Bioinformatics training: Selecting an appropriate learning content management systemc-an example from the European Bioinformatics Institute

Briefings in Bioinformatics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 552-562

  Wright, Victoria Ann ^a   Vaughan, Brendan W ^a   Laurent, Thomas ^a   Lopez, Rodrigo ^a   Brooksbank, Cath ^a   Schneider, Maria Victoria ^a  

^a EUROPEAN BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Databases; ELearning platform; European Bioinformatics Institute; Learning content management system; Online training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; PROTEIN DATABASE;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DATABASES, PROTEIN; INTERNET;

EID: 78649354241     PISSN: 14675463     EISSN: 14774054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbq023     Document Type: Article

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