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edX: Celebrate CSEdWeek and Hour of Code on EdX
Next week kicks off Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), celebrating computer science and inspiring learners and teachers to explore coding. During CSEdWeek, learners of all ages are encouraged to dive into coding and try an Hour of Code. At edX, we celebrate CS and increasing access to computer science education. EdX computer science courses inspire and teach tomorrow’s great computer scientists. And, edX courses are made... Read More about Celebrate CSEdWeek and Hour of Code on EdX The post Celebrate CSEdWeek and Hour of Code on EdX appeared first on edX Blog.
Coursera: Coursera Welcomes First African Partner: The University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town, the oldest university in South Africa and one of the leading research universities on the African continent, joins Coursera to launch two courses focused on health and climate change. Climate Change Mitigation in Developing CountriesThis course explores the complexities of growing developing-country economies in a climate-friendly way. Learners are challenged to consider strategies for lifting societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics The course is an introduction to interpreting common statistical concepts, without getting into nitty-gritty mathematical formulae. Learners in the clinical and medical fields will learn to interpret and understand analytical research relevant to their…
Coursera: Coursera Welcomes First African Partner: The University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town, the oldest university in South Africa and one of the leading research universities on the African continent, joins Coursera to launch two courses focused on health and climate change. Climate Change Mitigation in Developing CountriesThis course explores the complexities of growing developing-country economies in a climate-friendly way. Learners are challenged to consider strategies for lifting societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics The course is an introduction to interpreting common statistical concepts, without getting into nitty-gritty mathematical formulae. Learners in the clinical and medical fields will learn to interpret and understand analytical research relevant to their…
Coursera: Coursera Welcomes First African Partner: The University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town, the oldest university in South Africa and one of the leading research universities on the African continent, joins Coursera to launch two courses focused on health and climate change. Climate Change Mitigation in Developing CountriesThis course explores the complexities of growing developing-country economies in a climate-friendly way. Learners are challenged to consider strategies for lifting societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics The course is an introduction to interpreting common statistical concepts, without getting into nitty-gritty mathematical formulae. Learners in the clinical and medical fields will learn to interpret and understand analytical research relevant to their…
Khan Academy: Khan Academy in Hindi
Today we’re happy to announce that learners around the world can now access Khan Academy resources in Hindi! If you speak Hindi, you can learn math through our video lessons and practice problems mapped to India’s NCERT curriculum.Wherever you are - Mumbai, Jaipur, a village in Haryana, or anywhere else around the globe - we believe you deserve the opportunity to learn at your own pace and in your own language.Khan Academy in Hindi brings us one step closer to our mission of a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere, and we thank our friends at Central Square Foundation for helping to make this possible. We hope you enjoy Khan Academy in Hindi!-Sandeep, India Country Manager at Khan Academy…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Three Archived Presentations on the Use of Social Learning by Bill Brandon
The use of social technology as part of organizational learning strategy is a popular topic with readers of Learning Solutions Magazine. Here are three session recordings from the November 2015 Online Forum on using social technology.
edX: MITx MOOC helps a farmer develop an autonomous tractor app
After taking an online programming course through MITx, Canadian farmer Matt Reimer develops a driverless tractor app to accelerate harvesting. This story originally ran on MIT News on December 1, 2015 from the Office of Digital Learning. Like most business owners, farmers are always seeking an edge to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability. For grain producer Matt Reimer, the search for that edge drove him... Read More about MITx MOOC helps a farmer develop an autonomous tractor app The post MITx MOOC helps a farmer develop an autonomous tractor app appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: MITx MOOC helps a farmer develop an autonomous tractor app
After taking an online programming course through MITx, Canadian farmer Matt Reimer develops a driverless tractor app to accelerate harvesting. This story originally ran on MIT News on December 1, 2015 from the Office of Digital Learning. Like most business owners, farmers are always seeking an edge to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability. For grain producer Matt Reimer, the search for that edge drove him... Read More about MITx MOOC helps a farmer develop an autonomous tractor app The post MITx MOOC helps a farmer develop an autonomous tractor app appeared first on edX Blog.
Saylor.org: Help Saylor Academy finish 2015 strong!
Thanksgiving, a day of both gratitude and [food] consumption, is followed hard upon by the retail “holidays” of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. (Small Business Saturday is nestled quietly between.) Today is something a bit different: #GivingTuesday, a “national day of generosity” and a great day to invite our community to help Saylor Academy finish ... Read More ...
edX: RWTH Aachen Joins edX
We are honored to welcome RWTH Aachen as an edX Contributing Charter Member. A leading technical university in Germany and throughout Europe, Aachen will bring its educational content, expertise and research to the edX global learning community. Through its edX partnership, Aachen will expand its online course offerings and innovative teaching and learning formats. Aachen MOOCs on edX will offer its teaching, research and faculty... Read More about RWTH Aachen Joins edX The post RWTH Aachen Joins edX appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: RWTH Aachen Joins edX
We are honored to welcome RWTH Aachen as an edX Contributing Charter Member. A leading technical university in Germany and throughout Europe, Aachen will bring its educational content, expertise and research to the edX global learning community. Through its edX partnership, Aachen will expand its online course offerings and innovative teaching and learning formats. Aachen MOOCs on edX will offer its teaching, research and faculty... Read More about RWTH Aachen Joins edX The post RWTH Aachen Joins edX appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Give the Gift of Education. Donate to edX on #GivingTuesday.
‘Tis the season of giving and today, December 1, is officially #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back, and this year, edX hopes you will support our nonprofit organization and mission to increase access to high-quality education for everyone, everywhere. Education is a human right, which sadly not all have access to. Donate to edX this #GivingTuesday and give the gift of free education to learners around the world. Your donation will help us create more in-demand and... Read More about Give the Gift of Education. Donate to edX on #GivingTuesday. The post Give the Gift of Education. Donate to edX on #GivingTuesday. appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: Give the Gift of Education. Donate to edX on #GivingTuesday.
‘Tis the season of giving and today, December 1, is officially #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back, and this year, edX hopes you will support our nonprofit organization and mission to increase access to high-quality education for everyone, everywhere. Education is a human right, which sadly not all have access to. Donate to edX this #GivingTuesday and give the gift of free education to learners around the world. Your donation will help us create more in-demand and... Read More about Give the Gift of Education. Donate to edX on #GivingTuesday. The post Give the Gift of Education. Donate to edX on #GivingTuesday. appeared first on edX Blog.
Khan Academy: All December gifts matched at Khan Academy
At Khan Academy, support from our community is crucial to our ability to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We are proud to do this without charging our users or showing them ads. Every day, we receive generous gifts from those who have found value in Khan Academy and who want more people to have access to free world-class education. We truly appreciate these donors who help support our mission.For the month of December, several of our supporters have created a pool of funds that will allow us to match every gift we receive from our wider community, from now until December 31. Regular gifts to Khan Academy will be matched dollar-for-dollar, while those who sign up for monthly gifts will have their first two payments matched dollar-for-dollar. We are very grateful to the generous donors who made this possible, including those listed below, as well as many others who have chosen to remain anonymous:- Bill and Tammy Crown- Dan Carroll and Stasia Obremskey- S…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Nuts and Bolts: Getting Organized by Jane Bozarth
Continuing the discussion of Richard Mayer’s “SOI” model (select, organize, integrate), this month’s column focuses on organizing information into meaningful wholes. Most slide-based authoring tools and old habits get us to think in terms of bullet points, but there are better ways! Here’s how to re-think content and concept information.
edX: #GivingTuesday and Every Day: Support edX’s Nonprofit Mission
Our Nonprofit Status is Core to Our Mission High-quality education, engaging courses, diverse learners, prestigious institutions – edX is made up of many distinctive features and inspiring teachers and learners. And, there is one quality that is fundamental to the edX mission and helps guide all that we do – edX is a nonprofit. Since our founding by Harvard and MIT in 2012, our nonprofit... Read More about #GivingTuesday and Every Day: Support edX’s Nonprofit Mission The post #GivingTuesday and Every Day: Support edX’s Nonprofit Mission appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: #GivingTuesday and Every Day: Support edX’s Nonprofit Mission
Our Nonprofit Status is Core to Our Mission High-quality education, engaging courses, diverse learners, prestigious institutions – edX is made up of many distinctive features and inspiring teachers and learners. And, there is one quality that is fundamental to the edX mission and helps guide all that we do – edX is a nonprofit. Since our founding by Harvard and MIT in 2012, our nonprofit... Read More about #GivingTuesday and Every Day: Support edX’s Nonprofit Mission The post #GivingTuesday and Every Day: Support edX’s Nonprofit Mission appeared first on edX Blog.
Khan Academy: Introducing LearnStorm 2016!
Last spring, we piloted a new kind of math challenge called LearnStorm here in our own backyard, the San Francisco Bay Area. LearnStorm was designed to help students learn how to learn, and it was a runaway success. Over 70,000 students of all ability levels participated, and we were flooded with stories about students who began to love math for the first time. Now LearnStorm is back for round two, and it’s bigger and better than ever! We’re excited to announce that - in addition to the Bay Area - LearnStorm is also coming to Idaho, the Greater Chicago Area, and all of Ireland! Signups are now open, and the challenge starts January 29.For more details, or to sign up, visit learnstorm2016.org. You can also like LearnStorm on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for updates.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Engage Employees and Enable Career Growth by Cynthia Gautreau and Nick Leffler
Engaged employees are involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work and workplace, and this makes a bottom-line difference. But most employees today are either not engaged or are actively disengaged. While there is no single easy-to-find solution for disengagement, there are ideas and practical advice for managers in this article.
Udemy: Maintaining the integrity of our Udemy community
Udemy Community, Over the Thanksgiving holiday, there has been discussion online about potentially plagiarized content on Udemy. We take these issues extremely seriously. I want to take a moment to share more specifics on this particular situation and also clearly detail our process for addressing allegations of copyright infringement. As an open marketplace of online [...]…