1. Evidences collection Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10 ERT production of educational formats

2. 1.Context Organizational and Cultural context Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

3. 1.Context Organizational and Cultural context Bio- informatics class is a Question Based (QB) class organized by the University of Siena for the permanent training of the technical and administrative personnel of the University designed whitin the DIDA project. Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

4. 1.Physical characteristics 2.Significance Spaces Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

5. 2.Significance Spaces 1.Physical characteristic Bio-onformatics classes are held in the informatics lab. Ground floor, S.Miniato University Institute. Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

6. 2.Significance 1.Physical characteristic Spaces S.Miniato University Ins. is a new building used as a technical settlement by several departmens PCs affect the room Organization Paths lead to the Main entrance In the back side less landmarks available Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

7. 2.Significance 1.Physical characteristic Spaces PCs affect the room organization Paths lead to the Main entrance In the back side less landmarks available No Clear signs about the dedicated function of rooms Few signs distributed in the main hall PCs affects the way in which people seat. The position of the projector affects teacher-students spatial relation. PCs could represent a physical barrier during lecturing activity The students oriente themself towards the screen Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

8. 1.Aims 2.Objectives Aims and objectives Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

9. 1.Aims Aims and objectives 2.Objectives The istitutional aims and the questions to which the class provides answers are availabele at www.unisi.it/didà What is Bio-inf? What is for? Using an sequence retreival system Line up a sequence Multiple line up procedures Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

10. 1.Aims Aims and objectives 2.Objectives The istitutional aims and the questions to which the class provides answers are available at www.unisi.it/didà At the end of sequence classes students should be able to line up an unknown sequence with a known proteic group Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

11. 1.Action pattern Actions Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

12. 1.Action pattern Actions 15.20 Topics presentation 15.33 1 Task giving 15.40 database querying activities 16.10 The output is a sequence of nucelotides 16.20 The sequence is lined up with using a new SW 16.35 The result of the comparison is discussed in details among students 17.00 Pause Bio-Informatics: Sequence class 07/10

13. 1.Action pattern Actions 17.35 1 Task giving 17.23 Topics presentation 17.40 Answering questions 17.50 Output From web SW (Protein structure) 18.05 Comparison And discussion Bio-Informatics: Sequence class 07/10

14. 1.Action pattern Actions Students take seats in the room the teacher introduces himself and the furthercoming themes teacher explains the organization in three modules and the opportunity to go for the last and more specific module The class starts as a monodirectional information flow from teacher to students During the break students talk with theacher During the break students sign the register Class goes on as before. Twice the teacher involves directly students asking their background and giving the task of visiting a web site 15.00 16.2518.15 Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09

15. 1.Method Teacher Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10 The method consisits of practical exercises given to students and of sharing of successful action performed 2. Roles monitoringverifyinginstructor expaliner Sequence class 07/10Propedeutic class 28/09

16. 1.Externalization 2.Activity traces Traces Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

17. 1.Externalization Traces 2.Activity traces Activity traces of students during this firts class consists of notes individually produced Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09 not any externalization evidences remain in the space after the class is concluded

18. 1.Externalization Traces 2.Activity traces Externalization of students during this firts class consists of notes individually produced, and sequences alignmets jointly produced with the support of the teacher the output of alignments procedures stays on hard disks The given sequences remains on hard disks Bio-Informatics: Sequences class 07/10

19. 1.Number of students 2.Grouping 3.Roles Social Orchestration Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

20. 1.Number of students Social Orchestration 2.Grouping 3.Roles Students sign in the register with thier names during the break Students names are availble to teachers on didà web-site. Students profiles collected through the web site are available to teachers and didà staff. Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

21. 1.Number of students Social Orchestration 2.Grouping Students are asked to sign in the register with thier names during the break Students names and profile are availble to teachers on didà web site propedeutic class: lecturing format. Not any specific activities were carryed on in groups seqeunce class: problem solving format. Not any specific activities were carryed on in groups. Still cooperation emerges among students 3.Roles Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

22. Social Orchestration 1.Number of students 2.Grouping 3.Roles explainer advisortutor monitoringverifyinginstructor expaliner Sequence class 07/10Propedeutic class 28/09 Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

23. 1.Subjects 2.Content situating Content Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

24. 1.Subjects Content 2.Content situating The course themes are described on didà web site. The Question Based method is explicit. The course is organized in three modules: -propedeutic (1 st lesson) -Class A (sequences) -Class B (structures) -Class C (advanced) -Class D (advanced) The content is situated by practical exercises, by problem solving activities and by shared feedback about cases presented. The content is situated considering the course steps and duration. Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

25. 1.Age 2.Special needs Student information Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

26. 1.Age Student information 2.Special needs Looking at the profiles the students filled on didà web site is possible to indirerectly desume the age of the students The staff acces the university personnel database to find all the information about who is attending a training course. The class has been heterogeneous (people from different departments partecipate) Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

27. 1.Age Student information 2.Special needs Looking at the profiles the students filled on didà web site is possible to inderctly desume the age of the students No formal ways of accounting for special needs were observed; students asked questions concerning organizational issues to the staff The staff acces the university personnel database to find all the information about who is attending a training course Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

28. 1.Duration 2.Steps Time Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

29. 1.Duration 2.Steps Time Register filled in by teacher accounts for who holds lessons and which are the topics treated Both duration and steps of bio-informatics classes are presented on didà web site and accessible to everybody without log-in procedures. The classes are organized in four parts with higher And higher degree of complexity Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

30. Assessment And Evaluation Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10 1.Assessment method 2.Evaluation

31. Assessment And Evaluation Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10 1.Assessment method 1.Evaluation At the end of the training course students fill in evalutaion form to account for their degree of satisfaction Assessment session are arranged at the end of each part of the course. The assessment of the advanced parts consists of feedback provided by few students involved in practical and specific activity.

32. 1.Third spaces Social contexts in which the topics realted to classes are discussed without taking into account the formal roles Third spaces Not any contexts (external to the institutional one) where topics related to the classes are disucssed were observed Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10

33. 1.Objects in use 2.Status (open or closed in terms of questionability and negotiability) 3.Availability Artifacts and Materials Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09

34. 2.Status (open or closed in terms of questionability and negotiability) 3.Availability 1.Objects in use PC ProjectorWeb sourcesNotesSlides Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09 Artifacts and Materials

35. PC ProjectorWeb sourcesNotesSlides 2.Status PCs are not tools integrated into the activity Projector is used only by teacher Slides, to some extent, are input to discussion Web accounting for state of the art on bio-informatics sw Individual notes [closed +-][closed ++][closed +-][open --][closed ++] 3.Availability from [closed++] to [open ++] Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09 1.Objects in use Artifacts and Materials

36. PC ProjectorWeb sourcesNotesSlides 2.Status [closed +-][closed ++][closed +-][open --][closed ++] 3.Availability More than 35 PCs and 5 MACs availble one projector availble Slides on line www.unisi.it/dida/ Sources and SW application on line (www.expasy.org) Individual tool Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09 1.Objects in use Artifacts and Materials

37. 2.Status (open or closed in terms of questionability and negotiability) 3.Availability PC app. Projector On-line SWs NotesSlidesMic. Bio-Informatics: Sequences class 07/10 Artifacts and Materials 1.Objects in use

38. 2.Status PCs are tools integrated into the activity Projector is used only by teacher Slides present Cases and Examples, On-line SWs For bio-inf task Individual notes [open +-][closed ++] [open --][open +-] [closed ++] from [closed++] to [open ++] 3.Availability PC app. Projector On-line SWs NotesSlidesMic. Used only by teacher [closed ++] Bio-Informatics: Sequences class 07/10 Artifacts and Materials 1.Objects in use

39. 2.Status [open +-][closed ++] [open --][open +-] [closed ++] PC app. Projector On-line SWs NotesSlidesMic. [closed ++] 3.Availability More than 35 PCs Connected in a LAN one projector availble Slides on line www.unisi.it/dida/ Sources and SW applications on line (www.expasy.org) Individual toolone mic availble Bio-Informatics: Sequences class 07/10 Artifacts and Materials 1.Objects in use

40. Evidences collection Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10 ERT production of educational formats: FEW CONSIDERATIONS The evidences collection allowed us to better explore different experiences within the same learning context (training) The representation of evidences is connected with the organizational context and it often changes from a case study to another The theoretical approach seems quite difficult to be represented like an evidence (teacher interviews and observation) but it is still be likely (but not easily) desumed by interviews and activity observation social orchestation evidences are better represented together with action pattern. In fact social orchestration evidences can be easilly understood if represented whithin their own context

41. Evidences collection Bio-Informatics: Propedeutic class 28/09, Sequence class 07/10 ERT production of educational formats