Center for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Brief Bioinform. 2020 Mar 23;21(2):719-728. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbz004.
Delivering high-quality distance-based courses in resource-limited settings is a challenging task. Besides the needed infrastructure and expertise, effective delivery of a bioinformatics course could benefit from hands-on sessions, interactivity and problem-based learning approaches.
In this article, we discuss the challenges and best practices in delivering bioinformatics training in resource-limited settings taking the example of hosting and running a multiple-delivery online course, Introduction to Bioinformatics, that was developed by the H3ABioNet Education and Training working group and delivered in 27 remote classrooms across Africa in 2017. We take the case of the University of Khartoum classrooms. Believing that our local setting is similar to others in less-developed countries, we also reflect upon aspects like classroom environment and recruitment of students to maximize outcomes.
在资源有限的环境中提供高质量的远程课程是一项具有挑战性的任务。除了必要的基础设施和专业知识外，生物信息学课程的有效实施可以受益于实践环节、互动性和基于问题的学习方法。
本文以 H3ABioNet 教育和培训工作组开发的多轮次在线课程“生物信息学导论”为例，讨论了在资源有限的环境中提供生物信息学培训的挑战和最佳实践，该课程于 2017 年在非洲 27 个远程教室中进行。我们以喀土穆大学的教室为例。我们认为，我们的本地环境与其他欠发达国家的环境相似，因此我们还考虑了课堂环境和学生招募等方面，以最大限度地提高效果。
