When I hit 30, it was clear to me that I fully contracted the “Middle Age Syndrome” of poor aptitude to learn new things and inability to hold my concentration more than 3 minutes. I come from a family of teachers and Sanskrit scholars where learning, reasoning, and knowledge are highly valued. I felt I dropped the baton. Though I had…
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Microsoft Launches First Edge Preview Builds For Mac Users
Microsoft today announced the launch of a preview or canary build of its Microsoft Edge browser designed for the macOS operating system. Microsoft Edge for macOS can be installed from the Microsoft Edge Insider site on compatible Macs. MacRumors reports: Microsoft says that the initial build available today includes several interface changes to meld the Microsoft design language with the design…
Learning Inclusive Leadership Skills With a Global MBA
Diversity and inclusion are more than buzzwords. A growing body of research shows that they are core ingredients for high-performing organizations. To be truly effective, these principles need to be reflected through authentically inclusive leadership as well as hiring practices. In a recent article for the Harvard Business Review, Deloitte Australia’s Juliet Bourke breaks down […]
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Key insights from the Course Teams Track at the 2019 Coursera Partners Conference
By Nikki Gibson Tea and scones were a star attraction at this year’s 2019 Coursera Partners Conference, which took place at the historical University of London. The Course Teams Track brought together a diverse group of participants: instructors, instructional designers, project managers, administrators, video producers, media specialists, marketing specialists, and many others. Over the course […]
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Twitter Opens Developers Labs Program To Test New API Products
“Twitter is upgrading its API to be more standards-compliant and more modern,” writes longtime Slashdot reader andyp. “They also want to collaborate with developers as they create the new API platform.” VentureBeat provides more details: Twitter today announced plans to build “the next generation of the Twitter API” that will provide more flexibility and better serve developers. As a first step,…
How Mindfulness Can Free Us from Our Social Media Tribes
By learning to notice our biases, we can avoid deepening the tribal divide.
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5 essential L&D themes from Coursera Partner Conference
I recently had the pleasure of attending the 2019 Coursera Partners Conference in London, where we brought together academic, business and tech pioneers in a two-day celebration of learning. Amongst guest speakers were Thomas Friedman, Yale University, the Abu Dhabi Dhabi School of Government, AXA, Novartis, Coursera Co-Founder Andrew Ng, and many more. Throughout the […]
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Facebook’s controversial fact-checking partnership with a Daily Caller-funded website, explained
Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/5/2/18522758/facebook-fact-checking-partnership-daily-caller…
3 key moments from the House’s first-ever Medicare-for-all hearing
Source: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/30/18523886/medicare-for-all-house-hearing-ady-barkan-testimony…
A Scientist’s Spiritual Awakening
Jeff Warren – Could quietening the mind be possible in our faced-paced, Western lives? Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/29/a-scientists-spiritual-awakening/…