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Udemy: Double Up! 25 Ways to get 25 Students (Part III)
We asked key instructors to share how they got 25+ students into their courses in 30 days. The result is a resource rolling out this month: 25 Ways to Get 25 Students. Below is Part II of this five-part series. Read Part I here. Read Part II here. Are you ready to grow your students this […]…
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In presenting and discussing the idea of performance support to decision-makers, it is important to clearly communicate what performance support is, the different types of vehicles for delivering it, and the capability and capacity of each of those vehicles to deliver business value. This article will help you get started in your own understanding of these matters.
: Frequently Asked Questions on MOOCs
What are MOOCs? MOOCs stand for Massive Open Online Courses. The idea behind the concept of MOOCs is that these are ‘Courses’, related to practically any topic, are offered ‘Online’, and are free and ‘Open’ for anyone to enroll into. So, an ideal MOOC would have unlimited number of enrolls, hence making it ‘Massive’!… Read the rest…
Udacity: Coffee Break EP15 [VIDEO]: Brain Growth, Mindset and Learning
Happy Friday and welcome to Coffee Break! Tune in this week to hear Professor Jo Boaler, who teaches Mathematics Education at Stanford University, talk about brain growth, mindset and online learning. Feeling inspired? Grow your brain by taking a Udacity course -- browse our course catalog and get started today. You can also learn more by taking Professor Boaler’s free online course, How to Learn Math. http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Saylor.org: Educator Snapshot: Amy Kasten
This week, we chat with Amy Kasten, one of our K12ELA Course Designers! Hello Amy Kasten! Hi! Let’s begin with our first question: What work have you done with the Saylor Foundation? I had the opportunity to develop, write, and create content for the Grade 6 ELA course and course assessments. That’s great! (For the [...]…
Udemy: SAP Tutorial to Help You Start Implementing SAP for Your Business
SAP is the most sought-after business information management solution in the world today. Introduced in 1972 in Germany, the acronym stands for Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing, but the term SAP is now used more as a noun itself. This real-time ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tool consists of several functional modules, which integrate […]…
Udemy: Marketing Director Job Description
Take your pick of any marketing director job description and you can find what it takes to be a marketing director, but you won’t know how to gain those skills. We’re going to take apart the marketing director job description and show you exactly where to go when you need to upgrade your skills. This […]…
Udemy: Learn SAP: SAP Basics and Resources to Help You Learn More
SAP is an acronym for Systems Applications and Products. This software was created in 1972, and it is designed to provide a system for managing nearly every aspect of business operations. It is known as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. **Get a newbie’s lesson in SAP ABAP programming with this online Udemy tutorial** SAP […]…
Udemy: JSON vs XML: How JSON Is Superior To XML
For a while, XML was the only choice for open data sharing. There were no other open formats available and XML was hailed to be the do-everything solution to data sharing problems. This one format could handle classical data like numbers and text, but it could also manage documents, formatting, images, audio, video, and much […]…
Udemy: MySQL vs PostgreSQL: Why MySQL Is Superior To PostgreSQL
The battle between PostgreSQL and MySQL has raged on for many years. In the early days of this debate, it was argued that PostgreSQL was the more feature rich open source database system, while MySQL was the faster of the two. However, over time these systems have converged and the differences have become much more […]…
Udemy: Learn AutoCAD: Four Easy Steps For Beginners
It made its debut over thirty years ago, but AutoCAD is far from outdated. This design application continues to be one of the most popular among those working in both 2D and 3D computer-aided design (otherwise known as CAD). Relatively user-friendly, AutoCAD does not require prodigious technical skills to operate. However, as a tech-averse designer, […]…
Udemy: Lightroom Vs Aperture: How To Choose The Right Editing Program For You
You’ve taken a set of beautiful pictures on your camera and now you’re looking to perfect them through the use of a fewp well-placed edits. First though, you must make an important decision: Photoshop Lightroom vs Aperture. The two editing programs share a number of similarities, including RAW file preservation, exceptional slideshow functionality, color space […]…
Coursera: With In-Class Search, Knowledge is at your Fingertips!
Editor’s note: Grace Kwan is a summer intern at Coursera and has been instrumental in creating student tools to help each of the 4 million Courserians navigate their courses with more efficiency. In this post, Grace will tell us about a new feature she has built called In-Class Search. One of the awesome characteristics of online courses is how easy it is to offer a wide variety of content. With tools like in-video quizzes and peer grading, MOOCs are a far cry from the traditional chalkboard lecture. But as the weeks go on, it can be a challenge to keep track of everything you’ve seen in a course. We’ve all been there: “just when was it that the professor mentioned underwater basket-weaving techniques…?” That’s why we’ve been working on a new feature to save you the trouble of re-watching all those videos and rereading all those forum threads. With In-Class Search, we hope that anything you’re looking for will only be a few keyst…
Coursera: Welcome Yeeyan, Coursera
Coursera’s mission is to encourage learning without limits, and we could not do this without acknowledging the diverse needs of our growing student population. We recognize that language barriers can be obstacles to learning for many around the world, which is why we set up our Global Translation Partners Program. Today, we’re happy to welcome Yeeyan as our 11th partner, joining our 10 current companies, nonprofits, universities and other organizations who are helping us translate complete lectures from selected courses into Arabic, Japanese, Kazakh, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, and — now, with help from Yeeyan — Chinese. Yeeyan, founded in 2007, is the largest translator community site in China and a gateway for Chinese speakers to access international news and digital content. A community of more than 30,000 volunteer translators use their spare time and multilingual skills to translate popular content from sites like the New Yorker, the Guardi…
NovoED: Meet Our Team!
At NovoED, we are deeply passionate about our platform and the amazing professors we work with on a daily basis. Here’s why: Farnaz Ronaghi (Co-Founder and Director of Engineering): Here at NovoEd, we work with our partner institutions to offer … Continue reading → The post Meet Our Team! appeared first on NovoED.
Khan Academy: Introducing...the Learning Dashboard
The new learning dashboard is your personal homepage on Khan Academy. The dashboard gives you an easy way to find the best next things for you to do. It has a bunch of really cool things designed to help you learn math, and soon other subjects, really well on your own or with a coach. You can access it when you’re signed in by clicking on the Khan Academy logo at the top of the page. Practice makes perfect Recommendations have been lined up for you on the dashboard. They should have the skills that are best for you to practice next. If you want to practice something in particular, no problem! It’s a breeze to add the skills you want to focus on to your dashboard. If you have a coach helping you learn on Khan Academy, they can recommend skills for you too. Level up your skills Each day, we will unlock new chances for you to level up the skills you practiced on previous days. “Why do I have to wait a day for a chance to level up?” you ask. “I want to get…
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Editor’s Note: Ellen Moir is New Teacher Center’s Founder and CEO When students across the country go back to school this year, many will get an inexperienced rookie teacher. The teaching workforce is “greening,” and the most common educator this year is a beginner in his or her first year of teaching. It’s startling but true. Despite Training, New Teachers Often Struggle What’s really startling, though, is that many of these bright and energetic beginning teachers will receive nothing more than a student roster and a classroom key. That’s right. Despite the current focus on making sure all educators are effective, we are not setting up new teachers to make a difference, and their students pay the price. New teachers struggle, too often in isolation, to be the kind of teacher their students so urgently need. Often without effective rules and procedures in place, they will waste valuable teaching time managing student behavior. They will work…
Learning Solutions Magazine: eLearning Guild Research: Got Game? by Patti Shank
To be successful, eLearning must be interactive and engaging. The future of eLearning must therefore include both games and gamification to ensure that the engagement is built in. The latest research report from The eLearning Guild contains many case studies and plenty of research about games and gamification. Read about it here, and then go and download the report!
: Why Do Teachers Teach?
Teaching is the stuff of life. It is the nature of our being. It’s in our DNA, and it ensures the survival of our species. It is natural, subconscious, and the means through which we grow, evolve, and expand human consciousness.… Read the rest…
Udemy: The future of Learning Management Systems (LMS) for corporate training
An LMS (learning management system) is software that enables organizations to plan, create, and manage learning. LMS is commonly used within companies to administer and deliver company-wide corporate training programs, onboard new employees, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and help employees develop new skills. Learning management systems (LMS) have dominated the corporate training world […]…