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 …
Course: Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training
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 …
Course Objectives and Learning Design
Now that you have considered your Learning Outcomes, you can think about your learning design. For the purposes of the assignment, you will be asked to give a broad summary …
Learning Outcomes
For your assignment, we will ask you to write 2-3 Learning Outcomes to represent your course. To keep the task manageable, this will usually just be a sample of your …
Your Course Design
In week 1, we summarised the main elements that go into the planning of a course. They were: Course context including the goals for your training and considering your target …
Welcome to Week 3
Week 3 educators welcome you and introduce you to this week’s learning In Week 3, you will have an opportunity to put into practice learning from the previous two weeks. …
Welcome to Week 2
Week 2 educators welcome you and introduce you to this week’s learning In Week 2, you will hear from professional trainers on how they apply pedagogical concepts explained in Week …
Teaching and Learning Strategies
In this article, you will discover teaching and learning strategies. Equipped with the theories of how people learn, teachers and trainers can choose among different techniques and approaches available to …
Course Assessment
An assessment plan is a vital part of the course design. It details the types of assessment that will be used to help learners achieve the intended learning outcomes. Well-designed …
Welcome to Week 1
Week 1 educators are welcoming you to the first week of the course – in this video they are talking about this week’s learning. At this point in the course, …
Developing Course Materials
In previous sections we discussed case studies of designing training activities for experimental and bioinformatics. This should be accompanied by a set of training materials, documentation, description of equipment, infrastructural …
How People Learn
Learning theories translate into and influence educational practice. The theories of how people learn have changed throughout history, from seeing a new-born human as a ‘tabula rasa’ (a clean slate) …
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