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edX: edX Welcomes the University of Newcastle
We are honored to announce that the University of Newcastle, a research-intensive institution with an exceptional record of achievement in research and education, has joined edX. As an institution with a strong commitment to equity of access to higher education, the University of Newcastle (UON) shares edX’s mission to bring high-quality education to all learners, everywhere. The first course offered by UON is a first-of-its-kind MOOC... Read More about edX Welcomes the University of Newcastle The post edX Welcomes the University of Newcastle appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Buzzword Decoder: Serious Games and Gamification by Pamela S. Hogle
Serious learning games present opportunities to create engaging and interesting content that learners voluntarily spend time with—and learn from. Gamification also engages learners and might draw them in to spend more time with eLearning content. This article explains both approaches.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: Upgrading Minds, Upgrading Tools: Raptivity and iSpring by Joe Ganci
As time passes, more authoring tools have moved from our hard drives to the cloud. Pricing has changed, at the same time, from periodic purchase of a new version on a new CD or DVD to an annual subscription that results in a new version over time through incremental updates. Here is Joe’s take on this, plus news about changes to two important tools.
edX: The Future of Data Science: Q&A with MIT Professional Education’s Devavrat Shah
In this guest blog post, Devavrat Shah, co-director of MIT Professional Education’s new online course, Data Science: Data to Insights, discusses the evolution of new technologies and how data science professionals can ensure their skill set remains comprehensive and able to meet challenges as they arise in the digital marketplace. We are in the midst of a digital revolution. The amount of data being generated... Read More about The Future of Data Science: Q&A with MIT Professional Education’s Devavrat Shah The post The Future of Data Science: Q&A with MIT Professional Education’s Devavrat Shah appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Access to Experts: Seven Steps to Leveraging the Expertise in Your Organization by Steve Foreman
Can people in your organization get critical expert advice with ease and confidence? Here are seven steps to create or improve your expert network.
Udemy: September 23, 2016: Friday news roundup
Happy day-after-the-autumnal-equinox! Is it feeling like fall where you are? Perhaps the new season puts you in a mood to turn over a new leaf in your career, in which case you should check out Udemy’s job openings. Meanwhile, thought-provoking articles are always in season around here, so let’s get to it. Computer science class fails [...]…
edX: Jes: Creating a MicroMasters Movement, Implementing a Company Wide Initiative
Earlier this week we were announced 19 MicroMasters programs in fields from artificial intelligence to project management – all free to try on edX. As we expand the range of subjects covered by MicroMasters, we continue to share stories from learners who are taking the pilot program, MITx’s MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management.Today, Jes, the head of planning for SABMiller Europe, shares his experiences of... Read More about Jes: Creating a MicroMasters Movement, Implementing a Company Wide Initiative The post Jes: Creating a MicroMasters Movement, Implementing a Company Wide Initiative appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Jes Bengtsson: Creating a MicroMasters Movement, Implementing a Company Wide Initiative
Earlier this week we were announced 19 MicroMasters programs in fields from artificial intelligence to project management – all free to try on edX. As we expand the range of subjects covered by MicroMasters, we continue to share stories from learners who are taking the pilot program, MITx’s MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management.Today, Jes Bengtsson, the Planning Director, Europe for SABMiller, shares his experiences of... Read More about Jes Bengtsson: Creating a MicroMasters Movement, Implementing a Company Wide Initiative The post Jes Bengtsson: Creating a MicroMasters Movement, Implementing a Company Wide Initiative appeared first on edX Blog.
Coursera: A conversation with University of Chicago Booth School of Business sales expert Craig Wortmann
In this Q&A, we are talking with Craig Wortmann, Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business about how strong sales strategies are changing businesses and key skills you will learn in his new course, Sales Strategies: Mastering the Selling Process: Why is it important to learn about sales? Sales is an incredibly important set of skills and disciplines to learn because you are selling much more than you may realize. We all have goals, big and small: to help our kids; to grow our businesses; to get a great job; to have a network of trusted friends; to see our ideas come to life. And in order to accomplish these goals, we must sell. When you try to persuade your child that writing a thank you note after a gift is the right thing to do, or when you tell an interviewer about why your experience might be a good fit, or when you hire a new employee, you are selling! When you can do this well, YOU get that job, your child DOES develop t…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Raise the Bar: Five Ways to Make Slides More Engaging with Photoshop by Mark Lassoff
Create slides that engage—no matter whether your students are sitting with you in a classroom or watching you in a virtual environment. Two skills are involved here: creativity and production. With a little of both, you can greatly improve the quality of your presentation. Here are five techniques to get you started.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Beyond Multiple Choice: Seven Strategies for Assessing eLearning Effectiveness by Pamela S. Hogle
Is your eLearning successful? A learner’s ability to correctly answer multiple-choice or true-false questions doesn’t mean that she can apply that knowledge to doing her job. Use these strategies to measure learning more deeply.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Book Review: Michael Allen's Guide to e-Learning, 2nd Edition by Bill Brandon
Michael Allen’s Guide was originally published in 2003. The second edition has been released, containing significant changes from the original.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Research Spotlight: Using Interactive Video to Enhance Onboarding and Engagement: Allianz Global Investors by Sharon Vipond
It is no secret that employers within the global financial services and banking sectors have endured tough times during the past decade. Employers in these sectors face serious issues with low morale, high turnover, and job candidates who no longer view the sector as a desirable career choice. Learn how the L&D team at Allianz Global Investors used interactive video to confront these challenges.
Udemy: Udemy hosts documentary screening, discussion of women in tech
The lack of diversity at tech companies has gotten a lot of media attention in the last couple of years, but real solutions have been few and far between. That’s the backdrop of the documentary “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap,” which was screened to a packed house of guests at Udemy HQ September 14. To [...]…
edX: MicroMasters Programs: a New Credential to Advance Your Career and Accelerate Your Master’s Degree
Today, we are proud to announce the launch of the MicroMasters initiative, the next evolution in our mission to increase access to high-quality education and help learners improve their lives and advance their careers. Along with 14 of our global university partners, we have created a new category of Master’s-level online education to advance careers in the most in-demand fields—from UX and artificial intelligence, to... Read More about MicroMasters Programs: a New Credential to Advance Your Career and Accelerate Your Master’s Degree The post MicroMasters Programs: a New Credential to Advance Your Career and Accelerate Your Master’s Degree appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: In Real Life: Enabling Your Knowledge-Sharing Advocates by JD Dillon
In an ideal world, workplace information and experience would flow together into a powerful collection of shared knowledge. Employees and teams would know what to share and how best to share it. L&D would focus on tools and enablement rather than content and control. Sorry to disappoint, but we don’t live (or work) in that world. Yet we could. Here’s how to get on the road to that world.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Waterfalls or Whirlpools: Why Use an Instructional Development Model? by Pamela S. Hogle
Using a model helps with the identification and analysis of a problem, the description and prediction of potential ways to address the problem, and the conceptualization, design, and implementation of a solution. In eLearning development, it can ensure addressing the real need, rather than simply creating training. Here are some of the most-used models.
Udemy: How to Cure a Case of the Blahs at Work
You can’t just run from your responsibilities. Anyone in a demanding leadership position — where every decision is high-stakes and sometimes no good options are available — experiences moments when they imagine just running away from it all. Even President Obama gets decision fatigue. CEOs are no different. Fortunately, it’s not a lingering condition, but there’s never a good or [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Designing Your xAPI Data Strategy: xAPI-Statement Framework by Art Werkenthin
By now, you probably know that xAPI statements store better and more usable data than SCORM. Maybe your first instinct is “store everything.” However, that may not be the best idea if you want to have analytics later! Knowing the structure of an xAPI statement may make it easier to decide what data to track. This article will help you assemble the xAPI statement components to do exactly that.
Udemy: September 16, 2016: Friday news roundup
You’ve made it to the end of another work week. Take a moment to wind down with a look back at some articles that got us thinking over the last several days. Ask an economist: How can today’s college students future-proof their careers? Depending on what you read, robots are either coming to eliminate our [...]…