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1. Easy to use UPEI Searchable Timetable website - Today I created a UPEI timetable database which users can search to find out what classes are offered between the requested times. This makes the timetable much more easier to search for courses that people may be interested in taking between certain times. An example: Last semester I had a class on Tuesday afternoon at 2pm-3pm and Tuesday night at 7pm-10pm. I wanted to take a course between 3pm-4pm but did not see anything on the official timetable. Upon closer inspection l...[More]

2. Unofficial UPEI Course Timetable Updates - I have made some updates to the unofficial UPEI course time table that include a update function that allows people to update the schedule database with the click of a button. Of course, I have set it up so it doesn't sound so technical for those who are technically inclined/worried about blowing something up. To date there seems to be an average of 8.75 searches per user and the user's are spending an average of 8 minutes on it howe...[More]

3. Different Traditional Media Updates - Last Saturday it was managing editor of The Guardian Gary MacDougall's column, then it was the Eastern Graphic's weekly paper on Thursday?. Brian Murray from UPEI/Holland College mentioned today TypeTexter made the business section of The Guardian on Saturday. My sister wanted to ...[More]

4. LAUNCH! - On May 28th the University of Prince Edward Island is hosting "Launch" which has an interesting group of speakers ranging from CBC's Dragons' Den star, Arlene Dickinson, to local businessman Kevin Murphy of Murphy Investments. The cost is $80 to take in the full day of speakers on Friday and I believe if you wish to take in the Q&A session with Arlene Dickinson it is an additional $15. Included is the basic lunches & of course a Red Bull. ...[More]

5. Youtube as a Teaching Tool - My last semester at the University of Prince Edward Island I was taking a Mathematical Economics course. We were taught all kinds of crazy and awesome mathematical equations. As with most my math courses, I struggled. Between writing all the notes down and understanding it all, I was blown away. Then at night I would come home and read this really horribly written text book which didn't help. I needed a new way to learn, a new way to understand. One part I struggled ...[More]