I believe anyone interested in learning more about technology and software should consider investigating open source options. Open source is a term used primarily when discussing the production and development of software that can be used by anyone at no cost. The idea is that the source code of the …
Like all of you, I read the CET blog every day. I like the 5-day-a-week format, with everyone in the CET contributing and with most entries (excluding this one and a few others) designed to support the use of technology in some way. Anyone who is not reading the blog …
When I was sixteen, I began to work at a YMCA sleep away camp, and every Saturday morning, my boss, a man by the name of Kurt Lothe, would make a TTD List (Things To Do) that would need to be completed by all the staff before we could have …
Last year, I led a training about Widgets and Homepages in D2L. One of our rock star faculty, Jennifer Mata, attended and then did some fantastic things with the homepage of her course: Would you like your course homepage to look as stellar as Dr. Mata’s? If so, the two …
by Joe Miller It’s no mystery that new consumer technologies are emerging on a seeming weekly basis. Fortunately, there is also an increasing number of online resources available that can help us stay as up-to-par as possible with all of our technological needs – after all, what good is all …
As I stood waiting for the bus this morning, I couldn’t help but feel the summer went by too fast. The temperature was cool enough to suggest fall is here, and the bright sunlight and leave-tinkling breeze left me nostalgic not only for past months but also for similar mornings …
Last week, Advisors, Inc’s Micheal Roffman interviewed me about the great benefits technology has for education and how technology is changing the field. Please check out Advisors, Inc. if you missed it.
After 12 years at DePaul, I decided to buy a house and stay in Chicago. It took me that long to realize that I had no place better to go. Actually, it was after 11 years; it took another year to find a house that had everything we—my family—wanted. So …
I have carried a notebook or sketchbook for as long as I can remember. The only thing that has really changed between my early years and now is how I have used the notebook. As a young person, they included my ideas about art, drawings, goals, philosophies, things I experienced …
It was about a year ago that I became Director of the CET. Since then, I have been trying hard to up my technology knowledge and skills, and have for the most part made some progress. Because much of what I have been doing tech-wise is new, I have tried …