People look at MBA school as like I want to parachute into being the boss instead of earning it. I don’t think that’s good.
T-Mobile Launches $10.7 Billion Project 10Million to Help Remote Learning
T-Mobile has announced the launch of Project 10Million, a $10.7 billion initiative to help deliver internet connectivity to underserved children.
DreamBox CEO: Adding Technology To Learning Is Not Martyring Your Kids
We’ve got to be intentional about subjecting ourselves to the scrutiny of third-party evaluators to make sure that parents and teachers don’t think they’re martyring their kids just by adding technology to their learning experience.
At Honeywell Innovation is Always the Key, Says CEO
“Anything we do in Honeywell, innovation is always the key,” says Honeywell CEO Darius Adamczyk. “Whether it’s expanding into Europe, driving more robotics, a connected warehouse offering which we are bringing to customers and having a broader play, are the key technology levers for that business.”
Your Choice Isn’t College or Oblivion, Says Mike Rowe
“Your choice isn’t college or oblivion. It’s not higher education or alternative education,” says Mike Rowe of the TV show Dirty Jobs. In 2008, Mike created the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to launch a national PR campaign for skilled labor.
The Best Companies Have Very Bright Futures
The best companies have very bright futures says tech investor Geoff Lewis. He says that the way he always thinks about private company valuations is as a discount on the future versus a premium on the past.
Former Microsoft COO Concerned About US Universities vs. China: ‘The Big Risk for Tech is Talent’
Former Microsoft COO Bob Herbold discussed in an interview (below) the fact that computer science and engineering schools are now competing strongly with US universities.
Google Seeks to Transform Education with New Change Center
Last week the Google for Education Transformation Center was announced as a hub and launch pad for school change. Google has long been involved in pushing technology to improve and modernize education, but with the launch of the Center it…
Coursera for Business Focuses on Corporate Training
Coursera for Business, just launched, is a new education technology platform by Coursera that targets extended learning for enterprise employees. The platform focuses on training and development needs of employees of large corporations. Coursera itself launched in 2012 and now…
Google Tag Manager Fundamentals Now More Widely Available
Last summer, Google launched a training course for marketers, analysts, and developers to teach them about Google Tag Manager and how it can simplify tag implementation and management. It’s part of Google’s Analytics Academy learning program. On Thursday, the company…
Judge Judy Is on the Supreme Court, According to an Alarming Number of College Grads
In oh-jeez-that’s-the-world-we-live-in news, an alarming number of college grads think that Judge Judy hears cases … on the Supreme Court. The depressing news comes inside a report from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. “There is a crisis in…
Bing Ads Academy Training Program Announced
Microsoft announce the launch of Bing Ads Academy, a new training program for advertisers to learn how to get more out of Bing Ads. There are courses for both newer customers and those who have been at it for a…
Facebook, Google Ask Congress to Make Computer Science a K-12 Priority
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and more than a dozen other advocacy groups have sent a letter to the Chairman and ranking members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee. The letter…
Google Is Bringing VR to the Classroom
Google launched an app earlier this year that allows teachers to create virtual reality field trips using Google Cardboard VR. Now, the company is getting a little more hands-on and taking the Google Expeditions initiative straight to the classroom. Google…
Hootsuite Launches Business Social Media Education Program Called Podium
Hootsuite announced the launch of of a new online education program called Podium, aimed at helping people develop skills for getting more out of social media for business. A spokesperson for the company tells WebProNews, “As one of the top…
Here’s Your Chance To Learn Google Tag Manager
Google has a new training course available for marketers, analysts, and developers aimed at teaching them about Google Tag Manager and how it can simplify tag implementation and management. It’s the latest addition to the company’s Analytics Academy learning program.…
Geenio Makes Course-Authoring Easier For Organizations
Commissioned News Story (Source: Geenio) A lot of modern organizations are already using some form of e-learning technology for employee onboarding, training, performance, and assessment initiatives, but online training courses often don’t live up to the needs of instructors, trainees,…
Khan Academy Just Hit A Big Milestone
Khan Academy, which took the world by storm with its simple, free educational materials a couple years ago, announced a big milestone this week. They’ve surpassed 3 billion problems answered. That means three billion people have answered quiz questions after…
The Self-Governed Success of Non-Formal Education
Commissioned News Story (Source: Bircham International University) Non-formal education can provide students with a quality education, despite being an unregulated industry. It’s regulated by its students, and provides opportunity to those who would otherwise have an opportunity to have an…