Jedi Masters

JEDI AMA Makati May 2007

2007-05-26T13:37:00.001+08:00

The JEDI AMA training was held at AMA Makati from May 21 to 25. Day 1: AMWe started off with the introduction to JEDI and the pre-test. Then before the noon break we had our hello world program using the command prompt although we had a few problems with setting the system path.Day 1: PM We had our hello world using netbeans. Then we discussed how to enter Strings from the keyboard and we had our

JEDI Phase 2 Cebu May 2007

2007-05-19T17:02:00.000+08:00

JEDI Phase 2 Mobile Application Development was held in University of San Jose Recollectos in Basak, Cebu from April 30 to May 4. Although the training was slated for 5 days, the courseware itself only required 4 days to completely coverApril 30On the first day, we had the pre-test and the hello world for mobile application before lunch. Afternoon we discussed the chapter 1, the introduction to

JEDI Olongapo April 2007

2007-05-19T06:18:00.000+08:00

JEDI Olongapo was held in Gordon College Olongapo April 23 to 27.Day 1 AM:I did the JEDI introduction. Spent the morning talking to the participants, asking about each school's introductory subjects. The talk was pretty enlightening to everyone, its not often that they get to see how other schools teach their students. Then before lunch had the pre-test.Day 1 PM:Started on the lectures. As for

Jedi Mandaluyong April 2007

2007-05-07T09:18:00.000+08:00

Jedi Phase 1 in Mandaluyong was held in Jose Rizal University from April 16 to 20.Day 1 AM:Hazel did the JEDI introduction to the participants. We had the pre-test and then the Hello World traditional hello world program before noon, using Netbeans before command line compilation though, as the lab security settings at the time did not allow for the use of the command line.I also asked about the

Sun GPLs Java

2006-11-14T07:44:00.000+08:00

What do you know? Sun GPLs Java. See the news at http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java and I am sure that you will love it.

Learn AJAX for free!

2006-07-16T21:20:00.000+08:00

Check out JEDI Master Sang Shin offer another great course with passion! :D

2nd FREE Java Intro Programming Bootcamp course

2006-05-25T20:05:00.000+08:00

The free 10-week Introduction to Programming using Java Bootcamp starts today. This is led by JavaPassion's Sang Shin, one of the Sun Java Evangelists and a Java Education & Development Initiative (JEDI) Master. You can still join the online class by subscribing to javaintro1-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. The course website and schedule along with other details can be found at JavaPassion.C'mon and

Java Champions

2006-05-19T13:31:00.000+08:00

Java Champions Originally uploaded by lover. Java Champions and JEDI Masters JP and Rom with the other Java Champions from Brazil, Italy and Mexico.

MythBusters!

2006-05-19T13:30:00.000+08:00

MythBusters! Originally uploaded by lover. JavaOne's "After Dark" party with the Discovery Channel's MythBusters duo concocting a cocktail of something for developers to drink (at their own risk). :)

NCR Training

2006-05-14T09:53:00.000+08:00

NCR Training Originally uploaded by lover. Aldwin Lee giving the "inspirational talk" before the training proper starts.

NCR Phase I, Day 2

2006-05-09T22:26:00.000+08:00

I sent an email last night indicating the topics some of the participants would tackle (Files were attached). Unfortunately, there was some sort of misunderstanding. Apparently, some of the participants were not aware (until they read my email) that they were assigned to discuss some chapters. ^_^; I would like to take this opportunity to thank the participants for being such great sport and Sir

NCR Phase I, Day 1

2006-05-08T21:01:00.000+08:00

The NCR Phase I Java training was held on May 8-12, 2006 at MH209, College of Engineering, UP Diliman. The original venue was MJEC (Mirant Java Educational Center) but due to some difficulties, the venue was changed.Sir Rommel Feria welcomed the participants and introduced the trainers, Ms. Janice Julia Aquinde and Ms. Cheryl Lorica.Mr. Aldwin Philip Lee gave the inspirational talk before the

Java is fun, Fun, FUN!

2006-04-29T09:51:00.000+08:00

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Java in Manila '06

2006-04-27T20:03:00.000+08:00

Java in Manila Originally uploaded by lover. Mother hen and kids? :)

JEDI T3 in Zamboanga City

2006-04-19T11:23:00.000+08:00

Dipolog Batch 1 Day 5

2006-04-11T17:16:00.000+08:00

We started a little later than the usual. I failed to talk about Polymorphism and Inheritance yesterday, so I gave a lecture about it till around 10 am. After which, I had a representative of each group report on their assessment and rating of the course ware. Also, I asked them to report on the exercises they were able to come up with. Thankfully, we are able to finish majority of the group

Dipolog Batch 1 Day 4

2006-04-11T17:14:00.000+08:00

The morning session was spent mostly on the lecture about Exceptions & Assesrtions and Threads. I explained that since we don't have enough time to cover Networking and GUI, I'll assign it as a reading assignment instead.After lunch, I asked the class to group into 4 (basically, the same grouping as the morning exercise grouping). I assigned each group to assess, rate and critic the JEDI course

Congratulations!

2006-04-06T17:19:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to Java Champion and JEDI Master JP Petines for the Outstanding Instructor of the Year award from the UP College of Engineering.Congrats, JP!

Dipolog Batch 1 Day 3

2006-04-06T15:27:00.000+08:00

The wake-up session for Day 3 was headed by Sir Carlo. I think it was a local exercise song which he invented. I sang along with them even if I didn't know what the song means. Later on, they explained that it was about a round hat...We continued on Chapter 8, which was taught by Sir Normel. He was pretty fast on delivering it since it was somethow the same as the "getting input from the user"

Dipolog Batch 1 Day 2

2006-04-06T14:56:00.000+08:00

Day 2 of the Dipolog training was greeted with a a special calistenics activity.The first lesson for the Day is Chapter 5, "Getting input from the keyboad". It is cool to know that some participants already did the hands-on exercise and found the topic relatively easy.Control Structures was reported by Sir Cocoy and interstingly, we lingered on the subject of what the keyword break and continue

Dipolog Batch 1 Day 1

2006-04-06T14:42:00.000+08:00

The Dipolog JEDI Batch 1 training was held at the Dipolog Medical Center - College Foundation, otherwise known as DMC-CF. The computer room where the training was held was called the "JEDI Com Lab 1". All the computers were new (LCD monitor and upgraded CPUs). The school's IT Dean, Sir Carlo Ferandos, together with his staff, stayed overtime to install network cables and fix the lab. The

2006-04-03T18:09:00.000+08:00

JEDI T3 Trainees in Dipolog

JEDI Turns 1

2006-03-27T11:41:00.000+08:00

Manila Bulletin Online:The Java Education & Development Initiative (JEDI) recently celebrated its first anniversary at the Iloilo Grand Hotel in Iloilo City. It was attended by educators from all over the country together whit people from Sun Microsystems and UP Diliman.Technorati Tags: java, JEDI

Java in Manila 2006

2006-03-20T20:52:00.000+08:00

I hope that there is no more mass actions by these political parasites so the event will push through on the 25th of April. Check out Java in Manila and register (again) now!Technorati Tags: java

SDN Channel

2006-03-18T17:48:00.000+08:00

SDN Channel Originally uploaded by mctux.If you have iTunes, subscribe to the SDN Channel, the Movie, and maximize your Sun Developer Network membership.It is free!Technorati Tags: java, Sun

Free T-Shirt

2006-03-18T08:56:00.000+08:00

Just sign-up and get yourself a free T-Shirt. Hurry!Technorati Tags: java

JEDI Team in Iloilo

2006-02-24T19:42:00.000+08:00

JEDINight06-06.jpg Originally uploaded by mctux. JP, Matt, Naveen and I were in Iloilo yesterday to attend the PSITE National Congress 2006 and to celebrate JEDI's first year annivesary. The JEDI Night party was a blast! :)Click on the photo to go to the JEDI Night photoset. Enjoy!

JEDI Night

2006-02-12T05:18:00.000+08:00

ON Feb 23, 2006, the JEDI team will be hosting a party called "JEDI NIGHT" for its member schools and prospective members. Sun will be giving out awards and certificates, too.Block your calendar and meet us at Iloilo Grand Hotel on the 23rd.

Heads-up: Sun Java Studio Creator 2.0

2006-01-26T05:15:00.000+08:00

Shameless plug - check out my blog. :)

See JEDI in action

2006-01-14T21:24:00.000+08:00

JEDI Council Master, Sang Shin of JavaPassion, is conducting an Intro to Java Programming 1 6-week boot-camp that starts on January 16. Hurry and sign up now!

Heating up...

2006-01-07T18:32:00.000+08:00

Things are starting to heat up for the JEDI team. Phase 2 courseware are delay but somehow, it is a good thing since we can avoid drastic changes when we release the alpha version. Do it right the first time. :) PSITE JEDI Night come February. We need to make sure that we have a good show for the JEDI Masters so that we can invite more people to join the group. Prizes will be raffled off - so

MOA Signing with Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation, Inc.

2005-11-13T09:52:00.000+08:00

Signage at the school entranceIT Center of DMCDr. Caro also promotes JEDIFaculty membersMOA Signing

Bacolod Batch 1 Day 5

2005-11-06T18:24:00.000+08:00

We started by 10 am, since the group who were suppose to deliver the wake-up session have some things to take care of. After which, they started presenting their chapters. We weren't able to finish all the presentation due to time constraints.After lunch, we assessed the courseware and the discussed if JEDI were able to meet their expectations and stuff. At this point, some teachers left early.

Bacolod Batch1 Day 4

2005-11-05T18:23:00.000+08:00

We started a little late than the usual. Some of the teacher who were suppose to deliver the wake-up session were not present, so we have to postpone the wake-up session. We started right away with the discussion about Inheritance, Polymorphism and Interface. We had a 20-minute hands-on exercise right after.The discussion about Threads and Networking came in the afternoon. We didn't have much

Bacolod Batch 1 Day 3

2005-11-04T09:38:00.000+08:00

The wake-up session was so hilarious (yes that's definitely the right word :-P). Mr. Arno Gamboa's group was assigned to deliver the day's wake-up session. He gave out a modern-day version of the "paa-tuhod-balikat-ulo" (that's what he calls their presentation). I can't put into words how he did it, but everyone was really laughing their heart out.Afterwhich, we continued with the lecture on

Photos from the City of Smiles - Bacolod

2005-11-04T02:50:00.000+08:00

Bacolod Batch 1 Day 2

2005-11-03T09:34:00.000+08:00

We had an interesting wake-up session. The group was asked to form a circle and count off from 1 to 7, but with a twist. That morning, I learned that the UNO-R IT department actually printed out the entire course notes (from programming 1 to data structures) for each participant. I commend Mr. Elmer Haro's (UNO-R's IT Dean) organizational skills.I continued discussing Chapter 5, Getting input

Bacolod JEDI Batch 1 Day 1

2005-11-02T09:32:00.000+08:00

The Bacolod Jedi Batch 1 training was held in the University of Negros Occidental - Recolletos, otherwise known as (UNO-R). The computer room where the training was held was really organized and spacious. There are a total of 17 people who came in the morning, and then later in the afternoon, 2 more people came.The training began at around 9:30, since we were trying to wait for more particiapnts

JEDI T3 Batch 1 Photo Collage

2005-10-30T09:27:00.000+08:00

Cebu Workshop

2005-10-30T09:12:00.000+08:00

On October 28, we conducted a workshop for the JEDI teachers in Cebu. Again, Cebu Institute of Technology through Cherry Sta. Romana hosted the event. About 15 teachers attended. I reiterated the importance of building open communities and the role of each one in this process. I gave them an update on JEDI and our plans for the future.The teachers filled up the term-end assessment form and we

Davao JEDIT3 DAY 5!!!

2005-10-28T17:26:00.000+08:00

Today is the last day of the JEDI T3 Davao training. It's quite relieving since it will all be over soon, but also sad at the same time since everyone will all be going their separate ways :(. Anyway, I really had fun throughout the training since the participants were very cooperative... but also a little bit of "crazy" at the same time (like me! :) hehehe).The participants presented the

Iloilo JEDI Batch 2 Day 5

2005-10-28T16:32:00.000+08:00

Today, our final day had the groups reporting on the machine exercises and machine problems they added for their classes. There was a bit of a problem as to the definition of "machine exercise" and "machine problem" so it ended up that some groups presented some hard problems per chapter. Also, a group mysteriously vanished, i knew i assigned 5 groups, and today it was strange how there were

Davao JEDIT3 DAY 4

2005-10-27T16:27:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was a day of dancing... today was a day of singing. We're not only training Java teachers but entertainers as well! (hehehe just kidding!) The wake-up session for today was... given a word, you should sing a song that has that given word in the lyrics.The activities for today are:1. Discussion of course outlines for the phase 1 courses2. OpenOffice tutorial3. Group ActivityIn the group

IloIlo Jedi Batch 2 Day 4

2005-10-27T16:17:00.000+08:00

Winding down with the training. Morning we discussed the course outlines for intro1, intro2 and data structures. Some of the feedback for intro1 were quite enlightening. Some teachers pointed out that for ther students, they couldnt jump to programming immediately. For their schools, there are actually some students who have never encountered a computer in their entire lives, and have to be

Contributions

2005-10-26T20:12:00.000+08:00

I am wondering - can we accept contributions (exercises, machine problems, quizzes) from students who have gone thru the courses? I mean, teachers may not be enthusiastic in contributing but students are.What do you think?

Davao JEDIT3 DAY 3

2005-10-26T17:17:00.000+08:00

Big Brother sa JEDI Training.... Today's wake-up session was quite interesting... we were all required to dance to the tune of "Pinoy Ako". Wah! Di ako marunong sumayaw heheheAfter that we discussed and had some exercises on the following topics:* Polymorphism* Abstract classes* Interfaces* Exception Handling and Assertion* AWT and Swing (Event handling) -> using netbeans* ThreadsThey were quite

Some useful stuff needed

2005-10-26T16:30:00.000+08:00

With Phase II training almost ready for the fourth quarter of the year, I find that JEDI needs some small equipment to help them during the training. 1 GB USB thumb drives x 6. Each trainer can bring 3 thumbdrives so they can easily transfer the JEDI package to computers without CD drives. Digital video camera. For documentation purposes as well as for the Online Content development.What do you

Jedi Iloilo batch 2 Day 3

2005-10-26T16:13:00.000+08:00

Middle part of the week, and we're done with java. Today for the whole morning we finished ch. 10 writing your own Java class. I concentrated on this very fundamental concept. Gave them a machine exercise 10.10.1 address book entry.JP gave his talk on JEDI and picture taking just past lunch. After that, had the discussion on ch. 11 iheritance and polymorphism and then an exercise (extending

Iloilo T3 Batch 2

2005-10-26T14:50:00.000+08:00

Images of Davao

2005-10-26T14:43:00.000+08:00

Davao JEDIT3 DAY 2

2005-10-25T16:42:00.000+08:00

Day 2 started with the game of "pass the message" but with a twist. The members of the group should pass a message without using any words but only actions. The words were "Mushroom" and "Eggplant". Try to picture how we tried to describe those through actions hehehe.We then discussed the following topics:* Using JOptionPane* Java Arrays* Command Line arguments * Working with the Java Class

Iloilo Jedi Batch 2 Day 2

2005-10-25T16:33:00.000+08:00

Apple, Pineapple, Banana, FruitsaladIf the one at the center says Apple, you name the person on your right. If she says pineapple, name the one on your left. If she says banana, say your name. If she says fruitsalad, run around. And ff you do it fast enough, its really silly.Well, that's the morning game. Today teacher lecture. This time, out of a group of 20+ trainees, there's only two people

Davao JEDIT3 DAY 1

2005-10-25T08:11:00.000+08:00

The JEDI T3 training for Davao started with the usual introduction about JEDI delivered by JP. After that we got the participant's expectations from the training:[/] Deeper knowledge on Java programmming[/] Effective ways to impart Java programming to students[/] Learn Advance topics on Java[/] Orientation on Java Applications[X] Know J2EE and J2ME[/] Learn anything about Java[X] Incorporate

IloIlo Jedi Batch 2 Day 1

2005-10-24T16:59:00.000+08:00

The Iloilo Jedi Batch 2 training was held in the University of Iloilo Computer room. An amazing 50 althon sempron 2400 computers in a lab bigger than the whole of UP Baguio Computer Science (including the faculty room). And I heard from Roly Gambol that the campus has 5 labs like this. O_o But i digress. The training began at 9:30, with 12 participants but by the end of the day there were 27.

Iloilo JEDIT3 DAY 5

2005-10-24T08:58:00.000+08:00

The last of day of the JEDI training started with the game "7-up". The participants were asked to form a big circle and count from 1 to 7. When counting the person should indicate if the person on his/her left will continue the counting or not.After that, the participants presented the laboratory exercises and major project that they did the day before. After the break, the participants were ask

More Iloilo T3 Batch 1 Photos

2005-10-22T09:10:00.000+08:00

NCITE Update - Day 2

2005-10-22T08:47:00.000+08:00

We were able to get a lot of inquiries about Jedi. They were very enthusiastic and wanted to signup already. They are still puzzled at the numerous benefits they can get from this program -- and all for the price of Php0.00. As suspected, teachers are always excited about getting free training. Some even said they can easily come up with 20 teachers (from 10 schools) and requested that we conduct

NCITE Update - Day 1

2005-10-20T17:26:00.000+08:00

We arrived at Angeles University at 10:30AM. Microsoft and ePLDT, platinum sponsors of the event, were allotted one room each. To my surprise, SUN/JEDI had to share the room with Techfactors/UPITTC. So I immediately sent SMS to Gerilyn and she talked to the organizers. When we returned after lunch, Techfactors/UPITTC moved out of the room. Honestly, I would have preferred them to stay inside (

JEDI Community Incentives

2005-10-20T17:20:00.000+08:00

Last week we launched the JEDI Community Incentives Program to encourage (1) active involvement in the community and (2) contributions from the community members. For more information, please visit the JEDI website.

Iloilo JEDI T3 DAY 4

2005-10-20T16:46:00.001+08:00

The wake-up session for today was the game "Paint the Picture". We have to go outside since there wasn't enough space inside the laboratory. Our group was asked to act out a scenario and freeze until the judges have decided which of the groups have the best scenario.Instead of sticking to the plan of discussing the course outlines as the first activity of the day, I decided to discuss "Exception

Content Contribution

2005-10-20T09:15:00.000+08:00

Some of the participants asked me about how to contribute content to JEDI. JP had a talk yesterday about giving points to participants who contribute. Please post the instructions here and the link that they should go to. Thanks!

Iloilo JEDI T3 DAY 3

2005-10-19T16:46:00.000+08:00

Day 3 started with some "HIP exercises from row 3" :-) It's kind of hard to describe.. but let's just say that we had a good workout after that hehehe.JP delivered his talk about JEDI and other open source stuff. He also showed the video about Java (the 'sort of' Matrix video hehe). We distributed CDs (JEDI CD, The Open CD) and JEDI tshirts after his "1 hour" talk (kala ko ba maiksi lang :-P).We

Thoughts from Iloilo

2005-10-19T11:39:00.000+08:00

Although the training is free, PSITE charged each participant Php2,200. I was stunned when I heard that! I found out that the fee covers lunch for 5 days (AM and PM snacks are sponsored by Sun) and printing and binding of course materials (about 700 pages in all). Not bad at all.What surprised me more is how Roly, PSITE Western Visayas President, was able to print 22 sets of course materials on

Iloilo JEDI T3 DAY 2

2005-10-19T10:23:00.000+08:00

Day 2 started with the game of "Follow the Leader" lead by the teachers from Capiz and Antique. The day was quite less exhausting for me because I assigned some of the simple topics to be discussed by those participants who were already teaching Java. :-)After each topic was discussed, I tried to emphasize the important points that they need to remember. I also gave them some exercises to do

Iloilo JEDI T3 DAY 1

2005-10-18T07:55:00.000+08:00

The JEDI T3 training in Iloilo is being held at the Iloilo Doctor's College at their IT department. The laboratory was quite small, so it was a bit difficult for me to move around. However, I was quite impressed with the specs of their computers since it was quite fast (compared to some other labs hehehe ;-)). The lab was also very clean and well organized. Thanks to Dr. Edmund Gomez and his

JEDI Council Meeting Photos

2005-10-17T06:38:00.000+08:00

New Format

2005-10-10T07:59:00.000+08:00

I have decided to make the layout of the blog simple for easy rendering by small screen devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. It is easier to read and all the links can be found at the bottom now.K.I.S.S.

Partial list of to-dos

2005-09-21T20:01:00.000+08:00

1. JEDI Champions Portal - Blog - Fora2. JEDI Students Portal - Fora - Resume repository (for jobs search)3. JEDI Masters - Wiki4. JEDI Member Schools - Database of TeachersFuture Services:1. UVLE for JEDI Member Schools

Frustrated

2005-09-21T19:55:00.000+08:00

No, I am not frustrated with how the courses are being developed. I am frustrated by the fact that we are not getting that many schools as planned. I do not want to point fingers and blame someone but I think we are all to blame here. Each one has his or her share of getting schools into the programme. Unfortunately, the UP folks do not have funds to cover these types of activities. *hint* *hint*

Official Tool

2005-09-14T20:20:00.000+08:00

If light sabers were standard issue to Star Wars JEDI knights, Our JEDI knights now sport a different tool.The supreme commander has the white one, whilst the 3 other knights sport the black versions.

2005-09-12T16:12:00.001+08:00

Nano UpdateI just got mine today ...

2005-09-12T16:12:00.000+08:00

Nano UpdateI just got mine today ...

Phase II is winding up (down?)...

2005-09-06T21:31:00.000+08:00

Phase II of the JEDI project is fast winding up (or down?) and the developers are churning out chapters as quick as you can say 'Java Champions!' Watch out for the announcement - we will soon make these courses available for alpha testing.

JEDI Masters join an elite group

2005-08-04T07:04:00.000+08:00

JEDI Masters JP and Rommel are now part of the "elite" group of Java Champions. :PTwo proud Filipinos in a group of well-known Java advocates from all over the world. Cool!

Phase 2

2005-08-01T05:24:00.000+08:00

Phase 2 is on its way!We have samples chapter up already. Please download and critique.Thanks.

JEDI Masters

2005-07-01T07:22:00.000+08:00

JEDI Masters having dinner after JavaOne Day three.

in JavaOne

2005-06-29T21:36:00.000+08:00

Some of the JEDI Masters are attending JavaOne this week - hence, less updates.Anyway, Scott McNealy just presented JEDI as part of his keynote address yesterday. I was expecting him to call us to the stage but good thing he did not - we couldn't afford to be famous at this stage of the game. Hahahaha. Just kidding! We were able to get some people interested in JEDI and we can see the support of

A few days to go

2005-06-16T05:56:00.000+08:00

Only a few days left before the Jedi diva's leave for JavaOne. I am curious as to what will happen in SF. I just hope that everyone will enjoy the trip and at the same time, get as much info from developers and Sun engineers on Java technology. Right now, I am at a loss as to what Java technology to use for fear that some of the technologies might be on its way out (without me having a clue!).

2005-06-07T11:38:00.000+08:00

Team OJE-1, led by Dean Cherry Sta. Romana (Cebu Institute of Technology)

Cebu JEDI T3

2005-06-07T11:34:00.000+08:00

Hi to all! Finally, natapos na ang JEDI training sa Cebu last Saturday. As I havetexted JP, we did not completely follow the schedule and guidelines.It seems to me that they are not very keen on having a demo of openoffice etc. Sabi nila they can do it na daw on their own. :)We spent one whole day on teaching demo-different topics. Around 11 teachers participated. All the topics that they feel

2005-06-01T15:06:00.000+08:00

20 teachers participate in the Cebu JEDI T3 held at the Cebu Institute of Technology last May 30-31, June 3-4.

2005-06-01T14:10:00.000+08:00

JEDI Workshop at the 1st PSITE Region 7 Conference at University of San Jose - Recolletos held last May 30.

2005-05-21T20:21:00.000+08:00

Nueva Vizcaya JEDI T3 Closing Ceremonies

2005-05-21T20:09:00.000+08:00

Team Cajavalley

Nueva Vizcaya JEDI T3 Day 3

2005-05-18T20:54:00.000+08:00

Out of boredom, JP and I played scrabble for more than an hour at a cafe last night. No, it's not pathetic, we just want to stimulate our minds. :)The wake-up session this morning was somewhat a continuation of yesterday's. Just watch JP's video for the details.Each group presented their rating and assessment of the existing JEDI materials. As a summary:The overall rating of each group is in the

Nueva Vizcaya JEDI T3 Day 2

2005-05-18T20:10:00.000+08:00

Last night, we searched for the "ideal" restaurant. To our amamzement, we finally found one, a Dutch restaurant. We went inside to check out the menu, only to discover that we are actually gatecrashing a party. The owner told us to return the next day. So much for adventure...We started with the wake-up session, a game called "Bahay-Kapitbahay". It's quite difficult to describe the mechanics of

Nueva Vizcaya JEDI T3 Day 1

2005-05-16T19:12:00.000+08:00

We survived three brownouts today, and the lack of decent restaurants.Anyway, 11 participants came today, 1 from Aldersgate College (Nueva Vizcaya), 2 from St. Ferdinand College (Isabela), 6 from St. Mary's University and 2 from St. Paul University (Cagayan Valley).We went through the usual routine ("Connect the Teachers", Introduction, expectation setting and discussion of course outlines).We

The server is heavy

2005-05-09T21:37:00.000+08:00

Whew! The JEDI server is almost ready to be configured, but the real challenge was actually getting the server there at the UP Computer Center.Thanks to LG (one of the student assistants) who probably is thankful he took weight training at PE.

2005-05-07T20:59:00.000+08:00

Baguio T3 Trainees

Baguio T3 Day 4

2005-05-06T12:36:00.000+08:00

We told the participants that each of them will do the demo. Since from previous sessions they decided that they will not be able to cover everything in the existing course outlines, we cannot impose on them to discuss some chapter, so we just asked to them prepare a 10-minute teaching demo of their favorite lesson, and that they have to meet with their groupmates to make sure that no two

CVS = up and running

2005-05-05T17:13:00.000+08:00

Woohoo! :)The repository is ready for modifications.

2005-05-05T16:00:00.000+08:00

The End ...

CDO JEDI T3 Documentation

2005-05-05T15:40:00.000+08:00

We documented all the proceedings in the training. Summary of which can be viewed on this blog. Complete text documentation is with Joyce and Florence, while the video is with me. Consumed a total of 5 90-minute MiniDV tapes. Will have it converted to DVD format when I get back to Manila.

From the technical news bureau...

2005-05-05T15:39:00.000+08:00

After wrestling with documentation and techincal issues, the JEDI server is almost up and running. One of the student assistants was practically jumping all over the place when he was able to configure the FTP server properly. The site had some updates and the pages have already been ported to JSP (which makes things easier!).Now, if i could just get the CVS password... :)

CDO JEDI T3 Day 4

2005-05-05T15:22:00.000+08:00

The morning started with a fun game of "Paint me a Picture". The participants were divided into two groups, and they were given 30 seconds to paint a certain scenario. Group 1: AssassinationGroup 2: BaptismGroup 2: Delivery (find JP in the picture)After the wakeup session, the groups started to present their modifications to the courseware. The following is the result of the presentation of the

Baguio JEDI T3 Day 3

2005-05-05T12:39:00.000+08:00

The first activity was OpenOffice installation and familiarization. We were supposed to do this yesterday but since the OpenOffice installer in the CD's is defective, we were not able to do so. Mario burned an installer in a CD-RW and this was shared over the local area network in the lab. I think most of them, if not all, did not see any problem with OpenOffice and appreciated it, especially

Preparing for Phase 2

2005-05-05T05:04:00.000+08:00

With the rest of the JEDI Team outside Manila doing JEDI T3, Regnard and I stayed behind to attend to other matters concerning JRDC and JEDI.I have been coordinating with our authors for the JEDI Phase 2 courses and am glad to announce that we have new people on board.1. Ms. Rowena Solamo - Software Engineering instructor 2. Mr. Arnold Putong - former asst. professor and in charge of web

CDO JEDI T3 Day 3

2005-05-04T17:02:00.000+08:00

For the morning wake-up session, teachers from XU prepared a modified version of charades. Just like the previous wake-up activities, the participants also had fun!The actual work in the morning session started with the group assessment of existing courseware and the following is the result:General Comments/Suggestions Good points: comprehensive, well-thought of contents, student-friendly,

Baguio JEDI T3 Day 2

2005-05-04T15:37:00.000+08:00

We started by telling them that they're going to have a batch leader and a batch name. We asked them for suggestions and here they are:JEDI MountaineersR2D2 MountaineersJEDI Northern Luzon ChapterJEDI Mountain MastersWe had a raise of hands and the third one, JEDI Northern Luzon Chapter was chosen by the majority. The chosen batch leader is Sir Dale (from St. Louis University).Before asking

2005-05-04T15:21:00.000+08:00

JEDI Team at JRDC (April 27, 2005)