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Author: Craig Dixon
Craig Dixon works at AWS on the AWS Educate team. He helps students, veterans, and educators from around the world learn about cloud computing. Craig holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Boston University and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where he was a Center of Digital Strategies Fellow.
Advice and resources for transitioning to remote learning, from the AWS Educate community
In March, AWS Educate launched a global survey to understand the biggest issues facing educators during COVID-19 while also seeking educators experienced in remote learning to volunteer in a series of online workshops and webinars. As a result of the survey and through the support of AWS Educate educators, AWS Educate launched two efforts in April to provide remote learning resources: an educator-to-educator (K20) webinar series on remote instruction and a workshops from home series for educators and students that provided access to online classes for cloud skills, computer science, robotics, and machine learning. Throughout the remote learning resource series, educators had tips for teachers transitioning to remote education.
AWS skills up new builders at HBCUs during Black History Month
To nurture future diverse leaders in technology during Black History Month, AWS worked across the United States to educate the next generation of students on cloud computing, cloud career opportunities, and how to excel in the technology industry. AWS Educate and the Americas-based AWS solutions architecture team worked together at Bowie State University during a two-day, student-centered event near Amazon HQ2. Almost 150 students from the technology and security, computer science, and management of information systems departments came to learn about the AWS builder culture, AWS Educate resources, and early-career technical roles through Tech U.