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Dear Liberal Arts Major: STEM Companies Need Your Skills to Grow

Edsurge

Her career journey, which led her to Coursera, a startup that develops online courses and educational programs, highlights a trend that has become more pronounced in the last few years. Sociology and my understanding of how organizations work help me understand how to quickly build relationships.

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Wow Them with the Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21st!

Teacher Reboot Camp

National Geographic has several resources, including a video, in their article, How to See the Best Total Solar Eclipse in a Century. Take the free Coursera online course about the 2017 Solar Eclipse. Simulate an eclipse in the classroom by NASA. A teacher toolkit , animation, video, webinar, and activities by PBS Learning Media.

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From Mexico to China: Why the World is Interested in the United States Edtech Market

Edsurge

When you have a question or doubts about how to use the application it is not easy to get the support in Mexico because there are no providers near us. When you have a question or doubts about how to use the application it is not easy to get the support in Mexico because there are no providers near us,” says Najera.

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Can Fluent City, Backed By $2.5M in Funding, Build a Modern Culture School?

Edsurge

In an interview with EdSurge, Rohrbach explained how he sees the company as a way for people to keep enriching their lives. He calls it a sort of General Assembly for the liberal arts, providing people a casual, social place to learn a new language before their trips or how to deck out their apartments.

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3 ways crowdfunding is reshaping the US edtech landscape

eSchool News

Nowadays there are so many online learning courses available from places like Khan Academy or Coursera. LiveEdu is a live and video tutorial learning platform where content creators teach learners how to build real products. These platforms provide a good theoretical foundation for beginner students.

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

University of Houston System via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. University of Oregon via Coursera. University of California, Irvine via Coursera. University of London International Programmes via Coursera. University of Michigan via Coursera.

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Another pandemic-related threat to universities: falling numbers of graduate students

The Hechinger Report

These universities, especially the ones that focus more on master’s degrees than doctorates and whose campuses are in the middle of the country, are trying to figure out how to stop the bleeding. Engineering programs were thriving, with students from India and China, she said, but those students have become fed up with U.S.

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