Love learning in the snow with The Ski Club’s Freshtracks courses
Ski Club members can benefit from exclusive courses in the French and Italian Alps, led by qualified instructors and mountain guides, with like-minded skiers of similar ability. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
THESE are the best golf courses in Northern Ireland
IS IT POSSIBLE to have unrequited love for a golf course? If it is, then I think that would sum up my relationship with the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
LinkedIn Learning Debuts Over 9,000 Online Courses
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Popular career-focused social media site LinkedIn has released LinkedIn Learning, an online learning website devoted to teaching people new career skills and helping businesses train their employees. LinkedIn Learning, which launched on September 23, has more than 9,000 courses in subjects like programming skills, writing, and accounting. An average of 25 […]
Nikon School Online Offers Photography Courses
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Nikon has announced the launch of a new online photography and video training program meant to further the skills of Nikon camera owners of all levels of knowledge. Nikon School Online has officially launched as an expansion on the company’s current nationwide Nikon School program. Participants can view courses from a computer, […]
College Courses Open Only to One Race Draw Criticism
(Photo: Moraine Valley Community College) Moraine Valley Community College located in Palos Hills, Illinois is offering classes only available to African Americans. The courses are geared at making students feel more comfortable, but that decision is being called into question by students and parents. College 101, a required course for all students focusing on diversity, has […]
Startup Village Launches SV.CO Online Entrepreneurship Courses
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) On August 15th, the digital version of Startup Village, called SV.CO, will launch a free online course on entrepreneurship as well as a more intensive course to prep to give potential tech startups the tools they need to succeed. The course aims to bring the best industry practices to engineering students so that they […]
Report: Online Credit Recovery Courses in Montana Need Support
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A new report from an education research group in Portland, Oregon has found that schools offering in-school structure and support for online students in credit recovery show higher passing rates. The report came out at the same time the Montana Digital Academy decided to add additional “on-the-ground” support for students in the […]
Yale Petition Seeks to Add Diversity to English Courses
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A student petition circulating through Yale University seeking to “decolonize” the undergraduate curriculum for English majors has caught the attention of the English department at the school. The petition is asking department faculty members to reevaluate the core and introductory courses for the major at the school. Students are pushing for […]
MIT, United Arab Emirates Offer Free Courses in Middle East
(Photo: Jeffrey Betts, Creative Commons) A new collaboration between MIT and United Arab Emirates’ Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education will allow Arab students from all backgrounds to access education online from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Last month, the Ghurair family donated $ 1.14 billion, equal to a third of their wealth, to the foundation. […]
Education Commission: Broaden Access to AP Courses
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new report titled “Advanced Placement: Model Policy Components,” released by the Education Commission of The States, details the factors needed for successful Advanced Placement (AP) programs in high schools. Research shows that student participation in Advanced Placement (AP) classes, which were launched in 1955 by the College Board, strongly correlates […]