Posted in education, opensource on Aug 23rd, 2006
Here is the research on open source/free resources for statistics. It turns out that all the material and tools we will go over in my Intro to Stats course this fall (2006) is available for free, as opposed to the apx. $180 for SAS license and new textbook, or even $150 for SAS license and [...]
Posted in web on Aug 19th, 2006
A version of the popular LibX toolbar is now in beta version for UH Manoa library patrons. For more information and to test it out visit the Firefox Extension page.
Posted in education, legal, opensource, web on Aug 19th, 2006
At Read/Write Web there is a nice discussion on how the web has been a particularly important technology for eLearning (and I would claim for learning, and in many ways). However, it only tantalizes. There are so many initiatives, which originate from or attempt to marry various technologies such as digital libraries, course management systems, [...]
The New York Times reported today on the third (and perhaps final) draft of the Department of Education Commission on the Future of Higher Education report.
Long anticipated, the panel’s report portends the beginning of a “no child left behind” for Higher Ed. Signed by 18 of 19 of the Dept. of Education Commission on the [...]
Posted in opensource on Aug 8th, 2006
I buntu, you buntu, y’all buntu…
Yes, on the open source front, Ubuntu is getting press about how wonderful it is as a desktop… and that it is the threat to RedHat (that SUSE is not).
Plus I really like the desktop choices that Ubuntu provides.
The 1-click installs and easier-of-use are real advantages to those who are [...]
The best plan is only good intentions unless it degenerates into work.
— Peter Drucker
