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Open Science MOOC platform Communications Strategy

Two-phase release strategy:

(1) Open review of final draft by Graduate Schools and professional societies aiming for a good discipline coverage, and use the review process as part of the promotion;

(2) Full public release and promotion as below.

Primary mailing lists

(More lists available here: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-science-de)

Social Media

Twitter organisations

Facebook groups and pages

Other non-social media

  • University mailing lists.
  • Assets: EURAXESS, EURODOC.
  • National Open Science contact points (OpenAIRE NOADs = National Open Access Desks ).
  • National science communication organizations.
  • Etherpad for collaborative note taking.

Messaging

For students:

  • These skills will get you a job both inside and outside of academia.
  • These skills will save you time during your research.
  • These skills will make your output of better quality.
  • These skills make peer review of your papers more efficient.

For lab-heads and institutions:

  • Make collaboration in the workplace better and faster.
  • Continuing the work of alumni will be easier (information transfer, patenting).
  • Openness often implies more citations and attention for research.
  • Encourages integration of science within society, increases societal impact of research.

For policymakers:

  • Good for researchers as it teaches them core competencies and transferable skills to be used outside of academia.
  • Contributes to innovation and economic growth.
  • Contributes to a healthier society.
  • Helps them meet policy objectives.

For librarians:

  • Can be integrated with graduate school training programs at zero cost to them.
  • Helps train researchers/students in tasks that will ultimately make their jobs easier.
  • Will create a new knowledge pool that they can draw upon if needed.