the provision of support and training for e-infrastructure users and potential users
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Presented by Simon Hettrick at the e-Infrastructure Academic User Community Forum, this talk provides a number of recommendations for improving the provision of training for e-Infrastructure.TRANSCRIPT
Provision of support and training for e-Infrastructureusers and potential usersSimon [email protected]
E-Infrastructure Academic User Community Forum,15 April 2013
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Contributors
• Claire Devereux, NES, SeIUCCR, EGI• David Henty, EPCC, PRACE• Ian Bush, NAG• Joy Davidson, DCC• Mike Jackson, Software Sustainability Institute• David Fergusson, eScience and EGEE• Dave Cable, Hartree Centre
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Increase the use ofe-Infrastructure
• More users• More diverse users• More expert users
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The Venn of training
HPCIntroduction to programming
concepts
Software engineering
Beyond the GUI
Programming languages
Between the laptop and
supercomputer
Managing research data
Cloud
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Numerical algorithms
Scientific computing
#1Understand what training resources are already available
• Survey current training resources• Link resources to provide a route from
amateur to expert• Identify gaps in provision
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#2Share information about training resources
• Provide a resource that links training courses and material
• Must be easy to add training• A curated resource is more valuable than
a non-curated one
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#3Provide incentives to produce good training materials and share them
• The incentive depends on who produces the materials
• Good materials gain more users • Provide access to technical writers
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#4Improve communication between training providers
• A workshop for e-Infrastructure training providers
• A regular updates to maintain interest• Plus mailing list, etc.
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#5Include the research software engineers in training planning
• Research software engineers have successfully trained themselves
• The Software Sustainability Institute is working to understand this role and its contribution
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What’s next?
• Grow community of trainers• Survey training resources• Organise a workshop• Prepare a report and disseminate
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“Everyone thinks that training is expensive, but the cost of
not having it is higher”- Dave Fergusson
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Recommendations
1. Understand what training resources are already available
2. Share information about training3. Provide incentives to produce good training
materials and share them4. Improve communication between training
providers5. Include the research software engineers in
training planning
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