Educational Games – The benefits of using online games in the learning process

It’s no secret that online computer games are not only fun and use your time effectively, but can also be used for educational purposes. Over the last few decades they have become very popular with teachers, parents and of course children. In fact, they have even attained a fairly stable position in the education system, … Read more

The Number One Way To Learn

In general, people are thought to learn in three ways: through observation, through reading, or through experience. Depending on what you’re trying to learn, any of the three methods could be number one. One method, however, has consistently proven to be undoubtedly the best—experience. Each week we post a thought of the week on our … Read more

Florida Gulf Coast University – Southwest Florida’s Emerging Institution

Florida Gulf Coast University, or FGCU, is one of the newest universities to make its debut in academia, opening its doors in August 1996. Much of the impetus for its creation was the overwhelming desire of Southwest Florida residents to house a world-class university in their midst. Not surprisingly, the allure of a mild climate, … Read more

How do I create a standalone connection pool in Java?

Below is the method I generally prefer to create the connection pool for each database. I am using the BasicDataSource class developed by the Apache Software Foundation and available for free. To work with it you may need to add these JAR files to your classpath: 1. commons-dbcp.jar 2. commons-pooljar 3. commons-collections.jar 4. mysql-connector-java-5.1.5-bin.jar (for … Read more