Summer 2011 Tutorial Contest

Background

Slicer3 is used to perform meaningful research tasks. As part of the NA-MIC Training Core activities we are building a curated portfolio of tutorials for the basic functions and specialized functionality available in Slicer. Our current portfolio of tutorials as well as tutorials that were developed in past contests are posted on the NA-MIC training compendium.

Tutorial Contest Goal

The primary purpose of this contest is to enrich the training materials that are available to end-users and developers using 3D Slicer and the NA-MIC kit. We believe contestants will be motivated to participate to enhance the dissemination of their own algorithms that they have incorporated into the Slicer3 platform and/or to enhance training of Slicer3 functionality for their own laboratory groups.

There will be three categories:

1. END TO END SOLUTION TUTORIAL: In this category, the tutorial will teach a user how to solve a particular clinical problem using the NA-MIC Kit. Entries into this category will require at least:
   • materials about the scientific and application background and motivation,
   • step-by-step guides, and
   • sample data
   • Examples: ‏ ARCTIC (Automatic Regional Cortical Thickness) Tutorial, Neurosurgical Planning for Image Guided Therapy using Slicer3
2. ALGORITHM TUTORIAL: In this category the tutorial will teach a user how to make an algorithm work on their data. Entries into this category will require at least:
   • materials about the scientific and application background of the algorithm(s) and their use in the Slicer environment
   • step-by-step guides, and
   • at least two different sample data sets from two different institutions
   • Examples: Non-human Primates Segmentation Tutorial, Automatic Segmentation Tutorial
3. METHODOLOGY TUTORIAL. Application-level tutorials for users and developers.

Rules

• Tutorial must be based on the Slicer3.6.3 release or on Slicer4.
• To enter the contest, you must provide a version of the tutorial that works on all supported platforms (Mac,Windows,Linux)+.
• Tutorial and all of its components (data, powerpoints/pdfs, additional modules etc.) must be released under the Slicer license
• Tutorial data must be anonymized
• Tutorial must include contact information of the primary author (e-mail and phone number)
• Tutorial must follow the guidelines specified above and use the tutorial template.
• If applicable, the tutorial must provide clear directions for downloading and installing additional modules
  

+Applicants will work with the NA-MIC Training and Dissemination Cores in advance to do the multi-platform testing.

Submission Dead-line and Presentation

Submission dead-line: Friday June 3, 2011

• Submission process: to enter the contest, please follow the 5 steps below:
  • 1. Create a wiki page for your tutorial on the NA-MIC wiki.
  • 2. Upload your slides and tutorial dataset. Your tutorial and data must be named as 'TutorialName_TutorialContestSummer2011.pdf' and 'TutorialData_TutorialContestSummer2011.zip'
  • 3. Add a link to the uploaded tutorial and datasets on your tutorial page.
  • 4. Enter the results of your tests in the Summer 2011 test table
  • 5. Once you have completed step 1-4, add a link to your tutorial page in the list below and send a notification email to Katie Hayes to complete your tutorial submission ( hayes at nmr.mgh.harvard.edu)

• Presentation at the NA-MIC Project week: Brief highlights of tutorials will be presented by the authors during the Summer 2011 Project Week. Each presentation should be 10 minutes long summary of the submission.

List of submitted tutorials

• Your submission goes here ;)