Why Use a Rubric for Peer Review?
When reviewing a peer’s work, it is often useful to use a defined rubric as a guide. Use of a rubric can help reviewers give more structured feedback, focused on …
Course: Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training
How Peer Review Works on FL Platform
About Peer Review Activity Peer review activity is an opportunity for you to share your design for a short course or training activity with your peers within the learning community …
Why Peer Review is Important
In this article, we will talk a bit more about peer review, as a way to give/receive feedback to/from other learners in the group, peers, colleagues, or anybody who is …
Interview with Dr Verena Ras Part 2
In the second part of this interview, Verena is talking about different obstacles her team has to overcome in order to develop and run the bioinformatics courses. What are specific …
Giving and Receiving Feedback
In this article, you will learn useful tips on giving and receiving feedback You will be in a position to review others’ work providing them with feedback, and receive feedback …
Interview with Dr Verena Ras Part 1
In this last of our case studies, you will hear about bioinformatics courses organised by H3ABioNet, a pan-African bioinformatics network. You will have a chance to reflect on your own …
Overview: Design a Short Course or Module and Give and Receive Peer Feedback
For the week’s project, we will ask you to finalise your design of a short course in the area where you are interested in training. It is not so important …
Focus on the Course Context
Identifying the target audience is important for determining the learning outcomes. Dr Ben Moore explains his experience of creating tailored content. He also explains why he chose to include in …
Designing Bioinformatics Training: Interview with Dr Sarah Morgan
Interview with Dr Sarah Morgan (EBI Training), discussing general approaches and philosophies of designing training. Sarah Morgan is a Scientific Training Coordinator at European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), where she leads …
Course Design Elements Part II
We continue from the previous steps, where we started considering different course design elements Assessment As with all other steps, assessments should be aligned with content and learning outcomes (which …
Summary of Week 1
Summary of this week’s learning This week you were introduced to some basic principles of how adults learn – this is important for you to consider in your own design …
Evaluate your training
In Week 1 you were introduced to evaluation theory and processes and the need to develop a plan as part of course design. Kirkpatrick’s model, Step 1.21 was described as …
Course Delivery
Here is a short check list to help you make a delivery plan for your course. Please note that detailed description is out of the scope of this course A …
Delivery and Evaluation Planning
The third part of your assignment will outline your plans for delivery and evaluation of the course. Delivery plan You should answer some of these questions most relevant to your …
Assessment
What is your plan for assessment of your course? As part of your assignment, you will be asked to describe briefly how you will use assessment to support learners in …
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Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training