Your Learning Space
Has your school shifted to remote learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic? Do you have a dedicated space for learning in your home? What does it look like? What things have you included to help you learn and make your space comfortable? Do you like working there? Why or why not?What would your ideal…
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…
Top 50 Learning Systems for 2020 (Rankings #50 to #40)
It’s that time of the year, to announce my Top 50 Learning Systems for 2020, starting off with the rankings of #50 to #40. A couple of points, before diving in: The analysis was based on an extensive criterion, that will be covered shortly. There was no fee, no application to complete to be considered,…
GUEST POST: An Interview with a physician who created an app...
David Handel, MD, Co-founder iDoRecall.com, a web application that helps students achieve academic success by leveraging evidence-based learning science strategies. David is a retired MD who was a mediocre K-12 student but graduated #1 in his college and medical school classes by using cognitive psychology learning techniques to completely redesign his approach to learning. David…
Word + Quiz: affront
affront ə-ˈfrənt noun and verbnoun: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespectverb: treat, mention, or speak to rudely_________The word affront has appeared in 135 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on April 23 in “Imams Overrule Pakistan’s Coronavirus Lockdown as Ramadan Nears” by Maria Abi-Habib 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…
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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…
Word of the Day: umbrage
This word has appeared in 58 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Do You Spend Too Much Time Wearing Headphones?
A guest essay argues that tuning out the world and the noise around us might be cutting us off from our communities — and life. Do you agree?
How Should Senior Year in High School Be Spent?
Would senior year in high school — or, at least, second semester of senior year — be better spent doing something different than just going to classes? If so, how do you think it should, or could, be spent instead? In “How to Cure the New Senioritis? Make Yourself Your Senior Project,” Ned Johnson writes:…
5 benefits of learning SQL for non-technical teams
We recently shared an announcement about Codecademy for Teams, a Codecademy for Business offering that unlocks technical training opportunities for organizations. We’ve seen our Codecademy for Teams customers learning all sorts of things, from web development to data science. In this article, we thought we’d dive into a language we’ve seen a lot of non-technical…
Morality Plays
Researchers at an artificial intelligence lab at the University of Washington say they have built a new technology that makes moral judgments. But it turns out that making such judgments can be as complicated for machines as it can be for humans.Do you think morals are universal or relative? Where do our ideas of morality…
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Crafting a Compelling Startup Presentation for Investors
A startup presentation is a key factor in attracting investors and partners. It shows the startup has the potential to grow and achieve its goals.Investors want to see how the startup will solve a problem. It’s also important to explain how the startup will distinguish itself from competitors.1. Visually AttractiveWhen making a presentation, it’s important that your…
What Is Your Reaction to the State of Abortion Rights in...
In “Abortion Is No Longer a Crime in Mexico. But Most Women Still Can’t Get One.,” Natalie Kitroeff and Oscar Lopez write about the decision in Mexico. This article is also available in Spanish.When the Supreme Court in Mexico issued a historic decision on Tuesday declaring that having an abortion was not a crime, activists…
Dartmouth’s Online MEng in Computer Engineering: Beyond Skills, A Philosophy of...
When you enroll in Dartmouth’s online Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering (MEng-CE), you don’t just gain technical expertise; you gain the ability to learn, adapt, and grow as an engineer in any environment. And that’s by design. Assistant Professor Michael Kokko, who brings nearly a decade of experience as a robotics engineer and senior…
Learning With: ‘Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies...
Before reading the article: Michael D. Cohen, the former lawyer and fixer for President Donald J. Trump, took the stand on Feb. 27 to testify publicly against Mr. Trump before the House Oversight Committee. Did you watch the hearing? If not, watch the video above to view some of the key moments. (If you want…
What Is Your Reaction to the Presidential Race So Far?
With only two contests under his belt, Donald J. Trump has already knocked out all of his major primary challengers except one, Nikki Haley. And her chances for changing the trajectory of the race look slim given the former president’s dominance over the Republican Party.On the Democratic side, President Biden wasn’t even on the ballot…
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 21, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.