The members of the ImageJ list may be interested in how we've implemented
ImageJ as part of our Moodle-based e-learning system.
In a series of neuroimaging e-laboratories for undergraduates to be
released by Science Approach this fall, an online implementation of ImageJ
is used by students to display and gather data from images provided by
collaborating scientists (ImageJ opens in a window overlay that includes
the program and instructions for using it). Data gathered by the students
is saved in a database, which is then used in an online implementation of
the statistical program R to create graphs and calculate statistics. (In
most of the e-labs, students add to an expert database, which is then used
in the analysis.)
The first e-lab to be released--"New Neurons for You After All"--is
available for review on our website. In the e-lab, students replicate
research conducted by Elizabeth Gould, Ph.D., on the effects of exercise
and social living conditions on neurogenesis in rats. The e-lab is targeted
for introductory and non-majors courses.
We invite you to review the e-lab to see what we've done with ImageJ. Visit
the Science Approach website (
http://www.science-approach.com) and follow
the instructions for registering and purchasing the e-lab. Enter the
code ZMY4ZJ in the appropriate box when you reach the Checkout screen. The
code gives you lifetime access to the e-lab. The code may be used through
31 December 2012.
Additional ImageJ-based e-labs to be released in the near future are:
1. Seeing GABAA Receptors at Work: Quantifying Radioligand Binding and
Its Modulation by Endogenous Signaling Molecules
2. Form and Function of Individual Neurons: Using Confocal Images and
Modeling to Learn About Structure/Function Relationships in Nerve Cells
3. Your Brain Without Sleep: Analyzing How Sleep Deprivation Impacts
Brain Function
4. Teen Brains on Alcohol and Other Drugs: Using fMRI to Assess
Cognitive Damage and Predict Future Substance Use
If you have questions about Science Approach's ImageJ-based e-labs, please
send a message to me or via the contact form on the Science Approach
website.
*Development of the e-labs described above was supported by Small Business
Innovative Research (SBIR) Grant Number R44MH070250 from the National
Institute Of Mental Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the
authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the
National Institute Of Mental Health or the National Institutes of Health.*
--
Steven Moore, Ph.D.
CEO
Science Approach
PO Box 13750
Tucson, AZ 85732-3750
(520) 322-0118, Ext. 205
http://science-approach.com*Neuroscience e-Laboratories for Undergraduate Education*
Visit
http://www.science-approach.com/content/blogsection/22/228/ for a
list and purchasing information.
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