Computational Biology for Biology Educators

Computational Science

• The scientific method (observe, explain, predict, test), but where the explanation, or model is functional and explicit
• Using computers to analyze or visualize scientific data in ways that wouldn't be possible, or practical, otherwise

Materials

• 2010 North Carolina A&T workshop - presentations, models, tutorials
• Dynamic modeling tools - software and example models
• Systems Biology - overview, resources, standards and tools
• Bioinformatics - overview, resources and tools
• Materials from previous CBBE workshops - Moodle site collecting the instructional materials (presentations and examples) from previous years workshops, including those from other disciplines

Resource Collections

• At Shodor

  • CBBE model matrix
  • The Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD) - A pathway portal of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
  • Project Interactivate includes a large number of browser-based interactive applets and lessons on basic mathematical concepts. Eduteka Matematica Interactiva has translated the Project Interactivate resources into Spanish
  • HPC University provides educational resources for high-performane computing (HPC). Sponsored by TeraGrid
  • The website for the Blue Waters Undergraduate Petascale Education Program (BW-UPEP)
  • Bob's NCSI talk

• Other's

  • PLoS Computational Biology: Education - open access journal publishes regular articles on education in various aspects of computational biology
  • MSSW - the Molecular Sciences Student Workbench - has a collection of lesson plans and links to a variety of other excellent resources
  • PhET - Browser based interactive applets for exploring a number of concepts in science and math. These resources have been translated into a number of different languages.
  • Keck Computational Science Modules at Capital University in Ohio.
  • BioQuest at Beloit College in Wisconsin.
  • Biological ESTEEM Excel based modules for computational biology
  • Bedrock Problem Spaces collaborative online projects to promote innovative undergraduate teaching and learning
  • PostCalc - Interactive modules for high school students who have finished calculus

Software lists

• Statistical packages: list, comparison
• Computer Algebra Systems
• Numerical Analysis Software
• Information Graphics Software