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Taking an incomplete grade
If you have taken an incomplete grade at Vermont Tech in one of Professor Skoda’s classes here are some very important things to know: Do any quizzes, exams, finals or other Canvas related activities NOW. Canvas is unreliable during the semester, but during the summer it is even worse, plus the IT people aren’t around […]
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Moodle down for maintenance
Skoda’s moodle server is down for maintenance for the time being. If you have work you needed to upload as part of an incomplete grade at Vermont Technical College please email me and we will work out the best method to turn in your work. Please DO NOT fret or worry about incomplete work deadlines […]
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Student petition at VTC for the P/NP grading system
Students at Vermont Tech are using a petition on change.org to ask for the Pass/No Pass grading option to remain in effect for the Spring 2021 semester. The petition can be found here http://chng.it/V7DYdhGwyG I’m ambivalent on the subject, but those who have taken my classes know that I am more focused on skills development […]
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Will you write me a recommendation?
Many student ask me for a letter of recommendation or if I would allow them to list me as a reference on their resume. You should ALWAYS ask BEFORE you use me. I love Jimmy Dolittle’s quote when he was being driven to the White House to receive the Medal of Honor: “I think there’s […]
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Tagged as: #VTC #Recommendations #Resume #VermontTech
Using virtualization to model “real world” IT
One of the things I have been working on this semester is trying to make my IT related classes more “real world”. I have setup Xencenter in the lab and have issued out VMs to lab teams where they can complete the assignments and have a persistent machine that won’t be re-imaged or lost between […]
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Tagged as: cis2235, system admin, teaching, Vermont Tech, virtualization, Xencenter
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Back on-line with Moodle
The update is finished and I’ve started testing the new version of moodle. Everything should be ready for the fall 2010 semester.
Moodle update in progress
I’m updating the moodle server here at skoda.net. While I don’t expect a great outcry of students; there’s always one who checks in at the exact wrong time. I’m going to try the 2.0 release candidate out and see how I like it.
My Copy of Windows Isn’t Genuine Anymore
Over the summer I’ve planned to revamp my CIS2230 System Admin course to include more Windows specific examples. I received a Windows 7 key from my department head in accordance with our college’s MSDN membership. I get Windows installed and type in the key and everything is fine for several months. Last week I opened […]
Congratulations to the graduates
Good luck and Godspeed to all my former students who have graduated this past weekend.
Radical changes to CIS-2230
Check out the posting in the forums titled: Radical New Changes for CIS-2230 I’m going the change some things about the on-line portion of the course to help steam line things. Read the post BEFORE the 15th for a chance at some part points. Update: The moodle install is complete and the course is setup. The […]
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