How to debug your code
A software bug is an error that happens in an application causing it to return an invalid result or to function incorrectly. A bug can result from incorrectly written code, errors in a compiler, or even hardware issues. In this article, w'll be looking at code-specific bugs because those are usually created inadvertently by programmers.Don't…
Plundered Shelves
Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration — or, tell us about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Want more Picture Prompts? Find them all in this…
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…
Weekly Student New Quiz: TikTok, Russia, Pi Day
Above is an image related to one of the news stories we followed this past week. 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? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
Learning With: ‘Nobody Hosted the Oscars. And They Did a Fine...
Before reading the article: Did you watch the Academy Awards on Sunday night? Did your favorites win? Did you check out the red carpet looks? Now, read the article, “Nobody Hosted the Oscars. And They Did a Fine Job of It,” and answer the following questions: 1. James Poniewozik, who wrote the article, compared watching…
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Coursera appoints Tim Hannan as Chief Marketing Officer
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera Over 110 million learners have come to Coursera to learn new skills and transform their lives. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, and we still have much work ahead. Amid rapid digitization, there are millions of learners around the world whom we have yet to reach that need access to…
Big City, Small Town
Where would you like to live when you grow up? Do you dream of moving somewhere new? If so, are you more interested in living in or near a big city, or do you think you might like a less bustling space, like a small town? Where do you think you might be able to…
Coursera Partners with University of Toronto to Train the Next Generation...
Self-driving cars will reshape our cities and our lives. Imagine a world with fewer automobile accidents, less road congestion, and even increased access to vehicles for older populations and those with disabilities — self-driving cars are the key to increased mobility and road safety. By some estimates, we can expect to see over 20 million…
Word of the Day: clemency
This word has appeared in 201 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Film Club: ‘The Dispossessed’
What responsibility do we have to help those around us? “The Dispossessed” is a seven-minute film that touches on themes of healing, faith and helping others. It profiles Mohammed Shafi Hazari, a traditional faith healer in Kashmir, who exorcises patients who believe they’ve been possessed. But amid the backdrop of violent conflict, he more often…
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…
Past Stories
How To Use Data To Support and Upskill Underperformers
Underperformance isn’t always about employees being lazy or unable to do their jobs. It can also be a misalignment in skills vs role, poor awareness of the company’s vision, lack of confidence in their abilities, or feelings of disengagement. If we dig deeper again, too often we’ll find that underperformance is actually rooted in the…
Word of the Day: proviso
The word proviso has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 1 in “The Mother Who Gave Springsteen His Rock ’n’ Roll Spirit” by Jon Pareles:“Through my mother’s spirit, love and affection, she imparted to me an enthusiasm for life’s complexities, an insistence on joy and good times, and…
Performance-based admissions open the door to a master’s in electrical engineering.
Allen Xu enrolled in the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MS-EE) on Coursera when it was first announced in May of 2019. He started this learning journey by taking the non-credit version of Professor Won Park’s Semiconductor Device course. We asked Allen a series of questions about his experience with the program, and hearing…
How Marta “credentialized” her work experience with the Northeastern DAE degree
Learning the theory behind the application with the MS in Data Analytics Engineering As a working analytics engineer with a bachelor of arts in behavioral psychology from the University of Maine, Marta found herself craving further education that would be relevant to her career path. After considering degree options like an MBA, she recognized the…
Free February 2022 Wallpaper & Instagram quote
January 31, 2022 Our Free February 2022 wallpaper is here! Love is in the air again! Decorate your computer (or phone!) screen with red rose petals and instantly change the mood into a more romantic and mysterious one. There were lots of bright wallpapers recently, so it is all about dark and bold colors this…
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…