Discoverability of Research Software Engineering Open Educational Resources
The Research Software Engineering (RSE) community has developed a wealth of high-quality Open Educational Resources (OER) covering both foundational and advanced topics. Despite their value, however, these materials are often difficult to access as they are scattered across various websites or buried within fragmented directories of links. The absence of a centralised RSE OER directory makes it difficult to utilise and develop these resources.
The DiscoRSE project seeks to address this problem by improving the discoverability and usability of RSE OER. It focuses on four key objectives:
- Enhanced discoverability: Making topic-specific OER easier to find.
- Logical learning pathways: Connecting sequential learning materials in a coherent manner.
- Author recognition: Highlighting the contributions of resource creators.
- Accessibility: Ensuring OER comply with accessibility standards for broader usability.
Building on established models such as the Training eSupport System (TeSS), DiscoRSE aims to create a central platform tailored to the RSE community. As well as making innovative educational resources more visible, this will also make them easier to use.
ZB MED’s role in the project
ZB MED’s tasks will include performing cross-sectional analyses and harmonising metadata for OER. Furthermore, it will actively support the development of the DiscoRSE platform and integrate the schema generated from its analysis into the DiscoRSE platform. To encourage the community's adoption and use of DiscoRSE, ZB MED will also provide ongoing support through follow-up workshops.
Duration
- 1 January, 2025 - 31 December, 2027
Funding body
- Klaus Tschira Stiftung
Funding programme: Scientific Software
Partners
- Dr. Frank Löffler, Competence Center Digital Research, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Dr. Philipp Matthias Schäfer, Competence Center Digital Research, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Dr. Florian Goth, Universität Würzburg, Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik
