Tag: edX Insider

Keeping Up with the Demand for Data Science and Analytics: Meet Eric

Welcome to edX Insider — where we take you behind the scenes at edX HQ to interview people across the organization. In this installment, we sat down with Eric, our new Category Manager for Data Science & Analytics, to talk about remote starts, personal goals, and advice for pursuing data science opportunities during a pandemic. Let’s dive in.What are you most…

Community Feature: edXers Share What International Women’s Day Means to Them

Experience is a great teacher, and everyone has lessons to offer in this regard. That’s why each time we interview people across edX HQ for our edX Insider series, we try to gather a unique point of view from that person’s specific experience. Lessons we’ve learned span across career advice, tips for returning to work, team-building, and learning styles. To celebrate…

Making Time for Innovation: Meet Stephanie

What does it take to innovate? Some things that may pop in your head probably include: thinking outside of the status quo, bright minds, making room for mistakes and learning from them. But what often gets overlooked is perhaps the most obvious answer — time. That’s one of the lessons we learned from our chat with Stephanie, CMO of edX, in…

Grit, Google, and Gratitude: Meet Nimisha

A recurring theme in the field of computer science seems to be the rate at which new capabilities are discovered means that it’s never too late to start learning. This rang true in Nimisha’s story, edX’s Chief Architect, who shared her best advice for those new to (or in her case, returning to) web development in this edition of edX Insider….

edX Insider: Data Analysis in Marketing

Even if you don’t work in the data science field, data analysis skills and tools are still very likely to come in handy. We chatted with a few members of the edX marketing team to find out the ways these skills arise in their day-to-day work, how they were able to pick up on tools in this field despite not having…

Becoming Environmentally Conscious: Meet the edX Sustainability Team

The Sustainability Team, a group of people committed to making the edX workplace more environmentally sustainable, was formed during Hackathon XXII—a quarterly event with the goal of driving innovation and problem solving. The team’s first initiative was measuring edX’s carbon footprint and collecting potential projects to make a positive impact. The group has since grown, and has taken on a wider…

Asking questions, solving puzzles: Meet Farhanah

Welcome to the latest installment of edX Insider, where we take you behind the scenes at edX HQ. Today we chat with Farhanah, Engineering Manager, Sustaining & Escalations, about the things that make edX unique, what inspired her to pursue an engineering career, the best course she’s ever taken, and more.  Quick stats Name: Farhanah Sheets Department/role: Engineering Manager, Sustaining &…

edX Learner to Employee: Meet Thao

Welcome to the latest installment of edX insider, where we give you a behind-the-scenes look at edX team members. Today, we chat with Thao Nguyen, Marketing/Content Support Associate. Quick Stats: Name: Thao Nguyen Department & Role: Content Support Associate, Marketing  Hometown: Pasadena, CA Favorite song: Sunsets Pt. 2 – SG Lewis What led you to your current role at edX? About…

Reaching Learners Around the World: Meet Eduardo

Welcome back to edX Insider—the series where we learn about edXers across different teams. This week, we sit down with Eduardo, Spanish Marketing Manager. Quick stats: Name: Eduardo Zambrano Role: Spanish Marketing Manager Nickname: Chucho Hometown: Popayán, Colombia What do you think makes edX different? The passion we have for what we do. At edX,… Continue reading Reaching Learners Around the World: Meet Eduardo