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... Other top stories ==> Kleiner Perkins wins gender bias trial ... Babson's 2014 online learning report ... and Facebook's Messenger becomes platform for other applications
Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of information technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and issues related to coding & coding literacy... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 3/28/13 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Not #DiversityInTech, but still relevant to techs of color ...
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B. Educational Technology ... Dozen + 1
Babson Online Report +++++++++++
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C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen + 2
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Facebook's Messenger ++++++++++++
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D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Dozen
Directory ==> HERE
It's time for Opening Session sponsored by @UTCjobs @UTC! #reimaginensbe #TPC2015 #NSBE41 ... DLL Editor's note -- Check out the convention agenda and the DLL Storify of this important event
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Here's a clip of HUH's Dr. Lori Wilson in upcoming @PBS doc airing on March 31. #CancerFilm http://ow.ly/KTc4f
Learn how you can earn a degree from @JacksonStateU completely online. Contact #JSUOnline today! http://www.jsums.edu/jsuonline/
High-profile, black female founders are incredibly rare in tech. Here's how Project#Diane aims to change that: http://www.fastcompany.com/3044066/the-tech-industry-is-too-white-and-male-this-campaign-aims-to-change-that …
SAVE THE DATE: 21-22 Sept 2015: #HBCUWeek Conference, Registration Opens June 1, 2015
New Blog Post:: How HBCUs Can Get Federal Sponsorship from @OJPgov @toldson @AEW1954 http://tinyurl.com/q2jh8jr
A More ‘Diverse’ Approach to Diversity in STEM Education - Higher Education http://diverseeducation.com/article/71032/ via @twitterapi
#hbcu #spelman How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars: A team of stud... http://binged.it/1E0r3BB http://bit.ly/17eztnc
Photo: Norfolk State Hosts Cyber Security Town Hall Meeting Norfolk State University will host one of four... http://tmblr.co/ZmfvJu1gfvOC3 .
Nissan Donates $250,000 to 6 HBCUs for STEM programs: http://owl.li/KEPbi ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Black Enterprise
JIC you haven't heard::Apple invests in HBCUs:: Beyond The Dream: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund | http://video.foxnews.com/v/4111459489001/beyond-the-dream-the-thurgood-marshall-college-fund/ … @tmcf_hbcu
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans http://www.jbhe.com/?p=49781
Not #DiversityInTech, but still relevant to techs of color ...
#NBWC2015 - At Medgar Evers College Black Writers Symposium where Danny Glover is speaking:
Danny Glover: "How come our successes (in education) are not replicated in other places?" #NBWC2015
Danny Glover giving a master class on Black radical internationalism. This is what Paul Robeson might look like today. #Brilliant #NBWC2015 ... DLL Editor's note -- Dr. Gregory Carr is Chair of Howard University's Afro-American Studies Department, an esteemed scholar, and a peerless activist ... So his strong endorsement of veteran actor Danny Glover's scholarship is high praise, indeed ... :-)
Glover now quoting MLK's books. By chapter and specific ideas. This man is also a Hollywood actor. Don't say we have to settle. #NBWC2015
Babson Online Report +++++++++++
MT @desireemjewell: Utilize this data every single day #Grade Level: Tracking Online Education Infographic http://www.pearsoned.com/grade-level-2014 … .. DLL Editor's note -- This tweet links to the latest edition of the annual Babson online learning report (formerly the "Sloan-C Report"), the ongoing essential reference for faculty, administrators, and policy makers striving to gain perspective about online courses and programs
Oracle Learning Cloud launched for employee training on the go http://zd.net/194NI1R by @rachelking
AIR's Julia Lane is using #bigdata to assess the impact of #research funding. Learn more: http://ow.ly/KGBjo
Enrollment and revenue woes continue for @UOPX:
httpbit.ly/1Nj0irH ... DLL Editor's Note -- UOPX = University of Phoenix
Nearly half of last year's college graduates attended two-year college: http://bit.ly/1FL8e5V
Blackboard Wanes, Instructure Gains in Spring 2015 LMS Market Share http://bit.ly/1FTw268 #edtech
Preparing the Future Workforce with MOOC | AT&T Annual Report 2014 http://buff.ly/18V46lz
March 2015 Issue of JOLT now online wih 27 papers of interest to the online learning community..
http://jolt.merlot.org/currentissue.html …
"Earning this [Nanodegree] credential will soon become a key part of AT&T’s training and talent acquisition model." http://buff.ly/19MUCd8
Online or in-person? @PeirceCollege lets students switch back and forth http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/online-or-in-person-one-college-lets-students-switch-back-and-forth/56265 …
EdX Partnership with @Microsoft, @Smithsonian Could Provide Professional Preparation http://ow.ly/KJmCM via @Harvard @TheCrimson #career
85% [of learners] are individuals working full-time & balancing their #education with their job. http://ow.ly/KG62O
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Here's the final verdict: Kleiner Perkins wins on all claims in Ellen Pao case (updated) http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/27/kleiner-perkens-wins-on-all-counts-of-sex-descrimination-against-ellen-pao/ … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Re/code, CNET, NY Times, The Verge, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Ars Technica,
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In Facebook's family of apps, Messenger is the new golden child http://theverge.com/e/8056270?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Fast Company, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, CNET, TechCrunch, Computerworld, Bloomberg, Mashable,
Amazon just trounced the competition for cloud-storage pricing http://wp.me/p5hvhT-74AE #ICYMI ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wired, Computerworld,
We're all headed down the rabbit hole together, says Oculus VR chief scientist http://on.recode.net/1EYgA7g via @HeyHeyESJ ... DLL Editor's note -- Facebook's VR was also covered by TechCrunch, Mashable, VentureBeat, The Verge, Wired,
Apple gives stamp of approval to new Steve Jobs biography http://www.computerworld.com/article/2900222/apple-gives-stamp-of-approval-to-new-steve-jobs-biography.html … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by NY Times,
Artificial Intelligence ...
#Mathematicians of the #Future; Why it matters that #computers could someday prove their own #theorems. http://slate.me/1C4r1VM
Cybersecurity, privacy, and cybercrime ...
Slack got hacked http://tcrn.ch/1xFYLuc ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Mashable, Fast Company, Computerworld, VentureBeat, Wired, ZDNet,
Twitch says it was probably hacked http://on.recode.net/1Innrbm via @recode ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story about Amazon's Twitch also covered by Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, VentureBeat,
Directory ==> HERE
Qeyno is excited to partner with UNCF HBCU ICE in transforming campuses to STEM HUBS. Learn more at... http://fb.me/4cBz50d8B
Join us as we GROW! BGC is recruiting Core Team Leaders for our current and NEW Chapter Cities!: http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=acf512bf416c8569237ffaf93&id=765773e122 …
More #women studying #computer #science but there's less #representation in the #tech field. Do you see the problem? http://bit.ly/1M4UO8v ... DLL Editor's Note -- This report discussed by the Chronicle
How a former federal inmate started a $3 million business ( @pigeon_ly ) -- http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2015/0325/How-did-a-former-federal-inmate-start-a-3-million-business … cc: @KaporCapital
How Google is Leading the Charge on Teaching Kids to Code http://bit.ly/1Oz3Fhr #edtech #edchat #edtechchat
The biases pushing women out of STEM play out differently depending on a woman’s race http://s.hbr.org/1xwh056
@majoracarter is recruiting talent from the urban communities to tech @startupboxSBx
http://fw.to/EKMi5FV @pulseofculture @fastcocreate
Read C/I's @usatoday article about @MTA ad campaign w @adage @fiverr #diversityintech http://usat.ly/1CahYm4
Let us help you grow your biz online. Now accepting apps for the #AcceleratewithGoogle Academy. Apply: http://accelerate.withgoogle.com/
“@RPCoalition: ICYMI: @GalvanizeU announces @RevJJackson scholarship in data science--- $48,000 in fees waived
http:bit.ly/1FYTnRu
It depends what you study, not where ->> Engineers and computer scientists do best http://buff.ly/1LAz6sQ
great meeting at @blue1647 this evening. our coding academy with @depaulu (launching next month) is going to be BIG http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/03/09/depaul-blue1647-partnership-launches-a-coding-academy-for-community-projects/ …
Two Young, Black Entrepreneurs In Tech Open Up About STEM Diversity -- And Why It Matters http://tinyurl.com/msqdyp3
Going to a hackathon this weekend? Bookmark @jonmarkgo's tutorial on deploying your hack with @awscloud! https://news.mlh.io/deploy-your-hack-in-3-steps-intro-to-aws-and-elastic-beanstalk-02-20-2015 …
"I'm proud to have shared that software is about humanity" — @DBNess http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/03/25/meet-vanessa-hurst-women-of-influence-honoree.html …
Views: The real divide in education is between faculty members and the ed-tech industry:
http://bit.ly/1C7eVew
Q&A: @kevincarey1 talks about his new book, "The End of College": http://bit.ly/1EJ036W
The #datascience ecosystem: getting data, wrangling data, analyzing data. http://buff.ly/1NjjjKt
What Silicon Valley learned from the Kleiner Perkins bias suit http://nyti.ms/1xGPcLq
Why Meerkat and Periscope are the next big challenge for marketers @noyesk http://www.computerworld.com/article/2903312/why-meerkat-and-periscope-are-the-next-big-challenge-for-marketers.html …
Finance vs. Tech: Why Wall Streeters Defecting to Silicon Valley Is Good News for the Economy http://nyti.ms/1xv3E9p
Events announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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