Last update: Sunday 2/25/18 @ 12:30 pm
This week's cover = SpaceX launches prototypes for broadband Internet satellites ... Other top stories = Elon Musk's Boring Company gets initial permits for a NY-DC hyperloop ??? ... Experts warn about AI threat to humanityThe Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs and other organizations are promoting skills that yield more diverse employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in tech (#DiversityInTech) ... plus tweets about significant #EdTech innovations in the broader context of information technology ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 2/24/18
A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views | F. Chuckles
Cover Story ... SpaceX launches Internet satellites +++++++++
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Elon wants to beam you Internet from space and today @SpaceX took the first steps towards making it happen. http://bit.ly/DTStarlink #Internet #CutTheCord #Falcon9 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Washington Post, LA Times, Wired, Business Insider, CNET, Ars Technica, Wall Street Journal, Motherboard, Engadget
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A. HBCUs ... Quarter-Dozen
Sharing his culture and his expertise, #NCAT mechanical engineering professor Dhananjay Kumar bonds with students while landing @nsf grants, pending patents and more. #MadeinGSO ... https://t.co/dbT3vSXKdr
DEVELOPING: Concordia College in Alabama, the only Lutheran #HBCU, will end operations. It is the second small religious college to announce closure this week ... https://t.co/RTBFXqA7U2
Now on US Black Engineer: An Innovative Engineering Educator. ... https://t.co/qWRypTqHCa
B. Ed Tech ... Dozen - 3
Great piece on "Moving Forward with the Science of Learning" from @CompetencyWorks - we've learned so much, but need to expanding on our knowledge http://ow.ly/bmPx30iyBEl #edtech
Higher ed group seeks key role in alternative credential landscape ... via @insidehighered ... https://t.co/lGcMITN3mx
- This month’s closure of the University of Texas System’s Institute for Transformational Learning is drawing significant attention in Texas and elsewhere ihenow.com/2EXOfXp #Tech ... https://t.co/4i9Ukqvw1S
Analytics -- higher ed applications ...
Improving #StudentSuccess and Completion Through Data and Predictive Analytics educause.edu/guides/improvi… #Top10ITIssues #AdvisingReform
Awesome news to share! Our predictive analytics solution now ensures positive student trajectories beyond graduation! We're excited to announce our research partner is @Education_AIR! Read the release! bit.ly/2EEsCYI #DropoutPrevention #CollegeReady
MOOCs, online, blended, flipped ...
Miss last week's #DLNChat on the opportunities of #Blockchain & #DigitalLearning? Here's a recap: http://bit.ly/2Cci9Gt > Join the next Digital Learning Network's #DLNchat Twitter Chat on 2/27: 4pm ET; 1pm PT
Testers are asked to go through a brief training #MOOC, but their knowledge on the topics they review is varied—the idea is they are giving the student perspective. http://bit.ly/2oab68m #higheredAssign ToDirect message
What Do Adult Learners Think of ‘Personalized’ Solutions? http://bit.ly/2FhzpZn #highered #personalizedlearning
- Community colleges are questioning whether online courses meet federal accessibility requirements ... https://t.co/kL6LO78Kxb
C. Info Tech ... Dozen - 2
Top Story #1 ... Musk NY-DC hyperloop??? +++++++++
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Elon Musk is back to digging tunnels, this time under DC gizmo.do/MFckt5N ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Washington Post, M.I.T Tech Review, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Recode, Engadget
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New results challenge basic ideas of supermassive black holes gizmo.do/IdSrGEm
Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, bots, robotics ...
Top Story #2 ... AI Threat +++++++++
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Top Researchers Write 100-Page Report Warning About AI Threat to Humanity dlvr.it/QHH9m4 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by M.I.T. Tech Review, The Verge, Gizmodo ... and the report
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Machine learning may get better at making predictions thanks to two new tools that came to market today that can visualize large data sets ... https://t.co/gOkaCHePuY
Malware sophistication is increasing and hackers are better evading detection with encryption, leading CISOs to rely more heavily on automation, according to Cisco. ... https://t.co/gM4NllrM7HDirect mes
It's been a good run, humanity. The Boston Dynamics' robot that haunted you last week is back, this time fighting off an armed human http://bit.ly/2GaqMix
Analytics ... Big data, statistical learning, data science ...
Most companies want, but still don’t have, a #DataDriven culture via @HarvardBiz ... https://t.co/blBmmrpGiZ
Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
“Although an ideologically broad swath of Twitter users were exposed to Russian Trolls in the period leading up to the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, it was mainly conservatives who helped amplify their message." ... https://t.co/aMb5s7jYev
Political context ...
Breaking News: Democrats released a redacted memo rebutting Republican claims of surveillance abuses. President Trump had blocked it 2 weeks ago. ... https://t.co/TCoYIrl6it
D. Hackers ... Dozen + 5
3 generations work together to build their circuits. Tuskegee Airman Lawrence Millben works with his granddaughter Elysse Love and @HajjFlemings, Kasandra Flemings, and their daughter, Kennedy.
What an incredible day 1/4 at the NYC DOE's CS Institute training teachers in web development and how they can incorporate it into their other subject areas! Earth science, math, english, art... the sky is the limit!
A glimpse in tonight’s #Python 101 Programming class tonight at @thebluelacuna. Building our environment, covered the history & career opportunities, caparisons to other languages, now we’re off coding.
Diversity In Tech ... stats & strategies
“We’re in a diversity crisis”: co-founder of Black in AI on what’s poisoning algorithms in our lives via @techreview http://datalxr.com/2HDj5TG #MachineLearning
Report: DC top city for women in tech for fourth year in a row, but there's still work to be done http://bit.ly/2EMg3dR
A stunning chart shows the true cause of the gender wage gap ... via @voxdotcom https://www.vox.com/2018/2/19/17018380/gender-wage-gap-childcare-penalty … via @voxdotcom
Why countries that empower women have fewer female STEM graduates, by @olgakhazan: ... via @TheAtlantic ... https://t.co/yCRyeH23EQ
Founders, techs, and execs
Today for #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate Shirley Ann Jackson, the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT and the current president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Jackson is an American physicist whose research enabled several inventions. #FutureForward
Coding, courses, tutorials, & jobs
Why is San Francisco on a Data Engineering Hiring Spree? .... https://t.co/c0NBJFGG3R
Data science notebooks get real: JupyterLab releases to users http://zd.net/2HLg2ZF by @andrewbrust ... https://t.co/5R39f5AiAr
Lessons in Becoming an Effective Data Scientist ... https://t.co/X9ueqwSpj2
15 Highest Paying Programming Languages in 2017 ... https://t.co/HWwYUac8RH
Did you know @DataCamp now has a projects section? Great place to work through projects and begin building your portfolio in #python and/or #rstats. https://buff.ly/2FeBvJQ
Understanding Blockchains by Coding One in R tutorial by @jj_mllr! Implement a small blockchain in R and learn more about what a blockchain looks like and some of the core concepts behind it! ... https://t.co/BNf0SYMamf
Which programming languages do emploers want most? #coding #programming #tech #STEM ... `https://t.co/m00AfhuzxI
- MoreThe thin lines: business intelligence (BI), business analytics (BA), and data analytics ... https://t.co/gGYtnGxEOd
E. Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen + 5
Russia’s dirty tricks: How Putin meddles in Western democracies ... via @TheEconomist ... https://t.co/QwlKHRZXCb
- "It will soon be obvious that half our tasks can be done better at almost no cost by AI. This will be the fastest transition humankind has experienced, and we’re not ready for it." ... https://t.co/tD0rjJAQYi
Are MOOCs that dissimilar from university extension programs that have been around for more than a century? bit.ly/2Hv7h5O #highered
2025: Imagining the Future of Mobile Apps in Higher Education ow.ly/dbBB30iwRO2 #edtech #mobile #highered
Long form ... good reads ... :-)
Special Report: Climate change is pushing seas ever higher, threatening coastal areas worldwide. The American epicenter is south Louisiana. The New York Times and @nolanews collaborated to bring attention to the ecological crisis facing this vital region. ... https://t.co/RlXtKGoHp6
.@jryoung sat down w/Bernard Bull at the Educause Learning Initiative’s conference in New Orleans. They talked about what he sees as the most important new #edtech trends and why it’s still important to read tech critics. Listen here: http://bit.ly/2CbxxTA #highered
- These are the crucial 10 technologies will have a significant effect on the way we work and live for many years to come. ... https://t.co/36SohoJkpv
How to Be an #EdTech Futurist -- by @BryanAlexander via @Campus_Tech campustechnology.com/articles/2018/…
"Historically in #highered, we have modeled ourselves after a few elite schools. That is changing," argues @bernardbull. ... https://t.co/uGD8tPUnja
#ML in 2018: @bigdata discusses the need for #machinelearning tools to augment machine learning engineers oreil.ly/2EyJxLL #StrataData #AI #ML /// https://t.co/AUe0LOHUG6Direct message
We've had a blast covering Pittsburgh's innovation economy as part of our month-long #GWHQ2 project! Thanks to our sponsors @KLGates and @DQE_Comm for making it possible. ... https://t.co/eozyaVCZls
The Case Against Google... via @nytimes ... https://t.co/YlA30ID1Lu
The Purgatory of Ed Tech Transformation Initiatives ... via e-Literate https://t.co/4hfUhDrQmo
How worried should we be about artificial intelligence? I asked 17 experts. ... via @voxdotcom https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/3/8/14712286/artificial-intelligence-science-technology-robots-singularity-automation?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
F. Chuckles, Shame, and/or Fake News ... Dozen - 2
- The New York Times Retweeted
The Justice Department told the White House that approval for Jared Kushner's security clearance is delayed because there are substantial issues that still need to be investigated ... https://t.co/NrQRPtVV76
Lexington: Past episodes of presidential wrongdoing have provoked a reaction ... via @TheEconomist ... https://t.co/m7v4NRTKdF
Accounts suspected of having links to Russia were focused on Robert Mueller. But after news broke about the Florida school shooting, they quickly changed their focus. ... https://t.co/sIsYpGvkaf
About a dozen people protested against what they called the threat of radical Islam in Houston in May 2016. They were met by counterprotesters. Both sides, it turned out, were organized by Russian groups. ... https://t.co/laxoWcNqlN
- On most days, Facebook doesn’t have much in common with President Trump. But at the moment, both are trying to get out from under the cloud of suspicion related to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election ... https://t.co/amNYp44Ibx
Armed Educators (and trusted people who work within a school) love our students and will protect them. Very smart people. Must be firearms adept & have annual training. Should get yearly bonus. Shootings will not happen again - a big & very inexpensive deterrent. Up to States.
....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes. It takes police & first responders approximately 5 to 8 minutes to get to site of crime. Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive. GREAT DETERRENT!
....immediately fire back if a savage sicko came to a school with bad intentions. Highly trained teachers would also serve as a deterrent to the cowards that do this. Far more assets at much less cost than guards. A “gun free” school is a magnet for bad people. ATTACKS WOULD END!
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