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+## Teaching Together at Scale: Lessons from the CodeRefinery Training Network
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+#### International Research Software Conference, September 2026
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+Samantha Wittke, CSC - IT Center for Science, Finland (samantha.wittke@csc.fi)
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+---
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+# CodeRefinery - A training network for research computing
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+- Project currently funded fully in-kind by partner organizations, hosted under [NeIC](https://neic.no/) until end 2026
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+- Tightly connected to [Nordic RSE](https://nordic-rse.org/) community, but community goes beyond Nordics
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+- Two main online workshops a year, free of charge, everyone welcome (short lectures + hands-on exercises, streamed live and recorded)
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+- [13 large online and 29 in-person](https://coderefinery.org/workshops/past/) workshops, reaching over [500 persons/year](https://coderefinery.org/about/statistics/)
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+- We teach topics which are .emph[helpful for researchers] and .emph[essential for RSEs]
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+---
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+# Collaboration across funding borders
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+[~ 20 persons in-kind + volunteers](https://coderefinery.org/about/contributors/) · [Over 30 instructors/speakers](https://coderefinery.org/about/contributors/)
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+---
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+# The CodeRefinery community
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+.center[
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+- Community hangs out on our [Zulip chat](https://coderefinery.zulipchat.com)
+- Team meets weekly online and annually in-person
+- SG, NeIC and PM meet quarterly
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+---
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+
+# [Reusable lesson material](https://coderefinery.org/lessons/)
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+.left-column50[
+- Introduction to version control
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+- Collaborative version control
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+- Reproducible research
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+- Social coding and open software
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+]
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+.right-column50[
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+- Documentation
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+- Responsible use of generative AI in assisted coding
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+- Automated testing
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+- Modular code development
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+.center[.emph[All under CC-BY 4.0 and now with DOI and basic metadata!]]
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+---
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+# Bring your own classroom
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+.center[
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+- (Local) partners host a "watching party" -> connection
+- Get the interaction without running own course
+- Onboarding via/to CodeRefinery
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+Read more in our [blogpost](https://coderefinery.org/blog/bring-your-own-classroom/)!
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+---
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+# Who is in the classrooms?
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+.center[
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+---
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+# What have we learned? (1/3) - workshop setup
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+- Busy learners: 6 half days is a lot of time to reserve -> .emph[modularity and recordings]
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+- .emph[Reminder] e-mails in the morning of the event
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+- Collaborative document needs to be .emph[managed], answers on different levels are appreciated
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+- Day by day feedback with .emph[time to answer] during the course
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+---
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+# What have we learned? (2/3) - stream & classrooms
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+- The format is unusual and requires some getting used to
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+- Exercise session .emph[timing is crucial]
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+- .emph[Clearly communicate] what learners are supposed to be doing
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+- Separate registrations for keeping data where it needs to be
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+- Needs cookies to bring people to the classrooms and advertizing expertize
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+- Feedback from local hosts is invaluable for further developing the format, **Thank you <3**
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+---
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+# What have we learned? (3/3) - teaching & development
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+- Co-teaching format does not work for everyone
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+- Co-teaching needs .emph[practice and familiarity] -> 3 step onboarding before each workshops
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+- .emph[Reserve time] for lesson + installation instruction maintenance
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+- .emph[Lesson maintainers] to move lessons forward (avoid non-decisions, and keep contributors engaged)
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+---
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+# Future
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+- Working on .emph[sustainability] beyond project -> Governance updates, manuals, uni curriculum integration, training on setup
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+- Growing contributor community requires .emph[lesson maintainers]
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+- More metadata and .emph[better contributor recognition]
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+---
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+# What we can offer
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+- Join a workshop as an observer
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+- Local classroom .emph[onboarding and support]
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+- Instructor training (co-teaching, technical setup)
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+- Collaborative lesson development
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+- .emph[Technical streaming setup]
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+-> Contact us at support@coderefinery.org or samantha.wittke@csc.fi !
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+---
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+# Thank you for your attention!
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+## Questions?
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+- Contact: [CodeRefinery Zulip chat](https://coderefinery.zulipchat.com) & support@coderefinery.org
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+- Website: [coderefinery.org](https://coderefinery.org/)
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+- [Next Workshop](https://coderefinery.github.io/2026-09-22-workshop/) starting September 22nd!
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+#### Credits and license
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+- ATC tower: CC BY 2.0 (Peter R. Miller)
+- All logos, (c) respective organizations
+- All other images: CodeRefinery project, CC-BY 4.0
+- All text: CodeRefinery project, CC-BY 4.0
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