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28DIGITAL
Impact from digital transformation: A Nano course
Do you believe that a lot of industries will fundamentally change due to digital power in the upcoming 5 to 10 years? Do you believe that what often today has been called 'disruption' might happen to an industry of your specific interest? Do you believe in the value of becoming able to predict how that kind of change will evolve in order to do digital transformation and thereby avoid ending up with big problems in the future? Then this course is for you! In this nano-course, you will get an overview of how to implement digital transformation and the impact it has. If you find it interesting, then the full course on this topic is also available for you to follow: https://www.coursera.org/learn/doing-digital-transformation
Microsoft
MLOps and responsible AI practices
This course equips you with the essential skills to take generative AI models from development to production. You will learn to implement robust MLOps practices on Azure, including automated CI/CD pipelines, version control, and full lifecycle management for your models. Simultaneously, you will dive into the critical principles of Responsible AI, using Microsoft’s framework to build fair, transparent, and ethical models that you can deploy with confidence.
Vanderbilt University
Generative AI for University Leaders
Generative AI is rapidly reshaping industries and the skills that students are going to be expected to have to be employable. As the pace of technological change accelerates, universities must innovate to stay competitive and ensure that they are giving students the skills that they need to be competitive. At the same time, generative AI offers the potential to transform university operations, from automating course scheduling and content creation to streamlining expense reporting and administrative functions. This course provides university leaders with a foundation to understand enough of the key fundamentals of how generative AI works and what it can do to make effective strategic decisions. The course provides a primer on the innovative potential of generative AI across all disciplines and the opportunity for higher education to lead the way in reshaping how students learn and how we work in the future. It shows what is happening in industry and the strategic opportunities for institutions to focus on to help their students excel in the future of work. The course also provides the foundation that an institution needs to get started innovating with generative AI, ranging from policy to platform. The course covers the essential platforms and infrastructure for effective generative AI integration in university settings, offering advice on investment priorities, efficient resource distribution, and pinpointing key advocates to create an interdisciplinary culture of innovation across campus.
Google Cloud
Designing and Querying Bigtable Schemas
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you explore a Bigtable instance and use the Bigtable CLI (cbt CLI) to query data in Bigtable. You also design a table schema and row key using best practices for Bigtable.
Board Infinity
Master Performance Optimization and Utilities in Teradata
Master Performance Optimization and Utilities in Teradata is a comprehensive course aimed at enhancing participants' skills in optimizing database performance and utilizing Teradata utilities effectively. The course is divided into three modules, covering advanced database optimization techniques, Teradata utilities overview, and implementing Teradata solutions. Module 1: Database Optimization Techniques Module 1 focuses on advanced database objects and performance optimization strategies. In Lesson 1, "Advanced Database Objects and Performance Optimization," participants will explore views, macros, stored procedures, and temporary tables, learning how to leverage these objects for performance enhancement. Lesson 2, "Performance Tuning," dives into techniques such as collecting statistics, analyzing explain plans, troubleshooting spool space issues, and efficiently managing temporary tables. Module 2: Teradata Utilities Overview Module 2 provides an overview of essential Teradata utilities for data loading, extraction, and manipulation. In Lesson 1, "Teradata Utilities - FastLoad, MultiLoad, BTEQ," participants will learn how to use FastLoad for fast data loading, restart failed FastLoad jobs, utilize MultiLoad for bulk data operations, and leverage BTEQ for data import/export tasks. Lesson 2, "Teradata Utilities - FastExport, TPT," covers FastExport for efficient data export, Teradata Parallel Transporter (TPT) for enhanced data loading and unloading, and TPT Selector for data manipulation tasks. Module 3: Implementing Teradata Solutions Module 3 focuses on designing, implementing, and future-proofing Teradata solutions. In Lesson 1, "Designing and Implementing Teradata Solutions," participants will explore solution design best practices, implementation strategies, troubleshooting common issues, and real-world implementation examples. Lesson 2, "Future Trends in Teradata Technology," examines the evolution of Teradata, emerging technologies and trends, integration with other technologies, and strategies for preparing for future Teradata developments. Learning Objectives: 1. Define: Identify and explain advanced database objects and optimization techniques in Teradata. 2. Explain: Describe performance tuning techniques and Teradata utilities for efficient data management. 3. Analyze: Evaluate solution design principles, implementation best practices, and troubleshooting strategies in Teradata. 4. Apply: Utilize Teradata utilities effectively for data loading, extraction, and manipulation, and prepare for future trends in Teradata technology. Target Audience: This course is designed for database administrators, data engineers, solution architects, and anyone involved in optimizing database performance and utilizing Teradata utilities. It is suitable for intermediate to advanced users seeking to enhance their skills in performance optimization, database management, and future-proofing Teradata solutions. Disclaimer: This course is an independent educational resource developed by Board Infinity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Teradata Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. This course is not an official preparation material of Teradata Corporation. All trademarks, service marks, and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
Coursera
Production Deployment and Advanced Patterns
The Production Deployment and Advanced Patterns course is designed for developers, engineers, and technical product builders who are new to Generative AI but already possess intermediate programming knowledge, basic Python proficiency, and familiarity with development tools and APIs, and who want to build, deploy, and scale AI-powered agents in real-world applications. The course equips learners with the skills to transform AI agents into professional-grade applications ready for real-world use. Starting with user interface development, learners build interactive agent interfaces using Streamlit for rapid prototyping and Flask APIs for scalable integration across platforms. They then explore advanced UI patterns such as streaming responses, interactive visualizations, responsive design, and effective expectation management to create seamless agent experiences. The course progresses to packaging and distributing agents through the GPT Store, emphasizing testing, optimization, deployment, and monitoring strategies for reliability and growth. Learners also master enterprise-grade integration, including role-based access control, audit logging, compliance documentation, and cost-performance management at scale. Finally, the course introduces DSPy, shifting from manual prompt engineering to programmatic, self-optimizing agent development with embedded ethical safeguards and continuous improvement pipelines. By the end, learners will have the skills to build secure, scalable, and future-proof AI systems.
Coursera
Using Google Forms for Student Success
By the end of this project, you have used Google Forms to create several tools to use with your students and parents in order to ensure a successful school year. With volunteer sign-up forms, you can simplify your volunteer process within your classroom and across the school. Through exit tickets and assessments, you will be able to check your student’s understanding of the content taught that day or during a unit so that you can adjust instruction to address misunderstandings or gather summative assessment data for student reports. You will also create a course evaluation that you can use with students to improve your approach for future classes. There are endless opportunities to use Google Forms - let’s get started! *You will need a free Google account for this project.
Coursera
Visualize, Analyze, and Boost Marketing Performance
What if you could pinpoint exactly where prospects drop off in your marketing funnel—and use data to fix it? Studies show that marketers who use visualization tools are 28% more likely to improve conversion rates, simply by identifying bottlenecks earlier. This Short Course was created to help Digital Marketing professionals build interactive marketing funnel visualization dashboards using business intelligence tools and systematically analyze performance data to identify high-impact opportunities for measurable marketing improvements. By completing this course, you’ll be able to demonstrate mastery through hands-on creation of interactive marketing funnel dashboards with connected data sources, performance analysis reports that identify specific optimization opportunities with quantified impact potential, and documented insight-action workflows that mirror real-world campaign optimization processes used by professional marketing teams. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Apply BI tooling to build a marketing funnel visualization dashboard Evaluate data to identify actionable insights for improving performance metrics This course is unique because it combines hands-on dashboard creation with strategic insight analysis—ensuring you don’t just visualize data, but transform it into growth-driving actions. To be successful in this project, you should have basic digital marketing knowledge, familiarity with Google Analytics, and beginner-level data analysis experience.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Elements of Computer Aided Manufacturing
In this course, learners will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of computer-aided manufacturing and its implementation through open-source software. The course involves topics related to Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP), Essentials of CNC machines and Robotic Arms, NC programming, and Toolpath generation through open-source software and CAD/CAM tools PowerShape and PowerMill. This course is best suited for undergraduate students in mechanical engineering. Professionals working across IoT, Product Design, Materials, Mechanics, and System Design functions in Automotive, Aerospace, FMCG, Pharma/Medical Equipment Production, Energy, Metals and Mining, and Oil and Gas – potential sectors for the deployment of Digital Manufacturing and Smart Factory concept. After completing this course, a learner will be able to • Write NC programs using G-codes and M-codes • Generate NC programs for the toolpath for machining, engraving, laser cutting, etc. • Generate NC programs for the toolpath for 3D printing • Utilize a CAD/CAM tool PowerShape and PowerMill
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media
Whereas the focus of traditional literacy pedagogy has been the written word in its standard and literary forms, this courser expands the scope of literacy learning to encompass contemporary multimodal texts and the wide range of ways of making meaning that occur in different social and cultural contexts. Another course, "Literacy Teaching and Learning: Aims, Approaches and Pedagogies" addresses pedagogical aspects of literacies. This "Multimodal Literacies" learning module does not require or expect that participants will have already completed the "Literacy Teaching and Learning" module. -------------------------------- Recommended Background -------------------------------- This course is designed for people interested in literacy teaching and learning, including people who may wish to join education as a profession, practicing teachers interested in exploring future directions for a vocation that is currently undergoing transformation, and community and workplace leaders who regard their mission to be in part "educative." -------------------------------- Related Resources -------------------------------- Online resources are available here: https://newlearningonline.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Literacies-Mary-Kalantzis/dp/1107578698/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1661288799&refinements=p_27%3ABill+Cope&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Bill+Cope -------------------------------- Join our Online Communities! -------------------------------- CGScholar (Create an account and join the New Learning community) https://cgscholar.com/community/community_profiles/new-learning/community_updates Facebook https://www.facebook.com/newlearningonline Twitter https://twitter.com/neolearning -------------------------------- Take this Course for Credit at the University of Illinois -------------------------------- This course has the same content and anticipates the same level of contribution by students in the Assessment for Learning course offered to graduate certificate, masters, and doctoral level students in the Learning Design and Leadership Program in the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Of course, in the nature of MOOCs many people will just want to view the videos and casually join some of the discussions. Some people say that these limited kinds of participation offer evidence that MOOCs suffer from low retention rates. Far from it – we say that any level of engagement is good engagement. On the other hand, if you would like to take this course for credit at the University of Illinois, you will find more information about our program here: https://ldlprogram.web.illinois.edu/overview/ And you can apply here: https://education.illinois.edu/epol/programs-degrees/ldl -------------------------------- The Learning Design and Leadership Series of MOOCs -------------------------------- This course is one of a series of eight MOOCs created by Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis for the Learning Design and Leadership program at the University of Illinois. If you find this MOOC helpful, please join us in others! e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning for the Digital Age https://www.coursera.org/learn/elearning New Learning: Principles and Patterns of Pedagogy https://www.coursera.org/learn/newlearning Assessment for Learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/assessmentforlearning Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-knowledge-human-development Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies https://www.coursera.org/learn/ubiquitouslearning Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/learnerdifferences Literacy Teaching and Learning: Aims, Approaches and Pedagogies https://www.coursera.org/learn/literacy-teaching-learning Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media https://www.coursera.org/learn/multimodal-literacies
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Audio digital con Pure Data
En este curso aprenderás los principios del audio digital a través de Pure Data, un lenguaje de programación gráfica enfocado en la creación y procesamiento de sonido. Con este fin abordaremos, de manera general, las diferentes herramientas que ofrece este lenguaje. Más específicamente, veremos cómo grabar, reproducir y procesar sonido en Pure Data, y abordaremos también técnicas básicas de síntesis de sonido.
Google Cloud
Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation - Português Brasileiro
Neste curso intensivo sob demanda, os participantes vão conhecer os serviços abrangentes e flexíveis de infraestrutura e plataforma fornecidos pelo Google Cloud, com foco no Compute Engine. Com o auxílio de videoaulas, demonstrações e laboratórios práticos, os participantes têm chance de conhecer e implantar elementos da solução, incluindo componentes de infraestrutura, como redes, máquinas virtuais e serviços de aplicativos. Você vai aprender a usar o Google Cloud no Console e no Cloud Shell. Além disso, vamos detalhar o papel de um arquiteto de nuvem, abordagens de design de infraestruturas, configuração de redes virtuais com a nuvem privada virtual (VPC), projetos, redes, sub-redes, endereços IP, rotas e regras de firewall.
Curtis Institute of Music
Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas! I'm delighted to launch another set of new lectures of this course as Part 2. As before, this class is meant for people of all levels of experience with Beethoven's music (including no experience at all!). Remember that you are able to watch the lectures as many times as you like, at whatever pace is comfortable for you. As I’ve done with the first set of Beethoven lectures, I look forward to meeting with students—online and in person, in various cities. The dates and locations will be posted in the Announcements and Events section, as part of the course content. So please remember to check back there for details. In these four new lectures, we will explore the following sonatas: • Sonata Op. 2, No. 3 • Sonata Op. 13 (“Pathetique”) • Sonata Op. 53 (“Waldstein”) • Sonata Op. 90 The Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation supports Curtis’s lifelong learning initiatives.
Case Western Reserve University
Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence, hope, mindfulness, and compassion help a person reverse the damage of chronic stress and build great leadership relationships. The Positive and Negative Emotional Attractors inspire sustained, desired change and learning at many levels.
Alfaisal University | KLD
كيفية السيطرة على التوتر والقلق
التوتر والقلق (Tension & Anxiety) هما مشكلتا عصرنا الحالي، وهما من الأسباب الرئيسية لجميع أمراضنا النفسية والعضوية، وتنشأ هاتان المشكلتان من حقيقة أن عقولنا تفكر في مشاكلنا طوال الوقت دون أن الاستراحة ولو لفترة بسيطة، كي نكون قادرين على استعادة النشاط الفكري والجسدي. هذه الدورة هي دورة تمهيدية؛ فهي تلقي الضوء على أساسيات الموضوع بشكل عام بهدف التعريف به وبمحاوره الأساسية التي يجب الإلمام بها. إذا كنت من المهتمين بفهم كيفية السيطرة على التوتر والقلق، أو كان مجال عملك يتطلب توظيف ذلك في سياق عملك، فهذه الدورة ستكون مثالية لإغناء خبرتك وتطوير مهاراتك بشكل فعال ومؤثر. حيث ستزودك هذه الدورة باطلاع واسع ودقيق على مجموعة من المحاور المتعلقة بهذا الموضوع، مثل: التعرف على كيفية جعل حياتنا خالية من التوتر والقلق، استعراض الآثار الجسدية لمشكلتي التوتر والقلق، فهم الأسباب المؤدية إلى التوتر والقلق، تبيان ضرورة السيطرة على الشعور بالتوتر والقلق.
Google Cloud
Gemini for Security Engineers - 한국어
이 과정에서는 Google Cloud의 생성형 AI 기반 파트너인 도구인 Gemini가 클라우드 환경 및 리소스 보호에 어떤 도움이 되는지 알아봅니다. Google Cloud의 환경에 예시 워크로드를 배포하고, Gemini를 이용해 잘못된 보안 구성을 확인 및 해결하는 방법을 배웁니다. 실무형 실습을 통해 Gemini가 클라우드 보안 상황을 어떻게 개선하는지 경험할 수 있습니다. Duet AI의 이름이 Google의 차세대 모델인 Gemini로 변경되었습니다.