A genomics learning framework for undergraduates

Reed, Laura K, Kleinschmit, Adam J, Buonaccorsi, Vincent, Hunt, Arthur G, Chalker, Douglas, Williams, Jason, Jones, Christopher J, Martinez-Cruzado, Juan-Carlos, Rosenwald, Anne (January 2025) A genomics learning framework for undergraduates. PLoS ONE, 20 (1). e0313124. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Genomics is an increasingly important part of biology research. However, educating undergraduates in genomics is not yet a standard part of life sciences curricula. We believe this is, in part, due to a lack of standard concepts for the teaching of genomics. To address this deficit, the members of the Genomics Education Alliance created a set of genomics concepts that was then further refined by input from a community of undergraduate educators who engage in genomics instruction. The final genomics concepts list was compared to existing learning frameworks, including the Vision and Change initiative (V&C), as well as ones for genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology, and bioinformatics. Our results demonstrate that the new genomics framework fills a niche not addressed by previous inventories. This new framework should be useful to educators seeking to design stand-alone courses in genomics as well as those seeking to incorporate genomics into existing coursework. Future work will involve designing curriculum and assessments to go along with this genomics learning framework.

Item Type:	Paper
Subjects:	bioinformatics bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics
CSHL Authors:	Williams, Jason
Communities:	Dolan DNA Learning Center
SWORD Depositor:	CSHL Elements
Depositing User:	CSHL Elements
Date:	9 January 2025
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2025 20:58
Last Modified:	10 Jan 2025 20:58
PMCID:	PMC11717232
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URI:	https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/41769

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