Last update: Sunday 5/10/15 @ 12:05 pm
Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of information technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and issues related to coding & coding literacy... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 5/9/15 ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
B. Educational Technology ... Dozen + 2
Top Story #1 ... U of Illinois MOOC MBAs +++++++++++
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Top Story #2 ... Silicon Valley Schools +++++++++++
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Competency-based ...
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MOOCs, online, blended ...
C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Dozen
Top Story #3 ... IBM & Facebook ++++++++++++
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Big data, data analytics, machine learning, etc, etc, etc
Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Dozen +3
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Coding & Coders ...
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Hackathons, workshops, meetups, etc
E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen
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F. Tech Calendar
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
Ruling against the NSA phone program has potential to "profoundly alter the legal landscape" http://theverge.com/e/8329152?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter%23# … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wired, CNET, NY Times, Re/code,
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Drastic Fix Offered for Maryland Higher Ed - Higher Education http://ow.ly/3xQjEf
.@WSSURAMS Winston-Salem State Lands $2.3M Grant from @NIH http://diverseeducation.com/article/72476/
Google to Spend $150 Million on Diversity Initiatives in 2015 http://ow.ly/2Yl6FE
Black Higher Ed Enrollment Peaks in 2014 http://diverseeducation.com/article/72473/ via @twitterapi
Want to know more about our new Fab Lab? Visit @HBCUDigest website http://bit.ly/1KLSgaR ! #STEAM #Makerspace #STEM
#Prince is going the extra mile for solidarity in #Baltimore with his upcoming concert > http://bet.us/1IgRS4L
UVI Student Entrepreneurs Win $60,000 in 13D Competition http://www.uvi.edu/news/articles/2015/15_066_13d_winners.aspx …
Important neuroscience work involves first @NCCU alum in Harvard/MIT MD/PhD program http://wp.me/p5qigu-5S @ScienceMIT @HarvardMed #HBCU
Blacks Face Disproportionate Amounts of Student Debt—and Steeper Paths to Financial Security http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/05/the-disproportionate-burden-of-student-loan-debt-on-minorities/392456/?utm_source=SFTwitter …
The search for life elsewhere is what a team of Hampton University researchers will investigate http://hbcubuzz.com/hu-research-team-selected-lead-nasa-search-life-distant-worlds/ …
In case you missed it, you can watch last week's presidential webcast here: http://ow.ly/Ms2TE
Top Story #1 ... U of Illinois MOOC MBAs +++++++++++
University of Illinois will offer a lower-cost M.B.A., thanks to MOOCs http://chronicle.com/article/Illinois-to-Offer-a-Lower-Cost/229921/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Inside Higher Ed
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Top Story #2 ... Silicon Valley Schools +++++++++++
AltSchool Raises $100 Million and Plans to Open More Schools http://nyti.ms/1bWX7Kc ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by EdSurge, Fast Company, TechCrunch,
Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education http://www.wired.com/2015/05/altschool/ … by @issielapowsky ... long form
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The #LMS of the Future: Exploring the Next Generation Digital Learning Environment http://ow.ly/MHW9J #NGDLE @mbbrown @GatesEd
RT @ProctorFree: #tbt When the team & @Jeffdude attended #ET4online. Read our takeaway of the conference here: http://proctorfree.com/blog/themes-of-et4o …
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Beep! @WonderWorkshop, creators of Dash & Dot robots, raises $6.9M and retails in Apple stores http://bit.ly/1ETuIQN
For-profit chains announce a new wave of closures and sell-offs:
http://bit.ly/1bAseuR
Computer Science is now the second-highest paying bachelor's degree ($61,287 annually) #HigherEd / #EdTech: http://tech.mg/W2TpyY
#HigherEd #SharkTank? Mark Cuban (@MCuban) invests in #analytics solutions that keep students in school: http://tech.mg/7S8bT5
#California is distributing $50M for tech solutions to #HigherEd retention problems: http://tech.mg/2ta3uA
.@Kaplan_Univ expands its competency-based offerings with new "competency reports”:
http://bit.ly/1IJtLfy
Incoming UMass president vows to increase online learning | Money - Home http://ow.ly/3xPEBL
Online 'mindset' interventions help students do better in school, Stanford research shows http://buff.ly/1EOfjQx
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IBM and Facebook team up to supercharge personalized ads http://wrd.cm/1EQoeRw ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, NY Times, Bloomberg, ZDNet
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Google will announce Android M at its I/O keynote on May 28 http://theverge.com/e/8324974?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter# … ... DLL Editor's note -- Android M also covered by ZDNet, CNET, The Verge, Ars Technica ... "M" follows current flavor "L" (5.0 Lollipop), "K" (4.4 Kit Kat), etc
At the NeuroGaming Conference, the race to control videogames with your mind is on http://theverge.com/e/8338722?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
Finally, neural networks that actually work http://wrd.cm/1ImvLvb
Breaking: Fitbit files for $100 million IPO http://theverge.com/e/8333058?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … … DLL Editor's note -- Fitbit's wearabit success and IPO also covered by Re/code, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Bloomberg,
Facebook says its algorithms aren't responsible for your online echo chamber http://theverge.com/e/8328836?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by the NY Times, Fast Company, Bloomberg,
This is Europe's plan to compete with US internet dominance http://theverge.com/e/8322572?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
Facebook opens http://Internet.org to developers amid open Web debate. http://on.recode.net/1AA8fms ... DLL Editors note -- This story also covered by Fast Company, TechCrunch, Mashable, TechCrunch,
Mobile phone networks have transformed communications in sub-Saharan Africa. http://pewrsr.ch/1PN5qIA
Big data, data analytics, machine learning, etc, etc, etc
GitHub adds support for Jupyter notebooks for data science collaboration http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7ems by @jordannovet
Turns out “Moneyball” isn’t just good for sports. In Rwanda, it’s helping to save lives: http://b-gat.es/1IJY0D8
You have a right to film the police. @WIRED rounded up some handy apps to help you do that: http://www.wired.com/2015/05/right-film-police-apps-can-help/ …
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What an honor! @TheRealFreada & @mkapor receive Legacy Award at #FordFreedomAward Great photo from @HajjFlemings
Meet the STEM Scouts, a new kind of troop: http://f-st.co/uKqkLLZ
Intel pilots $5 million 'scholars' program in Oakland, Calif. schools - http://goo.gl/alerts/wF1n #GoogleAlert
The winner of the #Atlanta #RiseofRest Pitch Competition is @Partpic! Congratulations to the whole team! ... DLL Editor's Note -- DLL Storify of NewMe Accelerator's interview with founder of @PartPic in December 2014 can be found HERE
We are proud of you @laurawp for being recognized with a Ford Freedom Award this year! http://ford.to/1F8hWzT
Coding & Coders ...
51-Year-Old, Self Taught Developer Creates App to Help Women Escape Abuse http://www.hypepotamus.com/people/purple-pocketbook-app/ …
Updated: 30+ free tools for data visualization & analysis http://cwrld.us/FreeDataTools #dataviz by @sharon000
20 short tutorials all data scientists should read (and practice) http://buff.ly/1F1VwQK
Hackathons, workshops, meetups, etc
Hackathon Organizer's Guide http://guide.mlh.io/ by @MLHacks
DLL Storify of @MorganStateU HBCU Hacks, Make-a-thon Edition 2015 -- 5/8/15 to 5/9/15 #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/05/dll-storify-of-morgan-state-universitys.html …
DLL Storify of @BlackGirlsCode Parent-Daughter Workshop -- Saturday 5/9/15 ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/05/dll-storify-of-black-girls-code-parent.html
DLL Storify of the PUSH Tech 2020 Summit, San Francisco -- 5/6/15 ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/05/last-update-thursday-5715-121-am.html …
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Baltimore is just the beginning http://ti.me/1EXvYSN
Opinion: What Facebook "It's not our fault" study really means http://wrd.cm/1JUPaDP ... DLL Editor's note -- Facebook's study also disputed by Fast Company
Harvard economist predicts huge productivity boom from IoT - http://www.computerworld.com/article/2919040/ …
Microsoft's HoloLens isn’t as immersive as the Oculus Rift, but it could be a lot more useful http://theverge.com/e/8310998
Stanford president John Hennessy's predictions for online education: http://ow.ly/MvbV7
Discover Emerging Trends in Online Higher Education http://ow.ly/Mv9ON
Long form ... good reads ... :-)
Some thoughts on the Global Freshman Academy from @dartmouth's @joshmkim: http://ow.ly/MofOB #education
Apple and Microsoft’s visions for the future are delightfully different http://theverge.com/e/8314362?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter# …
The Golden Lasso of Education Technology http://dlvr.it/9kVKlQ
Hack the hackers? The debate rages on @CSOonline csoonline.com/article/2917270/data-protection/hack-the-hackers-the-debate-rages-on.html#tk.csosotd …
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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