11 JAFFE LAB Learn from our search history Leonardo Collado-Torres Staff Scientist II @fellgernon Data Science I with Andrew Jaffe

LAB MANTRA 2 “YOU MUST TRY, AND THEN YOU MUST ASK” • Search independently for 15 minutes • Don’t dig too deep. Ask someone for help! https://blogs.akamai.com/2013/10/you-must-try-and-then-you-must-ask.html

LAB MANTRA 3 “YOU MUST TRY, AND THEN YOU MUST ASK” • Search independently for 15 minutes • You have to be semi-independent • Resources: Google, Bioconductor Support, Bit-Help (JHPCE), Rstudio Community, Stack Overflow • Don’t dig too deep. Ask someone for help! • It’s easy to keep digging in a rabbit hole • YOU are part of the team, rely on them! Slack, Twitter, etc • Make it easy for others to help you • Reproducible examples (reprex), software versions, code on GitHub, commands used https://blogs.akamai.com/2013/10/you-must-try-and-then-you-must-ask.html

ASKING FOR HELP 4 ASKING FOR HELP IS CHALLENGING • It’s scary • You show what you don’t know to others • Sadly, many have historically flamed down questions http://lcolladotor.github.io/2018/11/12/asking-for-help-is-challenging-but-is-typically-worth-it/

ASKING FOR HELP 5 ASKING FOR HELP IS CHALLENGING… BUT IT’S TYPICALLY WORTH IT • You will be able to move on with your work • You might learn something in the process • If you try to make it easy for others to help you, then you might figure out the answer yourself in the process http://lcolladotor.github.io/2018/11/12/asking-for-help-is-challenging-but-is-typically-worth-it/

WE ALL DO IT 6 EVERYONE ASKS FOR HELP https://twitter.com/lyzidiamond/status/1085227527587561472?s=20

WE ALL DO IT 7 EVERYONE ASKS FOR HELP: HELP THEM HELP YOU https://resources.rstudio.com/webinars/help-me-help-you-creating-reproducible-examples-jenny-bryan

JAFFE LAB 8 WE ARE DIVERSE • Backgrounds • Skills • Career stages • Interests • Operating systems • Tools we like • Ways we seek help • Ways we learn Jaffe Lab back in May 2018

LEARN FROM OUR SEARCH HISTORY 9 WE ARE DIVERSE: LET’S LEARN FROM EACH OTHER Rules of engagement 1. Follow our code of conduct http://research.libd.org/rstatsclub/#coc 2. Think about making it easier for others to share their questions: practice being emphathetic 3. If a topic becomes long, schedule a meeting to discuss it further with whoever else is interested. http://bit.ly/learnfromsearch

LEARN FROM OUR SEARCH HISTORY 10 WE ARE DIVERSE: LET’S LEARN FROM EACH OTHER Rules of engagement 1. Follow our code of conduct http://research.libd.org/rstatsclub/#coc 2. Think about making it easier for others to share their questions: practice being emphathetic 3. If a topic becomes long, schedule a meeting to discuss it further with whoever else is interested. Be welcoming ^^ Respect everyone’s time Language matters! http://bit.ly/learnfromsearch

LEARN FROM OUR SEARCH HISTORY 11 WE ARE DIVERSE: LET’S LEARN FROM EACH OTHER Dynamic 1. Share the URL to a search you performed recently through this Google sheet before or during the lab meeting (Google Search, Bioconductor Support Website, Github, etc). You can do this anonymously if you prefer to do so. 2. At lab meeting, explain what you were looking to solve, whether the link(s) you found helped and what solution you used (or if you still need help) 3. Look over everyone else's links, if you have something to add value, share it too. Like an alternative solution, a blog post you like on the subject, a useful tweet, etc. You can do this anonymously if you prefer to do so. http://bit.ly/learnfromsearch

LEARN FROM OUR SEARCH HISTORY 12 WE ARE DIVERSE: LET’S LEARN FROM EACH OTHER Goals 1. Empower ourselves with the knowledge gained by our lab members 2. Learn from how we all find help 3. Build further an environment where we feel comfortable asking for help Think about it as an complement to https://blogs.akamai.com/2013/10/you-must-try- and-then-you-must-ask.html shared by Andrew http://bit.ly/learnfromsearch

INSPIRATION DRAWN FROM Alison Hill RStudio Professional Educator https://twitter.com/apreshill 13