Friday, August 11, 2017

Google dissent, nature, nurture, excommunication, and more votes for Trump in 2020

When I was still in college way back in the early 1960s, I saw James Baldwin on a TV talk show roll his large bug eyes upwards, wave his hands, and sigh a remarkable observation.

Sunday, August 06, 2017

TECH Dozens -- Week ending Saturday 8/5/17

Last update: Sunday 8/6/17 @ 3:30 pm

This week's cover Human embryos edited for the first time using CRISPR ... Other top stories = Trump vs. college & university affirmative action ... Tesla & Apple's quarterly reports ... WannaCry hero arrested for creating malware




The 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 8/5/17


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

Calendars:  #EdTech and #DiversityInTech 

TECH Dozens 2016

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Job-Oriented Online Programs (JOOPs)

Last update: Sunday 8/7/17

This note provides an introduction to packages of online courses for professionals who want to acquire new job-related skills that will enable them to change their career paths. Written in the summer of 2017, the details in this report may not reflect current program data; but its conceptual frameworks are still relevant