"TECH Dozens" -- HBCUs' Sunday Magazine -- Week Ending 6/28/14

Last updated: Sunday 6/29/14 @ 6:24 pm

Cover = photo of Dr. Abdulalim A. Shabazz from a tweet that mourned his passing this week. He was the HBCU community's long-time master teacher of mathematics  ...


... other top stories include the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to require warrants for searching cell phones ... imminent failure of (for-profit) Corinthian Corp ... release of the 2013 Babson survey of U.S. online education .. and Google's I/O rollout


Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and related issues ... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 6/28/14 @ 12:00 noon ... in chronological order from latest to earliest ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues ... Back issues can be searched for old tweets.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Gen Tech | D. Hackers | E. Events

A. HBCU Media ... Dozen

1. HBCU Lifestyle @HBCU_Lifestyle  ·  19h

   Google Admits Blacks and Hispanics Are Just 5% of its Workforce http://owl.li/2ISWo2 

   
   
2. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 27

   Verizon joins the battle for girls in STEM - http://CSMonitor.com  http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2014/0626/Verizon-joins-the-battle-for-girls-in-STEM#.U628SUVKfq4.twitter …

   
   
3. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 27

   RT @VentureBeat: Coding bootcamps may actually change education. http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/26/hacking-the-hacker-school-how-the-bootcamp-is-being-taken-to-scale-outside-the-coding-world/ … pic.twitter.com/ImdlefHsi7
   
   
   
   

    
    
4. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 27

   Rattler Report: FAMU set to host global environmental summit http://fb.me/6IXJ0INd9 

   
   
5. HBCU Digest @HBCUDigest  ·  Jun 26

   Legislators Seek More HBCU Funding From National Science Foundation http://hbcudigest.com/?p=96796 

   
   
6. Mathematics Show @MathematicsShow  ·  Jun 26

   Grambling Endowed Chair of Mathematics Dr. Abdulalim A. Shabazz Passes - MyArkLaMiss http://dlvr.it/67KHZz 

   
   
7. Retweeted by Greg Carr
   
   Sabir Alim @DaddysRightHere  ·  30 May 2013
   DEVELOPING AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MATHEMATICS by Dr. Abdulalim Shabazz http://fb.me/2rOrPeqyY
   
   DLL Editor's note: In this 1991 interview Dr. Shabazz provided a comprehensive, but succinct summary of his goals and achievements as a teacher and mentor of mathematics for black students. Recently the HBCU community mourned the passing of Dr. Maya Anjelou with extensive memorials, as it should have because she was a master teacher of the humanities who inspired so many of us.  But why was the passing of Dr. Shabazz, a master teacher of the most fundamental component of STEM, given so little notice ???????
    
8. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jun 25

   #msu #hbcu Morgan State warned of problems with its largest U.S. research program: Morg... http://binged.it/1yPrzxt  http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9 
   

   
   
9. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  Jun 24

   Norfolk State University grad earns $$ to build career in STEM disciplines. However, "discipline" is the key... http://fb.me/6BwKXgID1 

   
   
10. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jun 24

    #CSU #HBCU Funding to Support Agriculture and Food Science Facilities at Ohio’s Central... http://binged.it/UEPOyB  http://bit.ly/16pj8IA 

    
    
11. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jun 23

    #msu #hbcu Investing in Morgan's research benefits Maryland [Commentary]: As part of it... http://binged.it/1izPufc  http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9 

    
    
12. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jun 26

    #hbcu #nsu Verizon joins the battle for girls in STEM: My friend, Dr. Arthur Bowman of ... http://binged.it/UNJ0yG  http://bit.ly/16rivnb 

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B. Educational Technology ... Half Dozen

1. MERLOT @MERLOTorg  ·  14h

   "The Past, Present and Future of Instructional Technology" written by MERLOT Managing Director, Dr. Sorel Reisman: http://ow.ly/yytZz 

   
   
2. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 27

   2013 edition of annual Babson survey of U.S. online education just released ... #hbcu #hbcus #edtech ==> http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/grade-change-2013 …

   
   
3. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 27

   Bowen's "Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from a Six-Campus Randomized Trial" ==> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pam.21728/full …
   DLL Editor's Note:  An article reporting this study recently appeared in Diverse and Education by the Numbers, but with different titles ... both titles triggered a comment from the DLL editor ... :-)

   
   
4. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 27

   Starbucks Plan Shines a Light on the Profits in Online Education http://shar.es/M44S5  via @chronicle

   
   
5. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 24

   Corinthian’s Crisis Raises Questions on an Unprecedented Scale http://shar.es/M2i4Z  via @chronicle
   DLL Editor's note: Corinthian's problems were also covered by the LA Times and by Inside Higher Education

   
   
6. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 25

   Google Will Finance Carnegie Mellon’s MOOC Research http://shar.es/Mvw7V  via @chronicle

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C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen

1. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 25

   RT"@DmcnameeP: Read the SCOTUS opinion on cell phone privacy and warrantless searches of their onboard data at http://supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf …"
   
   DLL Editor's note: The Supreme Court's decision to require warrants for searches of cell phones received widespread commentary in the media -- including: VentureBeat, New York Times, The Atlantic, Computerworld, NY Times (again), and the Washington Post

   
   
2. Computerworld @Computerworld  ·  Jun 25

   First look: Apple's Swift is simple, at first -- but mastering it will take a while @infoworld http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/first-look-apples-swift-simple-first-245009?source=ifwsotd …

   
   
3. VentureBeat @VentureBeat  ·  Jun 26

   Roundup: Every single thing Google announced yesterday at I/O 2014 http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/25/everything-google-announced-today-at-io-2014/ … #io14 pic.twitter.com/La1G9EMpbT
   
   
   
   
   
   

   

   DLL Editor's note: TechCrunch also covered the Google show

   
   
4. TechCrunch @TechCrunch  ·  Jun 26

   Hands on with Google's incredibly clever Cardboard virtual reality headset http://trib.al/VnYcXor 

   
   
5. VentureBeat @VentureBeat  ·  Jun 25

   How to know if you’re learning the right programming language http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/24/how-to-know-if-youre-learning-the-right-programming-language/ … pic.twitter.com/ntB37orK2T
   
   
   
   
   

   

   
   
6. Andrew West @awestechchief  ·  Jun 24

   The emperor of “disruption theory” is wearing no clothes #innovation #urbantechweekend http://klou.tt/1iubu986ap5g1 

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D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Half Dozen 
Directory ==> HERE

1. DiversiTech @IamDtech  ·  16h

   Where America's minority entrepreneurs are http://is.gd/cKxkAU 
   

   
   
2. Goodie Hack @goodiehack  ·  18h

   What We're Learning From Goodie Hack re: Ideation (Part I) https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140628124222-10808999-what-we-re-learning-from-goodie-hack-re-ideation-part-i …
   

   
   
3. Innov8tiv @innov8tivmag  ·  20h

   http://Innov8tiv.com  is out! http://paper.li/innov8tivmag/1393993943 …
   

   
   
4. Goodie Hack @goodiehack  ·  Jun 27

   Help create diversity in tech by joining the conversation! #yeswecode chat http://bit.ly/1mixnWc  via @uchechi_writes
5. SEPNYC @sepnyc  ·  Jun 24

   Is Computer Coding the Legos of the Future? http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-economy/solutions-bank/is-coding-the-legos-of-the-future-20140522 … via @nationaljournal
   

   
   
6. Joey Digital @joeydigital  ·  Jun 25

   Boom goes the dynamite! @goodiehack is in @blackenterprise | RT this thing, folks http://bit.ly/1nIjhP8 

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E. Tech Calendar ... Quarter Dozen
The calendar listing all previously posted events is found ==> HERE

1. BlackGirlsCode.Com @BlackGirlsCode  · NEW Orleans, LA (NOLA) 

   Get excited! We're only 5 days away from our third Love is Respect Hackathon in Nola! Come join us and share in... http://fb.me/6IQeuoBx3 

   
   
2. YesWeCode Hackathon @YesWeCodeHack  ·  NEW Orleans, LA (NOLA)

   It takes a village to raise a child - that is what we are providing. Join us July 3-6 http://www.yeswecodehack.com/  http://ow.ly/i/5Y8aT  #YWCHack
   

   
   
3. CODE2040 @CODE2040  ·  San Francisco CA

   If you're based in the Bay Area - join us on 7/1 and 7/11 as we Hack4Diversity! http://bit.ly/2040think  #civicmedia #newschallenge
   
   

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