Purpose

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognizes an urgent need for educator resources on cutting edge scientific topics due to increased public interest in genetics and genomics. We developed a Short Course in Genomics (“Short Course”) to inspire new teaching materials through collaborative course development sessions and lectures, to expand access to cutting edge scientific information, and to provide a framework to consider when crafting new coursework related to scientific education.

Methods

We compared publicly available participant data from 2015 to 2019 with data from the National Center for Education Statistics to assess our progress in serving diverse educator and student populations. We also evaluated course agendas and interviewed participants and instructors.

Results

Middle school, high school, community college, and tribal college course attendees from the last five years were more likely to teach students from diverse communities underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Both attendees and Short Course instructors emphasized the importance of bidirectional learning through interactive curriculum development.

Conclusion

This course has the potential to facilitate the engagement of educators and students at all levels, recruit and maintain a diverse STEM workforce, and improve genomic literacy and future health decision-making.

中文翻译：

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NHGRI 基因组学短期课程：通过教育工作者和科学家之间的直接接触，在课堂上激发遗传学和基因组学教育。

目的

美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 的国家人类基因组研究所 (NHGRI) 认识到，由于公众对遗传学和基因组学的兴趣不断增加，因此迫切需要有关前沿科学主题的教育资源。我们开发了基因组学短期课程（“短期课程”），以通过协作课程开发课程和讲座来激发新的教学材料，扩大对前沿科学信息的访问，并提供一个框架以在制定与科学教育相关的新课程时考虑.

方法

我们将 2015 年至 2019 年的公开参与者数据与国家教育统计中心的数据进行了比较，以评估我们在为不同教育工作者和学生群体服务方面取得的进展。我们还评估了课程议程并采访了参与者和讲师。

结果

过去五年的初中、高中、社区大学和部落大学课程的参加者更有可能教授来自科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域代表性不足的不同社区的学生。与会者和短期课程讲师都强调了通过交互式课程开发进行双向学习的重要性。

结论

本课程有可能促进各级教育工作者和学生的参与，招募和维持多元化的 STEM 劳动力，并提高基因组素养和未来的健康决策。