I will just call it a blog - is there a better term for a place where I can post my random IT/IS thoughts, ideas, recommendations, etc.? If I can later develop more thoughtful and organized articles based on these random words, I will probably setup separate pages for them - but that takes much more time and effort.

Cubicle H on Blogger - a blog about information system and technology

"Cubicle H on Blogger" is a personal blog focusing on various information systems/technology topics. Blog entries are mainly presented as casual thoughts and ideas, reviews and recommendations, general comments, and sharing of resources, tips and experiences.

This blog is hosted on BlogSpot.com: http://cubicle-h.blogspot.com/

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[2010-07-24] Free XML/XSD/XSLT Tools (Updated)

I have tried and used a number of free XML/XSD/XSLT editors and just want to share my experience. If you have a different view or a better free tool to suggest, please let us know.Recommended comprehensive XMLPad: a pretty powerful XML/XSD/XSLT editor; providing multiple views for XML content. But sometimes there is ad.XMLFox: a nice tool to view and edit XML schemas (and XML content) with ...

[2010-07-13] Who uses ASP.Net?

I am preparing an advanced web development course based on ASP.Net. The first question coming to mind (and probably students want to know) is:Who uses ASP.Net?I did a quick research and below is part of the list:Large company site:http://dell.com/http://www.costco.com/http://www.nestle.com/http://www.jcpenney.com/http://lego.com/http://match.com/http://www.monster.com/http://www.morningstar.com/ ...

[2010-05-17] SSCOPE Properties in Information Visualization Design

How do we incorporate data and information (values and meanings) into a visualization that is clear, meaningful, and easy to understand? To achieve this goal, one of the basic information visualization design considerations is to effectively use visual elements and visual properties.Visual elements are the basic building blocks in a chart or diagram to visualize data items. The most fundamental ...

[2010-04-07] The Project Cartoon (updated)

I created my version of the project cartoon on http://www.projectcartoon.com/ (updated!)System Development Life Cycle 101This set of pictures show basic SDLC phases in the "Tree Project Cartoon" way. ...

Cubicle H on WordPress - a blog about academic life

A personal blog about academic topics including education, research, service, teaching and learning.

This blog is hosted on http://cubicleh.wordpress.com

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[Mon, 05 Jul 2010] Learning and Problem Solving Attitude

I usually ask some behavior questions on learning to my students, and hope to encourage them to get most from any learning experience. The following two are the most often asked questions. 1. What is your action or attitude toward problems? 2. What’s your attitude and action when you “feel” the study material is too [...] ...

[Tue, 11 May 2010] Systems to Support Virtual Office Hours

It is common now for instructors to hold virtual office hours, when students can communicate with instructors without physically coming to the office. However, sometimes phone and emails are not that effective to deal certain issues. Here I want to discuss some applications and technologies to hold virtual office hours. Let me start with a summary of [...] ...

[Fri, 09 Apr 2010] Virtual Classroom for Online Classes

Last week, VenueGen demonstrated its beta system for virtual conference at DEMO 2010. It was very impressive and I immediately thought about trying it for my online class. So requested a trial account and installed the system. My object is to test drive the system to see whether it can be used for actual online [...] ...

[Sat, 06 Mar 2010] Prototyping in Design Science Research

Design science research (DESRIST) is a research process based on the activities of design (development). Prototyping method, in which an IT artifact is usually created, can be used as a vehicle for research. But it is different from a normal development work.    In design science research, there are a number of stages involved in the process: [...] ...

[Mon, 08 Feb 2010] Tips to make a classroom presentation fun and interesting

It’s very common for students to deliver formal (or semi-formal) presentations on certain topics in the classroom. However, I found many of the presentations are not “interesting” enough to grab other students’ attention. Here are some tips (from my own experience) for making presentations interesting: Utilize relevant multimedia (graphics, animations, video clips, sounds, etc.) and discuss them (this is [...] ...

[Thu, 07 Jan 2010] Various Balances in Learning

I am a person often pursuing some kind of balance. In teaching/learning, I think the following balances will benefit learners. Studying vs. thinking. Confucius says: studying without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without studying leads to exhaustion. Theory vs. practice. Theory and concepts are as important as practices, and vice versa. Thus, exams and projects [...] ...