First, what is git? At a basic level, it serves as a version control repository. This can be either local or cloud based. One of the most popular services is Github, another is bitbucket. Open collaboration, http://lifehacker.com/5983680/how-the-heck-do-i-use-github http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/ http://git-scm.com/ If you have access to Lynda Campus they have a great course on using Git.
There’s a new blog platform in town and its name is Ghost. Using a modern web framework, ghost is not only light weight and robust but fairly simple to get set up and running within a matter of hours. Step 1: Setup Amazon Web Services EC2 instance http://www.howtoinstallghost.com/how-to-setup-an-amazon-ec2-instance-to-host-ghost-for-free/ AWS Console: Create instance – download key […]
There’s a new blog platform in town and its name is Ghost. Using a modern web framework, ghost is not only light weight and robust but fairly simple to get set up and running within a matter of hours. Step 1: Setup Amazon Web Services EC2 instance http://www.howtoinstallghost.com/how-to-setup-an-amazon-ec2-instance-to-host-ghost-for-free/ AWS Console: Create instance – download key […]
First off, A big THANK YOU goes out our faculty member, Patty Grandos & John Gyory of University of Central Florida for bringing this to our attention. Expanding the size of the box for adding files to modules The default file list size is only 75 pixels tall. By adding the following code to […]
jwplayer(‘mediaplayer’).setup({ ‘id’: ‘playerID’, ‘width’: ‘512’, ‘height’: ‘384’, ‘file’: ‘http://is-cc-media.uoregon.edu/media/CAS/2012/session3_lo.mp4′, //’skin’: ‘http://is-cc-media.uoregon.edu/media/jwplayer/skins/glow.zip’, //’image’: ‘http://media.uoregon.edu/channel/i/uochannel.jpg’, ‘autostart’: ‘false’, ‘allowfullscreen’: ‘true’, ‘players’: [ {type: ‘html5′}, {type: ‘flash’, src: ‘http://is-cc-media.uoregon.edu/media/jwplayer/player.swf’}, {type: ‘download’} ] });
aka Digital Storytelling 106, from the Univ of Mary Washington and beyond. Jim Groom described this at the 2011 NWACC Instructional Tech Roundtable and set the room on fire. DS106 isn’t your grandfather’s online class — it is an amazing … Continue reading →
Here is a thought-provoking and well-designed infographic from Nicolas Rapp of FORTUNE Magazine. The timespan is 1999-2010. Where do you think education will be ten years from now? Note that Mr. Rapp’s graphic shows both growth (vertical scale for the … Continue reading →
There are some interesting stats here. For example, 70% of colleges say the Facebook profiles of applicants are a medium or high priority in the admissions process. Graphic courtesy of Schools.com
Courtesy of: Schools.com
Take a look at the UO’s new admissions recruitment video, featuring a capella superstars, On The Rocks: UO locations seen in the video include Walton Complex (Housing), Lillis Business Complex, Knight Library, Johnson Hall, Hayward Field, Gerlinger Hall, Jordan Schnitzer Museum … Continue reading →