It has been interesting to watch the growing interest in Open-Source Course/Learning Management systems as an alternative to their commercial brethren.  It is also especially encouraging to see systems such as Moodle finally be given the respect it is due.  Having been a Moodle fan for some years now, I’s encouraged to see that on many school’s [...]

Dictionary.com defines “Specter” as:

a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
some object or source of terror or dread

Both definitions seem appropriate for Educational Technologists and the Information Technology departments that support them.
Since its release, many of use have heard horror stories from our students who’ve purchased new computers with the [...]