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Coursera: How to work inside a top Silicon Valley startup
Apply for the KPCB Fellows Program 2015 Coursera is participating in the KPCB Fellows Program—a chance for top US college and graduate students to work inside innovative Silicon Valley startups. The three-month summer program is focused on engineering and design. A new year-long program is focused on product management. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is one of Silicon Valley’s most established and reputable venture capital firms in the world. The KPCB program gives students the opportunity to be employed at Coursera or another portfolio company to tackle unique design and product challenges and build concrete relationships for their careers. Fellows will also be invited to attend both private events held by KPCB and others hosted by portfolio companies, where they can meet other talented engineering and design students, network with luminaries in their respective fields, and explore the San Francisco Bay Area. Apply now »…
Coursera: Parlez-vous français? 3 picks from our French Universities
If you’re looking to boost your knowledge in physics, computing or management—while perfecting your French—check out 3 popular courses from our renowned French university partners EPFL, The Ecole Polytechnique and Essec Business School. Nonlinear Optics[Optique non-linéaire] Master the interaction between matter and light beams of high power (lasers!) Join Now » Introduction to Programming (C ++)[Initiation à la prog…
Udacity: Sneak Peek: Front-End Web Development Newsletter
With our inaugural class of Front-End Web Developer nanodegree students in the starting blocks, we’re developing extra content to guide and inspire aspiring web developers. We are thrilled to channel some of this extra content into a new monthly Front-End newsletter, which includes front-end best practices, resources, and more! Check out these resources from our first newsletter, let us know…
Coursera: Coursera Leadership to Serve on National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Coursera’s CBO, Lila Ibrahim to serve on NACIE U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced 27 individuals who have been selected to serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). On the list this year is Coursera’s Chief Business Officer, Lila Ibrahim. Lila, along with the newly appointed NACIE members, are nationally-recognized private sector, nonprofit, and academic leaders who will advise the Commerce Secretary on issues related to accelerating innovation, expanding entrepreneurship, and developing a globally competitive workforce. NACIE members, who will serve a two year term, were chosen based on their ability to carry out the objectives of the Council and have demonstrated expertise and experience in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce skills. Learn about our leadership »…
Coursera: Learner Story: Abhay Tandon, Management Skill Builder
As a Global Solution Manager based in Pune, India, Abhay Tandon needed a way to keep up to date with industry trends. A friend introduced him to Coursera and he was hooked. Already armed with an MBA, Abhay dove deep into University of Maryland’s Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies which identified and evaluated the business models of emerging companies. The learnings helped Abhay in his current role to reaffirm his approach and understand the perspectives of Chief Experience Officers of companies as they pitch for investment. Looking to build more skills, Abhay expanded his course list to topics ranging from entrepreneurial ecosystems, finance, economics, business strategy and more. This allowed him to supplement his previous learnings, understand existing principles and keep on top of industry nuances brought up by professors. Abhay’s new credentials opened the doors for more responsibilities at work and allowed him to view the nature of his work more analytica…
Coursera: How Would You Give Away $100,000?
Developed by social entreprereur, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen For a philanthropic cause, you now have the opportunity to give back in a big way and change the world with Giving 2.0: The MOOC. This groundbreaking MOOC developed by social entrepreneur, philanthropist, and best-selling author Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen—in partnership with Stanford University—invites students of all backgrounds to become more effective philanthropists by applying research and strategic thinking to giving. You’ll hear from a list of 20 established guest speakers spanning technology, philanthropy, and business who will help you shape a personalized philanthropic strategy based on your own capabilities and interests. Furthermore, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your nonprofit assessment skills through a grant-making process in which you and your fellow students will be allocated up to $100,000 to give to the non-profits you select, generously provided by The Learning By G…
Coursera: Coursera Catalogue: October 2014 course preview
Our course catalogue is growing everyday, and if you’re as excited to learn as we are, then selecting the perfect course list can be captivating, inspiring, but sometimes a little intimidating. Don’t sweat. Here is a quick list of upcoming classes to check out which start this October to help you navigate and learn without limits. Don’t wait, classes are starting soon! Giving 2.0: The MOOCHow would you give away $100k? This course is developed by social entrepreneur, philanthropist, and best-selling author Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. Join Now »…
Coursera: Coursera Catalog: October 2014 course preview
Our course catalog is growing everyday, and if you’re as excited to learn as we are, then selecting the perfect course list can be captivating, inspiring, but sometimes a little intimidating. Don’t sweat. Here is a quick list of upcoming classes to check out which start this October to help you navigate and learn without limits. Don’t wait, classes are starting soon! Giving 2.0: The MOOCHow would you give away $100k? This course is developed by social entrepreneur, philanthropist, and best-selling author Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. Join Now »…
Coursera: What's Your Coursera Story?
What’s your Coursera Story? Learners, if you’ve taken a course and built a new skill, or seen a direct change in your career, we want to hear your story. We’ll be collecting submissions over the next few weeks and picking the most inspirational ones to share with our network. Share your story »…
Saylor.org: Be in touch faster, easier, and better than before.
Some of you have wondered where the form on our Contact page went. The short version: it broke. We then switched over to the new flavor of the site, where the form remained broken (it’s on our list). Always fans of turning a problem into an opportunity, making lemonade from lemons, and making coffee from whatever ... Read More ...
Coursera: Coursera Named Top 10 Bay Area’s Most InDemand Startup
Coursera named Top 10 Bay Area’s Most InDemand Startups Today, our friends at LinkedIn announced their third-annual list of the Bay Area’s Most InDemand Startups. We’re pleased to report that Coursera has been named as one of the top 10 companies which have the strongest talent brands amongst Bay Area startups. The data is comprised from analyzing millions of interactions between startups and working professionals on LinkedIn. See the full infographic, read what people are saying about Coursera and be sure to listen to a summer mixtape that embodies what it’s like to work at Coursera! Join us. We’re hiring »…
ALISON: ALISON Features on Today with Sean O'Rourke on RTE Radio
RTE's Sean O'Rourke talks to Brian Mooney of The Irish Times and Herald journalist Sinead Ryan about the benefits of ALISON courses. …
Udacity: 5 Questions Good Web Developers Ask Themselves
I don't always ask myself questions, but when I do, I ask these five. Front-end web developers have a heck of a job to do. It’s their job to make the internet awesome. Seriously, you know all of the amazing things that you can do online? Things like upvoting pictures of cute puppies, sharing jealousy-inspiring vacation pictures with all of your friends, changing the world in 140 characters…
Coursera: Learner Story: Jenny Hart, Mentorship Program Creator
“There’s a shift happening in education right now where we’ll stop focusing on teachers and focus more on students” Jenny Hart is the only 4th grade teacher in her district in Ouray, Colorado. Last year, she noticed a lack of mentorship programs and tried to start an alternative licensure program—which grooms teachers and helps them earn a license while they work—but was unsuccessful. She jumped online and tried searching for more mentor training information and stumbled upon Coaching Teachers: Promoting Changes that Stick on Coursera. She was reluctant in balancing her career and course workload, but took a chance. It was the best end to a school year she’s ever had. The course gave Jenny the tools to implement an entirely new mentorship curriculum. Using the skills she built from the videos and readings, the mentors in her program have now adpoted the training Jenny learned as a baseline to work with their teachers. With Cours…
Udacity: 4 Tips to Ace Your Online Course
Meet Nick Gustafson, a Udacity data scientist. Nick has combed through all of our data on student behavior in the classroom and student outcomes, and has culled his findings into four simple takeaways to help you finish your course. Study for an hour every day. This one is simple. Students who graduate spend about an hour per day, three or four times per week in the classroom. Use…
Coursera: Coursera Looking For Designers To Rethink Education
Coursera has partnered with Designer Fund—a community of designers on a mission to help fellow designers create businesses with meaningful impact. Through their Bridge Program, a professional development program connecting experienced designers with top startups in the San Francisco Bay Area, Coursera is opening up applications for experienced designers to join our team and make an impact. Our team is building a revolutionary platform so anyone can take courses from top universities around the world for free. Our design team works cross-functionally to rethink learning and teaching experiences on mobile and web to bring Coursera’s vision of a world-class education to life. Meet our team and learn how to apply. Applications close Oct 26th. Apply today »…
Coursera: Server Updates: Possible Downtime This Week
Hello Learners, Our infrastructure provider will be rolling out a security update to their fleet of servers during the next week. The update requires a server reboot, and will be rolled out gradually between Sept 26th and Sept 30th. We expect most functionality on the Coursera platform to remain online during this update. However, some parts of the site may be offline briefly during the next week. We do not expect that this downtime will last longer than a few hours. Throughout the next week, you can refer to status.coursera.org for real-time updates on our site status. We’ll be doing all we can to minimize disruption to your courses, and we apologize for the inconvenience! All the best, The Coursera Team…
Udacity: 5 New Web Development Courses Open!
We’ve been working hard to build the Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree, and are proud to open five courses for you to build your front-end developer skills! Front-end developer create the interactive experiences that users love on the web; and fix the ones they don’t. As the bar for creating great user experiences rises, front-end development skills are increasingly in demand. If you’re…
Udacity: Nanodegrees and Beyond
Udacity's mission is democratizing education At Udacity, our mission is to democratize education, making it accessible and affordable to anyone who wants to get a new job or advance a career. The world demand for computing skills is increasing at a historically unprecedented rate with supply unable to keep up, regardless of the best efforts by academia, companies and governments. This…
Udacity: Changing Careers: Lifelong Learning is Not a Straight Path
Meet Erin! “It’s rough going from being one of the smartest cocktail waitresses to feeling like the dumbest engineer,” Erin begins. My college lab partner, Erin Keller, is remarkable for many reasons. She has shown tremendous courage and determination in switching career tracks from a non-tech field to Electrical and Computer Engineering. Erin’s story is inspiring because it proves to me…