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

Social Media

Dedicated Twitter handle.
Thunderclap.
Dedicated Facebook page.
Dedicated Slack/Gitter channel for all participants join here.

Twitter organisations

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.