Fwd: Applications open: Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization course

[Katelin Pearson]

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From: Kalina Jakymec <00000cbd0e9bacf...@lists.ufl.edu>
Date: Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Subject: Applications open: Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization course
To: <IDIG...@lists.ufl.edu>

Hi all - I’m pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Digitization Academy course entitled Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization taking place from July 29 to August 1. 

We plan to offer this foundational course again in late August and during the month of October. The calendar of course offerings and more information can be found at digitizationacademy.org/courses.

Please consider sharing this announcement with others who may benefit from it. 

My best,

Kalina

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Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization

Apply at: https://forms.gle/gry8eBBkYRFNw227A

We are pleased to announce the ninth offering of the foundational course from iDigBio's Digitization Academy. This free, online course is focused on introducing the creation of digital data about biodiversity specimens to those who are just beginning this activity.  For more information on learning objectives, see the course tile at https://digitizationacademy.org/courses.  This course is targeted at those already associated with a biodiversity collection, such as student technicians, collections management professionals, or curators. The course will be relevant to a diversity of collection types. Participants do not need prior knowledge of biodiversity informatics or specialized software. 

The course will occur from July 29 to August 1 (Monday–Thursday) between 11 am and 3 pm ET (=New York City time, UTC-4). Participants can expect to spend three hours per day in synchronous meetings and as much as two additional hours of preparation time per day outside class. So this is about a 20-hour time commitment. 

The course will be delivered in English. Those interested in participating from outside the US may apply.

The course will be led by Austin Mast and will feature a panel of representatives from collection management systems.  

Applications are due by 9a ET on Wednesday, July 3. We plan to notify applicants of admission decisions by 5 pm ET on July 8.  We expect to cap the course at about 20 participants and will make admission decisions based on the relevance of your training to your organization's future activities and a desire to engage a diversity of perspectives.

Direct any questions about the opportunity to Kalina Jakymec (kjak...@fsu.edu).

Please consider sharing this announcement with others who might benefit from it. 

The Digitization Academy is funded by iDigBio and Florida State University's Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication.  iDigBio is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation [DBI-1115210 (2011-2018), DBI-1547229 (2016-2022), & DBI-2027654 (2021-2026)]. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Kalina Jakymec

iDigBio Workforce Development Manager

Florida State University 

digitizationacademy.org | idigbio.org

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Katie D. Pearson

Project & Data Manager

Symbiota Support Hub, iDigBio

Arizona State University