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Udemy: How to Write in Chinese: Learn the Basics of Chinese Language
There is no polite way of putting it – Chinese is a difficult language to learn. In fact, it is one of the very few languages which is harder to write than to speak primarily due to the nature of the script. Thus, when we say that you will have to be very patient and […]…
Coursera: Why one professor created the first-ever social gaming platform for a MOOC
Many of you have already gotten a taste of the possibilities for gamification thanks to Professor Kevin Werbach’s popular course from the University of Pennsylvania. Today, we’d like to highlight a professor who is doing some really innovative work to “gamify” his own Coursera course. Professor Ping-Cheng (Benson) Yeh of National Taiwan University is the first professor to create a multiplayer social gaming platform for his course, Probability, which is now in session. It also happens to be our first course taught in Chinese! As Benson (pictured right) explains in the video below, his game, PaGamO, is designed to engage students and incentivise them to complete homework problems. The game has been incredibly popular so far, drawing participation from a huge portion of the students in the course. A week after launching PaGamO, students in Benson’s course complained that the game didn’t offer enough problems for them to solve! Acco…
Udemy: Visio Tutorial: Creating a Basic Flowchart
Microsoft Visio is part of the Microsoft Office productivity suite and is used to create flowcharts in addition to other important uses in the typical business environment. In fact, IT professionals have come to rely on the power of Visio for creating logic charts when planning out new programs and just about every corporation finds […]…
Udemy: Java Operators: Learn to Manipulate Data
Computer programs are designed to manipulate data. Whether you like it or not, the math you learned in high school does play a role in creating functional Java applications. Java Operators are used to manipulate primitive data types; creating new data from hard coded information, user input, or data stored in another file (such as […]…
Udemy: Java Swing Tutorial for Beginners
Java is a powerful programming language that is right at home in standalone desktop applications and complex enterprise-level web applications. It is a popular programming language for computer science students because it incorporates just about every key concept of modern object-oriented programming yet remains relatively easy to learn. After you have graduated from console-based (command […]…
Udemy: ANOVA in Excel: A Walkthrough of Excel’s Variance Analysis Tool
If you thought there were a lot of functions and features already packed in to Excel, you may be surprised that there are even more available. Both Microsoft and third party developers publish additional tools, called add-ins, that are typically used for specialized number crunching in various fields. If you are working on statistical analysis […]…
Udemy: Green Screen Photography for Beginners
Green screen compositing has been used in the film industry for years and is now catching on with photographers as well. Shooting your subjects on a green screen allows you to put in any background you choose using popular photo editing software such as Photoshop. This means it is much easier to capture those amazing […]…
Saylor.org: Staff Snapshot: Zev Vernon-Lapow
For today’s look behind the scenes, we chatted with Zev Vernon-Lapow, our Audio/Video Team Lead. Hello Zev, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to chat with us today. My pleasure. Alright, let’s begin. Could you please tell us a little bit more about yourself? Sure, I was born and raised [...]…
Udemy: Excel VBA Range: How to Use Range in VBA
Every Excel user is familiar with selecting a range of cells – by SHIFT + Clicking, CTRL + Clicking, or dragging the mouse over a range of cells. But how does one select a range in VBA? In this article, I’ll guide you on how to select a range of cells and activate a particular […]…
Udacity: Coffee Break EP24 [VIDEO]: Programming Projects
Programming is awesome! Whatever your skill level, and whether your interest in programming is professional or personal, programming projects are a fantastic way to learn. Here are a few personal projects -- if you’re feeling inspired to get started with a project today, check out Intro to Computer Science, where your first project can be building a search engine! Many Udacians have shared their amazing personal projects, from scripts for buying flowers to HTML5 games to interactive 3D graphic renderings. Let us know what you're making! http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Udemy: Access 2007 Tutorial: How to Create Tables
Microsoft Access 2007 is offered in premium versions of the Microsoft Office suite and also as a standalone program used for creating databases. You may be required to manipulate Access databases in your current position or you may be looking to add to your current skill set and become a more marketable job candidate. Either […]…
Saylor.org: Brand Influence Models the Spread of EdTech
“Teaching twenty students at a time will soon make as much sense as growing food in your backyard.” – Michael J. Saylor If the proliferation of brands like Coca-Cola, Google, and Apple are any indication, the next wave of education will spread via the billion-person network, according to our trustee and CEO of MicroStrategy, Michael J. [...]…
: Connected Learner Hunting with Stephen Downes
When discussing Connectivism with a colleague of mine, we were reminded of the 1997 movie ‘Good Will Hunting’. Take some time to watch (again?) this video where a meaningful discussion ensues between Robin Williams and Matt Damon. “….[]So if I asked you about art, you’d probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written.… Read the rest…
Udemy: Yoga for Diabetes: Five Poses and How they Can Help
People come to yoga for a variety of reasons, whether it is optimizing strength and balance, developing the mind-body connection, or alleviating common ailments. And with type 2 diabetes becoming more and more prevalent in the United States, many are approaching yoga as part of a holistic approach to managing their condition. There is some […]…
Udemy: Excel Round Function: Syntax, Applications and Tips
As far as Excel functions go, ROUND is one of the easier ones around. This function, which rounds off a number to the closest specified value, might be limited in scope, but can be very useful in certain situations (which we will discover below). If you are completely new to Excel, I recommend that you […]…
Udemy: Excel SUMPRODUCT: How to Use Excel SUMPRODUCT Formula
At first glance, the SUMPRODUCT formula might sound a little frivolous. After all, how many times do you really need to multiply two ranges and sum their total? But when used right – which you’ll learn in this tutorial – the SUMPRODUCT can be a powerful tool, especially when working with a lot of data […]…
Udemy: Excel Transpose Features: Options for Rearranging the Data
Sometimes, when you are working with Excel, you want to look at your data a few different ways, but you don’t have the time to make a multiple tables from scratch. Other times, you realize there is just a better way you could have arranged your tables. Perhaps you even find yourself in jam. Maybe […]…
Udemy: Java Data Types: Understanding the 8 Primitive Data Types in Java
Classifying data into different data types (or more often, simply ‘types’) is a fundamental preoccupation of programming. Most programming languages categorize data into strict categories. This is particularly true for strongly typed languages (i.e. languages which do not permit data from one type to be used in another type) like Java. You can learn more […]…
Saylor.org: College credit for new TECEP exam aligned to free Modern World History Course
As mentioned last week by Thomas Edison State College in a quick Q&A session here, we have a new addition to our Credit Aligned Courses program – HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present). This brings the number of Saylor.org courses which have been vetted and reviewed as free prep for college [...]…
Udemy: Advanced Yoga Poses: Taking your Asanas to the Next Level
When you started doing yoga, you may have pictured yourself striking some pretty impressive, highly flexible poses. And if you kept at your practice for a while, then maybe you are ready to start trying out some more advanced asanas. No doubt, having introduced your mind and body to the great benefits of yoga, you […]…