Course: Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training

In this written interview, Dr Nicole Wheeler discusses how she designed and evaluated a short training course on Machine Learning applied in Genomics, addressed to an audience of Computer Scientists. …

Glossary of terms and abbreviations used this course Term Definition AMR Antimicrobial resistance Andragogy The theory, methods and practice of teaching adults, adult education Competency An observable ability of any …

This activity was designed by Dr Monica Abrudan and was included in a course on Genomic Surveillance of AMR, organised by the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance and Wellcome Advanced …

This activity was designed by Mihir Kekre and was included in a course on Genomic Surveillance of AMR, organised by the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance and Wellcome Advanced Courses …

What will be covered in the next three weeks? In Week 1 we will present some learning and teaching theories and practices, and describe the process of course design. You …

Mihir Kekre is the Laboratory Operations Lead for the Global Health Research Unit on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance. He was an educator on the Train the Trainer course on capacity building …

Some of the best learning activities give learners opportunities to work in groups. They engage in peer learning, and can carry out authentic, complex tasks and build real-world skills. Group …

Interview with Prof. David Aanensen (Big Data Institute Oxford) In light of the growing need for genomics skills and combined goal of building capacity in genomics and bioinformatics, the Wellcome …

You have reached the end of the course, congratulations! In Week 3, you had an opportunity to apply your learning. You have designed a short course or module, received feedback …

The Wellcome Connecting Science Courses and Conferences programme delivers genomics and bioinformatics training to global audiences. The main model of delivery is face-to-face. However, the growing need and demand for …

Your learning You will learn by watching videos, reading articles, doing exercises, checking your understanding in the quizzes and the final test, and through discussion and peer-review with other learners. …

We hope that you have already by now thought about what will be your own course or a module that you would like to design while attending this course. If …

What next? Free Digital Certificate of Achievement This is a Sponsored course, which means that learners can obtain a free Certificate once they become eligible. To be eligible, you must …

This week, we will be looking at a series of case studies which should help to guide you in designing your own course When designing genomics training, it is important …

For the purpose of this exercise, it is good to adopt a uniform criteria for assessing each others Here is a rubric that we would like you to use in …