024-2025 (completed)
The purpose of the Training Group is to:
- Ensure that our goals align and build on the DDI Alliance Scientific Work Plan.
- Introduce people to DDI and improve people's competence in working with DDI.
- Promote deeper understanding of DDI’s work products by addressing specific topics.
- Gear training to specific audiences as appropriate (for example, by beginning to set up training materials and events in languages other than English).
- Develop expertise within the Working Group for carrying out training.
- Maintain a training library with updated training material in languages other than English for reuse
See Mandate
Current
- Slide Deck Review
- Training Opportunities Group
- Requests
- Webinars (on hold currently)
Complete
- Completed - Gap Analysis
- Completed - Training Website
- Belongs to Tech Committee/Inactive/subject to overall site changes - Getting Started page
Storage:
Useful documents:
Template for slides: DDITL_template-270923.pptx and Theme1.thmx
Official DDI Training Materials - These DDI training materials are approved products of the DDI Alliance. Intended for re-use.
DDI Training Community - Applied training. Anyone may submit their DDI training materials to this community.
Group email:
icpsr-ddi-training@umich.edu or icpsr-ddi-training@googlegroups.com
https://groups.google.com/g/icpsr-ddi-training
italicized indicates inactive TWG meeting attendance
| Name | Organisation | Sub Group | |
|---|---|---|---|
Kathryn Lavender (Co-chair) | ICPSR | Slides | kfrania@umich.edu |
| Hayley Mills (on leave) | CLOSER | On leave 2024-25 | h.mills@ucl.ac.uk |
| Alina Danciu | SciencesPo | Slides | alina.danciu@sciencespo.fr |
| Adrian Dusa | RODA | dusa.adrian@unibuc.ro | |
| Daniel Gillman | US BLS | Slides | |
| Arofan Gregory | Consultant | Webinars | ilg21@yahoo.com |
| Kaia Kulla | Statistics Estonia | Slides | |
| Jared Lyle | DDI Alliance | SB | lyle@umich.edu |
| Hilde Orten | SIKT | SB | |
| Christophe Dzikowski | INSEE | SB | christophe.dzikowski@insee.fr |
Flavio Rizzolo (Scientific Board contact) | Statistics Canada | SB | flavio.rizzolo@statcan.gc.ca |
| Catharina Wasner (on mat leave) | GIGA | on leave 2024-2025 | catharina.wasner@giga-hamburg.de |
| Catherine Yuen | Understanding Society | Slides Chair | catherine.yuen@essex.ac.uk |
| Jennifer Zeiger | ICPSR | Requests and Training Opps Chair | |
| Alicia Urquidi Diaz | Scholars Portal | Webinars Chair | alicia.urquidi@utoronto.ca |
Irene Koraki Folli | University of Essex | Requests and Training Opps | ekorak@essex.ac.uk |
| Chantal Vaillancourt (Co-chair) | Stats Canada | Co-chair | chantal.vaillancourt@statcan.gc.ca |
Meeting Notes for current and previous years
The Training Group meets the first Tuesday of every other month at 9 am (EST) / 2 pm (UTC) / 3 pm (CET) / 4 pm (CAT/EET) using Zoom.
UPDATE - the July 2025 meeting has been moved to July 15 to avoid conflict with holidays.
The meeting months are scheduled for: January; March; May; July; September; November.
To join the meeting online please see agenda.
Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Please set yourself on mute when you are not speaking to prevent background noises.
Actions which are not specific to each sub-group activities listed below
- Alina DANCIU to add RDA slides to Zenodo.
- Use new workplan to advertise what we do and recruit new members.
- Contact and set up a meeting to understand what CODATA RDA schools do/teach and what they would be interested in Jennifer Zeiger to ask Laura for any info about background for this.
- All to discuss location of suggested training sets. No decision made on the location (website, google doc…). Next steps?