Who are our Learners? Part 1: What we did and why
A research-based insight into FutureLearners. Part 1: What we did and why. By Tracey Walker, User Experience Researcher at FutureLearn After 4 years, thousands of courses, and millions of learners, it seemed a good time to investigate who our learners really are and get to know them better. At the beginning, we assumed that…
Balancing Act: How Angela Mastered the iMBA as a Working Mom
Leveraging Flexibility and Innovation to Achieve Educational Goals Angela Huwe’s journey through the online Master of Business Administration (iMBA) program from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a testament to the power of the program’s flexibility. As a working mom, Angela chose the iMBA program to enhance her business acumen and strengthen her problem solving…
Word of the Day: recant
This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Why Change Matters: A Fireside Chat with Simon Sinek
By Shareka Nelson In my role as Coursera’s Culture and Development Leader, I’ve recently had the pleasure to welcome author, visionary, and thought leader Simon Sinek to the 10th annual Coursera Conference. In an exclusive 1:1 fireside chat, we discussed driving workplace change, learning as a vehicle for progress, and the role that diversity and…
Lesson of the Day: ‘What It’s Like to Leave Prison During...
FADE IN Night driving empty road ahead. Carlos driving at night. Carlos (VO) Every ride home is different. A lot of times when I feel like I’m used to getting up in the morning and driving, three, four hours into these prisons, the middle of nowhere, to pick up another lifer. I figured I’d be…
Quitting
What do you think this GIF is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Want more Picture Prompts? Find them all in this column.Students 13…
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Word + Quiz: ephemera
1. something transitory; lasting only for a brief time2. items that have outlasted their original purpose and have become collectible (plural)Most things in the shop are not for sale anyway. Mr. Hecht might make an exception for an obsessive collector of, say, thimbles or fountain pens or trench art from World War I, or for…
310 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
Does social media harm young people’s mental health? Do video games deserve the bad rap they often get? Should parents track their children? Who is the greatest athlete of all time? Every school day, we publish new questions for students based on the news of the day, including prompts, like these, that inspire persuasive writing.Below,…
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…
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…
How to Start a Blog
Are you a new blogger or a seasoned Blogspot or WordPress.com blogger wanting to switch your blog over to self-hosted WordPress? Or, are you wanting to build a website? Then you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we will show you how to start a blog. This tutorial will walk you through you…
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…
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Word + Quiz: dither
Note: Our Sixth Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Challenge is underway. It will run until Feb. 18. dither ˈdi-t͟hər verb and noun verb: act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain verb: make a fuss; be agitated noun: an excited state of agitation _________ The word dither has appeared in 36 articles on NYTimes.com in the…
Did you know? Learning Systems Vol 3
LMS aka Learning Management System. LXP – Learning Experience Platform. Learning Platform. Cohort-based learning platform. Employee Experience Platform (bad name for it). Employee Development Platform. There is a lot there for types of systems as I have noted before. I can’t forget the joke of micro-learning platforms, ignoring that micro-learning has been around since 2000,…
Favorite Moments in Sports
The Times has gathered “18 Sports Highlights From 2021 Worth Watching Again,” but before you take a look at our list, we’d love to hear yours. Whether they come from sports you played yourself, or sports you watched, live or on TV, tell us about some of your most memorable sports moments of 2021, and…
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…
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…
Energise Your Career – 5 courses on the energies and careers...
As the world continues to adapt to combat climate change, the energy sector is undergoing more drastic changes than almost any other industry. The shift from coal, oil and gas towards clean energy sources is signalling the end of certain traditional energy industries. However the emerging renewable sector is producing countless opportunities for those willing…