CodeRefinery meeting notes

--- tags: meeting note --- # CodeRefinery team meeting and community calls :::info - Date: **Every Monday**, 14-14:30 CEST / 15-15:30 EEST - Ambassador calls +- once a month, 14-15 CET, same Zoom link - Invited: Everybody welcome - This document: https://hackmd.io/@coderefinery/team-meeting - Zoom connection details: https://cscfi.zoom.us/j/66165768646 - To-Do list: https://coderefinery.org/tasks/ - New people onboarding: https://coderefinery.github.io/manuals/onboarding/ - Archive of older meetings: https://github.com/coderefinery/meeting-minutes ::: :::warning ## Special meetings ### Ambassador meetup on the following dates in 2025: -17.11 ### Workshop debrief with autumn 25 instructors: RD - 3.11 - https://hackmd.io/@coderefinery/CRfall25_instructor_debrief ::: :::spoiler Working groups ## Working group ##### Installation instructions Lead: RD People interested: EG, RD, BL, SR, .. More info & materials: [Notes on installation instruction rethinking session at NeIC AHM](https://hackmd.io/@coderefinery/2025installation-rethink) ##### CodeRefinery MOOC Lead: AVM People interested: YW, DI, EG, HM, ... More info: See [here](https://hackmd.io/@coderefinery/CR_NeIC_AHM25#Coderefinery-MOOC) for details & [Norwegian Ai cloud report on different platforms](https://md.sigma2.no/s/kOtXo2lFa#) ##### Citable lesson continued; metadata Lead: SW People interested: RD (automation), AM, DPilvar, JH, ... More info: [Blogpost on citation.cff](https://coderefinery.org/blog/2024/07/30/lesson-cffs/) and [discussion on FAIR training in chat](https://coderefinery.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/136238-lessons/topic/FAIR.20training/with/538551248) and [dicussion on citable lessons](https://coderefinery.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/136238-lessons/topic/citable.20lessons/with/537447857) ##### AI "info boxes" to existing lessons Lead: EG People interested: BL, OT, ... ##### R examples/updates to CodeRefinery lessons Lead: ? People interested: HJ, AM, RB , AV, ... More info: We have R experts, we need coordination ##### CodeRefinery Train the trainer organization Lead: RD People interested: ... More info: Whats the future of CodeRefinery train the trainer? ##### Behind the scenes tour Lead: ? People interested: RD, .. More info: Quote from RB: ""behind the scenes" presentation/thing/movie/blog that shows how a training event is made. a bit like behind the scenes where they show how a TV show is made, with interviews with cast and directors and fun anecdotes." ##### Spring 26 workshop organization Leads: EG, DI People interested: ... More info: Looking for people that want to organize the next workshop, help finding dates, create advertizement texts etc, handle registration, do onboarding for instructors and classroom hosts and other helpers, etc. Not about teaching (yet!) ##### Advanced git Lead: SW People interested: RB, (all from first meetup), BL, MM, EH, Mor info: [First session blogpost](https://coderefinery.org/blog/open-house-git-masterclass/) and [notes for second blogpost](https://hackmd.io/@coderefinery/adv_git_blog), would be great to organize another open house on this! We had lots of people from other organizations join the first one ##### AI from user perspective lesson development Lead: EG People interested: BL, AM, JH, AV, HM, IP, OT, ... More info: Additional lesson on use of AI for research, not AI development ##### Learner persona: Data Steward consideration for materials Lead: SW People interested: EG, DPilvar, (library contacts from partners), PR + nordic data stewards network More info: How would a CodeRefinery workshop for non technical people in data support look like? ##### Social coding lesson updates + supplemental material Lead: SR People interested: SR, EG, BL, ... More info: Making the lesson legally sound + supplemental interview/podcast, see also [Zulip discussion](https://coderefinery.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/136238-lessons/topic/social.20coding.20lesson/with/542554648) ::: --- ## 2025-11-03 Instructor debrief -> Separate Notes document: https://hackmd.io/@coderefinery/CRfall25_instructor_debrief ## 2025-10-27 Workshop classroom debrief Attending: YW, AM, RD, BL, MM, HM, EH, AV, AJ, JSH, DI, JSJ, EP, RL -> Separate Notes document: https://hackmd.io/@coderefinery/CRfall25_classroom_debrief Thoughts for next time: Breakoutroom discussion on an issue, like no shows, advertising (sharing value of in-person), etc? ## 2025-10-20 Team meeting Attending: eh, bl, ot, rd, sw, dp, yw, sr, eg - (A topic you would like to discuss here) - Date suggestions for the compact format CodeRefinery spring workshop: **17.-19. and 24.-26. of March 2026** -> https://coderefinery.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/316508-coderefinery-tools-workshop/topic/Spring.202026/near/545549808 - Format: 6 half days (Tue-Thu) in 2 consecutive weeks - Exercises: - Week 1: yes - Week 2: not unless more time? - Comments: extend a bit and do exercises, exercises are good, have one simpler and one more complicated exercise, instructors need to take into account to have good exercises to do (not just a "follow the instructions"), some topics are more lecture and others more exercise -> identify which exercises were liked and keep these (exercises should be more in first part when people still have energy) - Extend by half an hour for week 2 - How about the one hour break? - shorten to half an hour - Sessions: as before, but replace Jupyter with AI use in research session? "responsible coding with AI tools" - Enrico can provide a sceleton of his original lesson - Working group (see above to sign up) exists and can work however you want, contact the lead -> Enrico - Python for scientific computing, instructors wanted: https://coderefinery.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/298221-python-for-scicomp/topic/2025.20run/with/545236832 - event page: https://scicomp.aalto.fi/training/scip/python-for-scicomp-2025/ -> will also be streamed, ie classrooms may be a possibility --- Older meeting notes: https://github.com/coderefinery/meeting-minutes/blob/main/archive.md