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Comp 266
Last updated October 11, 2021 - 9:44am by Louis HauteclocqueI am adding all of my files online for anyone to access. I think it's important to share information with others and maybe someone will find some information about Comp 266 course to help them prepare. If you have any questions let me know.
JavaFX .bat files for ease of use (Windows 10)
Started by Daley April 20, 2021 - 11:50am Replies (3) Last reply by Caterina July 24, 2021 - 10:27amHello everyone, I set up JavaFX on my computer when I first started the course, but hadn't used it any serious capacity until just yesterday. While I was using it, I made use of 2 batch files to call the appropriate commands required on windows...COMP372 Exercise 16.2-3
By Guangya Wang in the group COMP372 Design and Analysis of Algorithms September 22, 2021 - 12:24pmPosted to group: COMP372 Design and Analysis of AlgorithmsAs the question describes, the order by increasing weight is the same with order by decreasing value. That means the first item ordered in this way has the biggest value per pound. By intuition, the first item must be put into the knapsack to get...The electrified oak tree in Frankenstein
By Megan White August 7, 2021 - 6:17am Comments (1)During the storm that young Victor witnesses in Belrive, an oak tree is stuck by lightning and subsequently mangled. “I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak” (47). This is an interesting scene for a few reasons,...- By Mike Sosteric December 29, 2020 - 9:08amCannabis reverses ageing process in the brain, study suggests https:/
/ www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/ 2017/ 05/ 170508112400.htm Of STEAM, 'zines, and heavy metal Jupiters
By Mark A. McCutcheon November 11, 2020 - 9:21pmThis week I've been tuning in to #exodem, a NASA-CalTech conference on exoplanet science (free, fully open online, and so, so smoothly run). A writer, who's a former student and AU alum, is collaborating with the organizers on a STEAM outreach...Echoes and polarization in Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter: it's not just about the algorithms
By Jon Dron 30 October 2020 @ 3:48pmwww.washingtonpost.com - The authors of a recent paywalled article in MIS Quarterly here summarize their findings in another restrictive and normally paywalled site, the Washington Post. At least the latter gives some access - I was able to read it without forking out $15,...We still need to unlock the web
By Jon Dron 26 September 2020 @ 11:20amPosted to group: COMP 650: Social Computingwerd.io - This is a bit of brainstorming by the ever wonderful and utterly brilliant Ben Werdmüller von Elgg (one of the originators of the Elgg social media framework that sits under the Landing) on methods and standards for setting up payments for...Distributed Teaching
By Jon Dron 16 May 2020 @ 10:14am Comments (3)link.springer.com - I forgot to share this when it first came out at the end of last year. This is my contribution to Springer's Encyclopedia of Teacher Education, a brief (3000 word) article that gives a broad overview of the main ways in which the role of a teacher...Free Online Archaeology Field Course
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown April 21, 2020 - 7:44am Comments (2)Want to learn the basics of field archaeology---for free!?! Check out Dig Venture's "How to Do Archaeology Course" https://digventures.com/shop/how-to-do-archaeology/Earth Day: The roots of our current environmental crisis go back 12,000 years
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown April 20, 2020 - 7:28pmANTH 277 students, who cover the origins of agriculture, may find this article useful. It is an interesting take on the topic—minus the obvious political platitudes (e.g. how we need to learn from others but without critical consideration of...Imigongo in Rwanda
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown April 9, 2020 - 8:43am Comments (1)From the Ashes: Rwanda’s Traditional Imigongo Art Is on the Rise Very interesting article about an art form that was almost lost. The section describing the process is particularly interesting for...Coronavirus Rituals
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown April 3, 2020 - 8:41am Comments (2)An article by anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas about the role that ritual is playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including as an anxiety response, providing connection, and as a tool of...Patty Hajdu brings anthropology, public health experience to coronavirus fight
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown April 5, 2020 - 11:39am Comments (1)Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has a background in anthropology (and she's from my hometown :) ). Read this interesting piece from the Globe and Mail that discusses her important background and what it brings to our current...Seven Warning Signs of Pseudoarchaeology
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown March 20, 2020 - 11:23am Comments (2)All archaeology students--and members of the general public--should be aware of pseudoarchaeology and how to spot it. Check out this great summary of the 7 warning signs of pseudoarchaeology (I've probably posted it before, but it is totally worth...The makers of the game complaining about the people playing it
By Jon Dron 5 March 2020 @ 12:20pmwww.cbc.ca - ""I think as long as we have education, we're going to have people who are going to try and game the system and we just have to keep up with them," said Deb Eerkes, the university's director of student conduct and accountability. " (40 University...-
EDDE802 Group Wiki
Last updated January 4, 2016 - 2:46pm by Rita Zuba Prokopetz in the group EDDE802: Advanced Research Methods in Education Comments (1)Posted to group: EDDE802: Advanced Research Methods in EducationBrainstorming... research interest, research question, conceptual framework, research paradigms, MDDE 610 Assignment #2: Learn Something with CAI or Mobile Apps
By Bhavik Patel June 4, 2019 - 10:53amLearning how to dribble with the use of the Mobile App "DribbleUp" it's a smart basketball app.
