Last update: Sunday 3/1/18 @ 12:30 pm
This week's cover = Coursera now offers 10 degree programs via MOOCs ... Other top stories = Intel considers buying Broadcom ... Waymo (Google) running driverless trucks in Atlanta ... M.I.T project to run nuclear fusion power plant by 2030This blog was established by the Digital Learning Lab to provide information that supports Black America’s efforts to close the Digital Divide. Its original focus on HBCUs has been broadened to include other colleges, universities, and community-based groups that enhance the computational thinking skills of Black Americans and the networks of successful Black techs who support each others’ efforts to achieve even greater success.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Fact Checking the Myths of Silicon Valley
Last update: 5/31/18
Continuous repetition and elaboration convert tall tales into myths. Three years ago Silicon Valley's leaders furrowed their brows over "pipelines"; recently they have been nodding sagely about "leaky pipelines." And next year, will they be singing their own praises as the "plumbers" who are best suited to fix the "leaky pipelines" in some distant future???Sunday, March 04, 2018
TECH Dozens -- Week ending Saturday 3/3/18
Last update: Sunday 3/4/18 @ 12:30 pm
This week's cover = Report says 80 percent of U.S. energy could be wind & solar ... Other top stories = Amazon buys smart doorbell maker Ring ... GitHub sustains world's worst DDoS attackThe 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 3/3/18
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