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Recently writer, Alison Wynn, published new research in Gender & Society. She spent over a year conducting an in-depth case study of one of the largest technology companies in Silicon Valley. This company, which was not named, was implementing a gender and equality initiative – one that included unconscious bias trainings and mentorship programs. TheContinue reading “Why Tech’s Approach to Fixing Its Gender Inequality Isn’t Working”

Last week, I had shared about how the Asian and Chinese population was starting to get very worried about bullying toward their race amid the COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus. Unfortunately, according to a report, hateful online abuse toward the Asian and Chinese population has increased by 900%. The report stated, “Toxic tweets are usingContinue reading “Cyber Bullying for Chinese and Asian populations increasing rapidly”

Recently, law enforcement was able to search a suspect’s cell phone without a warrant. Many people want to know how this is possible. The “abandonment doctrine” in the Fourth Amendment gives the police the ability to search a suspect’s cell phone is they believe it to be abandoned. The problem is what makes a cellContinue reading “Week 13: Warrantless cell phone searches”

Why is there a distinction between Instructional Designers and Teachers? Does this distinction prepare us for the direction and climate of education’s future? One day, as I was pondering about the qualities and metaphysics of Instructional Design (ID) as any normal, cool human being does, I came to realization that instructional designers are a lotContinue reading “Instructional Designer vs. Teacher: What’s the Difference?”

What can the principles of gaming can provide to the field of learning theory? How would one go about transitioning from games to structured learning?  Here’s a simple truth in academia that is unsaid: no student likes to learn. A hard to swallow notion, but if student were not trying to get into the bestContinue reading “Gamification: The Future of Instructional Design?”

Repeat after me: Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is extremely powerful. Before, activism was limited to local issues to national issues, but with the newfound ability to organize online, it can helpContinue reading “Social Media Activism is Valid”

A large number of companies are rolling out mandatory work-from-home policies to help limit the risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak. But cybersecurity experts warn that those remote setups invite new hacking risks. This means that more personal devices, being used to handle and process business data are at the upmost risk. There have beenContinue reading “A Cybersecurity Lawyer Who Flagged The WHO Hack Warns Of ‘Massive’ Remote Work Risks”

With the corona virus pandemic ongoing, many countries around the world have been taking aggressive action to stop the spread. This has caused many industries to be on the verge of shutting down, due to people no longer being able to do their work, let alone many have already shut down. Our work is soContinue reading “The Spread of COVID-19 Is Halting The Economy But AI Can Prevent A Future Event”

https://qz.com/1822127/encryption-app-to-avoid-coronavirus-censorship-removed-by-apple-in-china/ Last week, Apple reportedly removed a Chinese encryption app, called Boom the Encryption Keyboard, from the China app store. Boom is an encryption keyboard app that allows users in China to discuss and share information online, particularly about the coronavirus, without having to worry about the information being censored or removed by the ChineseContinue reading “Chinese Encryption App Removed by Apple”