Slides used in a short presentation for University of Alaska Fairbanks IT Day highlighting how 3D virtual worlds and SL specifically are being used in education.
The document discusses the use of 3D virtual worlds for educational purposes. It lists several virtual world platforms like Second Life, Active Worlds, and There.com. It provides examples of how educational institutions are using virtual worlds for immersive environments, data visualization, simple simulations, collaborative spaces, and social interaction. The document also lists many universities and colleges that have a virtual world presence for educational activities.
The University of Bologna, founded in 1088 in Bologna, Italy, was likely the first university in Western Europe and served as the model for modern universities. Some other early universities included the University of Oxford (circa 1100), University of Paris (circa 1100), and University of Cambridge (1209). Harvard College was founded in 1636 as the first higher education institution in the American colonies, initially open only to wealthy, white males and established to provide a learned ministry. Early American colleges focused on prescribed curriculums in areas like Greek, Latin, religion, and philosophy. Over time, higher education in America expanded to include more public institutions, women, and became more accessible to a wider population through
This document discusses the use of virtual worlds like Second Life by academic libraries and educational institutions. It notes that over 64 volunteer librarians staff an information island in Second Life called Info Island. It also provides examples of many universities from around the world that have a virtual presence in Second Life to provide educational and research resources to their students and faculty.
ECU is a public university located in Greenville, NC that was founded in 1907. It currently has over 20,000 undergraduate students and over 6,000 graduate students. 84% of students are from NC while 16% are from out of state. Tuition has steadily increased each year from $1,453 in 2001-2002 to $2,335 in 2006-2007. A quartic regression model and a tangent line model were used to project tuition costs for 2009-2010. The regression model projected $3,227.40 while the tangent line projected $3,268.60. The actual 2009-2010 tuition was $2,991, making the regression model prediction more accurate.
About National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators AllianceHumera Fasihuddin
This presentation was delivered Humera Fasihuddin of NCIIA (http://www.nciia.org), lead sponsor of TEDxPrinceton (December 3, 2010), during the opening remarks.
Grants awarded by midstream and utility company Dominion to colleges and universities in the northeast. Collectively Dominion handed out $1 million to 39 institutions of higher learning in 2014, located in the Marcellus/Utica region.
1. Social networks will become ubiquitous and integrated into many online services and activities, with people's social graphs and identities portable across different platforms.
2. Relationships and social influence will be automatically mapped based on people's permissions, and social networks will compete to provide the best user experiences rather than locking users into isolated social graphs.
3. Marketers will pay more to reach and influence individuals based on their social authority and the interests of their social networks, with people having personalized rates reflecting their influence.
Slides that accompanied a discussion about strategies to help improve the support we do for ourselves.
The supporting page is at http://iteach.uaf.edu/be-your-own-support/
The document discusses the history and development of virtual worlds and 3D online spaces, focusing on Second Life. It describes how early MUD interfaces and games like World of Warcraft influenced the creation of virtual spaces. It then outlines some of the key features of Second Life, including user-created avatars and immersive virtual environments. Finally, it provides examples of how Second Life is used for social interaction, artistic expression, education, civic engagement, and economic activity.
El documento habla sobre las Cataratas del Iguazú en enero de 2008, recomienda escuchar la música "La Misión" mientras se explora el documento con el ratón sin prisas y anima a compartirlo con amigos para que todos tengan un buen día.
Presentation from award winning teacher Vicki Davis as presented to an education class at the College of William and Mary in February 2007. (c) Vicki A Davis, All Rights reserved
The document describes Money Pad, a proposed future wallet that uses biometrics and a magnetic disk to securely store transaction and identity information. Money Pad aims to provide a more convenient and secure alternative to carrying cash and using credit/debit cards. It would allow instant transfer of funds between parties during purchases with strong security via fingerprint recognition and encryption. The document outlines how Money Pad could be implemented and sees it as having applications in electronic banking, e-commerce, and daily transactions if usability and security standards are met.
A workshop presented at the Sandhurst Diocese Education Conference
This workshop will focus on the “New” read-write web and look at the many opportunities to use these web tools in your classroom.
The support bog can be found at http://sandhurst.edublogs.org
The document proposes a new digital wallet called MoneyPad that uses biometrics for secure electronic transactions. MoneyPad would replace physical cash and cards by storing digital cash and transaction information. It uses fingerprint recognition technology for authentication. MoneyPad aims to enable instant funds clearing, eliminate payment risk, and provide strong encryption for secure transactions of digital currency. It could be used for e-banking, e-commerce, and mobile payments. The document outlines the technical details and implementation of MoneyPad, as well as why it would be useful for users and merchants.
Virtual reality technology allows for immersive simulated experiences. The document discusses virtual reality and thanks the viewer for watching. It provides image credits and music credits for the virtual reality content.
This presentation introduces Money Pad, a proposed future wallet that would replace traditional paper-based wallets. Money Pad uses biometric fingerprint recognition for secure identity verification and transactions. It would allow contactless payments and digital cash transfers using an internet-connected device. Money Pad offers advantages over credit cards like unlimited access to funds, no transaction fees, and eliminating the risk of lost or stolen cards. The presentation concludes that as internet usage grows, Money Pad could replace cards as a more convenient way to perform cashless transactions anywhere in the world through fingerprint authentication on a single device.
The document describes Money Pad, an electronic cash handling system that uses fingerprint recognition to authenticate users. It works by capturing, extracting, comparing, and matching fingerprint data to determine if a user is authorized. Money Pad aims to improve security over credit cards and smart cards while allowing for instant clearing of funds and secure transactions. It could be used for online payments, digital cash transfer, and daily transactions once supporting infrastructure like e-banks are more widely available.
This list was compiled from the Top 10 Tools list shared by over 220 learning professionals worldwide at the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
What Webs We Weave In Our Second Lives Auc 08KarenSPC
This document discusses Second Life, a 3D virtual world. It provides information on what Second Life is, who uses it including companies and educational institutions, and how people network and learn in Second Life. Some highlights mentioned are rolling restarts, shopping for clothes and freebies, and wanting to teleport and fly in real life. Questions are welcomed from the presenters on their experiences in Second Life.
Slides that accompanied a discussion about strategies to help improve the support we do for ourselves.
The supporting page is at http://iteach.uaf.edu/be-your-own-support/
The document discusses the history and development of virtual worlds and 3D online spaces, focusing on Second Life. It describes how early MUD interfaces and games like World of Warcraft influenced the creation of virtual spaces. It then outlines some of the key features of Second Life, including user-created avatars and immersive virtual environments. Finally, it provides examples of how Second Life is used for social interaction, artistic expression, education, civic engagement, and economic activity.
El documento habla sobre las Cataratas del Iguazú en enero de 2008, recomienda escuchar la música "La Misión" mientras se explora el documento con el ratón sin prisas y anima a compartirlo con amigos para que todos tengan un buen día.
Presentation from award winning teacher Vicki Davis as presented to an education class at the College of William and Mary in February 2007. (c) Vicki A Davis, All Rights reserved
The document describes Money Pad, a proposed future wallet that uses biometrics and a magnetic disk to securely store transaction and identity information. Money Pad aims to provide a more convenient and secure alternative to carrying cash and using credit/debit cards. It would allow instant transfer of funds between parties during purchases with strong security via fingerprint recognition and encryption. The document outlines how Money Pad could be implemented and sees it as having applications in electronic banking, e-commerce, and daily transactions if usability and security standards are met.
A workshop presented at the Sandhurst Diocese Education Conference
This workshop will focus on the “New” read-write web and look at the many opportunities to use these web tools in your classroom.
The support bog can be found at http://sandhurst.edublogs.org
The document proposes a new digital wallet called MoneyPad that uses biometrics for secure electronic transactions. MoneyPad would replace physical cash and cards by storing digital cash and transaction information. It uses fingerprint recognition technology for authentication. MoneyPad aims to enable instant funds clearing, eliminate payment risk, and provide strong encryption for secure transactions of digital currency. It could be used for e-banking, e-commerce, and mobile payments. The document outlines the technical details and implementation of MoneyPad, as well as why it would be useful for users and merchants.
Virtual reality technology allows for immersive simulated experiences. The document discusses virtual reality and thanks the viewer for watching. It provides image credits and music credits for the virtual reality content.
This presentation introduces Money Pad, a proposed future wallet that would replace traditional paper-based wallets. Money Pad uses biometric fingerprint recognition for secure identity verification and transactions. It would allow contactless payments and digital cash transfers using an internet-connected device. Money Pad offers advantages over credit cards like unlimited access to funds, no transaction fees, and eliminating the risk of lost or stolen cards. The presentation concludes that as internet usage grows, Money Pad could replace cards as a more convenient way to perform cashless transactions anywhere in the world through fingerprint authentication on a single device.
The document describes Money Pad, an electronic cash handling system that uses fingerprint recognition to authenticate users. It works by capturing, extracting, comparing, and matching fingerprint data to determine if a user is authorized. Money Pad aims to improve security over credit cards and smart cards while allowing for instant clearing of funds and secure transactions. It could be used for online payments, digital cash transfer, and daily transactions once supporting infrastructure like e-banks are more widely available.
This list was compiled from the Top 10 Tools list shared by over 220 learning professionals worldwide at the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
What Webs We Weave In Our Second Lives Auc 08KarenSPC
This document discusses Second Life, a 3D virtual world. It provides information on what Second Life is, who uses it including companies and educational institutions, and how people network and learn in Second Life. Some highlights mentioned are rolling restarts, shopping for clothes and freebies, and wanting to teleport and fly in real life. Questions are welcomed from the presenters on their experiences in Second Life.
This document lists over 300 universities, schools, research centers, and other organizations from around the world that have visited the website www.diegofdezsevilla.wordpress.com. The organizations are grouped by country and cover academia, corporations, government administrations, research institutions, and education/schools from nations in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and Oceania.
Partnership campuses - a global key trend?Anders Norberg
A presentation of partnership campuses, multi-institutional campuses, multi-university campuses as a global trend. From a presentation for Seinäjoki University Consortium Forum, Conference, Sept 23rd, 2011 by me, Anders Norberg, Campus Skellefteå, Sweden.
Partial Listing of Affiliated Colleges, Universities, Schools - NATIONAL FORU...William Kritsonis
This document lists William Allan Kritsonis as the Editor-in-Chief of National Forum Journals, which has been publishing for over 35 years and has published over 5,200 professors. It then provides a partial listing of the universities, colleges, schools, and other organizations that are affiliated with National Forum Journals. The listing contains over 300 educational institutions from around the world.
Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education Methods and Outcomes 1st Edition...bovaryverzun
Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education Methods and Outcomes 1st Edition Charles Wankel
Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education Methods and Outcomes 1st Edition Charles Wankel
Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education Methods and Outcomes 1st Edition Charles Wankel
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982 (www.nationalforum.com) is a group of national and international refereed journals. NFJ publishes articles on colleges, universities and schools; management, business and administration; academic scholarship, multicultural issues; schooling; special education; teaching and learning; counseling and addiction; alcohol and drugs; crime and criminology; disparities in health; risk behaviors; international issues; education; organizational theory and behavior; educational leadership and supervision; action and applied research; teacher education; race, gender, society; public school law; philosophy and history; psychology, sociology, and much more. Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief.
National FORUM Journals - Partial Listing of Affiliated Colleges, Universitie...William Kritsonis
National FORUM Journals was founded in 1983 by Dr. William Allan Kritsonis. Since then, over 4,200 professors and practitioners have published in this group of national refereed journals in educational administration, leadership, applied educational research, special education, international education, multicultural issues, college and university issues, teacher education, curriculum and instruction, business, managerial leadership, administrative leadership, and much more.
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS. See: www.nationalforum.com
This document contains a list of 74 corporate names, educational institutions, and government organizations. It includes universities, schools, and other educational bodies from locations around the world such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa, North America, and the Middle East.
David E. Herrington, Bobbie Eddins, Ann Farris, Brenda Russell, Jeffrey Kirk,...William Kritsonis
David E. Herrington, Bobbie Eddins, Ann Farris, Brenda Russell, Jeffrey Kirk, Jeff Goldhorn, W. Sean Kearney, Michael Webb, Chuck Holt, Amy Burkman, Lori Webb, James Jurica
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS - www.nationalforum.com
The document discusses the use of virtual worlds like Second Life in education. It provides background on Kean University and notes that today's students are "digital natives" who are comfortable with online environments. It then describes several universities and organizations that have a presence in Second Life, including Info Island which is staffed by volunteer librarians. Finally, it mentions that Second Life residents can build virtual objects and decorate virtual spaces, and provides a brief tour of the virtual Nancy Thompson Library that was built in Second Life.
This document lists over 200 universities, colleges, schools, and organizations that are affiliated with and receive the National Forum of Applied Educational Research Journal. It includes institutions from across the United States as well as several international locations. The list demonstrates the wide reach and readership of the journal among the educational research community.
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982) William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-ChiefWilliam Kritsonis
This document lists the editors, advisors, and policy board members for the National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal. It also lists many universities, colleges, and school districts that are affiliated with the National Forum Journals.
OCLC Research - National Library of SwedenJohn MacColl
The document discusses the challenges facing research libraries and opportunities for partnerships between the RLG Partnership and OCLC Research. It notes that legacy systems, a reduced sense of relevance, and uncertainty about preparation for change pose risks to libraries. However, it argues that through aggregation, prioritizing unique materials, research, and taking advantage of user contributions and data mining, libraries can remain relevant to researchers.
This document provides information about an algebra and trigonometry textbook including its authors, reviewers, and institutional supporters. It lists the lead author, Jay Abramson, and his background and accomplishments. It also lists contributing authors and faculty who reviewed and consulted on the text. Finally, it discusses the organizations that support OpenStax College including foundations committed to reducing education costs and increasing access to knowledge.
The document discusses the benefits of studying in the USA, including its welcoming environment for international students. It notes the increasing numbers of international students in the US and top universities that attract them. Many world leaders studied in the US. Returning Moldovan students support Moldova. US universities are innovative and offer diverse programs and experiences beyond classes. Government exchange programs help students study in the US.
CILogon 2.0 at 2017 Internet2 Global Summitjbasney
CILogon 2.0 - An Integrated Identity and Access Management Platform for Science. April 26 2017.
Presented at CINC UP: Cyber Security Research Acceleration Workshop and Showcase at the Internet2 Global Summit:
https://meetings.internet2.edu/2017-global-summit/detail/10004595/
Mastering Boolean Algebra for Digital Logic: Laws and Design FundamentalsGS Virdi
In this presentation, Dr. G.S. Virdi—Former Chief Scientist at CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani—introduces the core principles of Boolean Algebra, the theoretical foundation of digital systems. You’ll learn how Boolean values (0 and 1) function as logic levels, discover the laws that govern Boolean expressions, and explore how these rules are used to analyze and design digital circuits.
Key Takeaways:
Fundamental Concepts – Understand how Boolean Algebra frames the logic underpinning all digital electronics.
Boolean Laws – Learn essential identities like the Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Laws, plus key principles like the Identity Law and Involution Law.
Practical Applications – See how Boolean Algebra serves as a tool to simplify and optimize real-world circuit designs.
Who Should Watch:
This lecture is perfect for students, educators, and professionals in electronics or computer engineering who want to strengthen their grasp of digital logic and circuit design fundamentals.
Focus and Relevance: Well-defined criteria ensure the review answers the specific research question and includes only relevant studies.
Minimizing Bias: Clear criteria reduce the risk of selection bias (systematic differences between included and excluded studies).
Validity and Reliability: Including only appropriate studies strengthens the internal and external validity of the review's findings.
Reproducibility: Explicit criteria allow others to replicate the review process.
Efficiency: Clear criteria streamline the screening and selection process, saving time and resources.
How to Manage Work Order Dependencies in Odoo 17 ManufacturingCeline George
When we manufacture certain products, some procedures may need to be completed before others may begin. To ensure that operations take place in the correct order, work order dependencies in the manufacturing module allow operations on a Bill of Materials (BoM) to be blocked by other operations that should be performed first.
Education and Society: A Contemporary Indian PerspectiveRejoshaRajendran
This presentation explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary Indian society and its education system. It covers key themes such as social diversity, constitutional values, inclusive education, and the challenges faced by educators in a rapidly changing socio-political landscape. Designed for students and educators in the field of education, the presentation aligns with B.Ed and M.Ed curriculum requirements and provides concise, easy-to-understand insights into how India's cultural, economic, and political shifts influence education policies and practices.
CLINICAL SYMPTOMS & MANAGEMENT OF POISONING.pptxAshish Umale
The above slides indicated the detailed study about the poisoning conditions and its types.
There are three main categories of the poisoning such as corrosive, irritant, neurotics , which describes the various type of poisoning.
There are many different types and compounds are responsible for causing the poisoning conditions inside the body.
Some of the main categories that creates poisoning are mercury, lead, arsenic, organophosphorus, barbiturates etc.
All the above conditions caused poisoning conditions inside the body by performing various mechanisms on various receptors and various parts of the body which creats harmful effect and even may lead to death condition too. To cure these harmful conditions various drugs are used to treat them. Management of these diseases are important by which the spredispeed of these will reduce and the condition will be free from the impact o poison on the body.
Under Quru-Kshetra 2025,
This is "DAKSHINA JALANIDHI"- The India Quiz.
This was Researched & Conducted by PRATEEK ! the President of QURU- The Quiz Society of RAM LAL ANAND COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI.
This quiz embodies the magnificence of INDIA THAT IS BHARAT. With a MEGA CONNECT in the prelims, this quiz saw a huge participation from people throughout the DELHI QUIZ CIRCUIT & Beyond. This file contains both the PRELIMS & FINALS of the quiz. Hope you like it!
European challenges through ancient lens: revisiting the 'decline' of the Wes...Javier Andreu
Material de apoyo a la conferencia dictada, en la Universidad de Columbia, el 10 de abril de 2025, por el Prof. Dr. D. Javier Andreu Pintado, en el marco de las actividades organizadas por la University of Columbia European Student Association.
Aviso de la conferencia en la sección de eventos de la Universidad de Columbia: https://sipa.campusgroups.com/ceusa/rsvp_boot?id=1928478
Leo Lo - University of New Mexico
This session explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the research and knowledge ecosystem, drawing on the ARL/CNI 2035 Scenarios report. Dr. Leo S. Lo, Dean of University Libraries at the University of New Mexico, will present four divergent scenarios developed through extensive stakeholder engagement, highlighting critical uncertainties and strategic focal points for libraries and research institutions. These scenarios range from democratized and socially integrated AI to autonomous AI systems, offering insights into potential challenges and opportunities.
AI-based Information Retrieval from Structured Text Documents.pdfAmritha Premkumar
The rapid expansion of unstructured and semi-structured textual data in technical documentation,
industrial datasheets, and regulatory reports has created an urgent need for automated knowledge
extraction and representation systems. Traditional rule-based and keyword-driven approaches
often fail to capture semantic relationships, hierarchical structures, and contextual dependencies,
limiting their effectiveness in structured data retrieval. This thesis explores AI-driven structured
knowledge extraction using Large Language Models (LLMs), specifically GPT-4o and Gemini
2.0 Flash, to generate XML-based knowledge graphs from unstructured PDFs.
The proposed methodology consists of a multi-stage AI pipeline that integrates text extraction,
structured representation, confidence-aware entity extraction, and question-answering (QA) capabilities:
• Text Extraction and Preprocessing: A layout-aware text extraction using pdfplumber accurately
retrieves textual content from multi-column, tabular, and graphically embedded
PDFs. The system ensures context preservation, structural consistency, and efficient handling
of complex document formats.
• Structured Knowledge Graph Generation: Extracted text is processed using GPT-4o and
Gemini 2.0 Flash to transform unstructured content into hierarchically structured XML
representations, ensuring that extracted information is machine-readable and semantically
rich.
• Confidence-Based Entity Extraction: Gemini 2.0 Flash introduces a confidence-aware extraction
framework, where each extracted attribute is assigned a confidence score (0.0–1.0),
allowing for uncertainty estimation, ranking of high-confidence attributes, and filtering of
unreliable extractions.
• Question-Answering (QA) over Structured Data: The thesis implements QA systems: (i)
Rule-Based Querying which directly maps structured queries to XML elements for fast
and precise information retrieval, and (ii) AI-Powered Semantic QA using GPT-4o and
Gemini 2.0 Flash which interpret natural language queries, by extracting relevant information
dynamically from structured knowledge graphs.
• Performance Benchmarking and Evaluation: The structured extraction and QA models
are evaluated using: (i) precision, recall, and F1-score to assess extraction accuracy, (ii)
processing time and scalability to measure computational efficiency, (iii) schema compliance
to ensure adherence to predefined XML structures, and (iv) confidence-score reliability
to validate uncertainty estimation in entity extraction.
Unit 5 chapter 6 - CHRONOPHARMACOLOGY.pptxAshish Umale
The slide indicates the details study about th chronopharmacology and it's different aspects. Rhythm cycle or circadian rhythm along with the biological clock or biological cycle is the main aspect of the slides which gives us details study about the cyclic condition of the body.
The 24 hr duration cycle provides different aspects to the body along with these the system present inside the body work on the basis of cycle.
Some of the systems show there action dusting the day condition while
Some of them work in the night condition whereas the exceptional system work during both the cyclic condition that is during the day as well as during the night also.
Hormonal activations occur during the day as well as during the night also.
Based on there there activation and activity the system show there functionalities which are beneficial to the human body as well as human daily functioning.
As we know chrono pharmacology deals with the optimization of drug and reducing the side effects condition by providing treatment as well as by providing drug doses on the different time aspects of on the different rhythmic conditions which help to cure the disease and also help in carry out the treatment.
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