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. 2021 May 13;17(5):e1008923.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008923. eCollection 2021 May.

Fostering accessible online education using Galaxy as an e-learning platform

Beatriz Serrano-Solano  1 , Melanie C Föll  2   3   4 , Cristóbal Gallardo-Alba  1 , Anika Erxleben  1 , Helena Rasche  5   6 , Saskia Hiltemann  6 , Matthias Fahrner  3   7   8 , Mark J Dunning  9 , Marcel H Schulz  10 , Beáta Scholtz  11 , Dave Clements  12 , Anton Nekrutenko  13 , Bérénice Batut  1 , Björn A Grüning  1
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Fostering accessible online education using Galaxy as an e-learning platform

Beatriz Serrano-Solano et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is shifting teaching to an online setting all over the world. The Galaxy framework facilitates the online learning process and makes it accessible by providing a library of high-quality community-curated training materials, enabling easy access to data and tools, and facilitates sharing achievements and progress between students and instructors. By combining Galaxy with robust communication channels, effective instruction can be designed inclusively, regardless of the students' environments.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Proposed teaching format including theoretical using Galaxy features and external communication channels.
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