Tag: education

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: hrbrmstr. I mentioned EtherCalc in a previous post and managed to scrounge some time to put together a fledgling {ethercalc} package (it’s also on GitLab, SourceHut, Bitbucket and GitUgh, just sub out the appropriate URL prefix). I’m creating a package-specific Docker image (there are a couple out there but I’m not supporting their use with the package as they have a CORS configuration that make EtherCalc API wrangling problematic) for EtherCalc but I would highly recommend that you just use it via the npm module. To do that you need a working Node.js installation and I highly ... Read More

Feed: Logicworks. Author: Lindsay Syhakhom; by Jessica Cowle Engineers know that security is important, yet nearly half (48%) don’t have enough time to spend on security, according to a new report. This is not good news for security postures. This data reveals that organizations are increasingly at risk of a security incident — due to lack of time, not education or expertise. Report Highlights Need for Automated Security Organizations with mature DevOps practices are more likely to automate security, which ultimately improves the organization’s security posture. Mature DevOps teams are 350% more likely to integrate automated security throughout the deployment ... Read More

Feed: All - O'Reilly Media. Author: Alex Qin. This is a keynote highlight from the O'Reilly Velocity Conference in San Jose 2019. Watch the full version of this keynote on the O'Reilly online learning platform. You can also see other highlights from the event. Article image: Community (source: Pixabay). Alex Qin is a programmer, teacher, and public speaker. She believes in universal access to computer science education and in the importance of building ethical and humane technology. She is the founder of the Code Cooperative, a collective that empowers people returning from prison to use and build technology as a ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO, Andy Jassy, spoke with Teresa Carlson, Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector at AWS, in a fireside chat at the 2019 AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC. The conversation spanned a variety of topics including how AWS is helping public sector customers accelerate their pace of innovation, how organizations can leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence, the unwavering support of AWS for our defense and national security customers, and the critical nature of moving fast to solve public sector challenges.View the full video of the ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. As cloud transforms the public sector, every organization has the ability to think big and transform their ability to achieve their mission. From enabling the workforce to securing data to finding the right tool for the right job, organizations can design for a future of continual innovation, enabled by AWS.See below for the 15 highlights, speakers, and announcements from the Tuesday Keynote at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC. GOVERNMENT Intelligence Community solves complex problems with the cloud In 2013, the Intelligence Community made a decision to invest in ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Megan Bobroske. (Editor's note: Megan Bobroske is a second grade teacher at Denver's Bradley International School) Coding was a brand new experience for my second graders. Prior to using CodeSnaps, a free coding app from Curriculum Pathways, a few of them had participated in an after-school coding club, and another handful had done beginning coding in their gifted and talented class. But like so many elementary classes, my students and I were really beginning our computer science adventure from scratch. We kicked off our coding journey with a modified version of the Navigate an Obstacle Course ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. George Mason University (Mason) and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), in collaboration with AWS Educate, announced a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) pathway in cloud computing. This degree offers students a seamless transfer pathway from a two-year associate’s degree to a four-year bachelor’s degree in the cloud, providing a clear path to high-demand careers in cloud computing with AWS partners and customers.Building on NOVA’s established Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in cloud computing that was launched with AWS Educate in the fall of 2018, students can take cloud-based courses at NOVA ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. The Career Colleges Trust announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate AWS Educate and its Cloud Degree program into a new, two-year cloud qualification which will provide thousands of students with the opportunity to pursue technology careers in the cloud computing industry. The programme of study will launch in early 2020 and will be rolled out in further education institutions and universities across the UK.The new coursework is being led and designed in collaboration with Julia Von Klonowski, Career Colleges Digital Director, further education college curriculum leaders, universities, ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. AWS Educate members now have access to three new cloud badges focused on robotics, augmented reality, and machine learning – AWS Educate RoboMaker, AWS Educate Sumerian, and AWS Educate DeepRacer. Each badge is equipped with up to 25 hours of learning content.AWS Educate RoboMaker Badge AWS RoboMaker simplifies each step of robotics development, making it easier to develop, test, and deploy intelligent robotics applications at scale. AWS RoboMaker extends the most widely used open-source robotics software framework, Robot Operating System (ROS), with connectivity to cloud-based services. Today, leading companies and academic ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. Calling all nonprofits with technology-driven projects! We are now accepting applications for the 2019 AWS Imagine Grant Program from eligible 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States.New this year, organizations have the opportunity to receive up to $100,000 in unrestricted funding and up to $100,000 in AWS Promotional Credits, in addition to other capacity-building resources, including AWS training and implementation support. As part of the program, we are seeking proposals for pilot projects, proof of concepts, strategic technology planning, or existing programs that use technology in a new or expanded way ... Read More