Weekly Student News Quiz: Cease-Fire, Trump Transition, Presidential Pardon
Above is an image related to one of the news stories we followed over the past two weeks. Do you know what it shows? At the bottom of this quiz, you'll find the answer.Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
Social Media Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts For Business
There is no escaping social media. There are over 150 active social media sites and over 3-billion people who use social media daily. Whether you’re an avid user of the plethora of applications available or just “don’t get it”, social media is here to stay. The hundreds of social media apps available mean there is…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Ready, Set, Vote: Here’s Everything You Need...
3) Endorse a candidate.The New York Times editorial board recently endorsed two Democratic candidates: Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. In its editorial, the board wrote of Senator Warren:Senator Warren is a gifted storyteller. She speaks elegantly of how the economic system is rigged against all but the wealthiest Americans, and of “our chance to rewrite…
Word of the Day: entreat
The word entreat has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 8 in the Opinion essay “In Paris, I Get Judged on What I Speak, Not How I Look” by Euny Hong:“La Dernière Classe” is about an idle schoolboy, Frantz, who lives in Alsace around the time of the…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
How A.I. Is Reshaping Our World: A Live Webinar for Students...
Hear from journalists who are covering how this technology is changing life in and out of school. Teachers should submit students’ video questions using the form below.
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Teaching APA Style: 7th Edition Template Papers
Note, APA now has two separate title page formats: one for students and one for professionals. These templates reflect the format for students. For professional papers, a running head needs to be added (though the first page does not need to say “Running head” anymore… thank goodness!) as well as an author note.When creating the…
Sources of Cognitive Load
Finally, while intrinsic and extraneous load describe sources of load, germane load describes the relative allocation of resources. When the majority of your working memory is dealing with intrinsic load, and relatively little is occupied by extraneous load, then this task has high germane load. However, if a task has a lot of extraneous load…
Making Coursera learning more accessible worldwide through an app in ChatGPT
By Greg Hart, CEO of Coursera I’m excited to share that Coursera is launching an app in ChatGPT, announced today at OpenAI’s DevDay. This partnership marks the first time an online learning platform has been made available as an app on ChatGPT — making trusted, world-class educational content even more accessible than before. Every week,…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Lesson of the Day: Inspiration From The Times’s ‘It’s Never Too...
Lesson OverviewFeatured Series: “It’s Never Too Late”Many of us dream of trying something new, but then somehow fail to get around to it. A new Times series, “It’s Never Too Late,” tells the inspiring stories of people who have decided to switch gears, change their lives and pursue their dreams.Whether it’s playing the cello, climbing…
How To Write a Computer Science Cover Letter That’ll Get You...
It’s not uncommon for hiring managers to sift through a hundred applications for a single position — especially for in-demand, well-paid jobs in computer science. When competition is this high, every part of your application matters, including your cover letter. A good one can be the difference between no response and landing an interview.Of course,…
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What Students Are Saying About 2020, Growing Up in Another Era,...
Technology advancements will radically change our lives.With all the work in A.I. that various tech companies such as Apple, Samsung, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have been doing, it’s only a matter of time before this Artificial Intelligence moves out of its shell and into bigger, more human-like robots that can assist workers, and eventually replace…
World’s Top Notch ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 Courses, Now...
Exciting news for Spanish-speaking professionals around the globe: Alison is now offering its highly acclaimed ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 courses in Spanish. Led by expert instructor S.M. Waqas Imam, these courses have already attracted over 550,000 learners in their English versions. The Spanish translations aim to break language barriers, making high-quality education…
Word of the Day: impugn
This word has appeared in 21 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Mentoring Platforms – Industry Insight
In a recent post covering the latest around AI and its impact on tomorrow’s workforce (event today), the one constant that kept appearing in my research was the importance of mentoring. Not just once mentioned but repeatedly. There wasn’t anything besides the re-skilling and new skills, such as transitioning from current coding to AI programming,…
On Phones and Childhood: The Week 10 Winners of Our Summer...
As our contest comes to a close, we honor both a video and an essay, and hear reflections on this year’s submissions from our judges.
The Complete Guide to Customer Relationship Management
A business’ most important asset is their customer base. Customers can make or break a business, so successfully managing that relationship is of fundamental important to a company. From their first impression of your employees to your company’s image to how you handle complaints, all interactions with the public need to be carefully managed to…