Education
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- Reference (76)
https://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/publicat/jermann-papers/Kobbe
A 1997 academic paper from TECFA at the University of Geneva examining how pairs of subjects used multimodal communication tools in a text-based virtual environment called TecfaMOO to solve mystery games collaboratively. The research proposes a novel class of artificial MOO agents called 'observers' that compute interaction statistics to assist human or AI tutors in collaborative learning environments.
http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/home.html
Professor Michael Fowler of the University of Virginia presents a comprehensive physics course tracing the scientific revolutions sparked by Galileo, Newton, and Einstein, from Babylonian mathematics through relativity. The site includes full lecture notes, homework and exam questions, applets, flashlets, and supplementary teaching materials originally developed for high school physics teachers.
https://miraura.org/lit/skgl.html
A searchable glossary of Sanskrit terms drawn specifically from Sri Aurobindo's works and the Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library, making it a specialized reference for students of Integral Yoga philosophy. The indexed entries span hundreds of Sanskrit terms with alphabetical navigation sections and references to scriptural texts, offering a focused scholarly tool for readers of Aurobindo's writings.
https://fieggen.com/shoelace
Ian Fieggen, aka 'Professor Shoelace,' has spent over two decades building the internet's definitive reference on shoelaces, covering more than 100 lacing methods with step-by-step tutorials and thousands of photos. The site is home to the famous Ian Knot, claimed to be the world's fastest shoelace knot, and includes an interactive lacing tool, knot comparisons, and detailed guides on shoelace construction and lengths.
https://lexilogos.com/francais_ancien.htm
Lexilogos, created by Xavier Nègre, is a comprehensive reference portal aggregating dictionaries and lexicons for Old and Middle French from the 9th through the 16th centuries, including the renowned Godefroy dictionary and the DMF. Researchers and language enthusiasts will find an impressive collection of searchable historical dictionaries, travel narrative corpora, and scholarly lexicographic resources covering medieval French dialects and Romance languages.
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http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ruby-doc-bundle/Tutorial/part_01/objects.html
A beginner-friendly Ruby programming tutorial that introduces core concepts like objects, classes, and methods using clear tables and plain-language comparisons to familiar ideas. Hosted on ruby-doc.org, this lesson walks newcomers through Ruby's type system, class notation conventions, and type conversion methods with concise code examples.
https://zhongwen.com/
Zhongwen.com offers a comprehensive Chinese-English etymological dictionary focused on traditional Chinese characters, tracing the pictographic and historical origins of each character. Learners of Mandarin and linguistics enthusiasts alike will find it invaluable for understanding how Chinese writing evolved from ancient pictographs through sources like the Shuowen.
https://nathhan.com/
NATHHAN (National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network) is a Christian organization supporting families who homeschool children with special needs and disabilities, including autism, Down syndrome, ADD, and ADHD. The site offers downloadable newsletters, classified ads, book reviews, articles by subject, support group listings, and resources for parents navigating the unique challenges of special needs homeschooling.
https://visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html
An interactive reference chart organized like the periodic table of elements, cataloging over 100 visualization methods including pie charts, mind maps, Venn diagrams, timelines, and more exotic types like hyperbolic trees and flight plans. Hovering over each element reveals a tooltip definition, making it a handy at-a-glance guide for anyone working in data visualization, information design, or graphic facilitation.
https://people.bu.edu/gagnon
David R. Gagnon, MD MPH PhD, maintains this faculty page for the Boston University School of Public Health's Biostatistics department, offering links to SAS macros, statistical and medical resources, and government references. The page includes a NESUG 2013 presentation and various curated bookmarks for researchers and students in biostatistics and public health.