Last update: Sunday 4/26/15 @ 12:05 am
... Other top stories ==> edX & ASU launch Global Freshman Academy ... Comcast drops merger plans with Time Warner ... and Facebook's revenue is mostly mobile
This week's cover = photo/graphic from tweet that Google launched a wireless service
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 4/25/15 @ 12 noon ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
What the hell is an MVNO, and why is Google building one with Fi? http://theverge.com/e/8235284?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …… DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Bloomberg, Re/code, NY Times, Computerworld, Fast Company, ZDNet, Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, Mashable, TechCrunch, CNET, VentureBeat ****
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Actor Morgan Freeman & @SpelmanCollege Pres. Beverly Daniel Tatum to receive honorary degrees http://ow.ly/M4Axs
New @IESResearch funding opportunity for #HBCUs to conduct undergraduate research training. See http://1.usa.gov/1HxEedm
Alabama State University has taken another step in cancer research through a new partnership between ASU and the... http://fb.me/7i0Y8q1Dn
Awesome conference featuring digital leaders @DigUnDiv @ColorCommntwk @BlackGirlsCode & more May 13-14 http://spelmanwomenofcolorconf.com #SpelmanWOCC
Pres. @BDTSpelman "delighted" with the unveiling of her official @SpelmanCollege portrait. #HBCULove #BlackWomenRock
An honor to interview a giant of higher education. Dr. Norman Francis @XULAindex @UNCF. Happy Retirement!
The WHI-HBCU will host a FITW MSI Call on Monday, April 27th at 3:00pm!! For more information visit: http://goo.gl/SkVhvd
#hbcu #fisk MTSU awards $614K for mechatronics scholarships: program manager with the U... http://binged.it/1QoyXsu http://bit.ly/RkcVJx
#hbcu #hu NASA assembles unprecedented scientific team to find out if we’re all alone: ... http://binged.it/1Hktjoy http://bit.ly/17nRFtv
Simmons College Added to Official #HBCU Registry http://diverseeducation.com/article/71858/ @KWCosby ****
HU receives grant for professional development program for @HamptonCSchools science teachers http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-receives-grant-for-professional-development-program-for-local-high-school-science-teachers …
Top Story #1 ... edX/ASU partnership +++++++++++
edX and @ASU have launched the Global Freshman Academy! Learn more: http://ow.ly/M1nQK & see how it all works: https://youtu.be/4DDBoI92NoE ... DLL Editor's note -- This initiative was discussed by the Chronicle, Inside Higher Ed, NY Times ... additional analysis subsequently provided by the Chronicle, EdSurge, and Inside Higher Ed ****
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Hack Education Weekly News http://dlvr.it/9X1Bg3
John Katzman Connects Prospective Students With What They Need to Know https://shar.es/1pslM8 via @chronicle
Meet this year's tech innovators – eight men and women who are helping to drive change through education technology http://chronicle.com/section/The-Digital-Campus/875/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en …
Study measures causes of gender gap in computer science programs: http:/bit.ly/1J61Qr6
MOOCs, online, blended ...
CA community college students more likely to succeed in in-person than online courses: http://bit.ly/1Ix3Rcv
How Carnegie Mellon makes sure its online MBA program is equivalent to on-site: http://ow.ly/M24E0
Tools that limit distraction may raise student performance in online classes http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/tools-that-limit-distraction-may-raise-student-performance-in-online-classes/56413 … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Inside Higher Ed
California's multi-million dollar online education flop is another blow for MOOCs - The Hechinger Report http://ow.ly/LV6Dg
Catch up on the latest with the California Community College Online Education Initiative: http://ow.ly/LSepU
.@APartnerships wants more live online sessions and will pay faculty who put in the effort: http://bit.ly/1J61m4g
Top Story #2 ... Comcast drops Time Warner bid ... +++++++++++
Comcast has dropped its plans to merge with Time Warner Cable http://tcrn.ch/1bohpvS ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by NY Times, CNET, Bloomberg, Wired, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal ****
More than 70 percent of Facebook's $3.54 billion revenue is now mobile http://theverge.com/e/8234674?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, Re/code, Bloomberg, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, ****
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Amazon Web Services is now a $5 billion business http://theverge.com/e/8249542?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat,
Are you ready for Google's mobilegeddon phonepocalypse tomorrow? http://gizmo.do/nh96lD7 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, Wall Street Journal, CNET, ZDNet, ****
Your favorite websites can now send notifications in Chrome on Android http://theverge.com/e/8218654?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, ZDNet, ****
Eyewear maker Luxottica says the next Google Glass is coming soon http://theverge.com/e/8258440?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, Fast Company, CNET, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat,
Facebook's Hello app connects to the social network to show social data about callers http://on.wsj.com/1Jv3jnB ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by CNET, Fast Company, Mashable, VentureBeat, The Verge,
Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
Medical robots can be hacked during surgery, researchers find: http://gizmo.do/5ya4ev6
“The industry has failed ... the bad guys are still getting in.” The computer-security industry critiques itself. http://on.wsj.com/1K0rOdj
BT to start "ethical hacking" connected cars, as cyberattack risks increase http://zd.net/1F8dijV @zackwhittaker
Directory ==> HERE
Megan Smith, U.S. Chief technology officer launches @Launch_Code @BLUE1647 mentorship center ... DLL Editor's note -- The new center was described by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
@TheRealFreada @6Gems @rrrlisarrr @LibbySchaaf @nilkat @EvieN speaking on diversity at @vatortv #oakland
California prisoners to get jobs as programmers http://usat.ly/1QjD6Ol ****
Join us as we GROW! BGC is recruiting Core Team Leaders for our current and NEW Chapter Cities! #Raleigh #ATL #DC - http://eepurl.com/bkrTFj
Coding & Coders ...
Will Rohan Murty's new Boston lab change how the software industry evaluates its workforce? http://zd.net/1yROVWd
Yhat develops Rodeo, a Python IDE for data science http://buff.ly/1GmFP3I
7 Best #datascience and #machinelearning podcasts, including Linear Digressions! http://buff.ly/1OGOwrQ ***
Hackathons, workshops, meetups, etc
DLL Storify of First White House Tech Meetup -- Friday 4/17/15 ... #DiversityInTech 3 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/04/dll-storify-of-first-white-house-tech.html …
Qeyno Labs Atlanta Hackathon: Youth Designers Tackle Apps for STEM Education and More | MCU VO!CE http://fb.me/4xxVLjKiB
BlackGirlsCode: Collaboration! #BGCDALLAS #BGCgame ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also received a personal comment
Talent is evenly distributed by zip code. Opportunity is not. Mitch Kapor @KaporCenter @lpfi #teals meet @ousd_news
Great piece on founding while black from @web > The Duality of the Hoodie: Being a Black Entrepreneur in America http://www.inc.com/web-smith/being-a-black-entrepreneur-in-america.html …
Why I don’t like hackathons, by Alex Bayley aged 39 1/2 | Infotropism http://ow.ly/3xL4QA ****
For some students, hacking is more than a hobby - http://goo.gl/alerts/arWy #GoogleAlerts
"Knowing your mission is critical to a successful #hackathon" - @fchmelir | @1MillionCupsSTL @globalhackevent #STL
The Making of a Higher-Ed Agitator https://shar.es/1pumRx via @chronicle ... DLL Editor's note -- This story profiles Micheal Crow, President of Arizona State U. ****
VIDEO: Meet Kimberly Bryant, Founder & Exec Dir of @BlackGirlsCode &GEEKS Champion http://bit.ly/1yLhogT #BeTheSpark
It’s been quite a change of fortune for Microsoft under Satya Nadella http://tcrn.ch/1DvzH4Z
Apple is taking cues from luxury brands in promoting its watch http://nyti.ms/1Ejs4FA
Amazon isn't a monopoly. It's a behemoth fighting for its life in a world of giants. http://theatln.tc/1DhigVn via @TheAtlantic
Google apologizes for the Android robot peeing on an Apple logo in Google Maps http://theverge.com/e/8254752?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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