Introducing evolutionary biologists to the analysis of big data: guidelines to organize extended bioinformatics training courses

Faria, Rui; Triant, Deborah A.; Perdomo‐Sabogal, Alvaro; Overduin, Bert; Bleidorn, Christoph; Bermúdez-Santana, Clara Isabel; Langenberger, David; Dall’Olio, Giovanni Marco; Indrischek, Henrike; Aerts, Jan; Engelhardt, Jan; Engelken, Johannes; Liebal, Katja; Fasold, Mario; Robb, Sofia; Grath, Sonja; Kolora, Sree Rohit Raj; Carvalho, Tiago; Salzburger, Walter; Jovanović, Vladimir; Nowick, Katja

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“…More specifically, they are an integral part of the Data Visualization in Data Sciences courses of the Masters in Statistics and Data Science at Hasselt University and KU Leuven in Belgium, and of the yearly 1-week Biological Data Visualization workshop organized together with the European Bioinformatics Institute in Hinxton, UK. In addition, they are taught as part of the 2-week yearly Programming for Evolutionary Biology course (described in [6]) held in Berlin, Germany.…”

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Remote Instruction for Data Visualization Design—A Report From the Trenches

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In this paper, we report on our experiences of running visual design workshops within the context of a Master's level data visualization course, in a remote setting. These workshops aim to teach students to explore visual design space for data by creating and discussing hand-drawn sketches. We describe the technical setup employed, the different parts of the workshop, how the actual sessions were run, and to what extent the remote version can substitute for in-person sessions. In general, the visual designs created by the students as well as the feedback provided by them indicate that the setup described here can be a feasible replacement for in-person visual design workshops.

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Remote Instruction for Data Visualization Design—A Report From the Trenches

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“…To fill this gap in cutting-edge training opportunities, several extended bioinformatics courses are being offered [3], such as those organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the universities of Barcelona and Leipzig, or Evomics (Table 1). In these courses, students from different research groups and countries typically come together for two or more weeks of intense learning, free from the distractions of the regular work day.…”

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The history and organization of the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics

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With the advent of high-throughput genome sequencing, bioinformatics training has become essential for research in evolutionary biology and related fields. However, individual research groups are often not in the position to teach students about the most up-to-date methodology in the field. To fill this gap, extended bioinformatics courses have been developed by various institutions and provide intense training over the course of two or more weeks. Here, we describe our experience with the organization of a course in one of the longest-running extended bioinformatics series of work-shops, the Evomics Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics that takes place biennially in the UNESCO world heritage town of Český Krumlov, Czech Republic. We list the key ingredients that make this workshop successful in our view, and describe the routine for workshop organization that we have optimized over the years. We report the results of a survey conducted among past workshop participants that quantifies measures of effective teaching and provide examples of how the workshop setting has led to the cross-fertilisation of ideas and ultimately scientific progress. We expect that our account may be useful for other groups aiming to set up their own extended bioinformatics courses.

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Design Bioinformatics Curriculum Guidelines: Perspectives

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2021

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Introducing evolutionary biologists to the analysis of big data: guidelines to organize extended bioinformatics training courses

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Remote Instruction for Data Visualization Design—A Report From the Trenches

Remote Instruction for Data Visualization Design—A Report From the Trenches

The history and organization of the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics

Design Bioinformatics Curriculum Guidelines: Perspectives

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