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edX: How to be more religiously literate (and why it matters)
This is a guest post from Rachel Rueckert, a member of the HarvardX World Religions Through Their Scriptures course team. With continued conflict across the globe, it is more important than ever to develop religious literacy. Religious literacy emphasizes not only an understanding of religious texts, practices, and beliefs, but also an understanding of how religions shape and are shaped by ever-changing political, social, and cultural contexts. With the... Read More about How to be more religiously literate (and why it matters) The post How to be more religiously literate (and why it matters) appeared first on edX Blog.
Saylor.org: SkillSmart and Saylor Academy Announce Skills-Based Training Partnership
SkillSmart and Saylor Academy are partnering to accelerate skills-based learning and employment opportunities. Together, SkillSmart’s skills matching algorithm and Saylor Academy’s cost-effective training platform will streamline the pathway from education to employment for job seekers. Ninety percent of employers believe that graduates lack the skills they need, while nearly 50 percent of recent college graduates ... Read More ...
Learning Solutions Magazine: Learning Leaders: An Interview with Jane Bozarth by Bill Brandon
Dr. Jane Bozarth became a Guild Master at DevLearn 2013, and many readers know her for her column, “Nuts and Bolts,” in this magazine. We asked her about her favorite topics, about where she sees our profession going, and about how to thrive in the face of constant change. Enjoy the conversation and her insights!
Saylor.org: Our Instagram debut — come say hello!
We have launched our very own Instagram account! And as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. We want to use those words to show you a behind-the-scenes view of Saylor Academy, to show you what open education means to us and share our world with yours. To share our favorite study spots ... Read More ...
edX: The Employability Skills Checklist
We’ve taken 6 key employability skills and matched them with free online courses to help you build your resume and further your career. No matter what job you are applying for, possessing excellent skills in these 6 areas will help you stand out from the crowd and get hired. 1. Communication Skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills are paramount to getting a job. Reading... Read More about The Employability Skills Checklist The post The Employability Skills Checklist appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: 4 Interactions You Encounter at Work and What They Really Mean
This is a guest blog post from Catalyst’s Inclusive Leadership Training: Leading with Effective Communication course team. Recent research has suggested that people—both women and men—speak about 16,000 words each day. The average knowledge worker spends 28% of the workweek dedicated to emails—writing, reading, or responding to them. Cell phone users send or receive an average of 41.5 text messages per day and make or receive... Read More about 4 Interactions You Encounter at Work and What They Really Mean The post 4 Interactions You Encounter at Work and What They Really Mean appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: In Real Life: What Does JD Stand for Anyway? by JD Dillon
JD Dillon is our newest columnist at Learning Solutions Magazine! Many readers already know JD from his presentations at conferences and from his blog, and we hope that many more will benefit from his insights here. This month, an introduction.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Adobe Presenter Video Express: No More Green Screen by Stephen Haskin
What do you do when you have to shoot on location and your actor can’t be there? The answer used to be “green screen,” but Presenter Video Express does the same job with less equipment and setup. Here’s a quick rundown on a tool that belongs in your kit!
edX: 5 Steps for Developing Your Career Plan
This is a guest post from Thomas Kochan, Professor of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management and one of the professors teaching Shaping the Future of Work. Are you unsure about what career you’d like to pursue, about what you’d be good at doing, or what you have to do to realize your dreams for the future? If these questions are on your mind, you are not alone. Most young... Read More about 5 Steps for Developing Your Career Plan The post 5 Steps for Developing Your Career Plan appeared first on edX Blog.
Udemy: April 15, 2016: Friday News Roundup
It’s tax day in the U.S., so if you haven’t finished your return, perhaps you should head over to the marketplace and find a course to help you meet the midnight deadline. If you’ve already filed, just kick back and check out this week’s news. The next hot job in Silicon Valley is for poets [...]…
Saylor.org: OER as a participatory activity
Yesterday, the Creative Commons blog posted on Active OER: Beyond open licensing policies This post is right up our open education alley, so we’re recommending it and have pulled a few juicy bits to quote below. After some treatment of “free” vs. “open” and “libre” vs. “gratis”, the author (Alek Tarkowski) gets to some issues even ... Read More ...
Udemy: Unearth these hidden gems on Udemy
Many people associate Udemy with courses on tech, business, and professional development, and it’s true those are popular categories, but they hardly represent the full breadth of courses you can find in our marketplace. Spend some time digging through our library, and we guarantee you’ll come across some unexpected offerings on more obscure topics. While [...]…
Udemy: Announcing Our New Student Course-Taking Experience
View this message in: Español, Deutsch, 日本語, or Português. Here at Udemy, we’re committed to building the best place to learn online and helping our 10 million students achieve their learning goals. Today, we’re thrilled to release a new course-taking experience, completely rebuilt with a learning-first approach. Learning science, user research, and your input helped shape the improved [...]…
edX: 10 Important Ways Analytics Skills Boost Your Resume
Analytics skills say a lot about a person. In particular, they say a lot of things that are very attractive to an employer no matter what job position you hold. When you demonstrate an ability to analyze data and make informed recommendations, you quickly become an indispensable part of the team. You become the go-to person for helping making sense of the mountains of customer... Read More about 10 Important Ways Analytics Skills Boost Your Resume The post 10 Important Ways Analytics Skills Boost Your Resume appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Research Spotlight: Test Your Gamification Knowledge! by Sharon Vipond
Basic gamification knowledge is increasingly essential to eLearning creators. The eLearning Guild’s new white paper, published today, provides you with an opportunity to quickly review your knowledge of gamification concepts and approaches. Our upcoming online Games & Gamification Summit will give you additional insights and knowledge about these vital topics!
Coursera: Coursera Passes 1000-Course Milestone
On March 28, 2016, Coursera passed an exciting milestone - we now have over 1000 courses active and open for enrollment on our platform! To put this number in context - we offered fewer than 150 courses at the end of 2013, and only 260 in April 2015. We owe this incredible growth to: Our 140+ global partners, who’ve worked with us over the past year to create hundreds of courses in new areas like personal development, language learning, and arts and humanities - in addition to deepening their content offerings in business, computer science, and data science - and whose commitment to pedagogical innovation has led to new concepts such as the 12 project-based courses that we launched in February 2016 Our evolving learning experience, which we’ve updated to support running course sessions much more frequently, so that most courses now always have a session open for enrollment Our learners, whose diverse interests and goals have continually pushed Coursera and our partners t…
Saylor.org: Have you seen our certificates’ brand new look?
We are excited to officially announce our new certificate designs, including some options you might not have known about! In a previous post, we talked about how sharing your certificates on LinkedIn can help you stand out. And we hope that the new designs will encourage you to share with your networks — to share them with ... Read More ...
edX: Kesha Gupta: How To Stay Motivated & Engaged in edX Courses!
Keshav Gupta, a 17 year old High School student from India, contacted us to share how edX courses helped feed his curiosity and also helped him make his first DIY Project- a Persistence of Vision (POV) display which reads “Keshav Thanks edX.” From my childhood days, I have been fascinated by the electronics and computers around me and now it has become a hobby. Generally,... Read More about Kesha Gupta: How To Stay Motivated & Engaged in edX Courses! The post Kesha Gupta: How To Stay Motivated & Engaged in edX Courses! appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Keshav Gupta: How To Stay Motivated & Engaged in edX Courses!
Keshav Gupta, a 17 year old High School student from India, contacted us to share how edX courses helped feed his curiosity and also helped him make his first DIY Project- a Persistence of Vision (POV) display which reads “Keshav Thanks edX.” From my childhood days, I have been fascinated by the electronics and computers around me and now it has become a hobby. Generally,... Read More about Keshav Gupta: How To Stay Motivated & Engaged in edX Courses! The post Keshav Gupta: How To Stay Motivated & Engaged in edX Courses! appeared first on edX Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Stay Current at the Experience API (xAPI) Camps by Michael Hruska
The eLearning community continues to adopt use of the Experience API (xAPI) as a bridge to link learning and performance. The xAPI Camps that take place internationally at conferences, such as The eLearning Guild’s FocusOn Learning in Austin this June, are key events where L&D leaders find out how to implement this new technology. Find out more about the camps in this article!