Genome Consortium for Active Teaching: meeting the goals of BIO2010.
Genome Consortium for Active Teaching: meeting the goals of BIO2010.
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10.1187/cbe.06-10-0196
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2007-01-01
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Gottfried, Gail
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Campbell, A Malcolm;Ledbetter, Mary Lee S;Gottfried, Gail
基因组主动教学联盟 (GCAT) 促进现代基因组学方法在本科教育中的使用。 GCAT 最初专注于微阵列技术，但着眼于多元化，是一个致力于改善未来生命科学专业人员教育的社区。 GCAT 参与者可以使用价格实惠的微阵列、微阵列扫描仪、免费数据分析软件和教师研讨会。 GCAT 提供的微阵列已被 134 个校区的 141 名教职人员使用，其中 21 名教职人员为大量代表性不足的少数族裔学生提供服务。作为 GCAT 教师研讨会的直接成果，预计到 2009 年，每年将有 9480 名本科生接触到微阵列。学生的收获包括显着提高对功能基因组学主题的理解和增加对研究的兴趣。教职员工表示，由于参与 GCAT，他们获得新技术的机会有所增加，理解也有所加深。 GCAT 的支持同事网络鼓励教师通过学生研究探索基因组学，并与本科生一起学习新的复杂方法。 GCAT 正在通过向本科生提供研究方法、培训基因组学和生物信息学教师、将数学融入生物学课程以及增加代表性不足的少数族裔学生的参与来实现 BIO2010 的重要目标。
The Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT) facilitates the use of modern genomics methods in undergraduate education. Initially focused on microarray technology, but with an eye toward diversification, GCAT is a community working to improve the education of tomorrow's life science professionals. GCAT participants have access to affordable microarrays, microarray scanners, free software for data analysis, and faculty workshops. Microarrays provided by GCAT have been used by 141 faculty on 134 campuses, including 21 faculty that serve large numbers of underrepresented minority students. An estimated 9480 undergraduates a year will have access to microarrays by 2009 as a direct result of GCAT faculty workshops. Gains for students include significantly improved comprehension of topics in functional genomics and increased interest in research. Faculty reported improved access to new technology and gains in understanding thanks to their involvement with GCAT. GCAT's network of supportive colleagues encourages faculty to explore genomics through student research and to learn a new and complex method with their undergraduates. GCAT is meeting important goals of BIO2010 by making research methods accessible to undergraduates, training faculty in genomics and bioinformatics, integrating mathematics into the biology curriculum, and increasing participation by underrepresented minority students.