Cathy's team has just released their Canvas3D js lib C3DL version 0.6. The library is starting to be capable of doing some cool things (Collada support, picking, particle system, textures, etc.), and has attracted a number of external contributors (ya open source research!). Ted wrote a cool panorama image…
Mike let me know of a great mobile event being put on by the Free and Open Source Software Learning Centre on February 4th in Waterloo. It's going to be a day packed full of iPhone, Android, OpenMoko, and other mobile lore you can't afford to miss. For students taking…
I was pleased to read Luke's thoughts today on the function of teacher. Like him, I struggle daily with the misaligned institutional expectations around 'school' with my own preference for 'learning.' He and I have been engaged in a discussion about this for at least the past six years,…
I just finished giving an introductory talk to both my DPS911 and OSD700 students, as well as Fardad's and Jordan's DPS909 and OSD600 students. I can't tell you how exciting it is to get a new group of students at Seneca joining us as we do work in our open…
I'm back from holidays today, and trying to settle into the ramp-up phase of the winter 2009 semester. It's going to be a lot of fun, as I take Mozilla students from 0.4 to 1.0 with their projects, Fardad and Jordan introduce courses on OpenOffice.org and Eclipse…
It's done. After a seven year on-again off-again relationship with this code, I'm pleased to announce that VncSharp has reached version 1.0. I have told myself many times that "this is the last time I'm updating this" and for some reason I always come back. Actually, the…
Everyone seems to want to share wordles of their blogs these days. Now it seems that not even Christmas Cards can resist the power of this meme:…
I am always amazed and saddened when I see traditional media trying to cover anything to do with the web. Why cover a story about something happening on the web, and not provide any links? Why not write yourself into the fabric of the web? Why always look at the…
I just finished reading a great interview with Stroustrup about CS education, and his ideas for how to improve it. He's got some great things to say, and the street cred to say them, especially now that he's a prof teaching CS. Here are some great take aways: Take a…
This is a nice interveiw (audio) with Gladwell from CBC. More and more I'm finding myself returning to his ideas, especially as they relate to the need for space and context for individuals to grow personal drive. I've striven to do this professionally with the courses I've created over the…