TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 4/16/16

Last update: Sunday 4/17/16 @ 2:30 pm

This week's cover = graphic from tweet about Facebook's F8 2016 developer conference ... Other top stories = machine learning and bots ... Microsoft sues U.S. over "unconstitutional" cloud searches  ... and Facebook promises not to influence voters 

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs and other organizations are promoting skills that yield more diverse employment opportunities and more diverse entrepreneurial opportunities in information technology (#DiversityInTech) ... plus tweets about significant innovations in Ed Tech and Info Tech ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 4/16/16.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  ... 

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Cover Story ... Facebook's F8 2016 ++++++++++++ 

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider Mark Zuckerberg explained all the wild things Facebook is doing in one sentence http://read.bi/23CpJyh 

2. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo Everything you need to know about Facebook's F8 event today http://gizmo.do/hEpNBXR  ... DLL Editor's note -- Overviews of the opening day of F8 were also provided by TechCrunch, Mashable, Bloomberg, VentureBeat

   

2. Engadget ‏@engadget Facebook's Messenger bots are a compelling alternative to apps http://engt.co/23sRc9b  ... DLL Editor's note -- Messenger's bots were also covered by Mashable, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Fast Company, VentureBeat, ZDNet

   

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A. HBCUs ... Dozen + 7

1. Howard University ‏@HowardU President Barack Obama to deliver Howard University 2016 Commencement Address http://bit.ly/1SO42Us  #HowardU16

   

2. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews RT #hbcu #dsu Wesley hosts 10th annual Delaware Space Grant Research Symposium: In Del... http://binged.it/20FzrOz  http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9 

1. HBCU Lifestyle ‏@HBCU_Lifestyle 2016 Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering Announced http://ift.tt/1W0bfG4 

2. LeMoyne-Owen College ‏@LOC_Magicians Cromwell Elementary students are enjoying science expo @EPA Day at LOC. Activities and workshops all day. #EPADay

   

1. 1. Diverse Issues ‏@DiverseIssues Need for Research that Centers on Female Experiences at HBCUs: http://diverseeducation.com/article/83227/  via @DiverseIssues #HBCU

2. Kimberly Bryant ‏@6Gems Contrary to popular practice here in SV, I get SUPER excited when during an interview I discover the candidate is an #HBCU grad.

2. 1. Howard University ‏@HowardU From computer science class to Cisco Systems: take a look at one Howard student's internship experience. ... https://youtu.be/ytoWA-oTqf8
3. Xavier Univ. of LA ‏@XULA1925 Ajene Johnson explains his research project to Psy professor Elizabeth Hammer at the Festival of Scholars event.

2. 1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian Bowie State University Announces a New Concentration in Entrepreneurship https://www.jbhe.com/2016/04/bowie-state-university-announces-a-new-concentration-in-entrepreneurship/ … via @jbhedotcom

2. Kim Vaz-Deville ‏@vazdeville Mass Comm students present research poster #XULAFOS2016 2016 Festival of Scholars w/@drtiasmith75 #XULA @cur_xula

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3. Wayne A.I. Frederick ‏@HUPrez17 This week has been monumental for @HowardU!

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   Happening now: Interdisciplinary Research Building (IRB) Ribbon Cutting #HUResearchWeek
4. Spelman College ‏@SpelmanCollege U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to deliver 2016 Spelman Commencement address. http://bit.ly/1SjszX2 

   
5. Jennifer S. Johnson ‏@Jcaret2 @ivyprepfriends Students visit @SpelmanCollege for Research Day! #spelmanresearchday

   

1. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@MarciaFRobinson Apply or Share... Research Manager - Grounded Solutions Network - CA: GroundedSolutions.orgWho we are:Gro... http://ln.is/com/Eizn1  #job ... JOBs
2. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@MarciaFRobinson Apply or Share... Technology Architect - US - InfoSys - CA: Infosys- DNAMFG - Technology Architect - US -... http://ln.is/com/mlvbo  #job ... JOBs

1. 1. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@MarciaFRobinson Apply or Share... Principal Consultant - US - InfoSys - TX: Infosys- FSADM2- Principal Consultant - US - ... http://ln.is/com/We2Bw  #job ... JOBs
   2. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@MarciaFRobinson Apply or Share... Senior Technology Architect - US - InfoSys - WA: Infosys- DNA ECS - Senior Technology A... http://ln.is/com/ojhLe  #job ... JOBs

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Grants, awards, contracts, donations ... 

1. 1. Hampton University ‏@_HamptonU HU hires researchers under NSF PREM grant to increase number of minority scientists http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-hires-researchers-under-NSF-PREM-grant-to-increase-number-of-minority%2C-underrepresented-scientists …

      

        

      

1. 1. HBCU Buzz ‏@HBCUBuzz UNCF Partners With Health Care Navigator to Encourage Black Students to Go Into STEM Areas ... https://t.co/V8FHT9XI1v

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B. Ed Tech ... Dozen + 4

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered #LuminaFoundation's report on college completion goal. #highered http://ihenow.com/1UVB5ff  ... DLL Editor's note -- Lumina's report can be found HERE

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2. 1. Education Dive ‏@EducationDive ICYMI: Career and Technical Education a key part of revitalized ed outlook: http://ow.ly/10rGi0  #HigherEd #CTE #EdPolicy

1. Diverse Issues ‏@DiverseIssues Student #Data Underutilized in Promoting Success: http://diverseeducation.com/article/83230/  via @DiverseIssues #BigData

   

2. University Business ‏@universitybiz News: Minnesota goes after for-profit college accreditor's authority http://ow.ly/3dsVC4 

1. Diverse Issues ‏@DiverseIssues Israeli Scholar Advocates for Class-based Affirmative Action: http://diverseeducation.com/article/83289/ 

   

2. 1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline Dror Ben-Naim Puts Digital Power in Professors’ Hands https://shar.es/1jGD3g  via @chronicle

1. 1. EdSurge Higher Ed ‏@HigherEdSurge Americans Overwhelmingly Value Degrees, Gallup-Lumina Survey Finds http://bit.ly/1qsUcAg  #highered #credentials

2. Ithaka S+R ‏@IthakaSR Coverage of the US Faculty Survey @JSTOR_Daily Do Libraries Still Matter? http://daily.jstor.org/do-libraries-still-matter/ …

2. WCET ‏@wcet_info Only 1 in 5 Students Obtain All Learning Materials Legally https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/04/13/only-1-in-5-students-obtain-all-learning-materials-legally.aspx …

1. 1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline 4-Part Plan Seeks to Fix Mathematics Education https://shar.es/1jeiN4  via @chronicle

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Adaptive/Personalized Learning ... 

1. 1. Connie Johnson ‏@DrConnieJohnson Great @EDUCAUSEreview article: support for #digital tools in courses. Six Ways to Support Personalized Learning ... https://t.co/KkPZnMPJpm

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MOOCs, online, blended, flipped ...

1. 1. AIR Education ‏@Education_AIR Students Using Online Credit Recovery to Make Up Freshman Algebra Fare Less Well than Peers in Traditional Classroom ... https://t.co/xLa0BQRCT4

2. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered #TeagleFoundation grant recipients discuss how to get liberal arts students excited about online learning http://ihenow.com/1qDHoro 

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered Study explores #comm_college online learning trends http://ihenow.com/1VUVfoN  #highered #edresearch #elearning

   

1. OLC ‏@OLCToday OLC received a $2.5M @Gatesgrant used to kickoff our #DLIAward. Now accepting submissions: http://bit.ly/1Svxq70  #award

2. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline George Washington U alumni sue university over quality of online program http://ihenow.com/1W2QfhG 

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C. Info Tech ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Dozen + 5

1. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo Stephen Hawking and a Russian billionaire want to build an interstellar starship: http://gizmo.do/Mx6zf4w  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine

   

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2. 1. Iris Palmer ‏@Irisonhighered Interesting chart shows underemployment by major ... https://t.co/ODb63VjrD4 via @NYTimes

1. 1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld U.S. gets 236,000 H-1B petitions, a new record @DCgov ... https://t.co/zYzyH54OBm

1. 1. WIRED ‏@WIRED Sean Parker just gave $250M to the darling of cancer research ... https://t.co/RrlYo0cNsB

2. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider We just got great news about wage growth in America http://read.bi/1XvPDQz 

   

1. The Verge ‏@verge Sean Parker’s streaming service will change movies, and theaters can’t stop it http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/15/11439694/sean-parker-movie-rental-plan-the-screening-room-cinemacon-2016?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

   

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The Cloud ...

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         Billing by Millionths of Pennies, Cloud Computing’s Giants Take In Billions ... http://nyti.ms/1qgUavb

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Self-driving vehicles ...

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider  Fleet of self-driving trucks completes journey across Europe http://read.bi/23yA9PF 

   

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Artificial Intelligence, neural nets, deep learning, bots, robotics ...

Top Story #1 ... Machine learning and bots  +++++++++

1. 1. Re/code ‏@Recode Bots, explained ... https://t.co/z9BOMXEc3d

1. The Verge ‏@verge Google has given its open-source machine learning software Tensorflow a big upgrade http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11420144/google-machine-learning-tensorflow-upgrade …?More

1. WIRED ‏@WIRED Bots need to learn some manners, and it’s on us to teach them http://bit.ly/1NoIFHD 

2. Re/code ‏@Recode Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: The Moral Compass of a Machine http://on.recode.net/1RUhOZ9  @KJ_Hammond

2. 1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld Facebook sees its future built on artificial intelligence #F8 @sgaudin  ... https://t.co/yqY4HvX5Ec

2. 1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch Google Calendar’s newest feature uses machine learning to help you actually accomplish your goals ... https://t.co/YXa2EMovCu

2. 1. Ars Technica ‏@arstechnica Facebook’s bots are already revolting http://arstechnica.com/staff/2016/04/facebooks-bots-are-already-revolting/ … by @annaleen

2. 1. Engadget ‏@engadget The bots are coming to Facebook ... https://t.co/4DfUw66TKc

2. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider Programmers are going crazy for free Google software that creates self-learning computers http://read.bi/1Mut7qM 

1. 1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld What do chatbots mean for the enterprise? by @jrdothoughts from @CIOonline @IDGCN

1. 1. Bloomberg Technology ‏@technology Artificial intelligence for everyday use: coming soon ... https://t.co/WhKgWiR5lT

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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...

Top Story #2 ... Microsoft sues U.S. +++++++++

1. NYTimes Bits ‏@nytimesbits Microsoft sues the U.S. over orders banning it from revealing government surveillance http://nyti.ms/1NaXann    ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered byComputerworld, ExtremeTech, Fast Company, Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, TechCrunch, Engadget

   

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Top Story #3 ... Facebook won't influence voters +++++++++

1. CNET ‏@CNET Facebook says it won't mess with voters' minds http://cnet.co/1Ntpzjt   ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Gizmodo, Business Insider ... A related story about Google was covered by Wired

   

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1. 1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider The US military is dropping 'cyber bombs' on ISIS for the first time ... Business Insider

1. 1. Computerworld ‏@Computerworld FBI bought exploit from hackers to access San Bernardino iPhone @lconstantin ... https://t.co/2iQcWIGylO

2. The Verge ‏@verge Obama appoints execs from MasterCard, Uber, and Microsoft to cybersecurity panel http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11427182/president-obama-cybersecurity-panel-uber-microsoft-mastercard-nsa?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch

   

2. VentureBeat ‏@VentureBeat Senate releases draft of controversial encryption bill aimed at Apple https://wp.me/p5hvhT-84z2   ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch

   

1. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo Shortening a URL could expose your personal data http://gizmo.do/daM2Ogn  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Ars Technica, Wired

   

1. Re/code ‏@Recode Apple says FBI has not 'exhausted' options to access data on New York iPhone (@verge) http://on.recode.net/1W51Lct  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Ars Technica, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge

   

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D. Hackers ... Dozen + 8

1. Kimberly Bryant ‏@6Gems In love w/ all the diff expressions of joy + wonder in this pic from our @BlackGirlsCode wrkshop at @google this Sat

   

2. OpportunityLives ‏@OppLives Opportunity Lives sponsors Silicon Harlem debate for NYC congressional candidates http://opportunitylives.com/opportunity-lives-sponsors-silicon-harlem-debate-for-nyc-congressional-candidates/ …

   

1. Alison Derbenwick ‏@aderbenwick Great to see Kimberly Bryant @6Gems today at #WHScienceFair & chat about more #CSforAll together! @BlackGirlsCode

   

2. Aaron Saunders ‏@aaronksaunders At black technologist meetup looking at @HappyTriggerApp presentation - looks like a perfect fit for the hub #DCtech  

   

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Diversity In Tech ... stats & strategies

1. 1. Luma Lab ‏@Luma_Lab “The data doesn’t lie. Silicon Valley and the tech industry have a diversity problem.” @RevJJackson #TechInclusion ... https://t.co/o7CnwrurvS

1. 1. Luma Lab ‏@Luma_Lab Facebook donates $250K toward minority tech scholarships http://usat.ly/1N4GTQU  via @usatoday

1. Technical.ly DC ‏@TechnicallyDC On #EqualPayDay, the Presidential Innovation Fellows are asking developers to #HackThePayGap http://bit.ly/1YrVWoC 

   

1. 1. C/I ‏@weareci Oracle commits to spend $200 million to bolster computer science education - http://goo.gl/alerts/wa5An  #GoogleAlerts

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Founders and techs

1. Fast Company ‏@FastCompany 100 portraits that tell the stories of people underrepresented in tech: http://buff.ly/1RQcJBe 

1. DiversityInc.com ‏@DiversityInc GM Design Chief Ed Welburn To Retire July 1 http://bit.ly/1Vijzlf 

2. Blavity ‏@Blavity Tiffany Davis is the perfect blend of #BlackGirlMagic and Rocket Science http://bit.ly/1NleT6s 

   

1. PowerMovesNOLA ‏@PowerMovesNOLA @PowerMovesNOLA alum Jerry Nemorin, Founder of @LendStreet lands $28 million! http://www.blackenterprise.com/news/lendstreet-lands-28-million-funding-help-consumer-debt/ …

   

2. 1. Aaron Saunders ‏@aaronksaunders Jonathan Aberman: In greater Washington, a failure to accelerate http://wapo.st/1Vi4pwo  @Luma_Lab #innovation hub @HowardU

1. Spelman College ‏@SpelmanCollege Brianna Fugate, C'2018, named one of @TheRoot's Young Futurists in science & technology. http://bit.ly/1SfpJCs 

   

1. 1. Grand Circus ‏@GrandCircusCo Co-founder & chairman of @Code2040 talks Silicon Valley, #startups, #diversity & more with @TIME: http://ow.ly/ZrHqH  #DiversityInTech

1. EBONY MAGAZINE ‏@EBONYMag .@Jopwell aka the LinkedIn of diversity hiring, winning over fans including this NBA legend: http://ow.ly/4mKil3 

   

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Coding & Coders

1. 1. Udacity ‏@udacity Are you ready for #Swift 3.0? http://buff.ly/1qGotw0  #BraveNewWorld for #AppDevelopers This post shows EXACTLY what you need to know

1. Udacity ‏@udacity So you want to be a #machinelearning engineer? http://buff.ly/1ShOFJG 

   

2. WIRED ‏@WIRED Grief and triumph at a medieval robot battle for high schoolers http://bit.ly/1S9YV1c  (PHOTOS)

   

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Hackathons, workshops, meetups, courses, etc

1. 1. 1. GlobalHack ‏@globalhackevent  #Hackathons aren’t just for #coders via @HarvardBiz: ... https://t.co/1LejQiRJbU

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E. Tech Views -- Comments, opinions, and long forms ... Dozen + 9

1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Jeff Selingo Gives Students a Blueprint for Life After College: http://bit.ly/1Q7AKyf  #HigherEd #alumchat

   
   

   

      

   

2. Martin Kurzweil ‏@MartinKurzweil Bill Bowen's @IthakaSR issue brief: "I am persuaded that higher education should professionalize the teaching corps" http://www.sr.ithaka.org/publications/issues-facing-major-research-universities-at-a-time-of-stress-and-opportunity/ …

2. 1. Coursera ‏@coursera You don’t have to be a developer to think like one. @DardenMBA’s @cowanSF sat down with Daphne Koller to explain why ... https://t.co/HJkkzQRTZn

1. 1. Jeff Selingo ‏@jselingo What's really wrong with college today? Too many dropouts http://money.us/1MYr3r2  via @MONEY #highered

2. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo Messenger's chabots still need time to grow up http://gizmo.do/mgTOtsN 

   

2. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch What Google’s DeepMind victory really means http://tcrn.ch/22wDhJf 

   

2. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider The folks we spoke to at Facebook's conference this week had 5 complaints about its big plan http://read.bi/1SitSWn 

   

2. Re/code ‏@Recode Should the FBI Use Hackers to Hack Phones? http://on.recode.net/1T7crVu  >@Fedora_Nate

   

1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Is Online Tutoring the Future of Personalized Learning? http://bit.ly/1qjp4Dj  #tutor #edtech #edchat

   

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

1. 1. 1. Udacity ‏@udacity Accessing Collaborative Online Learning with Mobile Technology in Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning http://buff.ly/1RPset8  #MobileLearning ... DLL Editor's note -- This tweet is linked to an extensive @EDUCAUSE report

2. 1. CodeNow ‏@CodeNow Gamification, personalization and continued education are trending in edtech ... https://t.co/amLZCbnc7i via @TechCrunch

1. 1. MindShift ‏@MindShiftKQED Pearson’s Quest to Cover the Planet in Company-Run Schools @anya1anya @WIRED http://ow.ly/10AZwa  #edchat #education

2. 1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Humans Still Win: A Comparison of Robo-Essay Readers, Turnitin Revision Assistant and WriteLab: http://bit.ly/1UZ4x3Y  #edtech #edchat

1. 1. WSJD ‏@WSJD LinkedIn might be the least cool of the social networks you're on, but don't ignore it, says @JoannaStern http://on.wsj.com/1oURgeF 

2. 1. Kathleen Davis ‏@KathleenEDavis 5 steps to remain relevant, employed, and avoid being replaced by a robot http://www.fastcompany.com/3058800/the-future-of-work/how-to-avoid-being-replaced-by-a-robot … via @FastCompany ... DLL Editor's note -- I sincerely hope that this article about the forthcoming book by Julia Kirby and Thomas H. Davenport grossly misrepresents what the authors say in their book because the article describes five deeply flawed "strategies" for surviving the accelerating computerization of the workplace. As described by the article, these "strategies" assume that IT-related professionals will be able to identify the workplace processes that could be computerized in the next five to ten years. Unfortunately this assumption ignores the widely unanticipated, monumental defeat of the human Go champion by Google's AlphaGo system a few weeks ago, a system that used cutting edge machine learning. At this point can anyone be sure which cognitive processes will be beyond the five to ten year reach of machine learning????

1. 2. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Edtech Will Reach Its Full Potential in Public Schools, Not Charters: http://bit.ly/1TGwH2H  #edtech #edchat

1. 1. Chronicle ‏@chronicle If students today learn differently, why do bachelor's degrees follow the same formula? ... https://t.co/r1SmoaC7OM

2. C/I ‏@weareci The politics of diversity in tech, 2016 – the black perspective - http://goo.gl/alerts/dKRDn  #GoogleAlerts

1. 1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline  The Minecraft Generation ... NY Times

1. WIRED ‏@WIRED Inside Google’s plan to make VR amazing for absolutely everyone http://bit.ly/1TTSvba 

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... plus chuckles and/or absurdities ... 

1. The Verge ‏@verge Useless robot waitstaff force the closure of two restaurants in China http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/11/11405414/robot-waitstaff-china-restaurant-closed?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

   

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