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Udemy: Best running apps to fit your style and your goals
Smartphones are essentially meant to improve our lives by making things easier. We use them for personal and business productivity, communications, entertainment and so many other functions. If you are a runner or you want to get out and run more often, the sophisticated sensors and computational capabilities in your smartphone also make it a […]…
Udemy: Forex Trading Tutorial: What is Forex Anyway?
The economy is in a very vulnerable state. Investments that were once considered lucrative opportunities have become responsible for millions of dollars in losses over the last few years. This isn’t to say that all investment opportunities are bad; rather, that as a savvy investor you should consider diversifying your current investment strategies to include […]…
Udemy: Oracle Database Tutorial: Learn How to Manage Your Database Easily and Efficiently
Oracle Database is one of the most widely used database-maintenance programs available today. It is an object-relational management system, and allows users to create, maintain, modify, and even erase any and all data and objects within an existing database. For those working with a company that has a database necessary for managing and observing existing […]…
Udemy: Persuasive Writing Prompts: Find Your Topic in One of These Current Debates
If you have been tasked with writing a persuasive essay or article, you may have been given the freedom to choose your own topic. On one hand, this is great because you have the opportunity to work with subject matter that you find interesting. You can come away from it really feeling like you have […]…
Udemy: Maternity Photo Ideas: Five Great Ideas
Pregnancy is a wonderful time that people want to share with their loved ones, and one of the best ways to share it is through photographs. As you look online, you might feel overwhelmed with all the different ways that you can photograph pregnancy, and you don’t want to give your client so many choices […]…
Saylor.org: Saylor.org collaboration with PluggedInVA Medical Program
The Saylor Foundation is pleased to announce a new workforce development collaboration with the medical program of PluggedInVA (PIVA). The program will take Virginia students through seven Saylor.org professional development certificate courses as part of a larger program leading the student to a GED, twelve college credits, Microsoft Digital Literacy Certification, and career readiness training in the healthcare [...]…
Coursera: Bienvenue
Bonjour! Today, we’d like to introduce two top French Institutions joining as Coursera’s newest partners: École Normale Supérieure (ENS) and HEC Paris. Read below for a bit more insight about each school: École Normale Supérieure (ENS) ENS is a leading French institution dedicated to advancing research and academia across disciplines. The institution was originally conceived during the French Revolution to educate new generations of teachers trained in the ways of the Enlightenment. ENS has since developed into an elite university fostering interest, talent and careers academia, research, and graduate level study within two broad subject areas: Sciences and Humanities. It’s renowned for hosting some of the brightest minds (for instance, the father of vaccines, Louis Pasteur!), advancing Nobel Prize-winning research, and contributing to modern day French ideals. ENS will launch its offerings this coming spring, with three init…
Learning Solutions Magazine: EMEA Reporter: The Other
Where are we headed with technology-supported learning? One direction may be an immersive mashup of the massive online open course (MOOC) and the massive multi-player, online, role-playing game (MMORPG). This combination could help students collaborate with their peers and with tutors in the same way that on-campus students enjoy. Learn about it here!
Udemy: How to Start Writing a Book: 9 Steps to Becoming an Author
Writing a book is one of the most challenging and rewarding things you will ever do. We won’t sugarcoat it: it takes serious determination, patience and hard work to finish a book. Talent? That’s not nearly as important as you think. In fact, with courses like this, you can write a book in just 30 […]…
Udacity: Udacity MOOCs: ahora tambi
Peter Lubbers, a Program Manager on the Chrome Developer Relations Team and an instructor in Udacity’s HTML5 Game Development course and upcoming Mobile Web Development course, shares exciting news on translating Udacity courses into Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. This is reposted from the Google Developer’s Blog. William Otoniel, a Udacity student from Guatemala City, says of translation, "En mi caso fue una buena experiencia el poder participar en el curso CS101 en español puesto que es mucho más facil y rápido aprender algunas cosas en un idioma nativo como participante." (In English: "In my case it was a good experience to take the course CS101 in Spanish since it is much easier and faster to learn a few things in a native language as a participant.") If you want to help break down language barriers, there is more work to be done! Join Udacity’s translator team and get started translating today. Udacity MOOCs: ahora también…
Learning Solutions Magazine: On-demand Personalized Learning: Strategic and Agile by Sarah Danzl
Instructional design is moving beyond its traditional focus on large packages of content—courses—to add delivery of smaller “nuggets” of instructional content when an individual needs them, in the form that is most appropriate to the situation. Here is an exploration of personalized learning and its creation.
Learning Solutions Magazine: On-demand Personalized Learning: Strategic and Agile by Dawn Poulos
Instructional design is moving beyond its traditional focus on large packages of content—courses—to add delivery of smaller “nuggets” of instructional content when an individual needs them, in the form that is most appropriate to the situation. Here is an exploration of personalized learning and its creation.
Saylor.org: 5 NASA Scientists Talk About What They Do And Why They Do It
“It seems to me that, if you want to be a scientist, then you just have to start, and put your heart into it, and immerse yourself in it as much as possible” (Dr. John Mather) It’s not every day you get to sit down with NASA scientists to explore not only what they do, [...]…
Saylor.org: OER Survey
Calling all OER users! In collaboration with The Open University’s OER Research Hub, we are conducting a survey to learn more about your use of Saylor.org and Open Education Resources (OER). Your answers will contribute to the wider research being done on the effectiveness of learning and teaching with OER, but will also be used [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Nuts and Bolts: Crooked Lines by Jane Bozarth
We know, as designers, that a bulleted, text-heavy display of information is neither interesting nor compelling to most learners. What would make for an interesting or surprising look? What would break beyond the usual linear, bullets-in-a column structure? Consider the alternatives from designer Tracy Parish suggested in this month’s column.
ALISON: Free Maths Lessons on the Maths everyone needs to know
ALISON, in partnership with Maths Doctor, the award-winning maths tutoring company from Macmillan Science & Education, have launched a new Financial Maths Course providing free, interactive lessons on everyday financial matters.
Saylor.org: MMD: Voices in Education
Good evening and happy Monday! This week, we take a look at voices speaking out in the world of education. Foreign Languages, cloud computing, and higher education changes in Rwanda are our top stories today. We begin this week with the last item. Due to the small number of universities in Rwanda, and their overall [...]…
Udacity: Career Tip of the Day: Get Recognized for your Online Learning on LinkedIn
You’ve put in the time and effort to advance your skills and build cool projects with Udacity -- proudly share what you’ve accomplished on LinkedIn with your network and potential employers. You’ve heard from tech recruiters on our blog that employers value continued learning, online portfolios showcasing relevant projects, and active community profiles. Put this advice into practice today by updating the Education, Courses & Certifications sections on your LinkedIn profile. To update your Education section, add your field of study at Udacity and elaborate by listing what you’ve learned with us. You can highlight the Udacity courses you’ve taken for at-a-glance demonstration of courses you’ve taken that are relevant to the jobs you want. Add your Udacity certificates to your profile as well -- you’ve worked hard to receive certificates, so show them off to colleagues, friends, employers, and recruiters! Everyon…
Iversity: Customising Learning: What Learning at iversity Looks Like (II)
Courses at iversity are adaptive. This means: Material can be customised to fit the different levels of knowledge that students have when entering a course. If you followed our previous blog post, Breaking down the 90-minute lecture, you already have some idea about what iversity’s online-learning course structure looks like. Now we want to take you a step […] The post Customising Learning: What Learning at iversity Looks Like (II) appeared first on iversity Blog.
Learning Solutions Magazine: On Social and Mobile Learning Architectures by Mayra Aixa Villar
Long-standing ways of teaching and learning are challenged by more dynamic and collaborative ways of finding and exchanging context-relevant information. We need to start thinking beyond the traditional courses and educational environments. How can designers leverage social interactions and uniquely mobile experiences to better support learning? Here are some ideas from around the world.