TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 6/13/15

Last update: Sunday 6/14/15 @ 11:05 am

This week's cover = photo/graphic from tweet about Apple's WWDC 2015

... Other top stories ==> Worst breach of personal ID ... Intel funds startups run by women & minorities ... and Apple open sources Swift 

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 6/13/15 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Gen Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views | F. Events ... TECH 2014

Cover Story ++++++++++++ 

1. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo Everything we learned today from Apple's WWDC keynote: http://gizmo.do/8rRpzGW  ... DLL Editor's note -- Overviews of Apple's announcements were also posted by Mashable,  Bloomberg, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Business Insider, PC Magazine, The Verge

   

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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen

1. Howard University ‏@HowardU Brittany G. Mani to be honored with 2015 DIA Regional Inspire Award for the Americas http://bit.ly/1FEOEUo 

   
2. ECSU Viking ‏@ECSU Today starts the Summer Transport Institute four-week summer program! Another big step for our #VikingScholars! #ECSU

   

1. Jackson State U. ‏@JacksonStateU JSU’s CyberLearning earns prestigious national award http://www.jsumsnews.com/?p=18021 

   

1. White House HBCUs ‏@WHI_HBCUs We are looking for our next HBCU All Stars https://lnks.gd/2/MjMx7 

1. Hampton University ‏@_HamptonU HU awarded grant to increase minorities, women in Computer Science http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-awarded-grant-to-increase-minorities%2C-women-in-Computer-Science …

   

1. NSU Comm & Mark ‏@nsuspartanz Virginia Cyber Security Commission Town Hall meeting at Norfolk State. #nsucyber

1. Howard University ‏@HowardU Anteneh T. Girma receives Best Paper Award at International Conference on Information Technology http://bit.ly/1JKpOHy 

1. Hampton University ‏@_HamptonU HU professor & colleagues are chronicling efforts to keep cool in the face of global warming. http://hbsciu.com/2015/05/30/like-a-wind-chill-index-but-for-space-weather/ …

   

1. Ronald Roach ‏@RonaldRoach Tech Employment: More Diverse Than You Think http://on.wsj.com/1Gx594R 

2. Black Enterprise ‏@blackenterprise Jesse Jackson Pushes Silicon Valley for More Than Transparency http://ow.ly/2ZOd8F 

2. Diverse Issues ‏@DiverseIssues Rich vs. Poor: The Growing “Class” Gap in #HigherEd http://diverseeducation.com/article/73734/  @briancmitchell5

2. The New Yorker ‏@NewYorker Jazz legend Ornette Coleman had a sound like no other: http://nyr.kr/1GwrjrS  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by NPR Music, Huffington Post, NY Times

   

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B. Educational Technology ... Dozen

1. OLC ‏@OLCToday The 18 Most Influential People in #EdTech http://ow.ly/ObLK0  via @techcocktail

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered Federal spending has overtaken state spending as the main source of public funding in higher education: http://bit.ly/1MOyBYV 

1. Wired Campus ‏@wiredcampus More students are enrolling in coding boot camps to learn hands-on programming skills http://chroni.cl/1MHZQnT  ... DLL Editor's note -- The report discussed by Wired Campus is found ==> HERE

1. Internet2 ‏@Internet2 Congrats to our many community member winners in @Campus_Tech 2015 Campus Technology Innovators awards: http://bit.ly/1MEBz25  #i2members

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1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered Follett buys more than 200 campus bookstores: http://bit.ly/1GjyKBj 

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Competency based ...

2. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline DLL Storify of @Education_AIR Panel Discussion on Competency-Based Education: A Higher ROI? #CompetencyEd ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/06/dll-storify-of-air-educations-panel.html …

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered .@LuminaFound-led group seeks to develop a common framework for credentials: http://bit.ly/1MOxUPi 

1. WCET ‏@wcet_info #wcetsummit WGU announced new Journal of Competency-Based Education: http://wgu.edu/about_WGU/comp …

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MOOCs, online, blended ...

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered @CalCommColleges redesign online course listings to improve transfer pathways:

   https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/06/09/california-community-colleges-redesign-listing-online-courses-smooth-pathways-four …

   

1. OLC ‏@OLCToday A program aimed at helping adults finish incomplete degrees will be #RhodeIsland’s newest #college. http://ow.ly/O14Nn 

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered .@PPICnotes report identifies successful successful online courses in California's community colleges: http:bit.ly/1MomyRt 

1. Washington Post ‏@washingtonpost ‘Sesame Street’ and its surprisingly powerful effects on how children learn http://wapo.st/1GlkxoI 

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

1. PCMag ‏@PCMag The new Oculus Rift is coming, and Microsoft is part of it http://bit.ly/1FMtOT7  ... DLL Editor's note -- Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch also covered by VentureBeat, Wired, Business Insider, Re/code, TechCrunch

   

1. PCMag ‏@PCMag Look out, @Twitch: YouTube Gaming Arrives This Summer http://bit.ly/1FPUYIE  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by NY Times, The Verge, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Business Insider, CNET, TechCrunch,

   

   
   

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider All of Google's awesome science projects — that we know about @BI_Video http://read.bi/1JINVrI 

   

FinTech & GovTech ...

1. The Verge ‏@verge Google's new Sidewalk Labs will aim to improve city living with technology http://theverge.com/e/8527626?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter# … DLL Editor's note -- This story (and comments) also covered by Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider

   

1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch The push to bring tech efficiencies to government bureaucracies http://tcrn.ch/1B3qh67 

Artificial Intelligence, robotics ...

1. SmartPlanet ‏@SmartPlanet 3 robots build a chair: Turning machines into more human collaborators http://zd.net/1F1lrS0  via @ZDNet & @gcnichs

   

1. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet Bots for tots: Five robots that help kids learn http://zd.net/1F1nJjW  via @ZDNet & @gcnichs

   

Big data, data analytics, machine learning, etc, etc, etc

1. The Verge ‏@verge Why Apple can't seem to choose between machine-learning and human-curation http://theverge.com/e/8513078?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter# …

   

1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld Buzzy, but good...Build an #IoT analytics solution with big data tools @infoworld @IDGInsider http://www.infoworld.com/resources/68173/internet-of-things/build-an-iot-analytics-solution-with-big-data-tool#tk.insidersotd …

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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...

Top Story #1 ... Worst personal ID breach +++++++++++

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider We may be witnessing 'the worst breach of personally identifying information ever' http://read.bi/1BbTTym  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Re/code,

   

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1. Re/code ‏@Recode U.S. tech industry appeals to Obama to keep hands off encryption http://on.recode.net/1MEAJ5q 

   

1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld Duqu 2.0 hackers may have cracked Kaspersky to recon research @gkeizer http://www.computerworld.com/article/2934398/cybercrime-hacking/duqu-20-hackers-may-have-cracked-kaspersky-to-recon-research.html … DLL Editor's note -- The breach at Kaspersky also covered by PC Magazine

   

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

Top Story #2 ... Intel funds startups +++++++++++

1. SmartPlanet ‏@SmartPlanet Intel Capital launches new fund for startups run by women, minorities http://zd.net/1FH1Wj8  via @ZDNet & @rachelking ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, Mashable, Buzzfeed, Business Insider, Fast Company, CNET,

   

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2. Jewel Burks ‏@jewelmelanie Super excited that partpic won #3686south today, but even more excited that I was able to share the… https://instagram.com/p/3xcoLoqbmj/ 

1. C/I ‏@weareci C/I is featured with @nypl and @AMNH in @amNewYork Read the article here: http://www.amny.com/news/how-nyc-is-helping-train-its-youngest-minds-in-stem-1.10518364 …

   

1. Black Enterprise ‏@blackenterprise Amplify4Good Addresses NonProfit Inefficiencies and Hacks Problems in Underserved Communities http://ow.ly/2ZHAHM 

1. Scott Thurm ‏@ScottThurm We've updated our "Diversity in Tech" graphic with the latest numbers from LNKD, GOOG, EBAY, etc http://on.wsj.com/1I28REe  via @WSJD

1. Hadi Partovi ‏@hadip San Francisco school board just voted to teach computer science in every school, to every student. Boom. #moveForward http://www.sfusd.edu/en/news/current-news/2015-news-archive/06/board-approves-plans-to-expand-computer-science-curriculum-to-all-grades.html …

Coding & Coders ...

Top Story #3 ... Swift as open source ++++++++++++

2. VentureBeat ‏@VentureBeat Apple will open-source its Swift programming language http://onvb.co/ExUUH0v  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Business Insider, Bloomberg, Mashable, ZDNet, TechCrunch

   

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1. Udacity ‏@udacity Software is eating the job market. http://buff.ly/1FHlG6f 

   

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Hackathons, workshops, meetups, etc

1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline The DARPA Robotics Challenge 2015 #DARPARPC as an exemplar for other #hackathons ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-darpa-robotics-challenge-2015-as.html …

1. Major League Hacking ‏@MLHacks What's your ideal #hackathon? http://bit.ly/1MvThUX 

   

1. Major League Hacking ‏@MLHacks "How do you keep the wireless working?" - Watch Calvin Shirley (@CJS7070) of @HackIllinois talking Hackathon IT! https://youtu.be/Fhr56Dl0LHs 

1. Major League Hacking ‏@MLHacks At Hackcon II, we explored the past, present, & future of the hacker community - catch up on all the talks here! > http://bit.ly/hackcon2talks 

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E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen 

1. MERLOT ‏@MERLOTorg Coursera, Apple, and the Future of Global Higher Education @insidehighered http://bit.ly/1FJ4SvD 

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider Apple and Google are finally making everything they touch supremely intelligent, and that has massive implications http://read.bi/1cM1Lec 

2. WIRED ‏@WIRED When tech giants deliver the news, they decide what news is http://wrd.cm/1JKEMgG 

1. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet Hacking by police 'inevitable' thanks to use of encryption http://zd.net/1QP1qVE  via @ZDNet & @steveranger

   

1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline A must-read -- "Rise of the Robots" ... #DiversityInTech @MFordFuture ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-must-read-rise-of-robots.html …

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Long form ... good reads ... :-)

1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge What initiatives are #edtech revolutionaries in Boston up to these days? http://bit.ly/1cOc4yz 

   

2. Hack Education ‏@hackeducation Hack Education Weekly News http://dlvr.it/BBbwvc 

2. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch A Brief History Of Deep Linking http://tcrn.ch/1QSMoy6  by @chrismaddern

   
   

1. WIRED ‏@WIRED Stop laughing at those clumsy humanoid robots http://wrd.cm/1QqZsQs

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider Why Google and Apple made their own programming languages $AAPL $GOOG http://read.bi/1IikXvI 

   

   
   

1. Kapor Center ‏@KaporCenter Strong analysis in @nytimes on how "cultural fit” went rogue, leading to discrimination in hiring http://nyti.ms/1BxwCSd  #diversityintech

1. Fast Company ‏@FastCompany Apple finally learns AI is the new UI http://f-st.co/CYgo5am 

   

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F. Tech Calendar 
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar  ==> HERE

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