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ERIC Number: EJ1384376
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
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EISSN: EISSN-2693-9169
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Open-Source Tools for Training Resources -- OTTR
Savonen, Candace; Wright, Carrie; Hoffman, Ava M.; Muschelli, John; Cox, Katherine; Tan, Frederick J.; Leek, Jeffrey T.
Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, v31 n1 p57-65 2023
Data science and informatics tools are developing at a blistering rate, but their users often lack the educational background or resources to efficiently apply the methods to their research. Training resources and vignettes that accompany these tools often deprecate because their maintenance is not prioritized by funding, giving teams little time to devote to such endeavors. Our group has developed Open-source Tools for Training Resources (OTTR) to offer greater efficiency and flexibility for creating and maintaining these training resources. OTTR empowers creators to customize their work and allows for a simple workflow to publish using multiple platforms. OTTR allows content creators to publish training material to multiple massive online learner communities using familiar rendering mechanics. OTTR allows the incorporation of pedagogical practices like formative and summative assessments in the form of multiple choice questions and fill in the blank problems that are automatically graded. No local installation of any software is required to begin creating content with OTTR. Thus far, 15 training courses have been created with OTTR repository template. By using the OTTR system, the maintenance workload for updating these courses across platforms has been drastically reduced. For more information about OTTR and how to get started, go to ottrproject.org. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) (DHHS/NIH); National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: UE5CA254170; U24HG010263
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