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Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: So Many Tools, So Much Time by Joe Ganci
Joe has reviewed many of the better-known authoring and eLearning development tools. There are many other tools that don’t get much market recognition, yet they have enthusiastic users. Here’s your chance to tell Joe which ones you would like to know more about—he’ll provide summary reviews later this year for the most-requested and those he considers the best.
Udacity: Students First at Udacity
“Students first” is one of Udacity’s core values -- thanks to some crafty artists-in-office, this message is the first thing we see when we walk into Udacity. Check out our team painting the wall! If you follow this blog, you’ll know that we love celebrating our students and providing the best learning experience possible. Let us know how we can better serve you, and let us know what you love learning in our courses! See you in class! http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Khan Academy: Understanding the U.S. health care system on Khan Academy
One hundred years ago, a patient paid a doctor when they wanted medical help. Since then, things have gotten more complicated in the US, and understanding the nuances of the health care system can be difficult (to put it mildly!). At one time or another, patients/families with medical bills, policy makers trying to figure out how to reduce costs, and small business owners looking to purchase a health care plan for a new employee - have all had to grapple with these complexities. In fact, even those within the system – doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists – struggle at times. This is precisely why we are excited about The Brookings Institution - Khan Academy partnership, which launched last week. The Brookings Institution has world-class experts that have a solid understanding of how the US health care system works. Dr. Darshak Sanghavi is one such expert - a fellow at The Brookings Institution with a clinical background in pediatric cardiology. Dr. Sanghavi has worked…
: Connecting Online for Learning (CO09-CO15)
Connecting Online Why do you connect online? Is it for entertainment, socializing, teaching, or learning? ‘Connecting Online‘ online conference started in 2009 as a... The post Connecting Online for Learning (CO09-CO15) appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Embrace the Benefits of Safe Failure by Dr. Conrad Gottfredson
Including ongoing performance support as part of the solution strategy underlying the design of formal learning is good insurance against later failure. The failure may go undetected until it produces a disaster! The design process ought to include identifying and supporting tasks to allow learning through safe failure. Here’s how you can do that.
: Speak like an American with Rachel’s English
The science of phonetics dictates how particular sounds are produced. The rolling of the tongue, widening of the mouth and the contraction of the... The post Speak like an American with Rachel’s English appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Iversity: Who’s Hans from iversity? Meet the Marketing Team!
Have you ever wondered who Hans from iversity is? You know his name because he keeps sending you newsletters every week. Some users thought this guy was an invention – but he's real! So are his four colleagues who run the Marketing Department at iversity.org. What do they do all day? In short, the Marketing […] The post Who’s Hans from iversity? Meet the Marketing Team! appeared first on iversity Blog.
ALISON: An Taoiseach launches ALISON's Free Online Maths Tutorials
ALISON and An Taoiseach go back to the classroom to launch new Project Maths Resources…
Udacity: Sources of Dirty Data: Data Wrangling with MongoDB
Udacity’s new data science course, Data Wrangling with MongoDB, teaches you how to wrangle data from diverse sources, and shape it to enable data-driven applications. In this course, you’ll learn data wrangling from MongoDB’s Director of Education Shannon Bradshaw. You’ll gain a firm grasp of data wrangling basics and be able to programmatically extract data stored in common formats; audit data for quality and assess options for cleaning data; and store, retrieve and analyze data using MongoDB. Here’s a sneak peek of our lesson on data quality, where we examine sources of dirty data. The course starts on February 26, 2014, and you can pre-enroll in the full course now. See you in class! http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Iversity: A Lost Generation: The Situation of Young People in Spain
by Sara Rodríguez Arias The Lost Generation: a term popularized by Ernest Hemingway during World War I for expatriates born between 1883 and 1900. In Europe, but mostly in Italy and Spain, the consequences of the economic recession are becoming very hard on its citizens. This is also the case where I live on the Canary […] The post A Lost Generation: The Situation of Young People in Spain appeared first on iversity Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Brain Science: The Neuroscience of Teaching and Learning by Art Kohn
The human brain is enormously powerful. It contains and controls our memories, our passions, our thinking, and our learning. Successful eLearning applications must work in a way that is compatible with the way the brain learns. Today we introduce a new column that will explore what neuroscience is finding out about the way the 100 billion nerve cells in the brain function!
Khan Academy: Understanding the U.S. health care system on Khan Academy
One hundred years ago, a patient paid a doctor when they wanted medical help. Since then, things have gotten more complicated in the US, and understanding the nuances of the health care system can be difficult (to put it mildly!). At one time or another, patients/families with medical bills, policy makers trying to figure out how to reduce costs, and small business owners looking to purchase a health care plan for a new employee - have all had to grapple with these complexities. In fact, even those within the system – doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists – struggle at times. This is precisely why we are excited about The Brookings Institution - Khan Academy partnership, which launches today. The Brookings Institution has world-class experts that have a solid understanding of how the US health care system works. Dr. Darshak Sanghavi is one such expert - a fellow at The Brookings Institution with a clinical background in pediatric cardiology. Dr. Sanghavi has worked har…
: Secrets of Edupreneurs interview series starring Shelly Terrell
Welcome to Issue four in our interview series starring none other than Shelly Shanchez Terrell. This dynamic lady hardly needs an introduction, but for... The post Secrets of Edupreneurs interview series starring Shelly Terrell appeared first on Official WizIQ Teach Blog.
Coursera: Welcome Vivek Goel to Coursera’s Leadership Team
We are tremendously excited to announce a key hire joining Coursera’s leadership team; Dr. Vivek Goel, the former Provost of the University of Toronto and current President and CEO of Public Health Ontario, joins us in May as our Chief Academic Strategist. As Chief Academic Strategist, Dr. Goel will help us build and maintain our fast growing ecosystem of partner universities and educational institutions, while assisting partners to explore deeper and broader course development, collaboration, and joint academic initiatives. Throughout his career, Vivek has built strategic partnerships across organizations in a range of industries–from health services to academia, government and beyond. In his current role as the Founding President and CEO of Public Health Ontario, Vivek leds this new agency in improving the use of information and knowledge in the public health practice. Previously, Vivek was Vice President and Provost at the University of Toronto, where he is still a p…
Iversity: 3 Online Courses That Could Change the World
Education shapes the mind. You may encounter something for the first time, see a topic in a new light or face the challenge of bringing a subject to the next level. But what about courses that seek to change the world? Here are 3 courses on iversity.org that do just that – using education to make […] The post 3 Online Courses That Could Change the World appeared first on iversity Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: The eLearning Guild Releases 2014 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report by News Editor
The eLearning Guild announces the publication of its annual salary report, the 2014 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report. The report examines data from more than 5,900 members of the Guild to analyze global salary and compensation trends, taking variables such as region, employer size, and education into account.
Udacity: New Mobile Web Dev Content: Office Hours!
Chris Wilson and Sean Bennett in Office Hours Developers, the mobile web called and asked when you’re joining the party. Yes—it’s time for you to expand your skill set to creating first-class mobile web experiences!Learn how in Mobile Web Dev—we’ve teamed up with Chris Wilson and Peter Lubbers from the Google Chrome Developer Relations team to bring you a course that covers all the best practices of mobile web development. In this project-based course, you’ll build a mobile web application and understand what it takes to build a great web experience on mobile devices. We love bringing you courses created with industry experts, and with Mobile Web Dev we’re thrilled to take the next step! When we launched the course, instructors Chris Wilson, Peter Lubbers and Sean Bennett teamed up to bring you a five-part Mobile Web Dev Office Hours series, where they answered live student questions about developing for the mobile web. We&rsqu…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Docebo Releases LMS Cloud Solution 6.2: New Features, Pricing Plan by News Editor
New 6.2 release of the Docebo LMS improves delivery and supports enterprise learning from end-to-end.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Make the Most of SME Interview Time! by Michele Medved
Instructional designers interview subject matter experts as part of the front-end analysis stage of design and while planning and creating instruction and performance support materials. The quality of these interviews can determine the quality of the results, so here are some valuable tips for planning, conducting, and following up on your time with the experts!
ALISON: ALISON Learner profiles: Donovan Stevens
ALISON graduate, Donovan Stevens features in Irish Times interview…