Machine Learning in Genomics
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. …
Course: Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training
Glossary
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 …
An Example of Activity Design for Bioinformatics Training
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 …
An Example of Activity Design for Laboratory Genomics Training
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 the Next Three Weeks are About and Who are Your Educators?
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 …
Case Study on Genomic Epidemiology
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 …
The Benefits of Group Learning
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 …
Case Study on Train the Trainer Courses
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 …
Summary of Week 3
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 …
Learning Formats
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 …
Learning Together
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. …
An Overview of the Week 3 Project
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 and Acknowledgments
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 …
Introduction to learning design case studies
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 …
Our Suggested Rubric
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 …
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Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training