Development of the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection using Incubators.

W. R. Morgan, S. Donovan, H. C. Orndorf, S. E. Robertson, E. F. Ryder, M. Sierk, A. Rosenwald, E. Dinsdale, E. Triplett, M. Pauley, W. Tapprich

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Abstract

The Network for Integrating Bioinformatics into Life Sciences Education( NIBLSE) is an NSF funded Research Coordination Network that aims to establish bioinformatics as an essential component of undergraduate life sciences education. As part of that effort, NIBLSE is working to make existing bioinformatics learning resources more accessible to non-specialists and to increase their use across undergraduate biology courses. To this end, NIBLSE has partnered with the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis( QUBES) project to develop and implement a novel model for supporting the refinement, publication, and dissemination of high quality bioinformatics teaching resources. NIBLSE Incubators ares mall, short-lived, online communities that work with an existing learning resource to (1) introduce and teach important bioinformatics learning outcomes, (2) improve its usability across diverse life sciences classrooms, and (3) move the learning resource toward publication and broader dissemination. This presentation will highlight the current status of the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection and discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with the Incubator approach for refining learning resources.

NIBLSE and QUBES are supported by grants from the National Science Foundation( DBI1539900and DUE1446269, respectively). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberP1024
Pages (from-to)20-21
Number of pages2
JournalMolecular Biology of the Cell
Volume29
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes
EventASCB / Embo 2018 Meeting - San Diego, United States
Duration: 8 Dec 201812 Dec 2018

Keywords

  • Bioinformatics
  • Life sciences education
  • Research Coordination Networks

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