Teaching and Training SIG

Do you support or deliver education or training in digital research skills?

If so, this SIG is for you.

Join us on RSE Slack: Teaching and Training SIG

We have three broad areas of interest which we will try to further through the SIG activities:

  1. Development of RSEs as Teachers/Trainers
    • How can you progress as an educator?
    • What development opportunities are available to you?
  2. Development of teaching materials for researchers
    • How do we develop learning materials for a wide range of learners?
    • How do we develop and sustain community developed materials?
  3. Development of teaching materials for RSE professionals
    • How can we support the DIRECT framework?
    • How do we approach some aspects of professional learning?
3 months (Nov 2025 - Jan 2026):
Apply for DiscouRSE funding for trainer development pathway
Catalogue of Training mapped to DIRECT and other skills frameworks (surface the efforts from related projects)
State of the landscape survey and run through the relevant projects (STEP-UP/SCALE-UP, DiscouRSE, CAKE, DRIFT, CaSDAR, CHARTED)

6 months (Feb - Apr 2026):
Gap analysis (material and delivery) out of the training mapping and landscape survey/analysis activity led by STEP-UP/SCALE-UP
An activity or presence at the SSI Collaborations Workshop, 28-30 April 2026, Belfast

9 months (May - July 2026):
Report on the findings from the gap analysis
Run Collaborative lesson development training (shorter version) for content writers / lesson and course developers
Writing retreat 

12 months (Aug - Oct 2026):
Network event for training leads (IRSC26 + RSECon26, 7-11 September, Sheffield)

The current steering group are:

  • Samantha Ahern
    • SIG Chair and Trainer Development Chair
  • Liam Berrisford
    • Currently without portfolio
  • Aleksandra Nenandic
    • RSE Development Chair
  • Dimitrios Theodorakis
    • Researcher Deverlopment Chair

Steering group roles

Teaching and Training SIG Chair

Oversight of the SIG and casting vote, responsibility for funding, events, and Code of Conduct violations

RSE Development Chair

Oversight of the SIG’s commitments and projects WRT the development of training for RSEs

Researcher Development Chair

Oversight of the SIG’s commitments and projects WRT development of training for researchers

Trainer Development Chair

Oversight of the SIG’s commitments and projects with regards to the development of RSEs as trainers of others