U.S. Colleges Retool Programming Classes
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| Georgia Tech, which has branded the robot the "new face of computing," is
| hoping that the class can be a new national model to teach students
| computing. To Microsoft Corp., which is investing $1 million to jump-start
| the program at Georgia Tech and Bryn Mawr, it's investment in what could
| become its work force.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070528/reprogramming_programmers.html?.v=2
And without free market, here's what happens:
http://technocrat.net/d/2007/5/27/20608
Related:
Unicon Assists Georgia Tech with Transition to Open Source Sakai from
Proprietary Learning Management System
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| "We believe they made the right choice as the open source Sakai will
| give them a much lower total cost of ownership, allow them to own
| and control their own software enhancements, and also allow them
| to contribute to and participate in the growing and thriving
| Sakai community."
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http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070326005977&newsLang=en
http://tinyurl.com/28ldrt
The following project from Microsoft failed by the way...
Microsoft plans innovative new school in Knowsley says Bill Gates
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| Tailored to meet local community needs, the Innovative Schools will be
| rolled out in 12 locations around the world including United Kingdom,
| Ireland, France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Qatar, Canada, Mexico, Brazil,
| Chile and Hong Kong.
|
| Microsoft's innovative Schools initiative works with governments,
| teachers and partners around the world to modernise schools to meet
| the challenges of 21st Century learning. The initiative was initially
| used to develop the Philadelphia School of the Future, opened in the
| United States September last year.
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http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=7607
http://tinyurl.com/3dlthl
The Philadelphia Experiment: Microsoft-Designed School Opens
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| Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has famously called high schools "obsolete"
| and warned about their effect on U.S. competitiveness. Now, his company has
| a chance to prove that it can help fix the woes of public education.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060907/school_of_the_future.html?.v=1
Welcome to college, here's your Windows Live account
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| Microsoft, in an attempt to spread the word about Windows Live, has struck
| a deal with 72 colleges all across the world. And what is this said deal?
| The colleges have agreed to let Microsoft host their students'
| e-mail accounts.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2006/4/23/3719
Study: There Is No Shortage of U.S. Engineers
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| ...a new study from Duke University calls this argument bunk, stating
| that there is no shortage of engineers in the United States, and
| that offshoring is all about cost savings.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2111347,00.asp
Is There a Shortage of U.S. Tech Workers?
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| Speaking before a Senate committee earlier this month, Gates said
| that America is facing a critical shortage of tech workers. He
| recommended boosting the number of H-1B visas to allow more foreign
| tech workers into the U.S.
|
| [...]
|
| "I think that has created an environment where the population of advanced
| skill workers has shrunk a lot in the U.S., because we just haven't created
| a fair system," he says. "Where if you go to other countries, you'll find
| national policy around broadband deployment, which creates a much more even
| playing field for people of all income levels to learn by and work by."
|
| "We did it to ourselves," he says.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3667376
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