ember a european multimedia bioinformatics educational resource

EMBEREMBERA European Multimedia Bioinformatics Educational ResourceA European Multimedia Bioinformatics Educational Resource

EMBER ConsortiumEMBER Consortium

University of Manchester - developer SIB – developer SANBI – developer CMBI – developer/evaluator IMB – developer/evaluator ETI –developer* IGC – evaluator EBI – evaluator BEN – evaluator RIGEB – evaluator

Manchester CoordinationManchester Coordination

Existing on-line bioinformatics practical called BioActivity in use world-wide including in-house

courses

Manchester CoordinationManchester Coordination

Existing text-book in use world-wide including in-house

courses Ch.9 is BioActivity

The ProjectThe Project

EMBER will collate, evaluate & amalgamate existing EMBnet materials revise & update these where necessary

Use the updated and new material to develop a new text-book extend the Web practical (BioActivity) develop a parallel (Web-independent) course on CD-ROM

EMBER will be suitable for delivery as part of conventional face-to-face courses or in stand-alone, self-paced settings (e.g., the workplace)

The BeginningThe Beginning

EMBER commenced on 1 May 2001 will run for 2 years support 2 RA at Manchester, 1 RA (1yr) at SIB

All we have to do now is create a professional version of BioActivity create a Web-independent version on CD-ROM write another text book…

9.2 Workpackage list

Work-package

No1

Workpackage title Leadcontractor

No2

Person-months3

Startmonth4

Endmonth5

Deliv-erable

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WP1 Review of skill shortages 2 5 0 1 D1WP2 Formulation of new syllabus 2 5 1 2 D2WP3 Material unification &

assessment tools1 18 3 6 D3,D4

WP4 Review of IPR 1 6 7 24 D5WP5 Manuscript & course revisions 1 37 7 15 D6,D10WP6 Website production 10 17 7 24 D7,D10WP7 CD-ROM production 10 20 7 24 D8,D10WP8 Trials, evaluation & feedback 1 29 18 22 D9WP9 Project management 1 6 1 24 D11,D12

TOTAL 145

1 Workpackage number: WP 1 – WP n.2 Number of the contractor leading the work in this workpackage.3 The total number of person-months allocated to each workpackage.4 Relative start date for the work in the specific workpackages, month 0 marking the start of theproject, and all other start dates being relative to this start date.5 Relative end date, month 0 marking the start of the project, and all ends dates being relative tothis start date.6 Deliverable number: Number for the deliverable(s)/result(s) mentioned in the workpackage: D1 -Dn.

WP1: Review of skillshortages

WP2: Formulation ofnew syllabus

WP3: Material unification &assessment tools

WP4: Review of IPR WP5: Manuscript &course revisions

WP6: Website production WP7: CD-ROMproduction

WP8: Trials, evaluation& feedback

WP9: Management

Year 1 Year 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1

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WP1 Review of skill shortages

D1 Report on skills

WP2 Formulation of new syllabus

D2 New syllabus

WP3 Material unif ication & assessment tools

D3 & D4 Collated materials & evaluation tools

WP4 Review of IPR

D5 Report on IPR

WP5 Manuscript & course revisions

Updated manuscript D6 Finalised texts D10

WP6 Website production

Prototype Website D7 Finalised Website D10

WP7 CD-ROM production

Prototype CD-ROM D8 Final CD-ROM D10

WP8 Trials, evaluation, feedback

Evaluation reports D9

Project management WP9

Progress report D11 Final report D12

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The Story So FarThe Story So Far

With much difficulty, hired the following staff Jane Mabey (temporarily – since 1 May) Giles Velarde (since 1 September) Ioannis Selimas (since 28 August)

WP1 - Review on skills shortage D1 - publication in CAL-laborate on behalf of the consortium http://science.uniserve.edu.au/pubs/callab/vol6/mabey.html

WP2 - Formulation of new syllabus D2 - proposed syllabus & bookplan established a Web-site (http://www.bioinf.man.ac.uk/ember)

from which documents & project progress can be viewed

The Story So FarThe Story So Far

WP3 - Material unification & evaluation tools D3 - new sections of BioActivity being developed (to cover

gene prediction, phylogenetics, structure prediction (modelling/ threading), etc.)

D4 - Evaluation tools Considering 2 types of tools for: (1) evaluation of product & (2)

student self-assessment. These will consider use of the products (e.g., look & feel, navigation, etc.) & knowledge gained by student (before & after assessment). Questionnaires are being designed.

ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION TOOLS

General evaluation of the practical•(both students & lecturers)•layout, presentation of information,structure etc.•(supervising of the actual sessions)•(meet with the students to discuss)

Assessment of the student•end-of-section questionsand problem solving•multiple choice

Before/after evaluationof the practical•questions on various subjectscovered by the practical - •compare the two outputs•feedback from lecturers

Evaluation of the means to reach the target

Was the product delivered successfully?

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The Story So FarThe Story So Far

WP5 - Manuscript & course revisions D6 - Work in progress at UMan on a glossary other Nodes will need to deliver chapters by Christmas

Other work: ProActe factsheet & logo logs being established for the EMBER Web site for

evaluation & reporting purposes

EMBEREuropean Multimedia Bioinformatics

Educational Resource

European Multimedia

EMBERBioinformatics

Educational Resource

What Happens NextWhat Happens Next

Next month, ETI must begin WPs 6 & 7 i.e., to generate the Web- & CD-ROM-based materials to a

professional standard

While this is ongoing, evaluators must consider WP8 i.e., to establish courses to test the new products

Timing is critical any volunteers gratefully embraced!

Other NewsOther News

UMBER just became Marie Curie training site in bioinformatics

Fellowships available for 3-12 months Fellows can participate in taught modules on the MSc Or they can undertake short research projects

Anyone interested in having a student placed at Manchester, let me or Erich Bornberg-Bauer know

ebb@bioinf.man.ac.uk, attwood@bioinf.man.ac.uk