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: Learning to Teach & Teaching to Learn
Learning to Teach as a Way to Learn I have been learning to teach and teaching as a way to learn for over 30 years. Teaching is more about learning than it is about teaching. The learner and the learning process is first while the teacher and teaching is secondary.… Read the rest…
Udemy: 7 Steps for Destressing about Federal Student Loans
When you have a federal student loan with a minimum of a 10 year payment plan, all unexpected events form layoffs to a higher-than-normal electric bill are more stressful. But they have more payment break options and repayment plan options than pretty much any other loan. Try these seven steps to reduce your student loan stress all year long. 1. Don’t overspend on gifts for friends There isn’t a magic number of how much to spend on a friend or... Continue reading »…
Coursera: University Spotlight: Meet the New European Universities Joining Coursera
Yesterday, we welcomed 29 new universities to the Coursera community. The incredible faculty at these universities bring with them many years of experience providing top quality education to students from around the world. Over the next few days, we’ll be introducing you to the universities joining us from Europe, the United States, Latin America, Asia as well as our Business and Arts focused schools. Today, we’re highlighting our new European universities: Ecole Polytechnique, France: With the motto “A school faced toward the future,” Ecole Polytechnique has been a leader in the science community for more than 200 years. As a world-class educational and research establishment, Ecole Polytechnique encourages students to be innovative in meeting the challenges facing our 21st century society. Leiden University, Netherlands: As one of Europe’s foremost research universities, Leiden University has seven faculties in the fields of Archaeology, Hum…
: How to use Quantum Mechanics to de-Lecturise your Online Classes
Metaphorically speaking, knowledge is light. If I ask you to take it literally, it will be easy for me to get into the science of it. Light, as we know it, shows wave-particle duality. Einstein proved that light is not just a wave but is made up of small particles or packets called Photons.… Read the rest…
Saylor.org: Snapshot: David Rose, Globetrotter
This is the first in our new series of Saylor.org staff interviews. Here, we catch up with David Rose, our Senior Content Analyst. Hi David. Hi. Why don’t we begin with you telling us a bit about yourself? Sure. I am originally from Hawaii but have been living in DC for a year and a [...]…
: Power of Film & News in Language Learning.
Lost in a cloud of resources? When people think about learning or teaching a language, the first thing I consider is content, materials, or curricula. In the past, this mostly meant published language learning books, cassettes, or cds for audio input.… Read the rest…
Coursera: 29 New Schools, 92 New Courses, 5 Languages, 4 Continents and 2.7 Million Courserians
Hello, 你好, Bonjour, Hola, Ciao! Today we’re welcoming 29 new universities to the Coursera community of 2.7 million students and 33 existing universities across 4 continents! This is an extremely exciting announcement for us, not only because we’re nearly doubling the amount of schools offering courses on our platform, but also because of the diverse learning opportunities that these schools will bring to our students. 16 of our 29 new universities are international, and courses from these institutions will be available in French, Spanish, Chinese and Italian. Many of the schools are also leaders in their respective fields, from business and medicine to engineering and the arts. Here’s the list of our new schools:United States California Institute of the Arts Case Western Reserve University Curtis Institute of Music Northwestern University Penn State University Rutgers University UC San Diego UC Santa Cruz University of Colorado, Boulder University of Ro…
Udacity: CS101: One Year Later
A year ago Udacity launched with its first two courses: CS101: Building a Search Engine and CS373: Programming a Robotic Car. In this blog post, David Evans, now back at the University of Virginia after his year long sabbatical at Udacity, reminisces about his experiences with CS101. Dave remains a valuable education advisor to us and CS101 remains Udacity’s most popular course, with over 265,000 students enrolled. The course continues to evolve, and several new units will be released on March 11! Two Novembers ago I received a remarkable email out of the blue: A few emails and a skype chat later, I found myself on a plane for San Francisco to meet with Sebastian, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky, the founders of the venture not yet known as Udacity. At the time, the venture was a 5-person team fresh off the remarkable success of running an AI Class, operating out of Sebastian’s guest house in Los Alto Hills. The opportunity to teach an open introdu…
Saylor.org: We Love Resources: Surprise Languages Edition
This bonus quick post on free/open language learning resources is directly inspired by Laura Franklin’s 10 French Resources for Students Anywhere over on COERLL’s (fairly) new Open Up blog. Seriously, before reading on, go check ‘em out: (These folks) –> https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/ (Extra bonus: the blog is even CC BY.) Anyway. As some of our students and community members have [...]…
Saylor.org: Release – Thomas Edison State College & Saylor Foundation Collaboration on College Credit
You can always check out the release for more details, but here’s the gist of what we announced today: Thomas Edison State College (in historic Trenton, New Jersey!) will create new exams and assessments for some of our most popular courses, and we’ll map/re-align some of our courses to match existing exams in the Thomas [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Documentary Review
With curiosity and candor, Tiffany Shlain set out to make a film answering one question: What does it mean to be connected in the 21st century? The result is her critically-acclaimed documentary and personal memoir, Connected, in which she explores the visible and invisible connections that link us as humans to one another, to the major issues of our time, and to the world at large.
Learning Solutions Magazine: The eLearning Guild Publishes 2013 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report by Jennifer Neibert
The eLearning Guild has released the 2013 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report. Based on data obtained from more than 4,700 Guild members, worldwide eLearning salaries increased slightly by 1.7% this past year, with an average global salary of $77,682. In the US, salaries increased by 0.06% to $78,984.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Documentary Review
With curiosity and candor, Tiffany Shlain set out to make a film answering one question: What does it mean to be connected in the 21st century? The result is her critically-acclaimed documentary and personal memoir, Connected, in which she explores the visible and invisible connections that link us as humans to one another, to the major issues of our time, and to the world at large.
Coursera: My Coursera Experience: From Kathmandu, Nepal to Princeton, New Jersey
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of guest posts from Courserians, called “My Coursera Experience”. Hi everyone! My name is Dipendra, a college student in Kathmandu, Nepal. I wanted to write and tell you about my journey as a Courserian. Last June, I signed up for “Introduction to Sociology” from Princeton University on Coursera. The course experience began when the first reading materials and lectures were posted. I was nervous and scared to start, as I didn’t know what to expect. Over the weeks, my insecurities subsided as I became hooked on the discussion forums. I looked forward to hearing back from my fellow classmates. The discussion forums were very lively and never sleeping. The topics we discussed would go on and on for hours, which was never the case in an in-person classroom that I had experienced. It was exhilarating. A lot of local study groups were forming, and I took this i…
Saylor.org: iTunes U Course o
Happy Tuesday! Have you ever wondered, “What does the customer really want?” Figuring out what the customer wants (or needs for that matter) can be easier said than done. Or maybe you’re just looking for a new creative spin on your project? Well you’re in luck! Our new iTunes U Course o’ the Week is BUS 203: Principles [...]…
Udacity: It
It has been awesome to work with Axel Scherer and Hannes Fröhlich from Cadence on the Functional Verification Course, which we're excited to announce will launch on March 12, 2013! Check out this post from Axel about the course and upcoming launch, originally posted here. By Axel Scherer on February 19, 2013 On October 18, 2012 Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Autodesk, Cadence and Wolfram announced their collaboration with Udacity. Working with Udacity, each of the companies listed above is developing new massive open online courses (MOOCs). The Cadence contribution is CS348 Functional Hardware Verification. You can enroll in this course by clicking on "Add to my Courses" on this page. https://www.udacity.com/course/cs348 Today, we are happy to announce that our course will launch on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The full course consists of 9 units and will include industry cameos from several distinguished engineers from…
Saylor.org: Monday Morning Digest: 3 A
Good Morning and a belated Happy Presidents’ Day to those in the states! Have you ever heard of the 3 R’s? Well, this week we have the 3 A’s for Education: Access, Affordability and Accreditation. Education isn’t always fully available to all. Many times money can stand in the way, or even a lack of [...]…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Why Games Don't Teach by Ruth Clark
Ask trainers to define what they mean by the term “game” and you will likely hear a mix of features or examples. The problem is that many things that could be called a game do not necessarily lead to learning. A leader in the field of instructional technology takes on the question: Is it right to advocate games as a main or frequent instructional strategy?
Learning Solutions Magazine: eLearning Guild to Produce Rapid Intake's DevCon Events by News Editor
The eLearning Guild, the leading global community of practice for eLearning professionals, has taken over production of the eLearning DevCon™ & mLearning DevCon™ conferences from Callidus Software, which acquired them as part of its 2011 acquisition of Rapid Intake. These events will expand the Guild’s offerings of highly technical developer-oriented content at its events.
: Traveling and Online Teaching with my Child in Nicaragua
I just returned from a month in Nicaragua, where I was traveling with my 3 year old daughter. I work online and can be anywhere. There was no way that I was staying in New England all winter. There are places where the people are relaxed, the sun is shining and the cost of living is 1/3 of what it is in the US or Canada.… Read the rest…