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Saylor.org: Speaker Feature: Dr. Andrew Sears, City Vision University
Andrew Sears is the President of City Vision University, which is a nationally accredited online-only Christian university with the goal of providing radically affordable education. City Vision launched a four-year bachelor’s degree in Business for $5,000 (in total) targeting developing countries in partnership with Saylor Academy (http://web.cityvision.edu/saylor-qualifi/) and is developing a similar Computer Science degree. ... Read More ...
Saylor.org: Your weekend assignment: about time
Welcome to the first Weekend Assignment! The premise is to get you to learn something new over the weekend around a certain theme –usually following up on our Friday Fact. You could use our free courses, or Wikipedia, or Google, or use a library to learn (I hear they have all sorts of knowledge tucked ... Read More ...
edX: Seeing a Significant Career Impact from a Microsoft Professional Certificate in Data Science: Meet, Harleen
Harleen, a data security specialist and consultant at Microsoft, shares how the Microsoft Professional Program Certificate in Data Science helped her begin a new career in data science. Before I took the Microsoft Professional Program Certificate in Data Science program on edX, I had been in the IT industry and working for Microsoft for almost eight and a half years. My work was primarily as... Read More about Seeing a Significant Career Impact from a Microsoft Professional Certificate in Data Science: Meet, Harleen The post Seeing a Significant Career Impact from a Microsoft Professional Certificate in Data Science: Meet, Harleen appeared first on edX Blog.
Coursera: A Hilton Reservations Agent gets a big-picture view of hospitality management
Since April 2016, Coursera for Governments & Nonprofits has partnered with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) to provide transitioning U.S. servicemembers and military spouses with learning experiences that prepare them for civilian career success. Through IVMF’s Onward to Opportunity job placement and training program, servicemembers and spouses can take online courses in […] The post A Hilton Reservations Agent gets a big-picture view of hospitality management appeared first on Coursera Blog.
Saylor.org: Panelist Profile: Lisa Sax Mahoney
We are pleased to have Lisa Sax Mahoney, Director, National College Credit Recommendation Service, join us at the Saylor Higher Education Summit for a panel on employer-education partnerships. Lisa has vast experience on workforce degree completion partnerships and will offer insights learned from her role as a director of corporate partnerships at a public college, ... Read More ...
Learning Solutions Magazine: LRS Conformance: A Call to Action for Industry and Academia by Nick Washburn
Today, most business enterprise functions quantify their very existence with data. Compared to them, the training function is in the Stone Age. On April 12, ADL released the LRS Conformance Test Suite. Conformance and certification are critical steps in moving xAPI technology into L&D practice. For organizations that are not ready, the consequences will be disruptive.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Development Tips: Design for Touch (A Touching Tutorial for Mobile Device Interactions) by Mark Lassoff
People interact with mobile devices in a completely different manner than traditional point-and-click learning interactions. People want to interact with learning content in the same way they might interact with other applications on their phone or tablet. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to add some mobile gestures to learning content.
Saylor.org: Saylor Higher Education Summit- The Agenda has Arrived!
We have hinted at a few speakers and are now quite excited to bring you our agenda for the Saylor Higher Education Summit next month. As promised, the Summit focuses on how we can educate/train people toward employable skills while lowering cost, increasing access and exploring alternatives to traditional credentials. We gathered the word ... Read More ...
Saylor.org: Saylor Higher Education Summit – The Agenda has Arrived!
We have hinted at a few speakers and are now quite excited to bring you our agenda for the Saylor Higher Education Summit next month. As promised, the Summit focuses on how we can educate/train people toward employable skills while lowering cost, increasing access and exploring alternatives to traditional credentials. We gathered the word cloud ... Read More ...
Learning Solutions Magazine: Lean Software Development Emphasizes Efficient Workflow for eLearning Projects by Pamela S. Hogle
Lean software development, based on the Lean Production System, emphasizes building quality into a product from day one and creating an efficient workflow. It’s a popular iterative approach to eLearning design and development.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Getting Started with xAPI: Four Lines of Code by Anthony Altieri
You can use xAPI to track a lot of different things. And at first, it might sound overly difficult, to the point of almost being like magic. But it’s actually very simple to use! And you can start creating this magic by learning the simple four-step process of sending an xAPI statement.
edX: MIT Professional Education Course Helps Brings Complex Data Science Concepts to Life
According to industry analyst Gartner, data science, analytics and machine learning applications are “the engines of the future”. Amazon, Netflix and Google set the stage, and now it seems every organization is realizing how the data we collect can be used to profoundly impact and improve an organization’s performance. The growing pressure for organizations to turn data into business value, combined with the proliferation of... Read More about MIT Professional Education Course Helps Brings Complex Data Science Concepts to Life The post MIT Professional Education Course Helps Brings Complex Data Science Concepts to Life appeared first on edX Blog.
Coursera: Launching a Successful Learning and Development Program Part 1: Communication
By Younes Mourchid, Ph.D., Coursera Facilitated Learning Specialist Imagine you’ve invested a good of portion of your L&D budget in online learning content. But soon after the launch of the online program, you realize that very few employees are utilizing the new resources. What’s limiting engagement? A deeper investigation reveals that some employees didn’t […] The post Launching a Successful Learning and Development Program Part 1: Communication appeared first on Coursera Blog.
Saylor.org: Our Diploma Pathways are now Certificate Programs
The certificates formerly known as “diplomas” are back with a new name and a refreshed certificate template. We are calling the course sequences “Programs” and each program is further differentiated as a [full] curriculum or a specialiazation. Here is an example certificate for the Customer Service Specialization: You can find the new page here: www.saylor.org/certificate-programs ... Read More ...
Learning Solutions Magazine: In Real Life: Modern Learning Is Spelled V-A-L-U-E by JD Dillon
Value is the ultimate qualifier in terms of learning strategy effectiveness. Therefore, when modernizing our learning practices, we must ask whether our efforts provide value to key audiences within our organizations.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Infographic: Seven Tips for a Successful Consulting Project by Michele Medved
Thinking about setting out on your own? Already moved into consulting and want to improve your process? This chart will help you along your way!
Saylor.org: Takeaways from the CareerUp Expo
Well, we went for the hat trick of career/education fairs — adding a third outing to our recent habit of stepping out of the office for some quality face time with potential students. Last week, Devon and I forged through the morning rain to attend the CareerUp Expo, just a few blocks away from our ... Read More ...
Learning Solutions Magazine: DemoFest Winner Deploys “Project Popsicle” to Boost Vitamin Angels by Pamela S. Hogle
When BYOD means bring your OLD device, TorranceLearning turns to USB sticks to deliver xAPI-powered, multilingual eLearning to remote parts of Africa and Asia.
edX: Spreading the Love of Learning: Meet, Sonal
Sonal, a lifelong learner on edX, shares her passion for inspiring others to improve their lives and build a better world through education. I took my very first MITx class in 2012, when I had just turned 50. Since then, I have never stopped learning on edX. After five years of learning I have earned more certificates than my own age! Learning on edX has truly... Read More about Spreading the Love of Learning: Meet, Sonal The post Spreading the Love of Learning: Meet, Sonal appeared first on edX Blog.
edX: edX Celebrates 5 years!
To the edX global community, This month edX is celebrating its 5th birthday! Through our mission to improve lives by increasing access to high quality education around the world, we have grown the edX global community to more than 11 million from every country in the world. I am inspired by each and every edX learner I meet and hear about and I’m honored to learn... Read More about edX Celebrates 5 years! The post edX Celebrates 5 years! appeared first on edX Blog.