Last update: Sunday 5/17/15 @ 12:05 pm
This week's cover = photo/graphic from tweet about Google's robo-car on the road this summer
... Other top stories = Facebook publishes instant articles... House curtails NSA ... and Verizon buys AOL
... Other top stories = Facebook publishes instant articles... House curtails NSA ... and Verizon buys AOL
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 5/16/15 @ 6 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
Cover Story ++++++++++++
Robo-car, go! Google's latest self-driving prototypes are heading to public roadways http://cnet.co/1cDJbVU ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Google, Re/code, The Verge, NY Times, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Diversity in STEM Fields Is a Social Justice Issue, Study Finds: http://www.jbhe.com/2015/05/diversity-in-stem-fields-is-a-social-justice-issue-study-finds/ … via @JBHEdotcom
#MorganMonday: Dr. Charles Drew inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame: http://bit.ly/1E21Kcg
#msu #hbcu Making at Morgan State: 3 hackathon projects from HBCUHacks: Morgan State Un... http://binged.it/1QGA8Td http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans http://www.jbhe.com/?p=50942
RT #HBCU #JSU Ronald Mason Named New UDC President: Mason, who has been president of Ja... http://binged.it/1cVcbJJ http://bit.ly/ZKhw7x
#HBCU #HU NASA Goddard Innovator Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame: I a... http://binged.it/1A7T2ya http://bit.ly/17nRYEV
.@MorganStateU Is Constructing a Major New Academic and Research Facility http://www.jbhe.com/?p=51130
$20mil investment in #Savannah State's science programs: http://ow.ly/MUME2 #SavannahSmart #seriouslyimpressive http://ow.ly/i/aNPlH
Congrats to Dr.R.Washington,Dr.W.Shumate &Mr.L.Williams,writers of $500K NSF grant to enhance our STEM prog..http://redriverradio.org/post/wiley-college-marshall-lands-national-science-foundation-grant … Thanks
Board of Trustees announces Dr. C. Reynold Verret as new President of Xavier University of Louisiana. Details @ http://www.xula.edu .
Newswire: New Congressional Caucus Champions HBCUs - http://ift.tt/1L3zonW
Son of Africa, Mississippi-Born. Electrified Blue Note Kora Wielder. Lucille's Lover. The Thrill Is Gone. RIPower #BluesBoy Riley B. King
B. Educational Technology ... Dozen
Supporting Innovation in Higher Education through First in the World | http://ED.gov Blog http://ow.ly/3xREvt
What should the next-generation learning management system look like? http://bit.ly/1JBJVps
Among 10 #EdTech trends to watch in 2015: #BigData, #Personalization, #Gamification. See all 10: http://tech.mg/p6yaO9
The latest issue of #EdTech: Higher Education is here! Topics — #Cloud #collaboration & more: http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/magazine/issue/2015/05/spring-2015 …
What if the classroom were more like a video game? A Michigan professor's tool could help http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/want-to-make-your-course-gameful-a-michigan-professors-tool-could-help/56649 …
With $3.5M In Funding, MathCrunch Wants To Provide Mobile Tutoring For High School And College Stud... http://tcrn.ch/1cPjpii by @ryanlawler
MOOCs, online, blended ...
“This is @ChamplainEdu stepping forward saying, 'you can do this.'” http:bit.ly/1d2kaol ... DLL Editor's note -- Champlain College is partnering with U.S. Office of Personnel Management
“More than 85 percent of our enrollments are for online courses,” says a @UMUC rep [#EdTech] http://tech.mg/INBS1M
Four liberal arts colleges form consortium to expand and understand online learning: http://bit.ly/1EDvVHr ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by the Chronicle
Study shows no difference between levels of plagiarism between traditional & online colleges: http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/online-learning-plagiarism-916/?ps=rpoulin@wiche.edu-0013000000j12tJ-0033000000qi8lX … via @ecampusnews
Class is in session at Lifehacker U! Plan a free online education with courses around the web: http://lifehac.kr/QfedMQC
A #mobile bachelor's degree program is under way at Brandman University [#HigherEd] http://tech.mg/oGhlRn
C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Dozen + 3
TopStory #1 ... Facebook +++++++++++
Facebook starts hosting publishers’ “Instant Articles” http://tcrn.ch/1Fjr6cY ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, Fast Company, NY Times, Re/code, ZDNet, Pew Research, Wired, CNET,
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Top Story #2 ... House curtails NSA +++++++++++
House votes to end spy agencies' bulk collection of phone data http://on.recode.net/1KL2gR7 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by New York Times, Wired, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, The Verge,
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Top Story #3 ... Verizon buys AOL ++++++++++++
Verizon's $4.4 billion AOL bet: Five reasons the deal makes sense http://zd.net/1HeHpIm @ldignan ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, TheVerge, Gizmodo, Re/code, NY Times, CNET ... and comments as to why the acquisition would or would not work were provided by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Wired, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, ZDNet,
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Technology That Could Have Prevented Amtrak Derailment Was Absenthttp://nyti.ms/1czIGw2 ...
Ride-hailing service Lyft snagged $100 million from Carl Icahn http://cnet.co/1FiH6d8 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wired, Bloomberg, NY Times, TechCrunch, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat 
Microsoft execs react to Internet address shortage. There was "shock initially and then disbelief"
http://on.wsj.com/1RKJajD by @bobmcmillan
FiftyThree’s 'Paper' now helps you hand-sketch graphs with auto-correction and diagram tools http://onvb.co/vfKGsE4 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wired, The Verge,
White House appoints NSA-criticizing computer scientist @EdFelten to key post http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7f9P by @dylan20 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Gizmodo, Nextgov
Foxconn Invests In Cyanogen http://tcrn.ch/1QG2m0n by @riptari ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Re/code,
Artificial Intelligence, robotics ...
Wolfram’s image rec site reflects an enormous shift in AI http://wrd.cm/1JNidGh
Brain-like circuit could drive artificial intelligence and machine learning @sgaudin http://www.computerworld.com/article/2922043/emerging-technology/brain-like-circuit-could-drive-artificial-intelligence.html?nsdr=true …
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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
Rombertik and the rise of self-aware malware http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7fHh
Penn State’s College of Engineering Hit by Cyberattack http://nyti.ms/1FpaUH3 … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Ars Technica, Bloomberg, Re/code,
Starbucks attack shows hackers are finding easy money on mobile http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7ggL
Google is flipping enterprise security on its head, moving its corporate applications to the Internet. http://on.wsj.com/1EDVGHF
D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Half Dozen
Directory ==> HERE
Here's @RevJJackson's plan for diversity in Silicon Valley #PushTech2020 by @madfoot http://on.recode.net/1e0wHZr
Thanks for the great retreat #2040EIRs! @GoogleForEntrep @laurawp @jhtdc @TalibValue @joelrojo @rianalynn #NextWave
@BlackGirlsCode founder Kimberly Bryant receiving her Game Changer award #SpelmanWOCconf #WomenInTech
Be the change you want to see in #Chicago. #Volunteer w/ Coding While Black: http://bit.ly/1c5deGw #blacktech
We are proud to announce a new alliance with @CollegeBoard to improve diversity in computer science: http://usat.ly/1bSAOVL
Great R packages for data import, wrangling & visualization @sharon000 http://www.computerworld.com/article/2921176/business-intelligence/great-r-packages-for-data-import-wrangling-visualization.html …
A new study says cybersecurity jobs are among the highest earning in IT http://f-st.co/qk7lT5l
Go. Rust. Swift. What do you know about them? http://buff.ly/1crefIw
The wearable computer for little girls http://f-st.co/2xpXNgs
From Prisoners to #Programmers: State Prison offers 21st-century skills to inmates http://bit.ly/1Pc8Ma9
Making at Morgan State: 3 #hackathon projects from HBCUHacks https://technical.ly/baltimore/2015/05/12/morgan-state-university-hbcuhacks-hackathon/ … via @TechnicallyBMR
E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen
On Black Business and Its Untapped Potential in Hip-Hop and R&B Ownership http://bit.ly/1PdQkxS #blackexcellence
A Battle for Eyeballs: Why Facebook’s News Experiment Matters to Readers http://nyti.ms/1FmTb36 ... DLL Editor's note -- Comments about Facebook's experiment were also made by TechCrunch
The Data Science Fad http://buff.ly/1Hi6YW6
Long form ... good reads ... :-)
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Does Artificial Intelligence pose a threat? http://on.wsj.com/1K2Jrw1
The Golden Lasso of EdTech http://hackeducation.com/2015/05/08/wonderwoman/ … @audreywatters insightful look at the history of edtech & #personalizedlearning
Bad news for IT: Robots and AI are coming for white collar jobs too http://zd.net/1zXd5PZ @gcnichs
Ben Horowitz on diversity in Silicon Valley - Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/ben-horowitz-on-diversity-in-silicon-valley-2015-5 … DLL Editor's note -- The embedded video runs 48 minutes ... long form video ... :-)
.@Coursera CEO: Colleges will survive the online education revolution http://ow.ly/MOw5q via @FortuneMagazine
Six things Marc Andreessen said in his monster New Yorker profile http://onvb.co/plezPuo ... DLL Editor's note -- This short piece references the long profile in the New Yorker
Hack Education Weekly Newsletter, No. 111 http://tinyletter.com/audreywatters/letters/hack-education-weekly-newsletter-no-111 …
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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