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Coursera: Michelle Obama announces free Coursera credentials and learning hubs for US Veterans
The First Lady, Michelle Obama took to the stage as a keynote speaker at the Women’s Veterans’ Employability Summit today to announce Coursera’s new partnership with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA). The joint partnership provides one free Coursera Verified Certificate to every US Veteran to help improve employability skills in high-demand fields such as data science and entrepreneurship. Coursera and the VA are also teaming up to launch 20 Veteran-facilitated Learning Hubs across the country to promote interactive learning experiences for Veterans to increase online accessibility and support. The VA will endorse Coursera to 21 million US Veterans through their Veteran Employment Center. This effort will expose Veteran learners to industry relevant education and help them master new skills to succeed in today’s workforce. Visit the Veteran Employment Center to learn how to redeem your free credential voucher. *applicable to US Veterans only.
Learning Solutions Magazine: The Power of Storytelling in eLearning by Jennifer Neibert
Today’s learners face a barrage of competing priorities and overwhelming workloads. By tapping into the power of storytelling, instructional designers and eLearning developers can create emotional connections and engage learners with real-life scenarios and consequence-based feedback that result in meaningful discovery.
Coursera: Coursera Catalog: starting this week, 11/09/14
From China to Russia to Italy, we have courses starting this week from top universities around the world that’ll allow you to master a skill and grasp a unique global perspective. An Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience & NeuromarketingCopenhagen Business School (CBS): Get introduced to the multidisciplinary field of consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing. Go through the basic concepts of the human brain, the elements of the consumer mind, how it is studied, and how its insights can be applied in commercial and societal understandings of consumer behaviour. Starts 11/10 »…
ALISON: ALISON launches two new free online courses
ALISON launches new free courses in micornutrients and Spanish. …
Udemy: Udemy Announces Plans for New Dublin Office
Udemy co-founder Eren Bali was live in Ireland on November 5 for the big announcement of a new EMEA Operations center based in Dublin and plans to hire 50 people over the next three years. We couldn’t be more excited to establish a physical presence among the great multilingual talent in Dublin. Currently half of our [...]…
Coursera: Verified Certificates ensure academic integrity
Coursera ensures that all certificates earned are secure, carry identity verification and have academic integrity. By doing so, we give learners a direct way to master a skill and earn a legitimate credential with a Verified Certificate. Since launching in early 2013, Verified Certificates have become a key tool for learners to build and showcase skills to advance careers. Of the learners who have earned a Verified Certificate, over 60 percent shared the credentials on their LinkedIn profile. A recent joint Duke/RTI study finds that employers across a range of sectors look favorably upon online courses and accomplishments. Coursera is now one of the most recognized and trusted online destinations for learners looking to acquire and validate knowledge to the world. As we grow our course selection, our learners will have the ability to pay for a Verified Certificate at anytime up until the final week of the course. Courses that add this new, low risk payment option will only offer a…
Saylor.org: Site Maintenance Saturday, November 7
On Saturday, 8 November 2014, Saylor Academy will be performing maintenance on a number of our servers and systems between 8:00 PM and 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5); systems affected will include our main site, our sign-in system, our test center (school.saylor.org), our ePortfolio, and our forums. We strongly recommend that you do not ... Read More ...
Learning Solutions Magazine: Have You Done Your 2015 Learning Tech Tune-up? by Donna Wells
When was the last time your training or eLearning process had a multi-point inspection? As the New Year approaches, this is the ideal time to do one! Whether you are a training manager, an eLearning or mLearning team, or an executive with an interest in maintaining enterprise talent, this is a timely article full of tips for your consideration.
Learning Solutions Magazine: dominKnow Announces Latest Versions of Claro and Flow by News Editor
Rapid development cycles and cloud-based software with native HTML/HTML5 support means users always have the most advanced eLearning authoring system at their fingertips.
Udemy: Media Success Story: 3DTraining.com
In July 2014, 3DTraining.com, a provider of online production-based training programs in Autodesk Software, started launching Udemy courses to extend the reach of their programs. In October, they put out this press release to announce the creation of their courses. Press releases are a great tool for announcing new courses and course milestones (such as high enrollment [...]…
Coursera: Google-approved courses to jump start your technical career
It’s a no brainer that Google is one of the top companies in the world, recruiting some of the best talent from around the globe. But getting your foot in the door at a company like Google requires a candidate to not only have a solid foundation in Computer Science, but to also be able to adapt, develop and maintain technical skills in a constantly evolving market. Understanding this, Google has created their Guide for Technical Development, a list of courses and resources, many from Coursera, which are meant to help students further their technical skills and stay ahead of evolving industry standards. Get acquainted with CS: Computer Science 101 Stanford University Jump into an object oriented programming language: Learn to Program: The Fundamentals University of Toronto Introduction to Python Rice University Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code University of Toronto Programming Languages University of Washington Develop logical reasoning and knowledge:…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Guild Announces Ecosystem White Paper by News Editor
Our world is increasingly complex. We need to learn on demand, seamlessly, without interrupting our workflow. Our resources need to be immediate and effective. The eLearning Guild’s free new white paper, Learning and Performance Ecosystems: Strategy, Technology, Impact, and Challenges, can help get you started!
Learning Solutions Magazine: Nuts and Bolts: Figure It Out by Jane Bozarth
In the United States Marine Corps, “improvise, adapt, overcome” has become an adopted motto in many units. It should be our motto in eLearning, considering all the times things don’t go the way we planned or the way we wish they would. Sometimes you just gotta punt.
OLI. Carnegie Mellon University: AAC&U Workshop – Digital and Blended Learning: Evolving Practices in STEM Education
OLI Director Norman Bier will lead a pre-conference workshop at the AAC&U 2014 Transforming STEM Higher Education: With technology breaking traditional barriers to research and knowledge formation, what are the implications for STEM teaching and learning in particular? How can ……
Udacity: Course Announcement for iOS Developer Nanodegree: Intro to iOS App Dev with Swift
Today, we’re really excited to release more information about the first course in our iOS Developer Nanodegree: Intro to iOS App Development with Swift. In this course, you’ll build an iPhone app that applies entertaining filters to recorded audio. We’ll be bringing the course live on November 19, so be sure to sign up to be notified when the course launches! But wait! There’s more! If…
Iversity: Student Connect: Meet our MOOCer Fighting Corruption Worldwide
Student Connect is a project that puts us in contact with students to see what has inspired you to take up online learning, and how you are planning to use the skills acquired in future. Meet Aleksandra, a 27-year-old Berlin resident. We caught up with her last week to ask a few questions about her online learning and role […] The post Student Connect: Meet our MOOCer Fighting Corruption Worldwide appeared first on iversity Blog.
Iversity: Student Connect: Meet our MOOCer Fighting Corruption Worldwide
Student Connect is a project that puts us in contact with students to see what has inspired you to take up online learning, and how you are planning to use the skills acquired in future. Meet Aleksandra, a 27-year-old Berlin resident. We caught up with her last week to ask a few questions about her online learning and role […] The post Student Connect: Meet our MOOCer Fighting Corruption Worldwide appeared first on iversity Blog.
Coursera: Coursera partners with the Indian School of Business in visit to India
Coursera is in Hyderabad, India today to announce a partnership with the Indian School of Business (ISB), our first Indian university partner, to expand accessibility of business offerings to both Indian and Coursera learners worldwide. A course titled, A Life of Happiness and Fulfilment, designed by Professor Raj Raghunathan, visiting professor at ISB, will be the first to be offered in a series. Coursera’s Chief Academic Strategist, Dr. Vivek Goel will join delegates in India including Arun Pereria, Executive Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Case Development at ISB, in a trip signifying Coursera’s pursuit of strategic partnerships and expanded awareness in the region. India is Coursera’s largest market outside of the US with over 700k learners pursuing higher education on Coursera and building skills to compete in a global economy. “The partnership with ISB establishes our local presence and intent to play an active role in India,”…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Celebrating the 10th DevLearn Conference & Expo by Bill Brandon
What were we concerned about in 2005? It was a different world in many ways. Mobile learning was a topic, but the devices were nowhere near the equal of what we have now. Social media was only a faint dream. Technology, and our skill in using it, was just crossing the threshold of today’s reality. Here’s a look back, and a look forward.
ALISON: ALISON CEO To Address Web Summit 2014
ALISON CEO To Speak Alongside Fellow Ashoka Members At Web Summit 2014…