Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training
This course covered adult, active learning and teaching principles and the role of the teacher in a learner-centred environment. It covered good practice learning and teaching skills including communication, group work and facilitation. It demonstrated the iterative process of learning design and development applied to genomics and bioinformatics training, with examples of best practices. It offered an opportunity for trainees to design, and reflect on their own courses using peer review.
3 weeks, 5 hours per week
Dr Alice Matimba
Head of Learning Design and Delivery
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Discuss adult learning theory and illustrate how an active, learner-centred approach guides course design.
- Apply good practice learning and teaching skills, including communication, group work and facilitation skills.
- Identify opportunities to create learning experiences from subject content.
- Plan and design learning for a selected audience encompassing aspects of generation and analysis of genomic data, suitable for own context and environment.
- Evaluate and reflect on learning design and identify areas for improvement using peer review feedback.
Syllabus
- Adult learning and teaching principles and approaches for small or large groups.
- Social learning through knowledge sharing; the role of the teacher/trainer in a learner-centred environment.
- Iterative process of learning design and development applied to genomics training.
- Common educational methods to teach and assess bioinformatics and laboratory methods required for genomics.
- Peer review project: designing genomics training, followed by evaluation, reflection and improvement.
Issued on 6th July 2026
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