Open source software

• The open source software has driven the software industry since the establishment of open-source foundation, in 1986. The Linux is one of its well known product of open source. The popularity of open-source can be judged by its figure, there are over 250,000 OSS, and expanding. See the story.   Open-source is like dark horse !

Students performance analysis

• The students performance varies due to demographic conditions as well as how well the prerequisites of the courses have been completed, in reference to computer science courses. However, it is a challenge to do students performance analysis based on: 1. demographic parameters, together with 2. performance in the prerequisite courses. The following article is a review of such a survey.   A demographic analysis on prerequisite preparation in an advanced data structures course

Learners in the Online Classroom

• Online teaching offers a host of possible instructional activities. From facilitating discussions to building content to providing feedback, the list of teaching tasks for online instructors is never-ending. Complicating the issue is a lack of natural boundaries (i.e., scheduled class meeting times or a traditional workday) to guide instructional time investment.   Five Priorities to Help Learners in the Online Classroom