Schedule for synchronous training and suggestions for assynchronous study
We will be using R for all data manipulation and analyses/model fitting. Any operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux) will do, as long as you have R (version 3.6 or higher) installed.
You may use any IDE/ GUI for R (VScode, RStudio, Emacs, etc). For most people, RStudio is a good option. Whichever one you decide to use, please make sure it is installed and test it before the workshop. We will have a channel on slack dedicated to software/hardware issues and troubleshooting.
We will also be using Zoom and Slack to facilitate the synchronous portions of the training. Please have these installed in advance. We are assuming familiarity with R basics. In addition, we recommend that you do the following:
Go to The Multilingual Quantitative Biologist, and read+work through the Biological Computing in R Chapter up to the section on Writing R code. Of course, keep going if you want (although we will cover some similar materials here).
Review background on introductory probability and statistics (solutions to exercises)
Once you have completed the pre-work and set-up tasks, you should get yourself familiar with the VectorBiTE Training materials. You will choose a starting point based on your previous experience. This will be in the form of slack channels labeled based on interest. From there you will group yourself (based on whatever you like, but keep in mind time zones and language preferences) and a demonstrator will be matched with your group.
Much of the synchronous time is planned to be dedicated to helping you work through exercises and activities. Thus you’ll want to watch the videos and take a look at the slides off line (likely starting earlier in the week for most participants). The small subset of live instruction portions is elaborated below.
| Time | Activity | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am | Introduction | |
| 10:00am | VectorByte Databases | Example |
| Time | Activity | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | Synchronous Session |
| Time | Activity | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | Synchronous Session |
Enjoy using these new techniques and databases!
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