Tagged for OEG Connect: Open Science Network

What’s of interest? Open Science Network

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“Reclaiming scientific discourse, one conversation at a time.”

Open Science Network emerged from a simple but powerful observation: when researchers rely on corporate platforms for essential communication, they risk losing control over their own work and community. The collapse of “ScienceTwitter” endangered years of valuable scientific exchange, exposing just how dependent we had become on infrastructure we neither owned nor governed.

We believe scientific discourse deserves better. Open Science Network is co-designed with researchers, scientific communities, and open science advocates who know that the tools of scientific communication shape science itself. Platforms that prioritize engagement over accuracy cannot foster trustworthy scientific exchange.

Our approach is different: federated digital spaces where researchers and institutions retain full control over their data, including conversations and networks. Universities can host their own instances while being interconnected with a global network of scientific communities. Discussions can become citable FAIR objects with DOIs. Publications are enriched with metadata and collaborative tools.

Where is it?: https://openscience.network/


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I’m reading this and wondering what would a network look like and could be for open educators? And while its not about specifically a tool as an answer, this came from a Mastodon post I spotted this morning leading to:

Bonfire Networks is a networked platform for communities and I might hope that maybe @dajbelshaw will jump in as I know he has looked at or even dabbled in it.

The person who shared this post was Kathleen Fitzpatrick who is Director of the very successful open academic community space Knowledge Commons

the network for knowledge creators across the disciplines. Discover the latest open-access scholarship and teaching materials, make interdisciplinary connections, build a WordPress website, and increase the impact of your work by sharing it in the repository.

So if Kathleen is curious about something, well it should be of interest.

Does anyone have experience or insight in Bonfire?