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Udemy: How to take a Screenshot on a Mac
Despite the Mac’s friendly interface for new computer users, many Mac users who already know how to use Windows computers struggle with the switch. Normal short-cuts don’t seem to work. “Where’s the right-click?” “How do you copy-paste?” “How to screenshot?” Become a Mac Expert in 90 Minutes or Less with this Course! Many computer enthusiasts [...]…
Udemy: Addicting Games: The Best of Mobile and Web Games
Few people can explain why they find the games they enjoy quite so engaging, but they continue to spend hours upon hours playing and building up in-game achievements. Take a look at four of the most addicting games currently available on the web and on mobile: Want to learn how to make your own mobile [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Nuts and Bolts: How to Be an Overnight Success by Jane Bozarth
Good practice is made up of work, and thought, and mistakes, and time. Things that look easy in the hands of a skilled professional are often the end result of years of practice and experience. Jane offers some sobering thoughts about what it takes to make things look easy.
Udemy: How to Speed Read and Boost Your Career (Practical Exercise Included!)
Time to read this blog post: Slow reader: 11 min 13 sec Average reader: 7 min 01 sec Fast reader: 3 min 30 sec Speed reader: 2 min 20 sec You’ll learn how to read faster by the end of this blog. Learn Basic Speed Reading for Business. Check out this on-demand online course. Skills [...]…
Saylor.org: The Saylor Foundation & TESC: Forging Pathways for Students
The Saylor Foundation and Thomas Edison State College (TESC) partnered together in February of this year to create pathways for potential college credit; several courses in the works (see below). But the big news today is that the first course on our list is ready to go! Saylor.org students can take our CS402: Computer Communications Networks [...]…
: 21 Twenty-First Century Quotes from Teachers and Thought Leaders around the World
Why do we love educational quotes so much? Is it the poetry, art, wit, intelligence and soul that they exude? Or is it more about us, and how they make us feel? I think that the best quotes feed our senses in a myriad of ways.… Read the rest…
Saylor.org: MMD: Times Are a Changin
Good morning and happy Monday! As enter the month of July, we take a look at how the situation of education has changed over time. Due to the economic recession, pushes for higher standards, and to get a dream job have all forced education to change with the times. Sometimes these are good and others [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Real Life: MOOCs Filling Private-sector Skills Gaps by Jennifer Neibert
Recognizing a shortfall of talent with robust HTML5 skills, Boston-based staffing firm Aquent created a massive open online course (MOOC) that attracted 10,000 participants last summer. Aquent has placed almost 200 of those individuals in new positions so far, and they’re building more MOOCs to better connect marketing and creative talent with employers.
Coursera: 8th Grade Twins take Astrobiology and Einstein Courses
Editor’s note: Muhammad and Khadija Niazi are twins living in Pakistan. They are turning 13 this year and have each completed over 6 courses already. They, along with their mom, will be guest blogging to share their perspective on MOOCs for young students and families in the coming months. We’re excited to have them share their thoughts with the community! Hello from Pakistan, Coursera community! We are fraternal twins (Muhammad, the brother and Khadija, the sister) who are turning 13 years old, and have just been promoted to the 8th grade. We live in Pakistan with our family. As twins, we both share mostly the same interests. One similarity is that we both love MOOCs, and that love for MOOCs brought us to Coursera. We both love physics, astronomy, history and other science-related subjects. We want to tell you all how our wonderful journey through MOOCs started. The news came in one day; we read an article about an online class which had more than 65,000 student…
Udacity: Coffee Break Ep. 9 [Video]: Andy on Udacity Course Experimentation
Happy Friday and welcome to Coffee Break! This week, Udacity’s Lead Instructor, Andy Brown, takes some time to chat about Udacity’s course structure and the ongoing experimentation we’re conducting around continued innovations to the linear course format. How can Udacity make sure that our students are always engaged in content that is valuable for them? How can we construct courses to adapt to student needs? Make sure to leave Andy your thoughts in comments section. As always, stay Udacious and happy learning! http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Saylor.org: Adamjee Life and Saylor Foundation Launch Pakistan
Whew. It’s been a busy week here at Saylor.org and we’re on the move abroad in our latest announcement. We’re pleased to share our support and partnership with Adamjee Life, one of the largest life insurance companies in Pakistan. Their latest endeavor, Adamjee Life Academy, launched this week and yours truly is providing the OER to [...]…
Udacity: Mahmoud: From CS101 to International Appstar Competition
Mahmoud receiving his award Today we are thrilled to introduce Mahmoud Hassan, a Udacious student from Egypt who has applied knowledge gained from Udacity courses to create a useful and beautiful public transportation app for Egypt. Mahmoud was a student of Sebastian Thrun’s original Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course. Since taking AI, he’s gone on to finish many other classes such as CS101: Building a Search Engine, Web Development and Artificial Intelligence for Robotics. Mahmoud's app In 2012, Mahmoud participated in the Vodafone Appstar competition, and applied skills he gained in CS101 by building a transportation and trip advisor app to map out public transportation in Egypt. He went on to take First Place and the grand prize in the local round, as well as 5th place in the international round of the competition.We want to say congrats to Mahmoud and wish him good luck -- he just graduated university with a degree in engineering, and we can’t wait…
Udacity: Connecting Internationally on Udacity Global Meetup Day
The best part of Udacity -- the magic ingredient that makes us truly Udacious -- is our student community. We are beyond excited to connect with our students around the world on Saturday, July 20th for our Second Annual Udacity Global Meetup Day. Our Global Meetup Day will be a time for Udacians to advance their job readiness for careers in tech, and a time to celebrate our rockin’ community. To this end, we are going to connect with the top ten largest international communities during the Global Meetup! On Monday, July 15th, at 12pm PDT, we will check the Meetup.com RSVPs (don’t forget to RSVP and let all your friends know about it!) and get in touch with the Meetup organizers for the ten largest international Global Meetup events. We’ll schedule a time for a live video call from our Udacity team to chat with your Meetup crew during your Global Meetup! Currently, London is leading the international meetups, with Delhi and Bangalore close behind. You can still c…
: Engaging Online Activities on the Moodle MOOC
Completing Moodle MOOC Participants of the MOOC are required to do 4 tasks for Weeks 1-4 if they wish to get a certificate of completion. The energy is high as the participants devote hours of work to making the MOOC work for them.… Read the rest…
Saylor.org: Educator Snapshot: Karen Breazeale
Today, for our next edition in the Educator Snapshot Series, we have a real treat! Karen Breazeale, one of our wonderful K-12 ELA Course Designers, is here to tell us a little bit more about herself. Hello Karen! Hi. Alright, let’s begin with the first question: What work have you done with the Saylor Foundation? [...]…
Khan Academy: MCAT Video Competition
New: Meet the fifteen winners of our MCAT Video Competition From Khan Academy’s Rishi Desai, MD: When I think back to studying for the MCAT I still cringe a tiny bit, and that’s usually enough to get my mind to wander off to something more pleasant. But if I press on…I remember a few specific things. For example, most of my memories are of studying alone. The process was draining — I trudged through dull books and practice test, after practice test, after practice test, with the vague notion of wanting to be a doctor. Occasionally I studied with a friend, and those memories stand out because we would take study breaks and teach and quiz each other. We had a knack for boiling down the dense content into manageable and understandable tidbits for one another. We could get into each other’s heads and figured out how to explain things in a way that only someone else that’s going through the material would know how to do. Today, I lea…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: Adobe Captivate 7 by Joe Ganci
Adobe released version 7 of its market-leading eLearning development tool, Captivate, one of the most feature-rich eLearning development tools around and one of the very few that work equally well on both Windows and Macintosh platforms. Here’s a thorough review of the latest version of this long-time favorite.
Udacity: Pakistani Middle School Student on Education, Technology and MOOCs
Khadija Khadija Niazi, a 12-year-old Udacity student from Pakistan, has written “Education for All? - A Young Girl’s Proposal and Where MOOCs Fit In,” to discuss the role of technology and MOOCs in combatting the world’s education gap problems. Khadija believes that when it comes to breaking down barriers to education, “MOOCs can certainly bring a great change. They have changed the lives of many students.” Khadija, an avid MOOC student and a proud Udacian, writes, “There are many students who took Udacity’s CS101 and for the first time in their lives realized they had a penchant for computer programming.” She followed up with Udacity to elaborate, “It is a great course for all ages.” Happy learning to everyone who uses MOOCs to educate themselves! Check out Udacity’s Course Catalog to see courses in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Business and Psychology, and get started learning today! …
Learning Solutions Magazine: Synchronous or Asynchronous? How to Pick Your Training Delivery Method by Danielle Slatinsky
Creating effective online instruction requires consideration of many factors if it is to lead learners to achieve the desired skills and knowledge. It must match the characteristics of the learners and the content and it must fit the circumstances of the learner. How is it possible to meet all these requirements? There are best practices, and this article gives a succinct summary as well as a plac…
Udacity: Download Your Udacity Global Meetup Organizer Kit
Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 20th to celebrate the Second Annual Udacity Global Meetup! We are really excited to announce our five “official” Global Meetup locations -- where you can eat and drink while meeting fellow Udacians, local tech recruiters, and other special guests. Click on the links below to find out more details and to RSVP before spaces fill up for this free event: Palo Alto @ the AT&T Foundry New York @ Etsy Labs Chicago @ Braintree Los Angeles @Coloft Seattle @ Redfin This is a global event, so in addition to these five cities, we’re looking forward to seeing our students all over the world organizing and attending their own local events. We’ve created a downloadable Global Meetup Organizer Kit for everyone who is interested in hosting their very own Udacity Global Meetup! The Organizer Kit includes: Meetup.com instructions and best practices flyer to post locally - you can customize to add your local location! fact sheet on…