"TECH Dozens" -- HBCU Sunday Magazine -- Week Ending 6/14/14

Last updated: Sunday 6/14/14 @ 12:54 am

This week's cover = CNN photo of hackathon sponsored by BlackGirlsCode.Com in "Hackers" section ... other top stories provide lots of new data about MOOCs and flipped courses in the "Educational Technology" section ... and more hackathons on the way in the "Tech Calendar" section 



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 topics ... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 6/14/14 @ 12:00 noon ... in chronological order from latest to earliest ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found in its searchable Back issues.

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

A. HBCU Media ... Dozen

1. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  16h

   #HBCU #HU Gillibrand, Higgins announce 5-year, $1.4m award for summer cancer research p... http://binged.it/1pVWy5X  http://bit.ly/17nRYEV 
   

   
   
2. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 13

   Summer Undergraduate Internships Boost Diversity in Ph.D. STEM Program: http://www.jbhe.com/2014/06/summer-undergraduate-internships-boost-diversity-in-ph-d-stem-program/ … via @JBHEdotcom

   
   
3. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  20h

   #hbcu #ssu Alabama State University snags $336K summer research grant for minority stud... http://binged.it/1pVtU4S  http://bit.ly/RkcVJx 

   
   
4. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jun 12

   #hbcu #fisk Grit better than GRE for predicting grad student success: The authors are C... http://binged.it/1xRhwaB  http://bit.ly/RkcVJx 

   
   
5. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  Jun 12

   Snapshot of the Google workforce. #HBCU Where are they looking for employees? http://fb.me/1TosRbhgL 

   
   
6. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 12

   Siemens Awards Virginia State University $105.6M of In-Kind Software Grants - Higher Education http://diverseeducation.com/article/64814/  via @twitterapi

   
   
7. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 11

   RT @IamDtech: 3 Ways Women Are Driving Change in Tech http://is.gd/HTd5Ay 

   
   
8. APLU OAS @APLUOAS  ·  Jun 11

   RT @BlackAmericaWeb: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: Simmons College Named Nation’s 107th HBCU http://bit.ly/1quBTp4 

   
   
9. HBCU Digest @HBCUDigest  ·  Jun 11

   WATCH – North Carolina A&T Researchers Discover Peanut Allergy Breakthrough http://hbcudigest.com/?p=96633 

   
   
10. HBCU Money™ @HBCUMoney  ·  Jun 10

    The HBCUpreneur Corner – Alabama State’s Deborah Scott Thomas and Data Solutions & Technology, Inc. http://ow.ly/xQ42p 

    
    
11. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 9

    Why Is the Math Gender Gap So Much Worse in the US Than in Other Countries? http://huff.to/1kGsh78  via @HuffPostEdu

    
    
12. msnbc @msnbc  ·  Jun 8

    Why some historically black colleges and universities are re-focusing on science and technology: http://on.msnbc.com/1mtTF89  #HBCUseries

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B. Educational Technology ... Half Dozen

1. USDLA @USDLA  ·  20h

   For-profits lead the way as adaptive learning becomes more popular @insidehighered http://lnkd.in/dgYETuq 

   
   
2. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 11

   4 Universities Band Together to Share and Protect Digital Resources -- Unizin http://shar.es/PetjR  via @chronicle

   
   
3. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 13

   MOOCs -- 8 things to know about MOOCs EdX http://disq.us/8ituf4 

   
   
4. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 10

   After grappling with data, MOOC Research Initiative participants release results @insidehighered http://shar.es/Phjph 
   

   
   
5. MERLOT @MERLOTorg  ·  Jun 9

   How #MOOCs beat campuses in GPAs & diversity (in 3 graphs) http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/07/how-moocs-beat-campuses-in-gpas-diversity-in-3-graphs/ … via @VentureBeat

   
   
6. Washington Post @washingtonpost  ·  Jun 8

   Bill Gates is behind one of the swiftest, most remarkable shifts in U.S. education policy http://wapo.st/1oyMcZQ  pic.twitter.com/RH6gLr0ON9
   
   
   
   
   
   

   

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

1. VentureBeat @VentureBeat  ·  23h

   A huge hit in New York City, Swift is now going to bootcamp http://ow.ly/xZOjL 

   
   
2. VentureBeat @VentureBeat  ·  23h

   A huge hit in New York City, Swift is now going to bootcamp http://ow.ly/xZOjL 

   
   
3. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 13

   A good robot is hard to find -- or build http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249079/A_good_robot_is_hard_to_find_or_build?pageNumber=1 … via @computerworld

   
   
4. Forbes Tech News @ForbesTech  ·  Jun 11

   Transformational Tech: Could This App Create A Free, Secret Web? http://onforb.es/1lm7QPK 

   
   
5. Andrew West @awestechchief  ·  Jun 10

   @BlackPhysicists: America Has More Trained STEM Graduates than STEM Job Openings http://bit.ly/1mBnWlo 

   
   
6. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 10

   IT salaries for the 20 hottest tech skills http://shar.es/PCiGC  via @ITworld

   
   

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

1. Innov8tiv @innov8tivmag  ·  Jun 12

   Getting Girls into Coding Through Gaming http://bit.ly/1kYkEvG  #Tech #GirlsInSTEM #STEM

   
   
2. NewME @NewMEAccel  ·  Jun 12

   'Tech Startups Benefit From Accelerator Boom' via @WSJ. @ABenton talks NewME in the piece. Take a look--> http://on.wsj.com/1j29vps 

   
   
3. BlackGirlsCode.Com @BlackGirlsCode  ·  Jun 12

   LISTEN: @BlackGirlsCode founder @6gems chats w/ Farai Chideya on #onewithFarai http://bit.ly/1hQbCSz : Hacking Race and Technology

   
   
4. CNN Tech @cnntech  ·  Jun 10

   Black girls take on tech's diversity woes with a hackathon http://cnnmon.ie/1ilfnKp  via @ContessaGayles pic.twitter.com/jxBrQdc171
   
   
   

   
5. Women 2.0 @women2  ·  24h

   Founders To Watch: The 9 Women of Color Who Are Rocking the Tech Startup Scene http://bit.ly/1s9VoYz  #startups
6. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 9

   Final update of (temporary/ongoing) Storify of tweets from Day #2 of @BlackGirlsCode #hackathons ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/06/hackathons-blackgirlscodecom-brooklyn_8.html … 

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

1. NBITLO @NBITLO  ·  5h 
   
    
   
   
   
   
   
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2.   YesWeCodeHack @YesWeCodeHack  ·  6h

   We are 18 days away from our hackathon! We are honored to join local youth and entrepreneurs in this 4-day event! http://bit.ly/YWCHackEventbrite …

   
   
3. Goodie Hack @goodiehack  ·  7h

   We're only one week from Goodie Hack Atlanta Q2. Register for free here http://bit.ly/GoodieHack .

   
   
4. Innov8tiv @innov8tivmag  ·  19h

   #Tech: 21 Reasons Why You Should Attend NBITLO Urban Tech Weekend in Houston September 25-27 http://tinyurl.com/ona5yns 
   
   
5. Dr. John M. Lee, Jr @JohnLeePhD  ·  Jun 12

   Bro. @rolandsmartin have you heard? We're hosting a Nat'l #HBCU summit in Atlanta next week. See media advisory here: http://www.aplu.org/2014HBCUSummit 

   
   
6. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 11

   Help make it happen for STEAMfwd: Creating Socially Responsible Innovators on @indiegogo http://igg.me/p/807499/twtr 

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