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Coursera: Coursera Now Accessible in Sudan and Cuba
We are now pleased to announce our ability to reopen course access to residents of Sudan and Cuba. Coursera recently received a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury to secure permission and reinstate course access in these countries. Similarly to the OFAC General License for Iran, export control regulations still prohibit us from offering certain advanced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects. To comply, we will be blocking enrollment for those specific courses to learners coming from IP addresses originating in Iran, Sudan, and Cuba. However, the vast majority of our courses will now be open to learners everywhere. For more guidance on accessibility or questions, please find an update in our Student Support Center We thank you for your patience as we strive to bring free accessible education to people around the world.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Tips for Successful Relationships with Learning Solutions Development Providers by William West
The commitment to outsourcing means risking your reputation and success if not done right the first time. How do you spot a vendor’s weaknesses? How do you identify a mismatch before it’s too late? What about pricing? Here are the tips you need in this situation.
Khan Academy: Felicitations!
Today we’re happy to announce that Khan Academy is live en Français. You can access our content all in French whether you’re from Paris or Port-au-Prince. Just visit fr.khanacademy.org to start learning in French. We thought it would be fun to show you some of the team of dedicated translators who helped make this possible. Merci to one and all and thanks for your hard work and enthusiasm in making this happen! Mathieu Bardeau After a Master’s degree in management at Edhec Business School, I put into practice what I had been taught, and joined the media industry. Working with the Khan Academy is great because it combines my skills in addition, subtraction, and even multiplication, with my passion for telling stories. Thomas Blasselle I am a math addict! I taught math after college, and eventually became a school book editor specializing in various sciences subjects. Khan Academy’s math look more like what I believe maths should be: a living mat…
: Letter to an Online Teacher: Don’t be a sucker to ads
Don’t be a sucker. That might be the most important lesson we can ever share with our students. “A sucker” is what all advertisements... The post Letter to an Online Teacher: Don’t be a sucker to ads appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Nuts and Bolts: Needs Assessment Basics by Jane Bozarth
Needs assessment is critical to success in instructional design, but it is often left out for no good reason. (Expediency is not a sufficient excuse.) Here are a baker’s dozen of questions to ask.
Udemy: Udemy Moves to New San Francisco HQ
Udemy recently moved to a new, larger headquarters in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood. The new space is three times the size of our former SOMA space, at roughly 20,600 square feet. HQ is home to about 90 employees, and the space will accommodate about 150 people as Udemy continues to grow rapidly following the $32 [...]…
Udacity: Intro to Artificial Intelligence Open with Full Udacity Goodness
Today, we are excited to announce that you now have access to coaching support and can earn a Verified Certificate for Intro to Artificial Intelligence! This is the class that made MOOC history. It was the first online class to graduate more students in the field of Artificial Intelligence than all other brick and mortar classes combined. This class has touched thousands of students and marked the beginning of what you now know as Udacity. Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig, your AI instructors In addition to being a part of Udacity history, Artificial Intelligence is increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives, with uses in a variety of industries from gaming to finance as well as in the state-of-the-art research fields from robotics, medical diagnosis and quantum science. In Intro to Artificial Intelligence, you’ll learn the basics and applications of AI from the experts: Udacity’s own founder, Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Googl…
: A Letter To an Online Teacher: Create Your World!
Dear Online Teacher, What you do is miraculous. You speak in front of your computer. Your image and your words (which are miracles onto... The post A Letter To an Online Teacher: Create Your World! appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
: The Online Students’ Back to School Guide
Are your children enrolled in online classes this school year? Will they be taking live, online classes? Here is what you need to make... The post The Online Students’ Back to School Guide appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
: Bring Real English in your class with Mike Marzio
Preparing ESL students for English-speaking environments has always been a challenge for ESL teachers. Teachers try to leave no stone unturned to make them... The post Bring Real English in your class with Mike Marzio appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Kryon Systems to Share Best Practices at Performance Support Symposium 2014 by News Editor
In Boston, September 8 & 9, Kryon Systems, a leader in performance support and process automation, will share the latest performance support best practices and real-life examples. Read about these sessions, about Kryon, and about Leo, their performance support suite!
Learning Solutions Magazine: eLearning Guild Research: Informal or “Less Formal” Learning? by Patti Shank
When experts use the term “informal learning,” they don’t mean exactly the same thing eLearning and learning practitioners do. The latest eLearning Guild research report “Informal Learning Takes Off,” written by Jane Hart, highlights the differences as well as some innovative approaches you may want to try.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Serious Game Secrets: Best Practices Revealed by Andrew Hughes
Serious games are a great way to engage and entertain your workforce as you educate them. Here are some hints from the experts that will help you create and maintain effective immersive learning!
Learning Solutions Magazine: Skillsoft Announces Agreement to Acquire SumTotal Systems by News Editor
Skillsoft Limited, a pioneer in technology-delivered learning solutions, announced today that its subsidiary, Skillsoft Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of SumTotal Systems from affiliates of Vista Equity Partners, a US-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Udacity: Google Q&A: Scalable Apps with Java
Why is cloud computing one of the fastest growing fields right now? Why should you learn to develop scalable apps? What’s the best way to leverage Google’s App Engine and Cloud Endpoints? Ask the experts! This Thursday at 9am PT, Google Developers is hosting an “Ask the Experts” Q&A session with Magnus Hyttsten and Jocelyn Becker, the instructors behind Udacity and Google’s Developing Scalable Apps with Java course. Magnus and Jocelyn will tell you why you should think scalably, and answer questions from you and your fellow scalable developers.Ask & vote for your questions here. Tune in here for the show on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 9am PT. http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Udemy: New Course for Human Resources Leaders from Bersin by Deloitte
Udemy today announced the launch of a new course for human resources leaders from Josh Bersin, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, one of the most recognized and respected authorities on corporate learning. The course – The New HR: 21st Century Talent Management – addresses the challenges and opportunities of modern HR based on research from Bersin [...]…
: Revamp and revolutionize feedback system with Mark Barnes
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” ― Socrates The purpose of education can be best described in... The post Revamp and revolutionize feedback system with Mark Barnes appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: eLearning Tools—Passion, Frustration, Joy, and Sadness by Joe Ganci
What does a veteran developer and reviewer of authoring tools learn over the years? Joe shares some of his lessons learned, about vendors and developers, about complacency, and about the right questions to ask when choosing authoring tools. Read this to benefit from Joe’s insights and experience!
Udacity: Why Startups Fail: “The Mistakes We Made Boiled Down to One Thing”
Many startups fail by not validating their ideas early on with real-life customers. Entrepreneurs need to get out of the building and validate their ideas with actual customers. Only by searching for the real pain points and unmet needs of the customer, can you find a proper solution supported by the proper business model. Remember, it doesn’t matter how passionate you are about your idea and how great you think your product will work, all that matters is what your customers think of your product.For example, according to Business Insider, the startup Dever failed because they focused on ”on building the accelerator while minimizing our contact with users and customers.” The founders reasoned that they “knew how great it (the product) was and time spent talking to customers was time we could be hacking!” In a Lessons Learned blog post, the founders shared that they “should have focused more on customer development and finding a minimum viable…
: TESOL EVO 2015
Electronic Village Online (EVO) Every January-February, the Electronic Village Online (a project of TESOL’s Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section) brings together ESOL educators from... The post TESOL EVO 2015 appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.