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Udemy: Programming for Beginners: Getting Started With Coding
In an increasingly technology dependent society, learning how to program is fast becoming an essential skill. Picking up a couple of programming languages will not only add a much desired skill to your resume, but also enable you to become an entrepreneur, contribute to open-source projects, and develop analytic thinking skills. The best part is […]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: Tools for Delivering eLearning with HTML5 (Part 1) by Joe Ganci
Since Flash stopped being the default tool of choice for cross-platform development, eLearning producers have been looking for an alternative, and HTML5 is the usual suspect. This month, Joe talks about browser compatibility with HTML5, and he identifies development tools that support delivery to HTML5.
Khan Academy: Our Design Guidelines for Teaching Programming Talkthroughs
Are you involved with teaching programming? Our Computer Science team posted their design guidelines for teaching programming using talkthroughs. We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions! A “talkthrough” is how we deliver online programming lessons on Khan Academy. You can check out the current talkthroughs in the Khan Academy Programming tutorial. Most recently, last week I created Text Part One, Text Part Two, and our Intro Sneak Peek, and Pamela created Variable Expressions. The rest were created by Jessica Liu last summer. As background, a talkthrough tries to mimic the experience of sitting down next to someone and sharing a computer. In essence, the teacher records audio while typing code and drawing in our live execution environment. During playback, the student sees the code changing, and they can pause at any point to experiment with the code. The student can also create a “spinoff” to make changes and save the program as their own. Read m…
: Pushing the Limits: Upload and Share Larger Files with More Storage Space
Sharing knowledge is the mainstay of online teaching. WizIQ allows you to seamlessly share information with your learners in various forms. The Content Upload feature on WizIQ enables you to upload and share relevant files (see supported file formats) or resources with learners, allowing for a true learning experience.… Read the rest…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Get in GEAR with Launch of Agile Instructional Design Course by Jennifer Neibert
Are you an instructional designer looking for ways to infuse your work with a fresh approach? If so, the Guild Academy’s upcoming Agile Instructional Design course may be a good option. Taught by an industry thought leader and master instructor, Conrad Gottfredson, the course employs the innovative GEAR methodology so you can apply your learning almost immediately.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Get in GEAR with Launch of AGILE Instructional Design Course by Jennifer Neibert
Are you an instructional designer looking for ways to infuse your work with a fresh approach? If so, the Guild Academy’s upcoming AGILE Instructional Design course may be a good option. Taught by an industry thought leader and master instructor, Conrad Gottfredson, the course employs the innovative GEAR methodology so you can apply your learning almost immediately.
Udemy: Can the Perfect Applicant Be Created?
Searching for the right employee can be difficult. Hire applicants with the soft skills you want and train them for the hard skills you need. Find the Right Soft Skills: Soft skills are more difficult to train for than hard skills, which is why they are the foundation for your perfect applicants. It’s important for […]…
Udemy: How to Improve Creativity- Dance in the Office and More Helpful Tips
With long work days and deadlines, how can you keep creativity alive in the office? Use these simple tricks to boost creativity. Create the Right Environment Having lots of clutter in the office can also clutter the mind, so be sure to move out unused equipment and only purchase furniture that you know you’ll need. […]…
Coursera: Get Ready! Think Again: How to Reason and Argue to run again starting Aug 26th!
Critical thinking is the ability to figure out what conclusions you ought to draw from a body of information, and what assumptions someone is making when they draw conclusions from some body of information. This ability is crucial for solving problems that face us everyday (from personal decisions about which job to take or which place to live, to political decisions about which policy to support or which candidate to vote for), and also crucial for understanding how other people are reasoning about those same issues. Duke University’s course Think Again was so wildly popular with every global audience (across all ages and geographies) that we are excited it is running for the 2nd time, starting August 26th. 2 FUN FACTS ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS 1. Career Success Critical thinking is necessary for success in some of the most competitive and well-compensated professions, including medicine, law, finance, engineering, science, and statistics. 2. Happiness and Self Est…
Khan Academy: Khan Academy in African medical schools
From Khan Academy’s Rishi Desai, MD: My mom was born in Nairobi, Kenya, so being invited to go out to East Africa to speak about Khan Academy Medicine was a real treat. I was there for the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) meeting, and in attendance were 12 of the premier African medical schools. I went to the meeting with a lot of classic assumptions: Internet access would be limited, convincing faculty and students that online education makes sense would be tough, enriching the in-class experience would be a challenge, and on and on… Here’s the reality. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College has been using video based education for over a year. They have their medical students watch videos made by their professors before coming to class. To make sure that they are actually watching the videos, there is a short 10 minute quiz at the beginning of class that each student takes alone. This forces each student to com…
Udemy: How to Become a Makeup Artist
Makeup artists find fulfillment in the exciting world of makeup tools and cosmetics, where beauty and illusion reign supreme. Have you ever passed a cosmetic counter while shopping and felt comfortably ‘at home’? Is Halloween your favorite holiday or did you join the theater club just to apply makeup? Then a career in makeup may […]…
Udemy: Dojo Vs jQuery: Which JavaScript Framework Is Best?
To the outsider, Dojo Toolkit and jQuery might initially seem like two sides of the same coin. And it is true that both applications are designed for use with JavaScript. But is one better than the other? Opinions vary, but the main consensus among users is that both applications have their purposes and that either […]…
Udemy: How to make a slideshow
Creating a slideshow is a relatively straightforward process. Simply select a topic, create an outline, collect some visual aids, organize your content, and you’re done. The hard part is making it look great when you’re presenting in front of a crowded audience. Learn how to make a good presentation with ease in this online course […]…
Udemy: Blogger vs WordPress vs Tumblr
So you want to start a website. But which content platform best suits your needs? First off, you’ve made a good choice by comparing Blogger vs WordPress vs Tumblr. They’re so widely used and well developed that they have a lot of support. Use any one of these platforms and you’ll have access to rich user forums. […]…
Udemy: Xcode Tutorial: Start Making Apps for iOS Devices
What is Xcode All Apple mobile devices, such as the iPhone and iPad, run on the iOS operating system. Xcode is the software development tool for iOS programming. This IDE (Integrated Development Environment) from Apple uses Objective-C as its programming language. The tool can be downloaded for free at the App Store. **Learn iOS App Development with Xcode […]…
Saylor.org: We Love Resources: Saylordotorg Back to School Apps for Kids
A change of season is upon us, and for the kids that can only mean one thing: back to school. Naturally, ads have been encouraging us to buy the latest tablet (or notebook…remember those?) and dive into education apps for good measure. A recent article, How To Select The Best Educational Apps As Kids Go [...]…
Saylor.org: We Love Resources: Saylor.org Back to School Apps for Kids
A change of season is upon us, and for the kids that can only mean one thing: back to school. Naturally, ads have been encouraging us to buy the latest tablet (or notebook…remember those?) and dive into education apps for good measure. A recent article, How To Select The Best Educational Apps As Kids Go [...]…
Udacity: Coffee Break EP16 [VIDEO]: Web Development
Happy Friday and welcome to Coffee Break! This week, tune in to hear Sean’s highlights reel on our Web Development course, a project-based course taught by Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman, where students will learn to build their own blog. Sean’s highlight reel includes Lesson 3, where you’ll learn the basics of databases, as well as Lesson 7, which features Steve Huffman talking about building Reddit, as well as interviews with Reddit and Udacity engineers. BONUS: We hid a cat and a Udacity "U" (no, not on the coffee mug) in this week's Coffee Break! Can you find them? http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
: 12 Things You Should Never Do When You Teach Online
You are never alone when teaching online. As a writer and teacher, I’m here to share my experiences and insights so that you will not hit the ground. We all know there are a lot of great articles out there on the web that talk about what you should do when you teach online.… Read the rest…