The monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) Center is a community creating resources about the intersection of MERL and open source, data science and human-centered design, for people of any technology capacity.
+The monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) Center is a community creating resources + about the intersection of MERL and open source, data science and human-centered design, for people of any + technology capacity.
MERL Center members collaborate on GitHub repositories and Google Workspace to create case studies and guides to help (non-software developer) MERL practitioners understand if, how, and when to use open source solutions. In February 2022, the MERL Center expanded its scope! In addition to our focus on MERL and open source, we are now exploring topics on MERL and data science, and MERL and human-centered design.
-Click to see our definitions of MERL, data science and human-centered design.
-Case studies go in depth on specific examples of using open source solutions, data science or human-centered design for MERL purposes, or MERL aspects of these disciplines. Guides discuss major topics at the intersection of MERL and open source, data science, or human-centered design. To date, MERL Center content has been text and picture based. Future MERL Center content may include code (scripts, software), data, and mathematical models. More information on how MERL Center members collaborate can be found in this blog post.
+MERL Center members collaborate on GitHub repositories and Google Workspace to create case studies, guides + and presentations to help (non-software developer) MERL + practitioners understand if, how, and when to use open source solutions. In February 2022, the MERL Center + expanded its scope! In addition to our focus on MERL and open source, we are now exploring topics on MERL + and data science, and MERL and human-centered design.
+ +Click to see our definitions of MERL, data science and human-centered design.
+Case studies go in depth on specific examples of using open source solutions, data science or + human-centered design for MERL purposes, or MERL aspects of these disciplines. Guides discuss major topics + at the intersection of MERL and open source, data science, or human-centered design. To date, MERL Center + content has been text and picture based. Future MERL Center content may include code (scripts, software), + data, and mathematical models. More information on how MERL Center members collaborate can be found in this + blog post.
The MERL Center is an interdisciplinary community of MERL practitioners, open source experts, software developers, data scientists, designers, and more. As of May 2022, there are 60+ MERL Center members living and working in five continents. Most MERL Center members are of underrepresented groups in the technology industry, such as women of color.
+The MERL Center is an interdisciplinary community of MERL practitioners, open source experts, software + developers, data scientists, designers, and more. As of May 2022, there are 60+ MERL Center members living + and working in five continents. Most MERL Center members are of underrepresented groups in the technology + industry, such as women of color.
If you'd like to become a MERL Center member, please fill out this form. We ask that members have at least one year of professional experience in MERL or experience in data science, human-centered design, or open source software, content, or data.
+If you'd like to become a MERL Center member, please fill out this form. We ask that members have at least one year of professional + experience in MERL or experience in data science, human-centered design, or open source software, content, + or data.