Sunday, November 11, 2018

TECH Dozens -- Week ending Saturday 11/10/18

Last update: Sunday 11/11/18 @ 12:30 pm
This week's cover = Amazon's will split new HQ evenly between two cities ... Other top stories = Apple's new MacBook Air, the best MacBook ever??? ... Gerrymandering's impact on the 2018 elections


The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how leaders in Black higher education at HBCUs and other colleges and universities are promoting the skills that yield more diverse employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in tech (#DiversityInTech) ... plus tweets about significant innovations in #EdTech and the broader context of information technology ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 11/10/18


A. IBHE | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views | F. Chuckles

#EdTech Calendar ... TECH Dozens: 2017, 2016




Cover Story ... Amazon's new HQ + new HQ +++++++++
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    Amazon plans to split HQ2 between two locations, WSJ says ... https://t.co/w4a7bMKkD1 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Axios, The Verge

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A. Issues in Black Higher Ed (IBHE) ... Half-Dozen - 1
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    ICYMI: Now on US Black Engineer: HBCU gets $5.1 Million award to fight Cancer. ... https://t.co/33olZsURuj
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    California State University System sees record increases in graduation rates and narrowed equity gaps among low-income and minority students ... https://t.co/lRBlN9S3JF
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    Record $2.3 million in NSF grants boost undergraduate research at . | UNC System Office
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    Now on US Black Engineer: Innovation and Makerspaces pay off at Hampton. ... https://t.co/UHwbdiePS6

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    As enrollment in programs continues to grow, 's $10K Degree Pathway aims to be a low-cost, high-quality alternative to for-profit education providers, and to extend education to otherwise underserved student populations. by
B. Ed Tech  ... Dozen
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    Round-up on the topics discussed at Educause, from academic technology collaboration, to transparency around data collection and more ... https://t.co/uqAu9UDMzy
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    Announcing the 2019 EDUCAUSE ! Resources to be released in January.
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    Research on digital learning faces uncertain future due to tight funding and varied approaches ... https://t.co/yqHHAFzGml
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ... 
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    Laureate Education considering possible sale of Walden University
Analytics -- higher ed applications ... 
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    4 insights into how colleges are managing data and where they're coming up short. ... https://t.co/9BqPhuZ3gR
Online and blended ...
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    New report shows that without online education, college and university enrollments would be declining even more ... https://t.co/KsGtcDUUST
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    EdSurge gives you a deeper look into the online degree market and the several directions it could take. Read more:
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    Arizona State partners with Uber to offer drivers tuition-free online degrees


  1. As a revenue-neutral administrative unit, University College’s Center for Online and Digital Learning provides a low-risk alternative to OPMs for launching niche online programs across the institution.
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    Ashok K. Goel, a professor of computer science and cognitive science, and his team have refined perhaps the first robot teaching assistant, dubbed Jill Watson. Assign To
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    Miss last month's on how nontraditional will influence in ? Here's a recap:  
Conferences, workshops, Twitter chats, and other events ...
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    If you could build a brand new online degree from scratch, how would you design it? Interested in discussing this question and more? Join our community on 11/13! RSVP here: ... EVENT -- 13 November 2018
C. Info Tech  ... Half-Dozen - 1
Top Story #1 ...  New MacBook Air +++++++++
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    A refreshed design, a sharp display and all-day battery life make the new Air the MacBook we’ve been waiting ages for, says columnist Joanna Stern. ... https://t.co/LBVIyo74hc ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wired, TechRadar, Mashable

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Climate change, emissions, solar, wind, nuclear, etc ...
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    As climate-change fuels increasingly large and frequent wildfires that hit closer and closer to densely populated urban centers, the smoke they produce is becoming a public health crisis. ... https://t.co/LxzxArXaD7
Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, bots, robotics ...
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    The million-core supercomputer is designed to mimic the human brain ... https://t.co/yAzpOR08gd

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    AI identifies early Alzheimer's disease up to 6 years before clinical diagnosis by
Policies and Political context ...
Top Story #2 ... Gerrymandering 2018 +++++++++
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    It's an unfortunate truth for Democrats in an era of extreme gerrymandering: Until the maps change, no new seat is safe. ... DLL Editor's note -- Gerrymandering also discussed by Washington Post, Vox, Pew, Business Insider

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D. Hackers  ... Half-Dozen + 2
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    So far, "Sounds Of Blackness: Staying Authentic In The Digital Age" has been a real high point. Standing room only for this amazing panel.
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    Impromptu performance of ‘The Day Women Took Over’ during our panel at in SF. Shout out to for hosting such an amazing and inspiring event!


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Coding, courses, tutorials, & jobs
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    ICYMI: Power to the data nerd 👊 It's official, is the hottest job in America via ... https://t.co/372uHYSC1e
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    Best Practices for Using Notebooks for
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    See how the city of San Diego built a data portal to make government data available and easily usable for programmers, city officials, and the general public – all to help create an effective data infrastructure. ... https://t.co/bbv4DleBLz
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    10 Free Must-See Courses for Machine Learning and Data Science
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    Learn all about generalized linear models and how they expand upon linear regression to include non-normal distributions including binary outcome data, count data, probability data, proportion data, and many other data types. ... https://t.co/g1kjtECojA
Hackathons, workshops, meetups, and other events ... 
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    Missed the chance to attend 2018? Don’t worry, East 2019 coming soon. Be one of the first 100 ticket buyers for The Leading Data Science Conference 2019 and save 75%! ... EVENT -- 2019
E. Views -- Comments and Opinions  ... Quarter-Dozen
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    When Dana Grossman Leeman was “voluntold” to create a new online master’s degree for her university, she was dead set against it. Here’s why she ended up finding it “incredibly intellectually exciting." ... https://t.co/h1aqOEXGOo
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    Three challenges facing blockchain technology ... https://t.co/mQSKib2ZOb
Long form ... good reads ... :-)
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    Q&A with the CEO of eCornell (opinion) ... https://t.co/iDKYpmsR9HAssign To
F. Chuckles, Shame, and/or Fake News  ... Hals-Dozen + 1
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    Florida is headed for recounts in 3 statewide races. The election has been marred by legal challenges and accusations of fraud. ... https://t.co/6tp6jGO5it

@POTUS45 in his own words ... until #2020 
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    If the Democrats think they are going to waste Taxpayer Money investigating us at the House level, then we will likewise be forced to consider investigating them for all of the leaks of Classified Information, and much else, at the Senate level. Two can play that game!
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    You mean they are just now finding votes in Florida and Georgia – but the Election was on Tuesday? Let’s blame the Russians and demand an immediate apology from President Putin!Direct message
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    As soon as Democrats sent their best Election stealing lawyer, Marc Elias, to Broward County they miraculously started finding Democrat votes. Don’t worry, Florida - I am sending much better lawyers to expose the FRAUD!
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    Rick Scott was up by 50,000+ votes on Election Day, now they “found” many votes and he is only up 15,000 votes. “The Broward Effect.” How come they never find Republican votes?
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    Mayor Gillum conceded on Election Day and now Broward County has put him “back into play.” Bill Nelson conceded Election - now he’s back in play!? This is an embarrassment to our Country and to Democracy!
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    Trying to STEAL two big elections in Florida! We are watching closely!
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