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Khan Academy: Meet our Talent Search winners
Our mission at Khan Academy is a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere - but we can’t do it alone. To reach more learners and cover more subjects, we need more explainers to create more content.That’s why we launched the Khan Academy Talent Search this May - to find great explainers and amplify their voices. About 4,000 folks submitted videos to the contest, sharing 8,000 lessons with learners around the world. The quality and creativity of these submissions blew us away!After reviewing all the entries, we’ve selected 10 promising winners:- Dan Quinn, postdoctoral student in physics- Dara Brady, fifth-grade teacher- David Rheinstrom, editorial director at Leftside RightSide- George Zaidan, freelance science video creator- Grant Sanderson, recent graduate of Stanford University- Guillaume Riesen, doctoral student in neuroscience- James Portnow, video creator at Extra History- Sage Simhon, high school student- Sudh…
Coursera: Why Employers Are Joining Coursera’s Global Skills Initiative
Coursera launched the today launches the Global Skills Initiative today, a new program aimed at bringing top companies and universities together to advance access to job-relevant skills around the world. Coursera’s initial program collaborators, BNY Mellon, Cisco, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Splunk, and UBS, will each work with one of Coursera’s university partners to produce online courses in fields like data science, computer programming, and finance. Through the Global Skills Initiative, universities and industry leading companies work together to create a Specialization. After identifying a high demand content area, companies are paired with a Coursera partner university that is responsible for the academic expertise, creation of course materials, and the overall learner experience for the new Specialization. Companies contribute funding for production costs in addition to applied projects, guest lectures, case studies, and other materials that incorporate industry expertise…
Coursera: Coursera Update: A New Name for Verified Certificates
Coursera launched our first premium product—Verified Certificates—more than two years ago. That launch was an exciting first step toward helping our learners showcase the knowledge and skills they were acquiring as a result of their work, and toward becoming a sustainable business. We chose the name “Verified Certificate” to highlight that the certificate could only be earned after a learner verified his or her identity each time they submitted a course assignment. Starting next week, Verified Certificates will be renamed “Course Certificates.” We wanted to streamline our certificate names, and our research shows that this term is clearer to learners, and to everyone learners might want to share their Coursera certificates with, such as employers, colleagues, and friends. In addition, we’ve started to offer identity verification in many courses for free, realizing all learners and partners should have the expectation of academic integrity in…
Saylor.org: Reminder: Legacy courses will not issue certificates after August
In just about four weeks, we will be shutting down what we in the office call “old Moodle” — our exam and certificate platform that lives at school.saylor.org. After August 26th, you will not be able to log in to school.saylor.org or directly access your data there. We will preserve records of certificates issued and ... Read More ...
Saylor.org: Scheduled site maintenance Thursday
We will perform a software update for our courses site (learn.saylor.org) on 30 July from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT. Exams and assessments submitted during that time may not be recorded, so please plan accordingly!
Iversity: 7 Answers about “Employability Skills” by MOOC instructor Antti Kapanen
Learn the ins and outs of the German job market and work culture in our new “Employability Skills” MOOC. As the course start date (August 3) is nearing, we spoke with course instructor Antti Kapanen and asked him to give a little preview into what to expect in the course. Mr. Kapanen has taught students from all […] The post 7 Answers about “Employability Skills” by MOOC instructor Antti Kapanen appeared first on iversity Blog.
Saylor.org: Older certificates getting Accredible treatment throughout July
Over the next few days, we will be issuing newer-style Accredible certificates for all previously-earned older-style certificates. To say it with pictures, if you have one of these: You will soon also have one of these: You should receive an email at the address you use to sign in to Saylor Academy with more information ... Read More ...
Coursera: Coursera Celebrates 1 Million Learners in China with Alipay Integration
Coursera learners across China can now earn and purchase Coursera Certificates for on demand courses with ease thanks to an integration with Alipay, China’s leading online payment platform. This announcement corresponds with Coursera reaching one million registered learners in China, the online education provider’s largest market outside of the U.S. “We strive to put learners first, and provide them with the resources they need to be successful in their academic, personal and professional pursuits. We’ve learned that many of our Chinese learners wish to earn Coursera Certificates, which has been challenging due to payment constraints,” said Coursera’s CEO Rick Levin. “Thanks to an integration with Alipay, all learners can now purchase certificates and share their accomplishments publicly, with employers and friends.” Previously, Chinese learners had to have access to an international credit card in order to pay the fee necessary to earn…
Khan Academy: College students share their experiences with Khan Academy
This spring, Stanford Consulting - a nonprofit, student-run organization - ran a survey to learn about the impact that Khan Academy has had on the educations of current college students. These students were asked whether they “found Khan Academy meaningful to their education” and whether they were the first in their family to go to college. The results are in, and today we’re excited to share some of the key findings.Of the students who responded to the survey…- 65% of Stanford students found KA meaningful to their education (out of 504 surveyed)- 57% of students in other top schools* found KA meaningful to their education (out of 159 surveyed)- 64% of first-generation college students (the first in their family to go to college) at these schools found KA meaningful to their education (out of 164 surveyed)*Surveyed schools include Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, Caltech, Notre Dame, MIT, Vanderbilt, and Yale.We’re thrilled…
Coursera: Taste Our New Course: Managing Food and Beverage Companies
This guest post is written by Università Bocconi, introducing the course Managing Food and Beverage Companies starting July 3rd The theme chosen for this year’s Expo 2015—a universal exposition being held in Milan—is Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. The event is an occasion to focus the world’s attention on all themes related to the food industry from sustainability issues to management ones. It’s an optimal time to discover the variables that need to be taken into account when entering and competing in the food and beverage industry. This topic is a multidimensional ecosystem which, at the same time, connects and divides our world. Companies working in this field have to face multiple dilemmas every day such as: operating with innovation or tradition, or locally or globally, and more. Managing Food and Beverage Companies gives learners concrete examples on how companies can define and innovate their value proposition to have a real impac…
Coursera: Specialization Spotlight: Interaction Design
Course Spotlight Series: Interaction Design, always open for enrollment, is led by Professor Scott Klemmer of UC San Diego. This article, based on an interview with the instructor, was written by Charlie Chung of Class Central. Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, exploded onto the scene in 2011, reaching 10M users in less than a year. Why is it so popular? Observers point to many things, but all agree that it was thoughtfully designed and masterfully crafted. Good design is becoming increasingly more important for many products and services today. Good design thinking in this day and age marries together the rich findings from cognitive science with artistic creativity, and design has become a combination of art + science. An example of the artistic element is in looking for hidden needs through close observation. Prof. Scott Klemmer calls this process “need-finding” and gives an example: Prof. Klemmer will cover both the art and science aspects in his si…
Coursera: Q&A with Psychology of Popularity Professor, Mitch Prinstein
This guest post is written by Dr. Mitch Prinstein, professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, introducing the course Psychology of Popularity starting June 22nd. Prof. Mitch Prinstein Mitch Prinstein is a psychology professor in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Clinical Program and the instructor for the new course, Psychology of Popularity, on Coursera. His research uses a developmental psychopathology framework to understand how adolescents’ interpersonal experiences are associated with depression, self-injury, and health risk behaviors. His new popularity course presents research on the impact of early life experiences with popularity; how those experiences influence adult lives; and how an understanding of popularity can promote increased success at work, better parenting skills, and greater fulfillment in life. Why is popularity valuable to study on a psychological level? Our brains are programmed to care deeply about our social standin…
Khan Academy: Can you earn more points than I earn this summer?
Hi, I’m Cam from Khan Academy, and I challenge you to join me for a surge of summer learning! I can’t unicycle yet, but I’m learning. My other summer learning goals are focused around biology and economics. No matter what you choose to learn on Khan Academy, you’ll be eligible to earn two special badges: - Get the Summer Surge badge by earning at least 50,000 energy points this summer. - Get the I Beat Cam badge by earning more points than I do this summer. The challenge runs from the June 23rd through August 28th (official rules below). There’s no special signup to earn these badges; all you have to do is start learning now! Not sure what you want to learn this summer? Here are three ideas: 1. Supercharge your math skills. For example, if you’re headed into Algebra I, jump into the Algebra I mission and get started on those mission foundations (pre-requisites) to make sure you start the school year strong! 2. Join Pamela in a Summer of Scrip…
Khan Academy: Can you earn more points than me earn this summer?
Hi, I’m Cam from Khan Academy, and I challenge you to join me for a surge of summer learning! I can’t unicycle yet, but I’m learning. My other summer learning goals are focused around biology and economics. No matter what you choose to learn on Khan Academy, you’ll be eligible to earn two special badges: - Get the Summer Surge badge by earning at least 50,000 energy points this summer. - Get the I Beat Cam badge by earning more points than I do this summer. The challenge runs from the June 23rd through August 28th (official rules below). There’s no special signup to earn these badges; all you have to do is start learning now! Not sure what you want to learn this summer? Here are three ideas: 1. Supercharge your math skills. For example, if you’re headed into Algebra I, jump into the Algebra I mission and get started on those mission foundations (pre-requisites) to make sure you start the school year strong! 2. Join Pamela in a Summer of Scrip…
Khan Academy: Can you earn more points than me this summer?
Hi, I’m Cam from Khan Academy, and I challenge you to join me for a surge of summer learning! I can’t unicycle yet, but I’m learning. My other summer learning goals are focused around biology and economics. No matter what you choose to learn on Khan Academy, you’ll be eligible to earn two special badges: - Get the Summer Surge badge by earning at least 50,000 energy points this summer. - Get the I Beat Cam badge by earning more points than I do this summer. The challenge runs from the June 23rd through August 28th (official rules below). There’s no special signup to earn these badges; all you have to do is start learning now! Not sure what you want to learn this summer? Here are three ideas: 1. Supercharge your math skills. For example, if you’re headed into Algebra I, jump into the Algebra I mission and get started on those mission foundations (pre-requisites) to make sure you start the school year strong! 2. Join Pamela in a Summer of Scrip…
Coursera: Korea’s Oldest Private University, Yonsei Joins Coursera
Established in 1885 and situated minutes from downtown Seoul, Yonsei University has over 3,500 eminent faculty members conducting cutting-edge research across a variety of academic disciplines. With 18 graduate schools, 22 colleges and 133 subsidiary institutions, the university hosts a selective pool of students from around the world. Their first course International Marketing in Asia will be taught my Dae Ryun Chang and launch on demand. International Marketing in AsiaThis course brings together two key subjects, International Marketing and Asia. It will provide the basic foundations of international marketing and explain them in the Asian context, more specifically marketing to Asia, marketing from Asia, and marketing with Asia (Asia as a brand).
edX: National Summer Learning Day: High School and Intro Courses on edX!
Rachel Lapal, Communications Manager Join us in celebrating National Summer Learning Day today, and defy the summer haze by keeping your brain active with Summer Learning @ edX! Studies show that two-thirds of the ninth grade reading gap occurs during the summer. Make sure you resist the “summer slide” – the proven learning loss that students experience when they’re not engaged in educational activities over the summer months... Read More The post National Summer Learning Day: High School and Intro Courses on edX! appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: National Summer Learning Day: High School and Intro Courses on edX!
Rachel Lapal, Communications Manager Join us in celebrating National Summer Learning Day today, and defy the summer haze by keeping your brain active with Summer Learning @ edX! Studies show that two-thirds of the ninth grade reading gap occurs during the summer. Make sure you resist the “summer slide” – the proven learning loss that students experience when they’re not engaged in educational activities over the summer months... Read More The post National Summer Learning Day: High School and Intro Courses on edX! appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: McKinsey Academy Extends Special Opportunity to edX Learners
Earlier this year, we shared news of our collaboration with McKinsey Academy on a new social learning platform. Expanding upon our initial collaboration, McKinsey Academy has announced a special opportunity for a limited number of edX learners to participate in one of their courses. If you are a registered edX student looking to advance your leadership and business skills, McKinsey Academy invites you to submit an application to be considered... Read More The post McKinsey Academy Extends Special Opportunity to edX Learners appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: McKinsey Academy Extends Special Opportunity to edX Learners
Earlier this year, we shared news of our collaboration with McKinsey Academy on a new social learning platform. Expanding upon our initial collaboration, McKinsey Academy has announced a special opportunity for a limited number of edX learners to participate in one of their courses. If you are a registered edX student looking to advance your leadership and business skills, McKinsey Academy invites you to submit an application to be considered... Read More The post McKinsey Academy Extends Special Opportunity to edX Learners appeared first on edX Blog.