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The Pros And Cons Of Online Learning: Startling Lessons From COVID-19

Spark Your Interest

In terms of the pros and cons of online learning, cost-effectiveness is a clear benefit. “ IBM saved approximately $200 million after switching to e-learning ”. For example, an IBM study showed that every dollar invested in online training results in $30 in productivity. In-person training can be very expensive.

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Coursera Launches Expanded Clips Offering with Nearly 200K Short Videos and Lessons to  Accelerate Skills Development for Employees

Coursera

Today, we’re excited to announce the expansion of Clips, which now provides employees access to nearly 200,000 short videos and lessons designed to help them begin learning high-demand skills in under 10 minutes. by Macquarie University [9 min] Key Cloud Service Providers and their Services, by IBM [6 min] What is SQL anyway?,

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Save Planet Helios from ecological devastation!-3D Game by IBM

Kapp Notes

IBM has released a 3D game to teach engineering concepts to kids. It comes complete with lesson plans for teachers including one called windturbine design and build challenge. Read more about IBM and TryScience here. They are working through a group they helped form called TryScience.

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Lessons from the past

dVinci Interactive

Computers weren’t fast enough to play video, nor were the hard drives large enough – even though the brochure for my stock IBM AT said it contained a “whooping 20 MB hard drive” – so we used a videodisc player connected through a serial cable. Very clunky, but very, very exciting!

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Empire State University now accepting transfer credits for eligible courses on Coursera 

Coursera

million lessons in growing fields, including business, technology, and data science. To date, learners in the program have spent over 1.5 million hours learning online and completed more than 2.1

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How Industry Micro-Credentials Are Transforming Higher Education 

Coursera

Since launching, more than 1,300 enrolled students have taken more than 10,000 lessons from the certificates. Platforms like Coursera’s Career Academy offer a ready-made solution, allowing you to offer Professional Certificates from industry leaders like Google, Meta, IBM, and Salesforce.

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Mapping and measuring skills: How competency-based education can inform corporate learning

CLO Magazine

This data-driven learning practice offers multiple lessons for corporate trainers seeking a roadmap for successful skills-based practices. They can help their employees develop new skills rather than review lessons learned long ago. Lessons learned from CBE can provide corporate L&D leaders a much-needed framework for what works.