By: John Heijligers, Art Director for EIT Digital at Eindhoven University of Technology. Creating engaging videos is one of the greatest challenges for online teaching, as video can create learning experiences that go beyond the classroom. The instructor’s enthusiasm and passion for the topic is crucial when it comes to creating an engaging video. As…
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For Teacher Appreciation Day, we’ve highlighted 5 courses that share innovative teaching strategies, ways to incorporate new technology in the classroom, and how to get students to engage. 1. Get Organized: How to be a Together Teacher This course is designed for teachers who juggle time-sensitive tasks and often-exhausting teaching schedules. With an eye toward…
By: Talia Kolodny, Partner Community Manager To continue our series highlighting Coursera’s Outstanding Educator Awards, we’re thrilled to feature Dr. Christopher Brooks, winner of the Outstanding Educator Award for Innovation. Read on to discover the innovative teaching strategies that Dr. Brooks uses in the Applied Data Science with Python Specialization. #1 Teaching globally, learning locally…
By: Talia Kolodny, Partner Community Manager To continue our series highlighting Coursera’s Outstanding Educator Awards, we would like to share the unique teaching strategies used by Dr. Yvonne Breyer and her team of expert instructors, Nicky Bull and Prashan Karunaratne. Dr. Breyer leads the Excel Essentials for Business Specialization and together with her team, is…
By: Talia Kolodny, Partner Community Manager In a heartfelt speech at Coursera’s annual partners conference hosted by Arizona State University, Andrew Ng, Coursera Co-founder and Co-chair, announced the 2018 Outstanding Educator Award recipients. Addressing the educators in the room, he said: “I don’t know any other group of people in the world that is doing…
By: Linlin Xia, Coursera Senior Teaching and Learning Specialist Key stakeholders from across our partner community who have collectively brought more than 2,500 courses to life on Coursera came together at our sixth annual Partners Conference to discuss strategies for creating high-quality online courses. Below are 3 key takeaways from this year’s Course Teams Track…