by Christian Frosch, Alexander Sczyrba, Thomas Fröhlich, and Georg Füllen
by Christian Frosch, Alexander Sczyrba, Thomas Fröhlich, and Georg
Füllen
Biocomputing for Schools offers material for a multimedia project
in biology and computer science education, highlighting the possibilities
of the new Information Technologies (IT) in the field of Biocomputing.
Our target group are pupils aged 16-19 years and their teachers.
We are a group
of 4 graduate and undergraduate students and we did not receive any financial
support for the development of the pages.
Please use Netscape Navigator Version 3 or 4 to view our pages.
We participated in the Second European competition for educational multimedia for schools and were a finalist in the category Universities and Multimedia Schools. A translated version is of the laudatio is available. (The laudatio was also published in FWU-Magazin 5-6: pp. 71-73, 1997.)
| Material for Students | ||
| Introductory Material | We have prepared some pages for students which they can explore on their own. | Biocomputing in a Nutshell |
| Enhancing Motivation | We run an essay competition for all participants. Deadline is August 31, 1998. We award DM 250 ! | Essay Competition |
| Daily Impact | Using BSE as an example, we highlight the impact of biocomputing on our daily life. (NEW: Nobel Prize awarded to Stanley Prusiner, for his research on the prion protein.) | Biocomputing and BSE |
| Who are the People? | We provide a portrait of 3 biocomputing scientists. | Bioscientists |
| Job Prospects | Biocomputing has developed into a 'hot' scientific field. Students can find out: | How to Become a Bioinformatics Expert |
| Material for Teachers | ||
| Discussion and Homework | We have assembled a few questions to invite students and teachers to think about biocomputing and its day to day use. | List of Questions |
| Background Info | We explain uses and methods of biocomputing on a more advanced level. | Advanced Tutorial |
| Do It Yourself | We have prepared a detailed example where you tackle a biocomputational task yourself. | Detailed Example |
| The Internet - why and how |
Find out what biocomputing has to do with the Internet and what the underlying information technologies are. | Biocomputing and Information Technologies |
| Participating Classes | A lot of teachers have already expressed their interest in working on this project. You can request a list of these teachers by e-mail. | List of Teachers |
| Explore our pages - select the material you need! | We can help you in various ways! | Get in contact with us! |
Use the World Wide Web to find out about a close-by university/research
lab/company where they are working on Biocomputing, interview them for
half an hour or via email, and write a small essay about their work.
We are awarding a price of DM 250,- for the
best text. Deadline is August 31, 1998. Please send your contribution to:
We have assembled a few questions to invite both, students and teachers to think about biocomputing and its day to day use.
Almost everybody has already heard of the Humane Genome Project, but what is it all about? The term "Humane Genome Project" is frequently referred to throughout todays' media, especially when it comes to cloning and the use of genetically modified nutrients.
Many aspects of science and especially Biocomputing rely on the rapid dissemination of information using the Internet as the main basis of communication. Therefore it is of advantage to have a basic knowledge of the terms used in Information Technologies (IT), which ease the communication among people that do not live in the same local area. These are
While the former examples (e-mail, mailing lists, and WWW) are referring to
services that are frequently used by almost everybody on the Internet,
the latter are not yet used that often and some of them are still under
heavy development (especially video conferencing). On the other hand, MOO
systems are virtual conference systems where users can meet and talk to
each other in real-time.
If you would like to experience the fascinating world of Virtual Education,
please have a look at BioMOO.
Just click on the 'Open an independent web browser window into BioMOO'
button.
BioMOO is a virtual meeting place for biologists located in Israel. Thus,
it is another example for the truly international nature of the Internet.
Within BioMOO, Virtual Classrooms can be set up and used for real-time
meetings of several users from any country. If you want to try and use
one for your project, we can prepare a room for you.
As you might have noticed while stepping through these pages, most of the information referred to, is distributed over the Internet. In addition, the people you might interact with on the Internet do come from all over the world making work on the Internet a truly international event. This clearly shows that information is not necessarily assembled in a single place with somebody guarding it. Also, all this information is freely available and not hidden in special areas to which only selected people have access. Thus, you might have experienced a glimpse of the spirit on the Internet. It is not just a place for playing games and hanging around, there are many, many people who use the Internet and its services (e-mail, WWW) on a daily basis. The new Information Technologies (like WWW, video, audio conferencing, and virtual education) have become an essential part of their daily work.
If you have any questions please contact us.
Christian Frosch
© 1997 Christian Frosch, Alexander Sczyrba, Thomas Fröhlich, and Georg Füllen