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+# What we catalogue
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+## Individual events and materials
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+TeSS is a one-stop shop for trainers and trainees to discover online information and content.
+These individual items are registered as Events or Materials in TeSS.
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+{fas}`calendar-days;sd-text-secondary` **Events**
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+Events in TeSS are defined as face-to-face or online training opportunities that have set start and end times. 
+These primarily take the form of workshops, courses, webinars, etc.;
+but TeSS also collects information about conferences, meetings and hackathons, as these may also provide opportunities for learning.
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+{fas}`book;sd-text-secondary` **Materials**
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+Materials in TeSS are defined as training resources that can be accessed at any time. 
+These may be in a variety of different formats, including online tutorials, videos, PowerPoint presentations, and so on.
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+TeSS collects event information from over 100 content providers, supplementing the Event data with geolocation information found using [Nominatim](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim).
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+## Training workflows
+
+New to TeSS are graphical training tools termed 'Training Workflows'.
+Three main types of workflow are in development: Educational Resources, Learning Pathways and Concept Maps. 
+These encapsulate different types of, and/or approaches to, training, at different levels of granularity, within easy-to-use visual displays.
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+{fas}`diagram-project;sd-text-secondary` **Learning paths**
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+In order to advance their skills, trainees need to embark on a path, or developmental trajectory.
+To facilitate this journey, learning paths aim to structure, within simple visual workflows, the set of relevant training resources that trainees need to study in order to accomplish their learning objectives. 
+Learning paths are being developed by ELIXIR TeSS, ELIXIR-NL and ELIXIR UK.
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+{fas}`diagram-project;sd-text-secondary` **Educational resource**
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+In this type of workflow, trainees are introduced to various practical tasks, linked to associated online tools and/or databases, within self-contained modules. 
+Each module includes i) succinct statements of teaching goals and learning outcomes, to convey to trainees what they will be able to do on completion of the module; 
+ii) a series of questions or ‘Reflections’ to provoke critical thinking about the tasks that have been completed; 
+iii) additional background information and further reading to help support learning and enquiry; 
+and iv) multiple choice quiz questions to evaluate understanding at the end. 
+Educational Resources for introductory sequence and structural bioinformatics are currently being developed by ELIXIR TeSS, ELIXIR-UK and the UK Structural Bioinformatics group (via the FunPDBe project).
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