by kris | May 25, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Ruben Castaneda sent us the following link. Ruben is a partner in the BTOP grant in El Paso. Digital Inclusion in Texas Conference, April 26-27 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, was attended by about 100 people representing organizations, government and...
by andflywrite | May 25, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Jared Lanier, who apparently hung out in Las Cruces area at one time, IIRC, has a new book out, and here reviewed by “The Verge”. Curated not necessarily because of Jared’s particular views which are certainly eccentric…but because of local...
by gary575 | May 24, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
This Fast Company article cites to a California study may suggest that the socio-economic divide may be destined to continue its historic growth unless there is fundamental change in family culture. Maybe Bill Cosby was right. If so the challenge for society is to...
by kris | May 22, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Joseph Villescas shares an article he wrote highlighting vision in El Paso for a STEM youth project at the Work Force Solutions Upper Rio Grande. He reminds us that Gene Rodenberry came from the borderland. Looking for a Memorial Day weekend movie? See Star...
by andflywrite | May 22, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Knewton release: Knewton announced a partnership with leading global publisher Macmillan Education. Macmillan will use Knewton technology to provide personalized recommendations and analytics for next-generation products targeted to the English Language Teaching...
by gary575 | May 20, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Is this the beginning of the end for mid-tier universities as we know them? Georgia Tech is now offering a Computer Science Masters degree at $134 per credit; this compares to NMSU’s graduate school rate of $271/credit in-state and $814/credit out-of-state. Of...
