One of my co-workers says about tracking, “One of the big selling points to [Blackboard] Vista is the wealth of tracking data for auditing, grade challenges, and catching cheaters.” Certainly, Reports and Tracking in Blackboard’s Vista 3 is one of the more favorite tools. So making sure the data gets there is critically important. The…
Scott Schamp is teaching at UGA using Second Life. This is from his blog. But last Friday, I found myself saying things I never thought I would have to say. “Please don’t sit on the fountain during class. Don’t forget that everyone needs to wear clothes the next time we meet. And, please, try and…
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Camera: Canon SD 800 ISEditor: Picasa (actions: I’m Feeling Lucky) What I think: Looks more like a painting than a picture out of a camera.
How to Make Our Ideas Clear (tags: philosophy logic organization)
Yesterday, CNN’s Erica Hill was following a story about 2 pit bulls who got loose and killed a woman in while she slept. My first complaint is citing statistics without saying from where they originated. Only because the of rebuttal guest pointing out the study was based on media reporting incidents rather than police reporting…
So, you are a teaching an online class. Students cheating naturally is a concern. How does one prevent them from stealing answers? Code in the online class system? Unfortunately, the makers of the learning management systems lag behind the creativity of cheaters. Plus, they can only control their systems. How do they enforce security in…
Garbage Collection in the Java HotSpot Virtual Machine (tags: java performance garbage-collection)
I laughed when I read this: In classes, faculty told students about the [Georgia Gwinnett College’s] policy on cell phones: Use them for everything. Students are required to have cell phones so they can connect with faculty, administrators and other students quickly. Article Awesomeness.