Introducing Codecademy for Teams: Technical training for organizations
Here at Codecademy, we believe that technical skills and digital literacy are important for all people in all industries. Marketers, sales teams, finance teams, and more can all benefit from learning to code. That’s why we’re excited to tell you about Codecademy for Teams — a Codecademy for Business offering we quietly launched earlier this…
What is data analytics and why is it so important to business?
Data analytics brings together the fields of information technology, statistics, and business strategy, with the ultimate goal of making more informed business decisions.The sector is experiencing rapid growth — the data analytics market as a whole is expected to be worth over $500billion by 2026. We’ve created a microcredential course to teach you how to become…
DIGITAL WORKPLACE PROS AND CONS
The world is currently a global village thanks to technology and several innovations. Circumstances motivated some of these developments; different challenges led to different discoveries and innovations at different eras. After all, finding solutions to problems and challenges is what technology is all about.Now, more than ever before, especially with the COVID19 experience, the use…
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…
Could You Ditch Your Phone for a Week?
A group of college students went on a tech fast for a week. Not only did they survive — they also learned more about themselves and the world around them.
Using Sensory Images: Restaurant Reviews
Next, choose a partner and take turns reading your descriptions aloud. Then, debrief together: Next, read a winning student restaurant review from our 2018 contest, chosen here for its vivid descriptive language and inventive use of metaphors. The Sichuan fish is electric. Filleted tilapia simmers under a blistery rain of peppers. Its spice-bombed fragrance, lightened…
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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…
Introducing Coursera’s 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners
Over the last 10 years, Coursera has flourished because of the passion and dedication of our partners and customers. We honor all of our partners and customers, who inspire us every day with their commitment to our shared vision of a world where anyone, anywhere, can transform their life through learning. We are delighted to…
Our 2025-26 Student Contest Calendar
Eight challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
Should There Be Requirements for Teens Who Want to Ride E-Bikes?
The Consumer Product Safety Commission defines an e-bike as a two- or three-wheel vehicle that has pedals and an electric motor. Have you ever seen one? Ridden one? If so, what was it like? Where did you ride it? Did you feel safe on it?With e-bikes soaring in popularity, regulators have been unable to keep…
VLOG: How To Take Notes In Class – A Video for...
For further reading on note taking, check out some of our previous posts:How Should Students Take Notes?Factors of Effective Note-Taking: Application of Cognitive Load TheoryIf you would like to read some of the research that was mentioned in the video, then check out these articles:Jansen, R. S., Lakens, D., & IJsselsteijn, W. A. (2017). An…
Stanley Cups, Distracted Walking and Taylor Swift: Teens React to the...
I feel like most people are glued to their phones while they walk. The reason is, they’re addicted to their phones or devices. When people are distracted while they walk, a lot of things can happen such as car accidents, personal harm, or unfortunately something lethal. Having any device while you’re walking can make you…
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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…
Authentic Social Media?
“BeReal was pitched as Gen Z’s safe haven from the artifice of social media. For some, authenticity only proved interesting for so long,” a recent Times article reports.What are your thoughts on that statement? Do you — or did you — use BeReal? Do you think the app is “over”? What other social media platforms,…
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…
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…
A skill you’ll use your entire career: Writing
This week, we’re returning to our list of transferable technical skills, or the practical-knowledge skills that appear in job listings across the most career areas. So far, we’ve discussed how spreadsheet skills and project management skills stand to boost your qualifications regardless of your occupation. This week, we’re taking a closer look at writing skills…