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Udemy: Video in PowerPoint: How (and How Not) to Include It.
Among the possibilities to enhance your PowerPoint presentations, including video in your slides is one that’s easy to implement. And when used tastefully, it’s also one that can be very effective. But before you go nuts loading up on the video files, remember that this element alone will not make a stellar presentation. You need […]…
Udemy: Business Profile Templates For Internal and External Use
A company or business profile is a document that contains an overview of the business, the business’s current status, and future goals. There is no universal template as profiles can be as short as one page or a lengthy report. We suggest businesses have both, a short one-page company profile that can be shared publicly […]…
Udemy: Inspirational Yoga Quotes To Soothe The Soul And Bring Enlightenment
When we do not know how to communicate our feelings we sometimes look to the words of others. Quotes from others can lift you up, soothe your soul, and help you identify how you are feeling. The following is a compilation of yoga quotes to warm your heart when you are searching for words to […]…
Udemy: Java Boolean: How Does Boolean Logic Work in Java?
In one of our previous posts, we discussed the many different data types in Java. Just to refresh your memory, data types are basically a way to categorize the kind of data a variable is holding. As an example, suppose a variable named ‘x’ holds an integer value of ‘15’. In such a case, the […]…
Udemy: Ashtanga Yoga Poses: Beginning Pose and Balance Tips
Ashtanga yoga is a different type of yoga designed around the idea of cleansing your body. You may well have realized in your own personal life that when you don’t eat right and don’t take care of your body like you should, you just don’t feel good. The yoga poses of ashtanga are designed to […]…
Udemy: Conflict Resolution Activities for Adults and Children
Conflict is something we have all had to face sooner or later. Many of us face some form of conflict on a daily basis. It could be something as simple as what to eat for breakfast or much more complicated, like an argument between two coworkers working on the same project together. Even children deal […]…
Udemy: Leadership Philosophies To Help You Succeed In Any Situation
Your personal leadership philosophy is like a compass. It will define what you expect, what you value, and how you act. Formally articulating your leadership philosophy will let others know what to expect from you as their leader. As you may know, there are many leadership philosophies in practice today. It is important to note […]…
Udemy: How to Use Microsoft Word: Upgrade Your Word Processing Skills
Just about anyone can type a page of text in Microsoft Word. A blank page; a cursor; a keyboard: It’s pretty straightforward. And for that matter, most of us, regardless of how proficient we are or how much time it takes us, can get that page of text to look how we want it to… […]…
Udemy: Email Signature Format: Best Practices and Tips for Professional Correspondence
It may be the last thing you think about when you’re sending an email, but your signature is an important part of the overall package. Regardless of whether you intend it to, it contributes to how you represent yourself (and your company) and the impression you make on your recipients. So it certainly isn’t something you […]…
Coursera: A Triple Milestone: 107 Partners, 532 Courses, 5.2 Million Students and Counting!
Today we are honored to announce that we have reached the triple milestone: 100+ institutional partners offering 500+ courses to 5 million+ students on Coursera’s platform. In celebration of the triple milestone, we’ve created an infographic that highlights the extraordinary growth of Coursera and our community. Thank you to everyone who has joined us along the way, and welcome to all those who are joining us for the first time. Coursera Co-Founder Andrew Ng shared his reflections on this exciting day: “Two years ago, Coursera was still a budding idea. My team comprising four Stanford students and me had just launched our first two courses, each of which eventually reached over 100,000 students, thus helping kick off the MOOC movement. When we first put these courses online, we could not have envisioned the growth and community response that we witness today, among universities, professors, and students from every corner of the globe.” Adding to this,…
Coursera: With 13 new Organizations, Coursera reaches 100 Partners Milestone!
We’re thrilled to announce that 13 new institutions representing 11 countries have partnered with Coursera, bringing our total number of partners offering courses on our platform to 107. Joining Coursera today, we have Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Eindhoven Institute of Technology, Koç University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), IESE Business School, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), National Geographic Society, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Saint Petersburg State University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Università Bocconi, University of Lausanne, and University of Manchester. These new partners span countries including China, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States. A note from our Co-Founder, Daphne Koller: "We are proud to welcome to the Coursera partnership this group of outstanding institu…
Saylor.org: Saylor.org courses (and so much more) now on LearnBIG
Saylor.org is working with LearnBIG to put great content in the hands of users. You may remember LearnBIG from our Monday Morning Digest (MMD) post last month and know that we were already “big” fans (ahem) of their work. LearnBIG gathers online educational resources including games, OER materials, ebooks, audio lessons, and MOOCs (massive open online courses) from [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Rapid Learning Institute Re-launches Learning Centers by News Editor
Rapid Learning Institute (RLI) has officially launched its redesigned online learning centers for sales, leadership, workplace safety, and employment-law training.
Learning Solutions Magazine: easygenerator Launches New Web-based Authoring Tool at DevLearn 2013 by News Editor
Leveraging nearly two decades of eLearning experience, easygenerator recently embarked on an ambitious journey to re-create their product from scratch. The result is an entirely new, web-based authoring tool that enables users to create engaging, high-impact learning experiences—and the first iteration is available for free.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Own Learning Data with Learning Locker by News Editor
Learning Locker, a free, powerful way to store your personal learning data, has been launched by HT2, the award-winning innovators behind Curatr.
Learning Solutions Magazine: TREK Learning Experience Manager Launches: Harness Informal, Experiential Learning by News Editor
Cognitive Advisors announced today that it is launching the TREK Learning Experience Manager at DevLearn 2013. TREK, a brand-new class of software built from the ground up on the Experience API (Tin Can), goes beyond the LMS to harness the power of informal and experiential learning.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Wax LRS by Saltbox Adds Badges, Mastery, and Experience API Content Launcher by News Editor
The latest updates from Wax LRS provide L&D organizations intuitive and useful ways to better understand their learning-related data, in real time and on-demand.
Learning Solutions Magazine: CallidusCloud's Litmos Launches Solution to Capture Learning Content by News Editor
Gathering content for learning courses is often time consuming and costly. Video studios and armies of people have to be coordinated to get a few minutes of useable content that can be deployed for training courses. With Litmos Crowd, organizations will be able to harness the crowd in their companies and allow anyone with a camera and PowerPoint to create rich content.
Udemy: Time Management Activities: Five Uncommon Tips for Making the Most of Your Time
Regardless of what most of us might wish for, there are only 24 hours in a day. And yet, there are people who manage to do so much more in 24 hours than others. What’s their secret? Some magic potion? A Delorean fitted with a time machine? Or are they all secretly time-lords from Doctor […]…
Udemy: WordPress Alternatives: Five Options for Publishers
As great as WordPress may be, it’s still not for everyone. The learning curve can be steep, the security sometimes not as robust, and the capabilities limited. Thankfully, there are a number of alternatives to WordPress available, from the free and the open-source to professional, paid services. In this blog post, we’ll take a look […]…