Traditional ways of resolving conflicts
IntroductionThis article is going to look at the means to be utilized in resolving conflict. So there are so many means of resolving conflict which involves retortion, reprisal and reconciliation by regional agencies, conciliation and arbitration among others. So these are some of the means of resolving conflict that we are going to look at…
Yunis Dida Wako: “Alison probably produces better students than universities.”
“My name is Yunis Dida Wako. I had lost hope of receiving an education before I came across Alison because I don’t have any money for college. But Alison opened my mind.” How did you learn about Alison? I came across Alison online. What was your first course on Alison, and why did you choose…
Sandra Outerbridge: “The courses I’ve taken have given me confidence to try new things.”
My name is Sandra Enith Marie Outerbridge. I live on the beautiful island of Bermuda. I am a 69 year old retired paraeducator and I’m a lifelong learner. How did you learn about Alison? On social media. The Alison courses I saw there appealed to me because of the ease of access and the dynamic…
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Karar Muhammad: “There is no life without knowledge.”
“My name is Karar Muhammad and I am a teacher. I was born in Babil Governorate, Iraq in 1997. I have a BA in Basic Education and History.” How did you learn about Alison? I learned about Alison by searching the internet for an educational specialist that produced courses in education. What was your first…
Taking Learning Online: Lessons from India for Universities around the Globe
By Raghav Gupta, Managing Director for India and APAC and Global Business Lead of Coursera for Campus The higher education landscape has shifted dramatically in the past few months because of COVID-19. As universities around the world work to develop online and blended learning models, they can learn from pioneering efforts by institutions in India. …
Education and Coronavirus: Lessons From Emergency Remote Teaching
By Matthew Rascoff In recent months, almost every university in the world has shifted to emergency remote teaching—a kind of “first aid” for higher education in a pandemic. When the Chinese government closed all higher education institutions in early February, Duke Kunshan University (DKU) in Kunshan, China, was among the first universities to make this…
A Quick-Start Guide to Teaching from Home by Andrew Ng
A guide for educators to transition from teaching in the classroom to teaching online with minimal planning and effort. Recent events have accelerated digital transformation in higher education, requiring educators to quickly shift from teaching live in classrooms to teaching online in their living rooms in the span of weeks. Redesigning an in-person class into…
2020 Coursera Virtual Conference: Reflections and Resources
By the Coursera Conference Team The Coursera Conference is an opportunity for our global community to engage around innovative teaching and learning experiences. This year, after careful consideration for the growing concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the Coursera Conference transitioned from a two day, in-person event to a free, fully virtual experience focused on…
Coursera White Paper Details the Pedagogy Underlying Guided Projects on Coursera
Hands-on Projects that Approach the Effectiveness of Tutoring Sessions By Adam Hodges, Ph.D. Educators have long faced the fundamental challenge of how to provide the instructional equivalent of one-to-one tutoring to large groups of learners. In a seminal paper, Benjamin Bloom (1984) demonstrated that learners involved in individual or small-group tutoring performed two standard deviations…
