Fostering accessible online education using Galaxy as an e-learning platform.

• Main Authors: Beatriz Serrano-Solano, Melanie C Föll, Cristóbal Gallardo-Alba, Anika Erxleben, Helena Rasche, Saskia Hiltemann, Matthias Fahrner, Mark J Dunning, Marcel H Schulz, Beáta Scholtz, Dave Clements, Anton Nekrutenko, Bérénice Batut, Björn A Grüning
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-05-01
• Series: PLoS Computational Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008923

The COVID-19 pandemic is shifting teaching to an online setting all over the world. The Galaxy framework facilitates the online learning process and makes it accessible by providing a library of high-quality community-curated training materials, enabling easy access to data and tools, and facilitates sharing achievements and progress between students and instructors. By combining Galaxy with robust communication channels, effective instruction can be designed inclusively, regardless of the students' environments.