BIRCH: The Instructor's View
The biggest limitation in bioinformatics today is not software, or hardware, or platforms. It is
people
.
Consistent platform that can be used across an entire curriculum
Topic-oriented tutorials with lots of screen shots, sample data and output
examples -
BIRCH tutorial web pages
Same platform can be used for both teaching and research
All programs freely-available, commonly found in other institutions
mini-BIRCH: teaching administration of bioinformatics facilities
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~frist/Seminars/pag13/pag13.html