Community Glossary#
- accessibility#
design of products, devices, services, or environments to be usable by people who experience disabilities; sometimes abbreviated as “a11y” where 11 stands for the number of letters between the first “a” and the last “y” in the word accessibility
- AMY#
the internal database of The Carpentries; it allows the organisation to track programmatic activity including: workshops, Instructor Trainings, individual roles and badges, and institutional memberships
- Badge#
indicator of a role in The Carpentries community that requires certification; typically, a certificate will be sent by email when a badge is conferred; see also Certification
- Carpentries Clippings#
bi-weekly newsletter sent to an opt-in email list, featuring community news and announcements and including important updates from The Carpentries committees, task forces and programs, job postings, and related information for our community from other organisations
- Certification#
process of earning a badge; see also Badge
- Inclusion#
active, intentional, and ongoing engagement of diverse people and communities that increases awareness, content knowledge, and empathic understanding of the ways we interact within (and change) our community
- Lesson Developer#
member of the community who creates lesson content; may use Curriculum Development Handbook as a primary resource
- Mentor#
instructor who volunteers to guide small groups of mentees toward a particular outcome
- Mentoring Program#
program supporting Instructors who are new to our community by matching them with a personal Mentor and will help Mentees gain the confidence, technical skills, and teaching skills needed to reach their goal
- Task Force#
group created to explore ideas and make updates in policy, procedures and guidelines; they bring together a small group of people focused on a particular topic for a set period of time