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Udemy: 7 PowerPoint Presentation Topics for Teachers, Students, and Business Professionals
If you’re a teacher, student, or business professional, you’ve likely used PowerPoint or seen PowerPoint used for a presentation. Back in the days before computers were commonplace, before tablets, and cell phones, people would create presentations that involved creating large charts on poster board and passing out supplemental document in wonderful, little presentation binders. In […]…
Udemy: Excel Substring Functions: How (and Why) to Use Them
When you have a column of some 500 text entries in Excel and you want to remove the same characters from all of those entries, what’s the best way to do that? If you said “backspace” you need to read on. Among the many useful features packed in to Microsoft’s spreadsheet program, there are a […]…
Udemy: Types of Investment: A Beginner’s Guide
Especially for the uninitiated, investing can seem like a very daunting venture. You’ve probably been told by friends, family, and financial advisors that you should be investing for your retirement and other future plans. However, if you don’t understand the basics of the various types of investments available, how can you make a sound choice […]…
Udemy: Top 6 Real Estate Marketing Ideas
Whether you’re just starting out in real estate or are a seasoned pro, there are always things you can do to improve your marketing initiatives. After all, your success as a real estate agent is dictated by your ability to market effectively. The marketing ideas contained in this article are designed to help you jumpstart […]…
Udemy: JQuery vs. JavaScript: What’s the Difference Anyway?
Many aspiring web developers want to know what the differences between JavaScript and jQuery actually are. After all, they both start with a J, but are there other similarities as well? It may surprise you to learn that JavaScript and jQuery are actually the same thing. In a nutshell, jQuery is a set of JavaScript […]…
Udemy: The Best Game Engine of 2013
Game engines are the driving force behind the latest and greatest video games released every year. While many developers have specific preferences and rely on proprietary game engines, many turn to commercial game engines as a way to create powerful three-dimensional games without having to reinvent the wheel. Originally developed in 1998 by Epic Games, […]…
Udemy: IELTS vs. TOEFL: Which English Language Exam is Right for You?
IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) are the two main English language tests available for prospective college students from non-English speaking countries. Depending on your native language and pre-college curriculum, taking either the IELTS or TOEFL may be a necessity. Although similar in ambition and focus, […]…
Iversity: Ambassador Programme Closes – Second Round Starts Now!
iversity’s Ambassador Programme has finished – but we’re launching a second round right away. First of all: Many thanks to all of you who referred your friends, family, colleagues, and fellow students. You did such a great job spreading the word about the free online courses on iversity.org! We will inform the lucky winners of […] The post Ambassador Programme Closes – Second Round Starts Now! appeared first on iversity Blog.
Udemy: How to Resize an Image
Resizing an image is one of the first photo-editing tasks beginners learn on the computer. You can use a number of different ways to resize images – Photoshop, MS Paint, dedicated web applications, mobile apps, etc. In this tutorial, we will learn how to resize an image using three of the most popular methods around. […]…
Udemy: Basic Networking Concepts 101
Computer networks are all around you. Every business, academic institution, and nearly every home relies on at least a basic network to connect multiple devices together. Even if you do not work in the Information Technology field, having a basic understanding of computer networking allows you to troubleshoot basic problems on your home network and […]…
Udemy: What Does CRM Stand for and What Does it Do?
You know how important your clients are to your business. Where would your company be without them? And since it is in your organization’s best interest to put your clients first, it only stands to reason that you should have resources to help you do that. This is essentially the role of a customer relationship […]…
Coursera: Introducing Coursera Learning Hubs: Global Participation, Local Access and Support!
At Coursera, we envision a future where everyone has access to a world-class education. We strive to create and deliver experiences that break down daily barriers that stand in the way of successful learning. Today, in support of our goals, we’re delighted to announce a new initiative- Coursera Learning Hubs - that will offer people around the world physical spaces where they can access the Internet to take a Coursera course, while learning alongside peers in an interactive, facilitated setting. All for free. Coursera Learning Hubs Initiative Partners Essential to this initiative are our new and future partners, international and local organizations who share our vision and can provide on-the-ground support by offering a physical space for learning, reliable Internet access, and local course facilitators. We welcome the U.S. Department of State as a major Learning Hubs partner, as well as Bluebells School International and Lady Sriram College for Women, Digital Octobe…
Udemy: TOEFL writing topics from the actual test
The TOEFL, commonly known as the “Test of English as a Foreign Language”, is a way to measure English fluency in non-native English speakers. It was originally developed as an admissions requirement to get into U.S. universities. These days, businesses, government agencies, licensing bodies, and other organizations may require the TOEFL test for employment. The […]…
Udemy: Simple Guitar Chords: Easy Major Chords to Start Your Guitar Education
Congratulations on deciding to learn the guitar! This humble instrument has been the defining sound of the 20th century. It has rung in revolutions, defined decades, and given voice to many generations. When you learn guitar, you not only learn an instrument; you learn a culture, a heritage, and a history, from Chuck Berry and […]…
Udemy: Excel Freeze Panes Capabilities: Everything You Need to Know
Ever find yourself in the middle of a long spreadsheet, having forgotten which column is which and needing to scroll all the way back to the table headings to make sense of what you’re looking at? Not exactly a fun way to spend you time. Nor is it the most efficient. That’s why you’ll be […]…
Saylor.org: Flying Dodos, Super History, and Saylor.org
If you haven’t heard of Flying Dodos, we wouldn’t blame you — after all, they only launched early this morning. We’re sponsoring their SuperHistory DodoFrame – a long-ish name that describes an interactive, embeddable HTML5 widget that puts the first appearances of comic book superheroes on a timeline with the historical events that helped inspire their […]…
Udemy: SQL Convert Date – Never Have A Random Date Format Again
One of the most common mistakes you can make as a programmer is to overlook some details such as time and date conversion and just assume that the automatic conversion will get it right. That might be the case sometimes, but what if things don’t go as planned? Do you really want to take any […]…
: EduCon 13: Moving Towards a Better Tomorrow
Present and discuss new researches and future prospects for promoting a healthy education ecosystem With a view and aspiration to achieve the pinnacle of Education in India, EduCon 2013 is being organized by AglaSem to act as a forum for the educationalists, academicians, associated professionals, researchers, and students to deliberate on technologies, use, implementation and regulatory issues in Indian elementary, secondary and higher education system.… Read the rest…
Learning Solutions Magazine: dominKnow Mobile Player Opens Up Content Delivery by News Editor
Slow Internet connection? No Internet connection? No problem! dominKnow’s new mobile player provides organizations with an integrated, secure way to deliver training content to any user—at home, at the office, or on the road.