<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap">COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please circulate this email to those who might be interested.</span></p><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:12.8px">There are still a few seats left at the ELIXIR-EXCELERATE </span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Train the Trainer (TtT) event:</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">   September 27-28, 2018</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">   Venue: Italian National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy</span></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">   <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);float:none;display:inline">Full details and the application form at: </span> <a href="https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2018/09/27/train-the-trainer-rome.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://elixir-iib-training.g<wbr>ithub.io/website/2018/09/27/tr<wbr>ain-the-trainer-rome.html</a><span> </span> </div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap">COURSE DESCRIPTION:</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The course is organized around four sessions, covering:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Learning principles and how they apply to training and teaching</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Teaching techniques that can be used to enhance learner engagement and participation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Assessment and feedback in training and teaching</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Lesson, course, and materials design</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Examples and discussions will also focus on the challenges presented by academic teaching.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Who may be interested in this course?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* How learning works?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* How can I use learning principles to improve my teaching?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* How can I make my teaching more engaging and effective?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* How should I adjust my teaching to different types of learners?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* How can I help slow learners?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* How can I assess whether my students are actually understanding my</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  lessons? Are they actually learning?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* What is the best balance between theory and practice?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* How can I best assess whether learning is occurring and/or has occurred?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* What works in a classroom and what doesn’t?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Etc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:small;float:none;display:inline">This course is meant to offer guidance, ideas and tips for training/teaching design, development and delivery based on research-driven educational principles. </span><span style="font-size:small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(253,253,253)">There is no course attendance fee. The participants will need to bear their travel, hotel (if any) and meal costs. Candidates from ELIXIR nodes might apply for an </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YbbHoH2YYbM6sbPGypOTkIcNToYXo5XPcn99CSVQXlQ/edit#heading=h.5c3gjfr9l7gm" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">ELIXIR Staff Exchange Programme Travel Grant</a><span style="font-size:small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(253,253,253)"> when they fill their application form.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(253,253,253)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(253,253,253)"><font size="1"></font></span></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1"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