To new students (and their parents) who are looking to get a computer for the upcoming university school year, here are some tips (via my Twitter thread) Update (Nov 2020) Thinking of getting a new Mac in 2020 or 2021? Think again. Details below. How much? Get what you can afford. Most people will spend […]
[this is a draft... it needs to be cleaned up.] I'm using MATLAB 2019b, whereas you are probably using something a little newer, like 2020b. It shouldn't make much (if any) difference. Open up MATLAB and then go to Add-ons and check out the Hardware support packages. You'll be greeted with a list of all […]
The following is a description of how I installed JavaFX SDK version 11 on Java SDK 14 with the IntelliJ IDE. Download the SDK and Link to IntelliJ The JavaFX toolkit (SDK) is an add-on for Java that makes it possible to create graphics. It used to be included with the main Java SDK, but […]
Virtual Programming Lab is a plugin for Moodle (eClass at YorkU) that permits interactive programming assignments to be made for students. There are some really good examples at Smith College on how to set it up with Python and a few with Java and C. I've posted, on YouTube, an example of how to […]
[to be updated] When you write programs in languages like C or C++ the programs get converted by the compiler tools into commands that the computer can read and understand. Just before the compiler tools do that they convert your work into a sequence of commands into a language called Assembler. Back in the day […]
There are plenty of reasons to schedule interactions with students. Office hours are one reason, and student presentations are another. The Moodle scheduler allows you to set up these meetings, as shown in the figure below. once the student has looked at the schedule, she can then select a time slot. Once she has "booked […]
This is what the Quiz view looks like for students. multiple-choice... fill in the blank, with pre-defined answers. Notice that you can drag and drop the answer blocks and that the block gets highlighted in yellow when it's over the right place... short answer, with no pre-defined solution.... summary of the quiz... confirm submission... The […]
A few people at York have mentioned Workshop as a decent way for students to interact with each other around their school work. It has the potential to be used in a way that is similar to how my wife (as a student) is evaluating other student submissions in an online ETFO (Elem. Teachers Federation […]
What if you want a student to post material and have the rest of the class view and comment? The Wiki module might be overkill, as is the Workshop module. Maybe the Glossary module is light enough. Here, I'm setting it up to permit comments on entries. There are different styles of Glossaries... Dictionary, Encyclopedia, […]
After a 20 year hiatus, I'm getting back into amateur radio. This time, rather than a failed attempt at learning morse code, I'm trying to be practical. My goals are two-fold: To be able to participate in emergency communications To be able to use digital modes like DStar, FT8, etc. I'm not interested in old-school […]