Here are ten training videos on core topics in open research. More videos will be added here as they are finalised. You can continue the discussion with the accompanying book, which collects the scripts for these videos as an open educational resource.
Open Research training
This video introduces open licences, the key to sharing universal permission to reuse and modify work you’ve developed, while allowing you to retain certain rights pertaining to any derived works.
This video discusses interoperability: the ability of systems to work together, facilitating information sharing between loosely-linked entities. Although it is a key factor in opening up research, interoperability doesn't need to be universal to be valuable.
This video describes two methods for involving members of the public in research. In crowdsourcing, participants typically complete small online tasks in exchange for rewards, while Citizen Science initiatives may invite more involving contributions.
This video talks about participatory research methods which can be used to actively invite public engagement throughout the research lifecycle. Participatory approaches broadly align with Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) guidelines, which encourage researchers to foster meaningful stakeholder involvement.
This video describes open peer review, in which either reviewers are non-anonymous, reviewer comments are made public, or both. It also talks about how open peer review can be combined with other open research practices to encourage public discussion about research as it develops.
This video discusses research diversity, which refers to the inclusion of various perspectives, experiences, and voices in research, and encompasses diverse participants, contributors, methods, and outputs.