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Learning Solutions Magazine: Buzzword Decoder: Content Curation by Pamela S. Hogle
Whether you see the Internet as information overload or a filter failure, the answer is content curation—separating out gems of useful and relevant content from a vast flood of information. Identifying and sharing this content pays off for eLearners and for all employees.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Nuts and Bolts: It's Not About “Doing” Social by Jane Bozarth
What is “social learning”? This is a question that evidently stymies a lot of learning and development teams and their managers, but it need not. Some groups figure it out, and some groups fail at it. If you want to know what makes the difference, Jane shows you in her column this month. By the way, have you seen any Pokémon trainers out on the street today?
Udemy: Updating our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Instructor Terms
View this message in: Español, Deutsch, Français, 日本語, or Português. Udemy has grown significantly over the last several years because of your commitment to learning and teaching through our global marketplace. To better serve our growing community, we’re updating our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Instructor Terms, making them clearer and easier to understand. We encourage you to [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: 360-degree Video: Safety Training in the Round by George Denoon
A motion graphics designer examines how new technologies such as 360-degree video can be applied to digital learning, especially in safety-critical industries.
edX: David: Applying edX Courses at Work
David, a Belgian learner, shares how he was able to use edX courses to assist his colleagues and supplement his own work. You could call me a lifetime learner. I started working after I earned my Bachelor’s degree in finance and insurance. A few years later, following a career change, I started to take evening courses to get a Master’s degree in commercial science. After receiving the degree, I... Read More about David: Applying edX Courses at Work The post David: Applying edX Courses at Work appeared first on edX Blog.
Udemy: July 29, 2016: Friday news roundup
Before getting into the news, I wanted to share a quote from Vice President Joe Biden’s DNC speech earlier this week. Speaking of increasing pay for teachers, he said, “Being a teacher isn’t what they do; it’s who they are.” That line jumped out because it perfectly captures the ethos of instructors on the Udemy [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: mLevel: A Cloud-based Gamification Microlearning Desktop and Mobile Solution ... with Analytics! by Joe Ganci
Have we reached a tipping point in the evolution of eLearning development tools? mLevel is an example of a tool that is pretty close to meeting market demands for easier authoring of microlearning and gamification, for useful analytics, for desktop and mobile delivery, and for engaging features. Read all about it in this review!
Learning Solutions Magazine: New eBook: 183 Tips on Sparking Design Creativity by Kat Gore
Creativity is crucial when it comes to learning and performance. It gives learning professionals the tools to seize the possibilities presented by new technologies and put together inventive learning and performance solutions. The eLearning Guild’s new free eBook offers insights on creative inspiration: Creativity is a skill, and it improves with focus and practice!
Coursera: Learner story: Building the confidence to switch career paths
Pronita Ganguly felt trapped. She was well-educated, with a BS in Computer Applications, but she didn’t enjoy her work. She felt drawn to other fields, particularly finance, but wasn’t sure if she could commit to a Master’s Degree - until she discovered the Introduction to Finance Specialization from the University of Michigan on Coursera. Here’s her story: After completing my Bachelor’s in Computer Application in 2012, I felt pigeonholed into a particular field of study. I was keen to pursue my Masters in Finance, but without any prior knowledge of that field, I didn’t feel able to make an informed decision - I was contemplating a decades-long career without knowing much about anything except computer science. I decided to get a little more background knowledge by taking a finance course from the University of Michigan on Coursera. And surprisingly it was very rigorous. I found someone in my office who was taking the same course, and we discussed…
edX: Goal Setting: The Key to Personal and Professional Development
Without goals, we get caught up in the inessentials and allocate time to activities that, in reality, don’t further our long-term growth. We all have wishes – to learn something new, get a job, get in shape, etc. – but for most of us, that’s all they are: wishes. Rarely do wishes become actual goals, and that’s because all we’re doing is articulating our desires.... Read More about Goal Setting: The Key to Personal and Professional Development The post Goal Setting: The Key to Personal and Professional Development appeared first on edX Blog.
Udemy: Be the first to master iOS 10
It’s a big day at Udemy for iPhone app developers, as we unveil new iOS 10 courses hot off the presses. Apple released the most recent public beta of iOS 10 just last week, not long after the developer beta was unveiled at WWDC in June. As always, Udemy’s top instructors have been quick to [...]…
edX: edX Welcomes the University System of Maryland
We are pleased to announce that the University System of Maryland has joined edX as a Contributing Charter Member. The new partnership will leverage the University System of Maryland’s experience with online innovation and the technologies of edX platform to improve learning outcomes for the edX global community. The new partnership brings a university system comprising 12 institutions to edX — including Bowie State University,... Read More about edX Welcomes the University System of Maryland The post edX Welcomes the University System of Maryland appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Five Tips for Gathering Content-rich Information in SME Interviews by Michele Medved
Interviewing a subject matter expert (SME) requires technique on the part of the interviewer. By using probing questions, you elicit the focused, relevant, engaging, and deep content-rich information that will support your instructional design. Here are five best practices to get the job done.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Introducing Free eLearning Guild Membership and New Benefits by Kat Gore
The eLearning Guild is built upon a core belief: Together we are better. With that in mind, The eLearning Guild has made membership free. Free membership allows more people to join The eLearning Guild, which strengthens the community and increases the possibilities for sharing and networking.
Saylor.org: You can now re-attempt an exam after 7 days
We’d like to announce one recent change you might not have noticed but that many will be glad to see: the waiting period between attempts for regular certificate exams is now 7 days rather than 14 days. Why 7 days? Well, our resident political scientist set up a ranked-order* voting poll so that we could ... Read More ...
Saylor.org: You can now re-attempt an exam after 7 days
We’d like to announce one recent change you might not have noticed but that many will be glad to see: the waiting period between attempts for regular certificate exams is now 7 days rather than 14 days. Why 7 days? Well, our resident political scientist set up a ranked-order* voting poll so that we could ... Read More ...
Udemy: Putting the science in Udemy’s learning platform
By Jessica Ashraf, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Udemy People come to Udemy to learn something, and we want their time on our site to be worthwhile and rewarding. It takes a lot more to ensure a good learning experience than simply offering courses, however, and this is where learning science comes in. We’ll be spending [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: If You Think Training Should Make Learning Easy, You Are Doing It Wrong by Veronica X. Yan and Morris Davis
Certain “desirably difficult” conditions of learning that more actively and effortfully engage learners lead to better long-term learning. In other words, training that makes learning difficult is more effective. Does that seem shocking to you? Read this article to find out why the common wisdom that says you should make eLearning easy is wrong, and to learn what “desirably difficult” entails.
edX: Complementary Models of MOOC Instruction for Advanced Placement High School Courses
This post originally appeared on the Harvard Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning blog. I have always been intrigued by the idea of adapting the edX platform for more direct use in classrooms. Advanced Placement® high school courses provide an intriguing ecosystem for such development: educational technology market around K-12 instruction is currently quite active, Advanced Placement® high school courses often have... Read More about Complementary Models of MOOC Instruction for Advanced Placement High School Courses The post Complementary Models of MOOC Instruction for Advanced Placement High School Courses appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Muhandiramalage: Broadening Her Educational Expertise with EdX
An edX learner with a true passion for education, Muhandiramalage, a chemistry teacher, shares the story of how edX helped her gain knowledge in a vast range of subjects. I’ve been working as a high school chemistry teacher in a British Curriculum School in the United Arab Emirates for the past 18 years. I’m originally from Sri Lanka, but due to civil war, my husband... Read More about Muhandiramalage: Broadening Her Educational Expertise with EdX The post Muhandiramalage: Broadening Her Educational Expertise with EdX appeared first on edX Blog.