News from e-Learning companies
Channel:
: The Minimalist Guide to Hiring Teachers on Contract | Grow your teaching business online
My last post helped you to determine if you want an employee or a contractor to help lessen your workload and increase your income.... The post The Minimalist Guide to Hiring Teachers on Contract | Grow your teaching business online appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Build Management Capability and Drive Business Transformation with On-demand Learning by Dennis Gullotti
Only 35 percent of executives believe their organizations have the know-how to transform their business, even though 85 percent of large companies expect they must do so in the next five years. How can organizations build leadership and management capability, not just among senior managers, but at all levels? Here are some key ideas for building a learning and leading culture.
OLI. Carnegie Mellon University: OLI at OpenEd 2014: Achieving the Potential of Open
At this year’s Open Education Conference, held in Washington, DC. on November 19-21, OLI Director Norman Bier will speak at three sessions: Community Input on the Simon DataLab Skills Mapping and Analytics Open Learning Analytics Keynote addresses and concurrent sessions at ……
OLI. Carnegie Mellon University: 3 Ways Higher Ed is Making Learning More Personal
The success of OLI’s work with UC Davis in supporting biology students was highlighted by Director Daniel Greenstein on the Gates Foundation’s Impatient Optimists blog: For many of today’s college students, courses can feel too large, too slow, or too fast—like ……
Saylor.org: How to get past the profile update bug in Testing Center
If you have signed up at Saylor Academy recently (November), you will likely have encountered a problem when signing in to our testing center, which runs on software called Moodle at http://school.saylor.org. This is where you take many quizzes, unit assessments, and all final exams for our courses. Below, we address: the problem; what to ... Read More ...
Udacity: 5 Tips for Landing Consistent Work as a Freelance Front-End Web Developer
Photo by Flickr user Tyler Ingram No alarm clock. No dress code. No inane watercooler gossip. No boss! The freelance life is pretty, well, freeing. You get to choose the projects you work on, establish your own schedule, and set your own standards of excellence. Creative careers of all sorts often include freelancing in some capacity. At some point in your career as a front-end web…
Udemy: Media Success Story: Udemy Instructor Issa Asad
Issa Asad launched his Udemy course “Instant Profits with Instagram” in early October to help people establish and grow business brands using Instagram. Asad put out a press release when his course launched, and put out a second press release when 1,000 students had enrolled in his course less than a month after launch. We [...]…
: Why I Want To Grow As An Online Teacher
Today’s guest blogger inspired me to go off on a storytelling search for meaningful quotes. Bonnie fox has uplifted me through her personal story. It’s... The post Why I Want To Grow As An Online Teacher appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
: Why Does Rich Kiker Want Teachers to ‘Move Fast’?
The world is changing every moment. Education and technology are entwined more than ever before. We are aboard an expressway. As engaging teaching practices... The post Why Does Rich Kiker Want Teachers to ‘Move Fast’? appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Design Tip: Lock in Complex Topics with This Technique! by Stephen J. Meyer
Soft skills—sales, leadership, and management, and other domains where there is no clear right answer because “it all depends on…”—are complex performances that involve rules of thumb, insights, and judgment calls. But there is a proven technique that helps learners retrieve the rules of thumb they’ve learned. Read about the One-minute Preceptor here!
Coursera: Learner story: Carron Riach, rebuilding a future with financial aid
Carron Riach had a great job in the UK financial industry, a long term relationship and close family and friends—until she lost it all. Bipolar disorder entered her life and the illness presented numerous obstacles and hardships causing long-term isolation and the inability to support herself. Searching for a way to rebuild herself with limited economic means, Riach found Coursera and the option to apply for financial aid. She submitted an application, received support and has now gone on to complete over 40 courses in topics ranging from humanities to economics. “Coursera has allowed me the educational freedom to expand not just my intellectual boundaries but also build confidence in myself again as a member of society,” said Riach. “Discussion forums, peer reviewed assignments and shared group activities give me a sense of community and the opportunity to be an equally valued member in a place where the only requirement for membership is the desire to learn…
Coursera: Carron Riach: rebuilding a future with financial aid
Carron Riach had a great job in the UK financial industry, a long term relationship and close family and friends—until she lost it all. Bipolar disorder entered her life and the illness presented numerous obstacles and hardships causing long-term isolation and the inability to support herself. Searching for a way to rebuild herself with limited economic means, Riach found Coursera and the option to apply for financial aid. She submitted an application, received support and has now gone on to complete over 40 courses in topics ranging from humanities to economics. “Coursera has allowed me the educational freedom to expand not just my intellectual boundaries but also build confidence in myself again as a member of society,” said Riach. “Discussion forums, peer reviewed assignments and shared group activities give me a sense of community and the opportunity to be an equally valued member in a place where the only requirement for membership is the desire to learn…
Khan Academy: Algorithms on Khan Academy in collaboration with Dartmouth College
What is an algorithm? It’s a sequence of steps that you follow to solve a problem. In everyday life, you might have an algorithm for hanging up your laundry, efficiently going through a shopping list, or finding an empty parking space in a lot. In computer science, an algorithm is a sequence of instructions that a computer program follows. Algorithms form the basis of the most interesting and important programs we use, such as the algorithm that Google uses to calculate driving directions, or the algorithm that Facebook uses to automatically tag you in a photo. Because algorithms are so important to computer science, they are a core part of a computer science curriculum. The AP CS A class teaches object-oriented programming with algorithms, every college CS student will have at least one algorithms class and encounter algorithms everywhere, and every software engineer interviewing for a job will review algorithms while they’re prepping for an interview. Given how impo…
Udemy: An Evening of HR Innovation: How to Foster Workplace Diversity
More than 100 attendees gathered at our office last Wednesday evening for a thought-provoking discussion on the hot topic of diversity in the workplace – a crucial aspect of today’s modern work culture proven to contribute to increased business profits. As panel moderator Sophie Kitson shared in her opening remarks: “Diversity is how we build the [...]…
: Is it time to hire your first employee? Grow your online teaching business
Grow Your Business by Hiring Perhaps you have been teaching online for a while. You have a niche. You have some regular students. Your... The post Is it time to hire your first employee? Grow your online teaching business appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Six Instructional Design Tips for Learner Engagement by Jacqueline Bessette
An engaging learner experience supports greater returns on investment through transformative learning. Online learning will extend your budget and reach as well as change behavior and performance with a highly visual interactive multimedia experience. The good news: With these tips you can spice up your training, engage your learners, win over stakeholders, and not break the budget.
Udacity: 4 Soft Skills That Will Get You The Job - And Keep You There
Image via ComNetwork Picture this. You’re fluent in HTML and CSS. You sling Javascript or wrangle data with the best of them. You can optimize the bejeezus out of any website, or program in Python like nobody’s business. Sound like your fantasy future as a kick-butt front-end web developer or data analyst? It’s within your reach. But as you sharpen your technical abilities, it’s just as…
ALISON: ALISON CEO to Address Australian Education Forum
ALISON CEO Mike Feerick joins eminent gathering at Australian education forum.
ALISON: ALISON CEO Mike Feerick to discuss challenges of educating India
ALISON CEO to address the India Skills and Education Innovation Conference 2015. …
ALISON: ALISON CEO Mike Feerick to discuss challenges of educating India
ALISON CEO to address the India Skills and Education Innovation Conference 2015. …