One good way to learn Java is to study working examples of source code. The following are some good sites that provide a large amount of Java source code.

• Collections of Java Source code: It contains a lot of links to similar sites.
• JavaBoutique: Besides providing huge amount of applets examples, it is also a good resource site for learning Java and other programming languages.
• Planet Source Code: A large public source code database in 11 languages (VB, Java/Javascript, C/C++, ASP, SQL, Perl, Delphi, PHP, Code Fusion, .Net and LISP).
• Servlet Examples: Servlets examples from various sources that are collected and implemented by Jeff Schmitt.
• Java Samples by Neal: It provides a number of sample Java classes that Neal has written. It also contains links to other places containing Java sample codes.

This webblog post has a number of further readings and links to what I’m interested in: social software, Drupal, develop weblog and wiki services for education, using blogs for a class, create topic-spcific blogs as course assignment or as a part of semester project.

Corante > Get Real > Social Software for Higher Education

Three BC Universities have just received funding to use open source software to develop weblog and wiki services for higher education.

LTUG is a new organization in Australia. It aims to promote good practice in the use of learning technologies. At that moment, I am interested in having a look at EZines.

About LTUG: The Learning Technologies User Group (LTUG) is a professional support service for organisations and individuals using learning technologies. It provides a forum to share expertise, experience and ideas and to remain informed about developments in learning technologies and their applications.