A genomics learning framework for undergraduates.
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 t...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7d82ca14e4a4f5b84b8d0dc84f45d872025-08-20T02:57:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01201e031312410.1371/journal.pone.0313124A genomics learning framework for undergraduates.Laura K ReedAdam J KleinschmitVincent BuonaccorsiArthur G HuntDouglas ChalkerJason WilliamsChristopher J JonesJuan-Carlos Martinez-CruzadoAnne RosenwaldGenomics 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.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313124 |
| spellingShingle | Laura K Reed Adam J Kleinschmit Vincent Buonaccorsi Arthur G Hunt Douglas Chalker Jason Williams Christopher J Jones Juan-Carlos Martinez-Cruzado Anne Rosenwald A genomics learning framework for undergraduates. PLoS ONE |
| title | A genomics learning framework for undergraduates. |
| title_full | A genomics learning framework for undergraduates. |
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