"TECH Dozens" -- HBCU Sunday Magazine -- Week Ending 6/21/14

Last updated: Sunday 6/22/14 @ 8:49 pm

Cover = Photo of a Starbucks crew from NY Times story about Starbucks partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) to provide free college education for Starbucks' employees who enroll in ASU online programs.

... Other top stories include Goodie Hack's Atlanta Hackathon ... Amazon's new Fire phone ... and Udacity's nanodegrees

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 6/21/14 @ 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. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 20

   Charts: Tech's pipeline problem http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/code-charts-tech-pipeline-problem … via @motherjones

   
   

   
   
2. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 20

   Diversity and Data Can Be Allies in Helping Black Colleges Attract Students http://shar.es/M0suv  via @chronicle
   
   
3. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 20

   DLL's 2014 Directory of HBCU Online & Blended Degree Programs is now available #hbcus #highered #edtech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/06/directory-of-hbcu-online-blended-degree.html …

   
   
4. HBCU Digest @HBCUDigest  ·  Jun 19

   Alabama State to Offer Biomedical Engineering Degree http://hbcudigest.com/?p=96708 
   

   
   
5. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jun 19

   #msu #hbcu U.S. Senate wants more support for science at black colleges: “Senator Mikul... http://binged.it/1rcZISR  http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9 

   
   
6. TheHBCUNation @THEHBCUNATION  ·  Jun 19
   FAMU Alumna Takes Unexpected Path to Nuclear Engineering Physics Graduate Pursues Ph.D. at… http://instagram.com/p/pb3f8ZF2Oj/ 

   
   
7. HBCU Digest @HBCUDigest  ·  Jun 18

   Tennessee State Selected for National Environmental Health Program http://hbcudigest.com/?p=96694 

   
   
8. HBCU Digest @HBCUDigest  ·  Jun 18
   Fayetteville State Awarded $718K Naval Research Grant http://hbcudigest.com/?p=96693 

   
   
9. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jun 18

   The emerging picture of the tech industry’s diversity is pretty ugly http://qz.com/222870  via @qz

   
   
10. HBCU Lifestyle @HBCU_Lifestyle  ·  Jun 17

    The Higher Education System That Produces 90 Percent of Black Science and Tech Grads Is ... http://owl.li/2InqFT 

    
    
11. HBCU Lifestyle @HBCU_Lifestyle  ·  Jun 17

    Here's A Nice, Hopeful Sign For Women In The Male Dominated Tech Industry http://owl.li/2InqFz 

    
    
12. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jun 14

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

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B. Educational Technology ... Half Dozen

1. USDLA @USDLA  

   Starbucks to Provide Free College Education to Thousands of Workers http://lnkd.in/dW4iwet 
   DLL Editor's note: Cover photo for this week's TECH Dozens came from the NY Times article linked to this tweet. This potentially game-changing development was covered extensively by other media, including the Chronicle, Chronicle (again), Inside Higher Ed, Diverse, CNN Money, US News & World Reports, and Black Enterprise

   
   
2. VentureBeat @VentureBeat  ·  Jun 17

   .@ATT and @Udacity partner to create the ‘nanodegree,’ a new type of college degree http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/16/att-and-udacity-partner-to-create-the-nanodegree-a-new-type-of-college-degree/ … pic.twitter.com/BPwofkvgZn

   

   
   DLL Editor's Note: This announcement was also covered by the NY Times 

   
   
3. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 20

   How Technology Is Disrupting Education - Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/Tb2Um1 
   

   
   
4. Rich Kiker @rkiker  ·  Jun 18

   Is Coding the New Literacy? http://ow.ly/yax61 

   
   
5. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 17

   In Boost to Competency Model, Western Governors U. Gets Top Marks in Teacher Ed http://shar.es/PFUL7  via @chronicle

   
   
6. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jun 16

   STEM graduate programs place too much emphasis on GRE scores, physicists say @insidehighered http://shar.es/P9g7P 

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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  ·  Jun 18

   Here's what Amazon's Fire Phone looks like: http://bit.ly/1pIYmBx  pic.twitter.com/61OkdTMhX3
   
   

    
   DLL Editor's Note: Amazon's announcement was covered by other media, including Innov8tiv, NY Times, and TechCrunch
    
2. Andrew West @awestechchief  ·  Jun 20

   STEM Meme: Full Code Conference Video of Harvey Mudd's Klawe and http://Code.org 's Partovi - http://klou.tt/wucpjcrq4cep 

   
   
3. BlackGirlsCode.Com @BlackGirlsCode  ·  Jun 18

   Via @nprnews: How Yahoo's Diversity Numbers Compare With Google's http://n.pr/1kLemex 

   
   
4. VentureBeat @VentureBeat  ·  Jun 17

   Yahoo: We're not as white as Google or LinkedIn http://wp.me/p1re2-6gzM  by @jordannovet

   
   
5. DiversiTech @IamDtech  ·  Jun 16

   LinkedIn Joins Google, Reveals Employee Gender, Diversity Gap http://is.gd/C5qgSa 

   
   

   
   
6. NBITLO @NBITLO  ·  Jun 14

   How Silicon Valley's most celebrated CEOs conspired to drive down 100,000 #URBANTECHWEEKEND http://klou.tt/kylqakmpbnf1  pic.twitter.com/tMQctjjPPH
   
   

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

1. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  

   Overview (temporary) via Storify of @goodiehack "ideas" hackathon in Atlanta GA on Saturday 6/21/14 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/06/goodie-hacks-idea-hackathon-in-atlanta.html
   DLL Editor's Note --- This event began on Saturday morning (6/21/14), but did not end until Saturday evening. Therefore most of the tweets occurred after the 12 noon cutoff for this edition of TECH Dozens

   
   
2. BlacksInTechnology @blkintechnology  ·  Jun 20

   Blacks In Technology June Newsletter http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=210f2ea600c28985c0f688e00&id=8202b75e42&e=[UNIQID …] #stompingthedivide #community #blacksintechnology

   
   
3. yeswecode @yeswecode  ·  Jun 19

   Amazing! @vanjones68 in @TIME w/ @hackthehood @BlackGirlsCode! Here's a plan to teach 100K urban & rural kids to code http://ti.me/1lJWTTX 

   
   
4. ReferralCandy @ReferralCandy  ·  Jun 17

   We feature @yeswecode @BlackGirlsCode @Qeyno in our piece "Diversity in the startup scene". (: http://blog.referralcandy.com/2014/06/17/diversity-startup-scene-27-movers-shakers/ … pic.twitter.com/1iVI8JVsPY
   
   
   
   

    

   
   
5. DiversiTech @IamDtech  ·  Jun 16

   We can't do it w/o you!: Help create the next generation of social responsible entrepreneurs by supporting #STEAMfwd http://fb.me/4VFWdG5TX 

   
   
6. “@edutopia: Apps for Teaching Children Coding Skills: http://edut.to/1qhXjbC . #kidscancode #STEM pic.twitter.com/Um6BsVX01Z” @BlackGirlsCode

   
   

    
   
   

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

1. CODE2040 @CODE2040  ·  Jun 17

   ANNOUNCING: 2 Events to #CloseTheGap #CommunityThinkTank 7/1 http://bit.ly/2040think  #Hack4Diversity 7/11-13 http://bit.ly/hack4diversity  Join us!
   
   

   
   
2. BlackGirlsCode.Com @BlackGirlsCode  ·  Jun 19

   Can't make it #NewOrleans? @BlackGirlsCODE is hosting a workshop in the #windycity on July 12! http://bit.ly/Chi_BuildanApp  #BGCChicago

   
   
3. DiversiTech @IamDtech  ·  Jun 16

   Help make a difference and support #STEAMfwd on 7/19 as a volunteer or sponsor at http://bit.ly/STEAMfwd 

   
   

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