Education and Training Committee The Education and Training Committee’s objective is to identify the training and capacity building requirements of the members of the Centre. In a collaborative, inclusive and transparent manner, the Committee designs, promotes, delivers and evaluates an annual series of education-based events.
The CBNS Education and Training Committee met monthly during 2019 to assess and organise the training and education needs of the Centre.
Storytelling Targeting EMCRs and late-stage PhD students, this six-month training program assisted participants in learning how to influence, engage and inspire with stories. The program comprised a oneday workshop and an on-going practice program. The training aimed to improve communication and presentation skills. Participants were taught how they could tap into the natural power of storytelling in a pragmatic and authentic way. The one-day workshop was highly interactive and participants engaged in hands-on activities designed to build their skills and knowledge. Delivered online, over six months, the Deliberate Practice Program involved one practical activity each week, helped participants practice their new skills in the workplace.
2019 Education and Training Committee events: Event title
Date
Node
ACEMS, CBNS and CLEX Media & Presentation Training*
28 Feb
Monash
Storytelling for Leaders
2 Apr
Monash
Illustrator Workshop 15-16, 18-19 Jul
Monash and UQ
ACEMS, CBNS, CEPAR, CLEX and CQC2T Media & Presentation Training*
23 Aug
UNSW
Fiji/Image J Workshop
10-11 Sep
UQ
Animal Imaging Workshop
12-13 Sep
UQ
Frontiers in Bio-Nano Science
25 Oct
UQ
Biomedical Applications of Engineered Antibodies and Proteins
18 Nov
Monash
*Joint Education and Outreach event
E N GAG E M E NT
The Education and Training Committee is chaired by CBNS CI Professor Maria Kavallaris AM (UNSW). The committee is formed of members from across all nodes with each node being represented by a Postdoctorate researcher and a PhD candidate.
Illustrator Workshop Nowadays, a researcher can no longer rely on the power of their words to convey a convincing scientific argument – information in the form of diagrams plays just as important a role. Being confident in one’s own ability to produce such diagrams is a fundamental skill. This two-day workshop was specifically designed for scientists to help them understand basic graphic design software Adobe Illustrator. During the training, participants developed skills using this software through step by step learning and practice-based projects.
Illustrator workshop
FIJI/Image J Workshop A two-day workshop that introduced digital imaging and basic navigation in Fiji/Image J. The training covered basic manual analysis such as cell counts, area, segmentation and tracking, as well as how to automate previously collected analysis using programming and scripting.
Animal Imaging Workshop Over two days, participants had the opportunity to focus their time on imaging practices. The workshop covered the theory, practical, analytical information and hands-on practice needed for doing the imaging experiments with the aim of preparing the participant for future imaging studies. Storytelling program
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