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Thinking about mobile development? New Appcelerator book is available http://amzn.to/1s0tklA #mobile #crossplatform
In case you missed the radio interview yesterday - check it out - http://event.siliconharlem.net/tomorrow-will-be-televised-interview/ … @DepositaGift @HarlemTrends
This week's cover = photo from tweet that Apple's CEO Tim Cook says he's proud to be gay
... Other top stories ==>HP's move into 3D printing will radically change manufacturing ... and Inside Higher Ed's survey shows most faculty still skeptical about online programs
... Other top stories ==>HP's move into 3D printing will radically change manufacturing ... and Inside Higher Ed's survey shows most faculty still skeptical about online programs
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 ... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 11/1/14 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues can be searched for old tweets.
A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Connecting minorities with science jobs at UMES http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/10/27/minority-stem-noaa/18024739/ … via @MyDelmarvaNow
The Howard University College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences will present the RSA-Howard... http://fb.me/7aWhSCDHS
NMSU grant aims to boost minority transfer, retention in engineering: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_26803796/nmsu-grant-aims-boost-engineering-minority-transfer-retention … via @CrucesSunNews
Xavier University's $19.6 million dollar grant could help to diversify tomorrow's biomedical workforce http://hbcubuzz.com/xavier-receives-grant-enhance-diversity-biomedical-workforce/ …
#hbcu #tuskegee Nanotechnology in Alabama, USA: Market Report: Tuskegee University - Pr... http://binged.it/1tRB1A2 http://bit.ly/H80dfp ... DLL Editor's Note -- Report also cites nanotechnology programs at Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans http://www.jbhe.com/?p=45834 ... DLL Editor's Note -- HBCU grantees include Fayetteville State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Southern University at Baton Rouge, Jackson State University
@WomenInteractiv aims to change the face of the technology industry. Register today! -- http://bit.ly/1FQwjpT
Morehouse Researchers Create Analytics Tool To Reduce Black Youth Incarceration http://hbcudigest.com/?p=97834
How to Get More Black Men Into Science http://shar.es/103tzg via @chronicle -- DLL Editor's Note -- This op ed is by Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski. Unlike most "wannabee experts" on this issue, Dr. Hrabowski has really "been there, done that" again and again and again ... :-)
#umes #hbcu NOAA Education & Science Forum Underway AT UMES: PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Nearly... http://binged.it/1wa3TmG http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9
RT @eskenazi_e: "What's in your hands?" is still reverberating in my ears after #Platform2014 this weekend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRIJYzhhELU&app=desktop …
Cheers to an amazing weekend at #Platform2014! Hard to not be excited about the future of diversity in tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LicAyoEnh2I&list=UUkWLGZL69LhjjgGRKhcAE_w …
B. Educational Technology ... Half Dozen
Other Top Story ... Faculty Skepticism
Online Ed Skepticism and Self-Sufficiency: Survey of Faculty Views @insidehighered http://shar.es/10gDtn ... DLL Editor's Note -- This report is a "must read" because its findings about faculty attitudes are more precise and far more pessimistic than the annual OLC reports
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Lynn U. will offer affordable online degree programs delivered solely via iPad:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/30/lynn-u-launch-ipad-powered-distance-education-programs-fall-2015 …
RT @jkcarroll: More Google Chromebooks Stats - US Schools Double Chromebooks Deployments This Year http://ow.ly/DeSja #googleedu
Competency-based education arrives at three major public institutions @insidehighered http://shar.es/10oj1J via @sharethis
C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen
Tim Cook: "I'm proud to be gay," and helping others is worth trading personal privacy http://tcrn.ch/1p5TYhi ... DLL Editor's Note -- Tim Cook's announcement ... This story also covered by Network World, VentureBeat, Business Week, CNET, NY Times
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Other Top Story ... Print 3D
HP's move into 3D printing will radically change manufacturing @lucasmearian @Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/article/2841414/hps-move-into-3d-printing-will-radically-change-manufacturing.html#tk.cwsotd … ... DLL Editor's Note -- HP announced its 3D initiative on Wednesday 10/29, and the story has been covered by various media since then: RE/CODE, ITWorld, NY Times, Forbes, CNET, ZNet
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Twitter added 13M monthly active users in Q3, but growth slowed & engagement declined http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/27/twitter-beats-in-q3-with-revenue-of-361-million-adds-13m-new-monthly-active-users/ … DLL Editor's Note ... This story also covered by TechCrunch, Bloomberg Tech, NY Times
After eight years of work, HTML5 is finalized @Joab_Jackson http://www.computerworld.com/article/2840152/software-development/after-eight-years-of-work-html5-is-finalized.html … DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by CNET, TechCrunch
IE11 finally passes IE8 to become the world's most popular browser, Chrome flat, Firefox continues to fall http://wp.me/p1re2-6GCl by @epro
D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Half Dozen
Directory ==> HERE
Thinking about mobile development? New Appcelerator book is available http://amzn.to/1s0tklA #mobile #crossplatform
RT @FastCompany Inside the movement (@PlatformOrg) that's trying to solve Silicon Valley's diversity problem http://f-st.co/wdGvXHA
In case you missed the radio interview yesterday - check it out - http://event.siliconharlem.net/tomorrow-will-be-televised-interview/ … @DepositaGift @HarlemTrends
Mark Zuckerberg and John Doerr donate $1M to expand the Hour of Code campaign http://tcrn.ch/1DwJ8Su
On @TWistartups @jason chats w/ our founder @ABenton abt #diversity in #tech; meet @CanUStart @joicaster @LoveKairos http://buff.ly/135Pb5m
Great offer from an amazing org -- Get a #free #website for your #smallbiz from @hackthehood Sign up: http://goo.gl/O7XnJr #hackdays100
.@wylandlord is crowned the “Future of Tech” at @NewMEAccel pitch event at @RevoltTV #RMC2014 http://wp.me/p4OGKp-cd
E. Tech Calendar ... Dozen
The calendar listing all previously posted events is found ==> HERE
@EdSurge #YesWeCode & @Qeyno launch 1st #hackathon for “#mybrotherskeeper” in #Philly https://medium.com/@priforce/yes-we-code-qeyno-launch-first-hackathon-for-my-brothers-keeper-7e4c59db2ae5 … - Register Now!
RT @yeswecode: If you're a developer, coder, innovator, or problem solver - We need you in #Philly for #MBKHACK http://ow.ly/DDXQ5
HBCU Students to Compete in UAF Hackathon at Microsoft http://hbculifestyle.com/uaf-hackathon-hbcu/ … via @HBCU_Lifestyle ... DLL Editor's Note -- Participating HBCUs include Clafton University, Clark Atlanta University, Hampton University, Howard University, Lincoln University, Morehouse College, North Carolina A&T University, Spelman College
Kicking off next week's sessions at @HowardU with @lewaisha on Mon 7-8p http://bit.ly/HowardU2040-14 http://ow.ly/d/2EYQ
Kicking off next week's sessions at @HowardU with @lewaisha on Mon 7-8p http://bit.ly/HowardU2040-14 http://ow.ly/d/2EYQ
We still need a few more volunteers for our Build A Webpage In A Day workshop on Saturday November 8th. SIGN UP here: http://blackgirlscode.ivolunteer.com/bgcoakland_2014_002 …
We at @BLUE1647 are the FIRST Chicago approved site for the Global Game Jam, January 23-25th, 2015. http://globalgamejam.org/
Get your ticket for @CodeDay Chicago @BLUE1647, a national Hackathon w/27 cities for highschool & college students. http://CodeDay.org/chicago
We could also use some volunteers in Memphis. Please share :) http://ow.ly/Dr4fo http://fb.me/3BjDuWs92
F. Ebola and Technology ... Quarter Dozen
This section contains links to information about Ebola and the tech community ... The most memorable links will be added to the Ebola page on this blog
RT #hbcu #dsu Anti-American Disinformation on Ebola and AIDS: Broderick, a faculty mem... http://binged.it/1syxnV5 http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9
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