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Build a Profile for a Dream Job with Indeed
By the end of these lessons, you will be able to set up and navigate the indeed.com site. You will have your personal profile set up and all your credentials and your work experience in the appropriate places. You will then be able to apply for the jobs you have been wanting with your profile that is in place.
Teaching with Peer Review Using Eduflow
In this project, you will incorporate peer review activities into a hands-on, educational course, using Eduflow. Eduflow is a free, easy-to-use online course builder that allows you to develop an interactive learning experience. One of the many great features available in Eduflow is the peer review feedback option. Peer reviews allow learners to provide feedback to their classmates. This feedback exchange is an invaluable learning tool which is effective in any type of classroom both academic and professional. Peer feedback incorporates higher order thinking and promotes 21st Century Skills including collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. Peer review assignments are an exceptional learning strategy and can take any educational experience to the next level. Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.
Low Intermediate English: Personal Growth & Well-Being
In this course, you will learn important language for talking about nutrition, health, sleep, stress, goal-setting, and more. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement. Each week is made up of engaging, short, task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from real conversations and emails between friends and colleagues exchanging advice and tips about wellness. By the end of the course, you will be able to describe how you grow and stay well, both at work and in your own time.
How to Innovate with the Strategy Canvas for Competitiveness
In this less than 2 hours, this project-based course will help you learn how to create a competitive advantage with the Strategy Canvas by taking into consideration the key attributes your industry competes on. You will learn how the canvas is both a diagnostic and an action framework for building a compelling strategy. Using a spreadsheet, you will learn how to design and analyze the value curve. We will work you through the model using a case study about a startup social venture to conduct the analysis. The framework will help you to think strategically as you develop deeper insights on the key attributes your industry competes on, and also innovate new attributes in attempt to render competition irrelevant. The project is for entrepreneurs and innovators who want to have a holistic understanding of their market entry strategy. Also, for strategist who want to help organizations to better understand their market, and the key attributes the market competes on. By the end of the project, you will learn how to design, analyze, and innovate with the value curve to create a blue ocean strategy
De-Mystifying Mindfulness
Interest in meditation, mindfulness, and contemplation has grown exponentially in recent years. Rather than being seen as mystical practices from ancient Buddhism or esoteric philosophy, they are increasingly seen as technologies rooted in evidence from psychology and neuroscience. Mindfulness has become the basis for numerous therapeutic interventions, both as a treatment in healthcare and as a means of enhancing well-being and happiness. For millions around the world, mindfulness has become a life-style choice, enhancing and enriching everyday experience. Mindfulness is big business. But, what actually is mindfulness? Is it really good for you? Can anyone learn it? How can you recognize charlatans? Would you want to live in a mindful society, and would it smell like sandalwood? What does it feel like to be mindful? Are you mindful already, and how would you know? Evolving from the popular Honours Academy course at Leiden University, this innovative course combines conventional scholarly inquiry from multiple disciplines (ranging from psychology, through philosophy, to politics) with experiential learning (including specially designed ‘meditation labs,’ in which you’ll get chance to practice and analyze mindfulness on yourself). In the end, the course aims to provide a responsible, comprehensive, and inclusive education about (and in) mindfulness as a contemporary phenomenon. During the production of this course, we have been supported by Willem Kuyken, Director of the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre, and Stephen Batchelor, co-founder of Bodhi College. And we gratefully acknowledge the contributions made by Mark Williams, co-developer of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Rebecca Crane, Director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at the University of Bangor. We have recently added expert advice from Dawn Scott (Spirit Rock & Barre Centre for Buddhist Studies), Sydney Spears (University of Kansa), Elisabeth Stanley (Georgetown University), Susan Woods (Centre for Mindfulness Studies), Patricia Rockman (University of Toronto) and Jeff Corntassel (University of Victoria). "A deep and profound dive into the ethical, social, psychological, and philosophical implications of modern-day mindfulness practice. The course is not for the faint of heart, perhaps, but it is also full of practical, guided exercises for the uninitiated! Thank you for redefining my relationship to Mindfulness in a completely new and thought-provoking way" 28 april 2021 "The course enabled me to explore the mindfulness construct at its deeper lever from philosophical, psychological and political lenses. The mindfulness labs were very useful in practicing the skills of being mindful." 23 nov 2018 "i took this course after a period of time when I was trying to practice mindfulness and meditation, but with doubtful success. The course answered many questions to me, and I needed that to keep me motivated. It really helped me understand the origins and, more importantly, benefits of mindfulness practice and made me persist in my attempts. I'm really glad I took the course, I find it interesting, well taught and very useful for all those seeking deeper explanation in why trying mindfulness." 9 Oct 2018 "I have taken other courses in other online platforms. However, this has been one of the best courses I have found online." 3 Oct 2018 "I really like the invitation to us, the learners, to rethink our preconceptions and beliefs, and then make our own judgement about mindfulness. The overall tone was very friendly and open, resources very useful." 12 Dec 2017
Creating Engaging Presentations with Mentimeter
By the end of this project, you will be able to use Mentimeter to create live polls, quizzes and more in order to check for student understanding. Whether you are teaching online or in person, Mentimeter has the tools you need to engage and assess your class. Once you are confident with using Mentimeter, you will be able to train your students as well. This will create greater independence and mastery of technology that will allow your students to share their learning in new ways. *You will need a free trial of Mentimeter for this project.
Critical Path Analysis Using Lucidchart
‘Critical Path Analysis Using Lucidchart ” guided project is for anyone who wants to learn the Critical Path Method for project schedule planning. This project will benefit professionals wanting to broaden their knowledge and skillset in the area of project management. Project Coordinators and entry-level managers seeking to obtain project management certifications will also find this project complementary to their studies. To complete the project you will need a Lucidchart account. In this project we are going to focus on three main learning objectives: creating a Precedence Diagram using Lucidchart, learning how to use the Critical Path Method for project planning, and performing Critical Path calculations. By the end of the project, you will learn how to create a precedence diagram using Lucidchart and will be able to perform critical path calculations to analyze your project schedule.
Expanding SEL
Social and emotional learning, or SEL, programs have flourished in schools during the last decade. In this course the instructors (Emily Price and Ben Kirshner) introduce and help you examine community based and youth-empowerment approaches to social and emotional learning. Some of these approaches address the impact of social and political systems, such as immigration and structural racism, on children’s social and emotional experiences. This course is a part of the 5-course Specialization “The Teacher and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)”. Interested in earning 3 university credits from the University of Colorado-Boulder for this specialization? If so check out "How you can earn 3 university credits from the University of Colorado-Boulder for this specialization" reading in the first module of this course for additional information. We want to note that the courses in this Specialization were designed with a three-credit university course load in mind. As a participant you may notice a bit more reading content and a little less video/lecture content. Completing and passing the SEL Specialization allows the participant to apply for 3 graduate credits toward teacher re-certification and professional enhancement. We want to ensure the quality and high standards of a University of Colorado learning experience. Interested in earning 3 graduate credits from the University of Colorado-Boulder for The Teacher and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialization? Check out "How you can earn 3 university credits from the University of Colorado-Boulder for this specialization" reading in the first week of this course for more information.
Getting started with Microsoft Office 365
By the end of this project, you will create a free account on Microsoft 365 and you will get access to the entire Microsoft Office 365 and all its online applications. Your new skills will help you manage your tasks, share content from Office 365 with friends, teammates, coworkers, and even outside organizations.
The Science of Generosity: Do Good...Feel Good
What does it mean to be generous? Can doing good actually make you feel good? In this course, we’ll hear from multiple experts and explore the many facets of generosity by looking closely at the meanings, traits, and motivations behind giving behaviors across communities and cultures. We’ll discuss how generosity contributes to our own happiness and well-being as well as the happiness and well-being of our loved ones, our local communities, and our global society. We won’t just talk about generosity; you’ll be able to do good and feel good -- without spending lots of time or money. You’ll have multiple opportunities for both doing and feeling good throughout the course and you’ll create a giving plan that helps you continue your generous acts into the future.