BioMolViz Workshops
Assessment Writing
BioMolViz hosts assessment writing workshops, where participants work in teams to author assessments that probe visual literacy. Each assessment workshop includes a keynote speaker, networking events, and collaboration with a fantastic community of educators.
Modeling Program Training (iCn3D, Jmol, PyMOL, UCSF Chimera)
Wanting to learn a new program for molecular modeling? BioMolViz offers online two day program training workshops in iCn3D, PyMOL, or ChimeraX. Contract us (info@biomolviz.org) to lead a dedicated workshop for your college or university, or join us for RCN-UBE-sponsored workshops, which are free and open to the biomolecular visualization community. Upcoming workshops will be announced here, and through our newsletter.
Visualization Conversations
Since Fall 2020, BioMolViz has been hosting a series of informal online conversations monthly to keep our community connected online. If you are interested in leading a conversation on a topic in biomolecular visualization education, please contact us.
View the Visualization Conversation archive here.
Past workshops
2024
Assessment Workshop and Working Group
May 2024, Online & Summer 2024, Online
Participants trained in assessment writing, and then completed a six-week working group to author and revise assessments.
2023
Developing Interactive Content for Open Educational Resources (OER) – Online workshop and Working Group
BioMolViz hosted a virtual workshop on developing OERs, led by Fundamentals of Biochemistry LibreText author, Dr. Henry Jakubowski. With an emphasis on interactive content for biochemistry courses, including iCn3D models, instructors were trained in the basics of OER creation, and then built a customized Literature Guided Assessment for Fundamentals of Biochemistry.
2022
In-person BioMolViz assessment workshop & Nanome virtual reality training
June 2022, Suffolk University, Boston, MA
Nanome VR Training led by Drs. Melanie Berkmen and Celeste Peterson
Online BioMolViz assessment workshop: June 2022
2020–2021 (Online)
Winter Assessment Workshops – December 2020 & January 2021
Summer Assessment Collabs – May & June 2021
2019
Univ of Delaware; January
Univ of the Incarnate Word (ASBMB Education Symposium)
2018
Georgia Institute of Technology; January
Washington Univ in St. Louis; February
Morgan State Univ; March
Univ of San Diego; April
2017
Univ of Tampa (ASBMB Education Symposium)