COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT Please circulate this email to those who might be interested. ELIXIR-FR in collaboration with ELIXIR-IT and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) are pleased to announce a Train the Trainer (TtT) event. IMPORTANT DATES: Course date: 26-27 March, 2018 VENUE: Institut Pasteur, 25-28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France We will accept a maximum of 25 participants. Priority will be given to candidates from Elixir- France and ELIXIR nodes. Notifications of acceptance will be sent shortly after the application, which will remain open until we reach 25 participants. Full details and the application form at: https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2018/03/26/train-the-trainer-p... COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is organized around four sessions, covering: * Learning principles and how they apply to training and teaching * Teaching techniques that can be used to enhance learner engagement and participation * Assessment and feedback in training and teaching * Lesson, course, and materials design Examples and discussions will also focus on the challenges presented by academic teaching. Who may be interested in this course? Whoever wants to become a teacher or a better one. If you have questions like the following ones, this course may be very helpful to you. * How learning works? * How can I use learning principles to improve my teaching? * How can I make my teaching more engaging and effective? * How should I adjust my teaching to different types of learners? * How can I help slow learners? * How can I assess whether my students are actually understanding my lessons? Are they actually learning? * What is the best balance between theory and practice? * How can I best assess whether learning is occurring and/or has occurred? * What works in a classroom and what doesn’t? * Etc. Should you have any question about organizational issues, do not hesitate to contact the local organizer Victoria Dominguez Del Angel ( <mailto:victoria.dominguez@france-bioinformatique.fr> victoria.dominguez@france-bioinformatique.fr). If you have questions regarding the course goals and content, you may contact the trainers: Allegra Via ( <mailto:allegra.via@gmail.com> allegra.via@gmail.com) and Patricia Palagi (patricia.palagi@sib.swiss <mailto:patricia.palagi@sib.swiss> ). Dr. Celia W.G. van Gelder Programme Manager Learning DTL/ELIXIR-NL Training Education Manager BioSB ELIXIR Training Platform Leader tel. +31613375327 e-mail: <mailto:celia.van.gelder@dtls.nl> celia.van.gelder@dtls.nl websites: <http://www.dtls.nl/> www.dtls.nl, <http://www.biosb.nl/> www.biosb.nl skype: celia.van.gelder Office: DTL | Jaarbeurs Innovation Mile (JIM) | 6th floor Beatrixgebouw | Jaarbeursplein 6 | 3521 AL Utrecht Postal address: Postbus 8500 | 3503 RM Utrecht