Difference between revisions of "BarnCamp 2019 ideas scratchpad"

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==Critical appraisal of research papers on medical treatments==
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==Avoiding paywalls to access academic research publications==
  
 
;Proposed by: [[Special:EmailUser/MaRk|Mark]]
 
;Proposed by: [[Special:EmailUser/MaRk|Mark]]
;Time: 2-4 hours depending on level of interest
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;Time: 1-2 hours
;Level: A GCSE (or equivalent) (minimum) in any science subject.
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;Level: Ability to use Tor Browser
;Resources: Projector and screen. All participants to provide own laptop, and preferably notepaper & pencil: Unfiltered network access
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;Resources: Projector and screen. All participants to provide own laptop
:Co-facilitators with knowledge of analytical stats and/or medical research welcome
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;Number: 5-10 people
;Number: up to 20 people
 
  
 
'''You will:'''
 
'''You will:'''
* learn why there is a hierarchy of evidence in medical research
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* Explore some of the free repositories of scientific publications on the internet
* learn how that helps to understand controversies in medicine
 
  
* learn how to search for medical publications using free online resources
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* remember Aaron Swartz and some of the other people who have made this possible
* remember Aaron Schwartz
 
* Depending on the prior abilities of the group;
 
** Choose a paper on a subject of interest
 
** Work in small groups to critically appraise the paper, using a workbook
 
** Present your results around the campfire later
 
This workshop can be run at a number of different levels, from A-level to MSc, so you must be open about your starting level in understanding science.
 

Revision as of 18:33, 12 May 2019

Example Entry

Proposed by
Exampley Mc Exampleface
Time
3-4 years
Level
Some experience of using a wiki required
Resources
Laptop and 10 mice, USB hub (10 port)
Number
up to 10 people all huddled round a laptop and USB hub with 10 mice in it

You will learn how to make generic fictional entries into wiki pages, demostrating the format of the page expected, together with some humour. You will also use bullet points to:

  • show how bullet points are used in Mediawiki
  • add some much needed recursive self reference
  • make friends

You'll then finish off your description with how exciting workshop will be, or with an uncomfortable orphan sentence type paragraph.

This is the end of the example.

Avoiding paywalls to access academic research publications

Proposed by
Mark
Time
1-2 hours
Level
Ability to use Tor Browser
Resources
Projector and screen. All participants to provide own laptop
Number
5-10 people

You will:

  • Explore some of the free repositories of scientific publications on the internet
  • remember Aaron Swartz and some of the other people who have made this possible