Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: bridging the gap between heterogeneous student backgrounds
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: bridging the gap between heterogeneous student backgrounds
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DOI：
10.1093/bib/bbt023
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发表时间：
2013-09-01
影响因子：
9.5
通讯作者：
Heringa, Jaap
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作者：
Abeln, Sanne;Molenaar, Douwe;Heringa, Jaap
教授背景非常不同的学生是极具挑战性的。本文以阿姆斯特丹的生物信息学和系统生物学硕士课程为例，描述了如何弥合具有异质背景的学生的知识差距。我们表明，通过为学生创造一个刺激的学习环境，背景的混合可以转化为优势。在硕士课程中，转换课程通过弥补最初的知识和技能差距，帮助弥合学生之间的差异。将来自不同背景的学生组成一个小组来解决一个复杂的任务，为学生提供了一个反思自己能力的机会。我们解释了真正跨学科的教学方法如何帮助所有背景的学生在期末获得硕士学位。此外，学生在这样一个混合的学习环境中获得的可转换技能对他们以后的职业生涯是无价的。
Teaching students with very diverse backgrounds can be extremely challenging. This article uses the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology MSc in Amsterdam as a case study to describe how the knowledge gap for students with heterogeneous backgrounds can be bridged. We show that a mix in backgrounds can be turned into an advantage by creating a stimulating learning environment for the students. In the MSc Programme, conversion classes help to bridge differences between students, by mending initial knowledge and skill gaps. Mixing students from different backgrounds in a group to solve a complex task creates an opportunity for the students to reflect on their own abilities. We explain how a truly interdisciplinary approach to teaching helps students of all backgrounds to achieve the MSc end terms. Moreover, transferable skills obtained by the students in such a mixed study environment are invaluable for their later careers.