Preparing scientists for a visual future

Nayak, Shraddha; Iwasa, Janet

doi:10.15252/embr.201949347

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“…To effectively learn to code, however, requires experimentation and iteration. 7 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 As a consequence, in more recent times undergraduate curriculum reviews have been focussed on embedding quantitative analysis, mathematical reasoning and computational tools in multiple locations. 1 , 2 , 5 , 16 Coding skills provide biomedical science students the tools needed to model and understand the emergent properties of complex biological systems.…”

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Student responses to creative coding in biomedical science education

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Campbell

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Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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Biomedical science students need to learn to code. Graduates face a future where they will be better prepared for research higher degrees and the workforce if they can code. Embedding coding in a biomedical curriculum comes with challenges. First, biomedical science students often experience anxiety learning quantitative and computational thinking skills and second biomedical faculty often lack expertise required to teach coding. In this study, we describe a creative coding approach to building coding skills in students using the packages of Processing and Arduino. Biomedical science students were taught by an interdisciplinary faculty team from Medicine and Health, Science and Architecture, Design and Planning. We describe quantitative and qualitative responses

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Student responses to creative coding in biomedical science education

Gough

Bown

Campbell

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Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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Bioscience education 2030 and beyond: Where will technology take the curriculum?

Poronnik

Sellwood

2020

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This brief review explores the ever-increasing role that technological affordances may play in the 21C biochemistry and molecular biology curriculum. We consider the need to develop digital and creative fluencies in our students and the importance of creativity and visualization in learning science. The potential of virtual reality (VR) platforms to complement these goals are discussed with a number of examples. Finally, we look into the future where to see how VR might fit into a future curriculum.

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Plant science decadal vision 2020–2030: Reimagining the potential of plants for a healthy and sustainable future

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Plants, and the biological systems around them, are key to the future health of the planet and its inhabitants. The Plant Science Decadal Vision 2020–2030 frames our ability to perform vital and far‐reaching research in plant systems sciences, essential to how we value participants and apply emerging technologies. We outline a comprehensive vision for addressing some of our most pressing global problems through discovery, practical applications, and education. The Decadal Vision was developed by the participants at the Plant Summit 2019, a community event organized by the Plant Science Research Network. The Decadal Vision describes a holistic vision for the next decade of plant science that blends recommendations for research, people, and technology. Going beyond discoveries and applications, we, the plant science community, must implement bold, innovative changes to research cultures and training paradigms in this era of automation, virtualization, and the looming shadow of climate change. Our vision and hopes for the next decade are encapsulated in the phrase reimagining the potential of plants for a healthy and sustainable future. The Decadal Vision recognizes the vital intersection of human and scientific elements and demands an integrated implementation of strategies for research (Goals 1–4), people (Goals 5 and 6), and technology (Goals 7 and 8). This report is intended to help inspire and guide the research community, scientific societies, federal funding agencies, private philanthropies, corporations, educators, entrepreneurs, and early career researchers over the next 10 years. The research encompass experimental and computational approaches to understanding and predicting ecosystem behavior; novel production systems for food, feed, and fiber with greater crop diversity, efficiency, productivity, and resilience that improve ecosystem health; approaches to realize the potential for advances in nutrition, discovery and engineering of plant‐based medicines, and "green infrastructure." Launching the Transparent Plant will use experimental and computational approaches to break down the phytobiome into a "parts store" that supports tinkering and supports query, prediction, and rapid‐response problem solving. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are indispensable cornerstones of realizing our vision. We make recommendations around funding and systems that support customized professional development. Plant systems are frequently taken for granted therefore we make recommendations to improve plant awareness and community science programs to increase understanding of scientific research. We prioritize emerging technologies, focusing on non‐invasive imaging, sensors, and plug‐and‐play portable lab technologies, coupled with enabling computational advances. Plant systems science will benefit from data management and future advances in automation, machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence‐assisted data integration, pattern identification, and decision making. Implementation of th...

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Preparing scientists for a visual future

Abstract: The increasing complexity of biological data along with the need to communicate results requires visualization. It requires more training and support though to help scientists create efficient visual representations of their work.

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Student responses to creative coding in biomedical science education

Student responses to creative coding in biomedical science education

Bioscience education 2030 and beyond: Where will technology take the curriculum?

Plant science decadal vision 2020–2030: Reimagining the potential of plants for a healthy and sustainable future

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