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Forschung: Schnittstelle zum Gehirn
Das Fraunhofer-Institut für Rechnerarchitektur und Softwaretechnik präsentiert auf der CeBIT 2004 ein Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI), das in Kooperation mit der Klinik für Neurologie der Freien Universität Berlin entwickelt wurde: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/45416/ phpBB(Topic339|Post449)
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Article: Our Brains Cheat During Learning
http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/archives/001545.html schrieb / wrote: Learning as object-related pattern finding: Our Brains Cheat During Learning: ‚Researchers have shown that our brains might cheat when learning, switching to ‚automatic pilot‘ mode whenever it’s possible. Instead of trying to answer a question by reasoning, our brain explore a catalog of previous answers to similar questions just to save…
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Business: Blackboard files for $75 million in IPO
(2004/03/09) WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – Educational software company, Blackboard Inc., filed with U.S. regulators on Friday for an initial public offering worth an estimated $75 million. Source: http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/03/05/rtr1288641.html phpBB(Topic336|Post446)
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Service: Multimedia-Zentrum der BTU Cottbus
Das Multimediazentrum als zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität Cottbus arbeitet mit dem Hauptziel, den Einsatz der Neuen Medien und der multimedialen Kommunikation in allen Bereichen der Universität – insbesondere in der Lehre, Forschung und in der Außendarstellung – permanent zu intensivieren, um dadurch einen hohen Innovationsgrad und qualitative Verbesserungen zu erreichen. In diesem…
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Initiative: Plagiarism Resource Site
Plagiarism Resource Site (via Kairosnews): ‚Intended to serve as a clearinghouse for information on plagiarism, this site is especially concerned with news and developments that relate to undergraduate teaching and learning.‘ http://leeds.bates.edu/cbb/ phpBB(Topic334|Post443)
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Initiative: Kids can take virtual field trips
From the comfort of her Orion Oak Elementary School classroom, Jordan Sweat learned about Michigan’s Native Americans from a staff presentation at Cranbrook Science Institute in Bloomfield Hills. ‚It was cool because you could talk and see them without going anywhere,‘ said 9-year-old Jordan: http://www.detnews.com/2004/schools/0403/01/c04-78092.htm phpBB(Topic332|Post440)
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Article: Suspended kids log on to Web class
Cameras record every minute of Beverly Pearson’s day as a high school English teacher. When Pearson strides to the blackboard, a lens swivels to track her movements. A microphone captures each word: http://www.detnews.com/2004/schools/0403/01/a02-78283.htm phpBB(Topic331|Post438)
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Article: How to digitize a cassette tape?
Question: How can I get a cassette tape to play through on my computer? http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17700487 phpBB(Topic330|Post437)
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Article: How To Embed Video in Classroom Presentations
As teachers we deal with a generation that is used to, even expects, powerful visual imagery. Still photos just don’t cut it. They want video, and now it’s fairly simple to meet that demand. You can have a reputation as the teacher whose classroom presentations are really cool, and you just might inspire your students…
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Software: PDF generieren mit fpdf
FPDF ist eine PHP-Klasse, die dem Webmoderator ermöglicht, mit einem gewöhnlichen PHP-Programm PDF-Files zu erzeugen — und zwar ohne die PDFlib-Bibliothek, die im ZInfo 12 vorgestellt worden ist. ‚F‘ steht für Free: Sie können es beliebig verwenden und auch modifizieren. FPDF eignet sich dazu, Bestätigungen oder Patientenberichte dynamisch zu erzeugen, z.B. Datenbank-gestützt oder mittels unseres…