Reading Time: 3 minutes[Reading time – 2 minutes 38 seconds] The popularity of voice-activated speaker devices is exploding. Amazon Echo and Google Home have sold over 100 million units. However: when do these devices start listening to our commands? does it immediately erase our instructions after carrying them out? could a human eavesdrop on our private conversations through […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs Microsoft tries to update everyone to the latest secure operating system, Office 2019 will have one big system requirement: Windows 10. Office 2019, the next perpetual version of Office, is aimed at businesses that are not quite that ready for the cloud connectivity of Office 365. The Windows 10 requirement specifies any currently supported […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute[Reading Time – 1 minute 2 seconds] Do you need a little stress relief from the 24/7 news cycle on COVID-19? Then maybe this will help. A Computer Program To Protect Against a Biological Virus? Malwarebytes Lab has uncovered the website “antivirus-covid19[.]site.” This site is advertising “Corona Antivirus – World’s best protection.” By downloading and […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes[Reading Time – 6 minutes 8 seconds] It’s hard to think about much else than the coronavirus right now. And maybe we shouldn’t. But we can think about how this virus is similar to another type of virus: namely, a computer malware virus. The Word “Virus” Our English word “virus” is based on a Latin […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you looking for a new way to administer tests to your students? Cengage Learning Testing powered by Cognero is a flexible online system that allows you to create, edit and deliver tests to your students in and out of the classroom. Within this system you can create and manage a test bank from a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBig thank you to all who attended our Webinar: Assigning Proof Problems Online: Discover How with WebAssign. For those who couldn’t make it – don’t worry, you’ll be able to find all of the relevant resources and video of the webinar within this post. Feel free to share this article with your colleagues as well. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMindTap Educator Guides The MindTap educator guides are an incredible resource at your disposal. The guides provide detailed information about content specific to your MindTap solution to help you plan and personalize your course. Studies have shown that students are more likely to engage with—and therefore retain—the course content if it’s been customized by their […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAcademic Integrity Teaching students the value of academic integrity and the dangers of plagiarism should be part of any college discipline. Learning the importance of original work, intellectual property, and appropriate attribution of source material should not be exclusive to a composition course. It is, however, in such a course where I help my students […]
