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

"Cubicle H on Blogger" is a blog about various information systems/technology topics, including news discussion, casual thoughts and ideas, reviews and recommendations, sharing of resources, tips and experiences, etc.

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[2011-09-08] Web Bookmarking Services - Diigo

Now Delicious has gone (at least off my list). I have used Delicious for a number of years - it had great API services and easy login - that's what I am looking for. But the recent sale makes its login independent, or isolated - it no longer uses Yahoo's login - I just cannot remember another password. So I begin to search for another replacement. My criteria are simple: Offer web APIs, at least ...

[2011-05-01] Introduction to Business Data Visualization

I did this teaching presentation for a campus visit to SPSU. The topic is about business data visualization, what I am always intereted in. Just want to share it, particularly the SSCOPE features I summarized. Bellow is a preview of the slides. Please click on the "full-size" view button on the lower right corner to get better experience (e.g. links are enabled, etc.)   ...

[2011-03-12] Site Map 2.0

Just some casual thoughts about the new site map features for better information organization, search, and share: Structured and separated from its presentation: this makes it searchable. The search based on the structure is much more effective and efficient than search the whole page. Google site map is on the right track. Multi-perspectives (path): the structure of the site map should reflect ...

[2010-12-14] Web Hosting Experience (updated)

I have tried several web hosting companies (Windows platform, shared hosting) since 2006: GoDaddy, 1and1, webhost4life, and recently Arvixe. They all have their own advantages, as well as disadvantages. Below is a brief comparison of their shared hosting of the middle level plan (as of Dec 2010 and to the best of my knowledge and experience). Arvixe - As many websites (domain and subdomains) as ...

[2010-10-22] 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 ...

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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[Sun, 13 Mar 2011] A Presentation on Business Intelligence Education

This is a presentation delivered during a campus visit in which I briefly discussed business intelligence education in Metro Atlanta. View it on Office Live: Business Intelligence Education Download: Business Intelligence Education Questions discussed: What is BI? What is the job prospects of BI? Why should higher education care about BI? What are the ways [...] ...

[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: [...] ...