All Hands Meeting CoE Training Amsterdam, 25th September 2014

CoE training Tiger team objectives Integrated view and training Deliverables WP42 and WP43 Formal qualifications (WP42) Training outputs (WP43) Online training portal Training events Qualifications and training demand Requirements of the community (market research, feedback etc) Work plan Growth & sustainability

Tiger team objectives Centre of Excellence in digital preservation will provide training for the digital preservation community A tiger team has been set up to look at: Training outputs from the project Content review in terms of the integrated vision Other materials linked to training courses e.g. webinars, deliverables Training needs within the community Feedback from events already held Market research findings Integrate WP42 and WP43 outputs Online training portal will host the CoE’s training provision Future training events to be assessed in line with demand

Integrated view & training content APARSEN has created an integrated view of digital preservation Training content consists of mini courses covering the areas listed

Deliverables WP42 & WP43 WP42 will produce a deliverable, no deliverables are due for WP43 this period WP43 outputs related to training will therefore be integrated into the WP42 deliverable. This is as agreed with reviewers

Report Formal Qualifications (WP42) Capturing of detailed information about 77 eligible offerings 18 curricula 40 academic courses 19 Continuing Professional Education courses Statistical analysis Country, Language, Target groups Analysis of APARSEN topical coverage Trust, Access, Usability, Sustainability

Report Formal Qualifications (WP42) Recommendations Harmonization of terminology Structured descriptions of opportunities Specification of competence profiles Design of curricula beyond library/information science communities Establishment of cooperative dialogue between stakeholders Setup of registry for formal qualification opportunities Expand of course offerings

Qualification and training resources (WP42/43) Identify and gather admissible resources: ongoing Collaboration with WP43 “Training Courses” Definition of procedures as well as technical and organisational requirements for learning and training material bound to be imported into the APARSEN Online Training Portal (OTP) Internal report Cooperation with WP41/WP42/WP43/WP45 for the capturing of presentations organized by APARSEN Post-production, import and indexing of selected APARSEN webcasts

APA CoE – Online Training Portal (OTP) Course material will be available online in the form of training courses via the APA’s website (hosted within the OTP). Introductory presentations are free of charge and are available on the APA website. Pages will be live in last quarter of 2014.

Mini courses conception Goals Creation of a broad training offer Low course production costs Fast production Assured quality of content and presentation Approach Small course following a standard structure Usage of content from the repository Addition of data for usage as training content Course authoring support by tools and templates Standardized production processes

Mini course standard structure Summary - allowing for finding and assessing the course Introduction Pre‐test - assessing the student's existing knowledge Presentation(s) - the core content Exam - exam validating the student's learning progress Forum - discussion with tutor and/or peer students Evaluation - student feedback on the course Certificate - certificate of participation issued by APA

Mini course production process Agreement Plan content Recruit authors Target audiences Training goals Indexing Self-test questionnaire Exam questionnaire Conference contributions Workshop contributions Grey literature Produce contents Gather additional data for usage as training content Recording Author course Assure quality (Seek course accreditation) Templates … Publish course Advertise course (Supervise students) Terminate course offer

APA CoE – OTP technology features I Content management Unified repository of documents, video, audio, images, multimedia and courses, interactive learning material, custom media formats Editorial content Blog, Case-of-the-month, Event calendar, News Content dissemination Download and streaming Content distribution network Taxonomy Domain-specific Multi-dimensional Full-text search, browse, filter Community Rating, Commenting, Tagging, Sharing, Tell-a-Friend

APA CoE – OTP technology features II Content access control Licence-based Shop Voucher Role-based Personalization Fields of interest Personal collection Recommendations Notes Personal curriculum Online courses Self-directed courses Linear/ non-linear course progress Interactive learning activities Custom/ subject specific activities Certification

APA CoE – OTP services Online service dedicated to be of help to anyone interested in gaining initial skills or improving his competence in Digital Preservation Register of Digital Preservation curricula and courses in academia/Higher Education (HE) and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Repository of training material in Digital Preservation Online learning with courses in Digital Preservation

OTP Taxonomy (I) Role in Digital Preservation Format Data creator Data holder Service provider Research institution Network or multiplier organisation Qualification or training Accreditation or certification body Policy maker or funder Standardisation body Preservation practitioner Format Online course Presentation Presentation recording Slides Publication Report Office report Abstract Poster Syllabus Qualification and Training Offer

OTP Taxonomy (II) APARSEN Topic Access Security; Finding aids, metadata; IPR, access rights; Policies and governance; Persistent identifiers Usability Infrastructure; Preservation planning; Common tools; Intelligibility; Interoperability; Context semantics; File formats Trust Appraisal, selection criteria; Audit and certification; Data quality; Provenance; Authenticity Sustainability Risk management, threats; Processes; Transfer of custody; Storage solutions; Cost/ benefit analysis; Business cases; Brokerage services

OTP Taxonomy (III) Institution type Language Non-profit organisation Association University Competence Centre Competence Network Public Institution Advisory Body Project Initiative Other Language Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish

OTP Taxonomy (IV) Communities Target audience Higher Education Public Sector Research Institutes Business Companies Audiovisual Archives E-Health Libraries Archives and Cultural Institutions Government Engineering Target audience Top-level managers Operational managers Operational staff IT professionals High-school Graduates/ Undergraduates (before BA) Graduates (after BA, before MA) Students and Postgraduates Practitioners

OTP Taxonomy (V) Training classification Training format Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Curricula Higher Education (HE) Training format Course Workshop Online Course Master Programme Degree Course Blended Learning On-site/ Distance Accompanying Seminar Lecture Seminar Exercise …

APA CoE – Training Courses example 1

APA CoE – Training Courses example 2

APA CoE – OTP design GJ to insert screen shots of service offer

APA CoE – Training events There are a number training options which the Centre of Excellence (CoE) could provide in the form of:  Face to face courses Workshops Clinics Summer school Training can be customized to meet participants learning objectives. The CoE’s members provide expertise in many areas of digital preservation.

Requirements of the community - Qualification and training demand Ongoing validation with community/stakeholders (Curriculum) and strengthening of the APARSEN assets Regional Stakeholders International Stakeholders EGI-Cooperation / Workshops Cooperations with EISCAT-3D, Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH), International Space Station (ISS), (STFC RAL) Data Preservation for ISIS Neutron Source, The EarthServer Initiative Additional Cooperations with EUDAT, ANADP II, ESA, CDS, agINFRA project, SciDIP-ES and VERCE

CoE Training – work plan Phased approach: Set out course outlines (mini-courses on OTP) using course structure as set out on APARSEN website Produce content in the form of PowerPoints with audio (training modules) Upload content to OTP Link to content within a standard structure in OTP Add links to other material relevant to the course e.g. webinars and deliverables Add in pre-course and post-course assessments Review and test system

Course production progress Total number of courses 15 in total 8 online 7 events (paid for) All course structures are in place Content (in the form of powerpoints): Approximately 43 modules (powerpoints) 19 modules completed 8 modules – material may be available (to be revised/updated) 16 still to be prepared

Further Activities - growth & sustainability D42.2 Report on definition of curricula and course contents, summary of liaison actions and co-operations Addressing of customers and suppliers in the interactive map Ongoing Curriculum/course definitions Customization options (selected target audiences) Definition of alternative VCoE business cases for provision and commercialization of (certified) qualification and training

VCoE – growth & sustainability Contribution to common vision, VCoE and beyond Register of Qualification and Training offers (RQT) APA Online Training Portal (OTP) APA Curriculum and course definitions Customization to selected target audiences Mini courses on selected topics Definition of alternative VCoE business cases for provision and commercialization of (certified) qualification and training

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