{"id":173427,"date":"2024-07-08T10:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T09:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/?p=173427"},"modified":"2024-07-29T16:17:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:17:15","slug":"discussing-challenges-and-strategies-in-bioinformatics-education-at-the-global-bioinformatics-education-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/2024\/07\/discussing-challenges-and-strategies-in-bioinformatics-education-at-the-global-bioinformatics-education-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussing challenges and strategies in bioinformatics education at the Global Bioinformatics Education Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In May 2024, several members of the EMBL-EBI Training Team were delighted to be able to attend the 6th edition of the Global Bioinformatics Education Summit<\/a>. This working meeting gathers bioinformatics educators and other experts to address challenges in bioinformatics education and workforce development. Around 70 participants met in person at the New York Genome Center in Manhattan, and more than 100 people joined online from all over the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The delegates at the 2024 Global Bioinformatics Education Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The EMBL-EBI Training Team coordinates a broad portfolio of training activities in bioinformatics and our training is aimed at a global audience. Therefore, the Global Bioinformatics Education Summit provides an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences and views with other professionals in bioinformatics education. We can ensure that our programme is kept up to date, that our practices are aligned with the field and that we are addressing main global challenges in bioinformatics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event covered a broad range of topics relevant to bioinformatics education. This included conversations on specific practices for the delivery of training events, such as how to make your training materials FAIR <\/a>or how to assess learning. We also discussed global challenges and strategy, such as the grand challenges in bioinformatics<\/a> and how to make training more accessible, for example use of closed captions and using free virtual platforms for computer resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading the discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as attending, the EMBL-EBI Training Team are part of the organising committee, and we coordinate and facilitate some of some of the sessions. This year, three members of the Training team co-led sessions during the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n