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Gaming to Teach Java

May

22

2007

via email from the Princeton JUG Another interesting resource for learning about Java and programming is http://www.greenfoot.org/. It is an interactive learning tool that starts by having you build a game world with actors, using a GUI. Then, you learn how to enhance the world by using Java code. It’s worth a look. At JavaOne ...

Portlets2007

May

19

2007

I just got back from 4 days out at University of Montana where I presented a couple of sessions at the Portlets2007 conference. It was an interesting experience — most of my past experience has been at JA-SIG, JUGs, or other open-source heavy audiences which tend to be… shall we say… self-selected. I did 2 ...

The death of computing (Member view) : Articles : Future of Computing : BCS

May

14

2007

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.9662 If the gap between public knowledge and academic curriculum isn’t large enough, the gap between academia and industry practice is a gaping hole. While academic departments concentrate on developing new computer systems in an ideal organisational environment, a lot of industry has moved away from in-house development to a focus on delivering a service. ...

Instructional Text in the User Interface: Some Counterintuitive Implications of User Behaviors :: UXmatters

May

14

2007

Instructional Text in the User Interface: Some Counterintuitive Implications of User Behaviors :: UXmatters The dynamics of how users interact with interactive elements within a user interface change how we must approach instruction that we deliver within user interfaces. Users skip static elements, such as instructional text, because they focus immediately on downstream actionable objects. ...

Sakai UI Issues

May

11

2007

Sakai User Support Issues – Colin from the FLUID project is working to compile a list of outstanding UI/UE issues with Sakai, to target as FLUID gears itself up. Interesting list, though there’s a big project up ahead. Emerging themes seem to deal a lot with consistency and integration — not surprising considering Sakai’s architectural ...