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EDUCBA
Unreal Engine: Design Dynamic Particle Effects for Games
This course is designed to equip learners with a deep, practice-oriented understanding of Unreal Engine’s Cascade particle system. Through a structured, multi-module approach, participants will construct foundational particle systems such as sprite emitters, implement GPU and mesh-based systems for performance and visual complexity, and integrate advanced emitters like beams, ribbons, and animated trails into real-time environments. Beginning with basic particle generation and manipulation, the course advances into high-performance GPU effects, curve-based control systems, and physics-enhanced emitters that react to skeletal animations and scene geometry. Learners will apply modular workflows, curve editors, vector fields, and material systems to develop expressive, stylized, or realistic particle effects for games, cinematics, and interactive media. By the end of the course, learners will be able to design, assemble, and optimize custom visual effects using Unreal Engine’s powerful particle tools, aligning artistic vision with technical execution.
Universidad de los Andes
Educación Matemática para profesores de infantil. Curso 2
En este curso de acceso gratuito*, conocerás algunos temas de las matemáticas escolares con la profundidad necesaria para que puedas ayudar a tus estudiantes a aprenderlas. Este es el segundo curso del programa especializado Educación Matemática para profesores de infantil. El primer curso también está disponible en Coursera. Cada curso tiene una duración aproximada de cuatro semanas, con una dedicación promedio de 6 horas semanales. Todas las evaluaciones tienen retroalimentación y podrás descargar la mayoría de los recursos del curso. En este curso, podrás conocer algunos temas de las matemáticas escolares desde dos enfoques: desde el contenido matemático y desde la enseñanza y aprendizaje de dicho contenido. Desde el enfoque del contenido, se persigue que los maestros de educación infantil tengan un mejor conocimiento del contenido de las matemáticas que enseñan, o que profundicen en el contenido que ya tienen. Para el enfoque de la enseñanza y aprendizaje, nos basamos en un marco que se llama análisis cognitivo y que es una herramienta para que el docente aborde los problemas del aprendizaje de un tema concreto de las matemáticas escolares. El conocimiento de los aspectos cognitivos del tema de las matemáticas escolares permite organizar expectativas de aprendizaje, establecer las fases del aprendizaje de un tema, formular expectativas de aprendizaje concretas, identificar y organizar errores y dificultades, y prever la actuación de los escolares. En el primer curso, tuviste la oportunidad de trabajar la lógica y la geometría en los módulos lógica elemental, pensamiento lógico matemático, geometría elemental y pensamiento espacial. En el segundo curso, de forma análoga al primero, trabajarás los temas número y medida en cuatro módulos: conceptos numéricos y estructuras numéricas elementales, pensamiento numérico, magnitudes y medidas y pensamiento métrico. Este curso incluye videos de presentación y explicación de los temas, actividades de aprendizaje y evaluación, mapas conceptuales, y bibliografía adicional. La evaluación está diseñada para que recibas realimentación que queda registrada en la plataforma, de manera que puedas continuar con tu progreso al conectarte nuevamente. Puedes descargar la mayoría de los contenidos para que los uses sin conexión a Internet. Este es el segundo curso del programa especializado Educación Matemática para profesores de infantil que la Universidad de los Andes desarrolló gracias al apoyo de INICIA Educación y el Instituto 512. * Al inscribirte al curso, puedes elegir la opción que más te interese: sin certificación, en cuyo caso tendrás acceso a todo el contenido y evaluaciones del curso de forma gratuita; o con certificación, en cuyo caso deberás aprobar un cuestionario de evaluación por módulo y cumplir con los demás requisitos de la plataforma: hacer la verificación de identidad al presentar las evaluaciones obligatorias, lograr el porcentaje mínimo para pasar el curso y pagar directamente a Coursera el precio de la certificación anunciado en la plataforma.
Coursera
Datadog: Performance Monitoring Tool
Datadog: Performance Monitoring and APM for Cloud Environments is an intermediate-level course designed to equip DevOps engineers, site reliability engineers, and developers with comprehensive application performance monitoring skills. In today's complex distributed systems landscape, traditional monitoring approaches fail to provide the visibility needed for effective troubleshooting and optimization. This course teaches you to implement Datadog APM solutions that provide end-to-end request tracing, intelligent alerting, and business-impact analysis across cloud-native architectures. Through hands-on labs, real-world case studies, and practical implementation scenarios, you'll master agent deployment strategies, trace analysis techniques, and dashboard design principles that transform raw performance data into actionable insights. Whether you're monitoring microservices on Kubernetes, serverless functions, or hybrid cloud deployments, this course provides the expertise needed to build observability systems that improve user experience, reduce incident response time, and support data-driven performance optimization decisions.
Northwestern University
ما هي وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي؟
"ما هي وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي؟" المساق الجماعي الإلكتروني مفتوح المصدر (Massive Open Online Course, MOOC) مُخصَّص لأصحاب الأعمال والمسؤولين التنفيذيين والمتخصصين في مجال التسويق الذين يودون بحق تحسين قدراتهم على تنمية استراتيجيتهم عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي باستخدام منهجيات فعَّالة ومثبتة. فيما لن يرشدك البرنامج "التعليمي" هذا إلى طريقة تنمية شخصيتك المهنية باستخدام وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي فحسب؛ بل سيمكنك من تطبيق ذلك بالفعل! هذه الدورة هي الأولى من ست دورات متخصصة في التسويق عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي: كيف يمكنك جني الأرباح في العالم الرقمي. بينما يمكن الحصول على هذه الدورة من دون مقابل، إلا أنَّ الدارسين المسددين لتكلفتها يحصلون على محتوى إضافي يتخطى أساسيات الدورة. إذ تحتوي مجموعة أدوات MOOC 1 على فيديو خاص من الاقتصادي Alessandro Acquisti بشأن البيانات الضخمة ومجموعة من الدراسات التي أجرتها شركة IBM بشأن استراتيجيات المشاركة والتسويق عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي والحد الأدنى من الأرباح. وقد صمِّمت هذه الدورة التدريبية لكي تمنحك الأدوات والرؤى والمعرفة والمهارات التي ستؤثر مباشرة على مؤسستك. فضلًا عن ذلك، سنساعدك في التواصل مع رائدي وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي. وستتمكن أنت وموظفو المؤسسة بعد استكمالك لهذه الدورة التدريبية من إقامة علاقات مع المستهلكين رفيعي القيمة بالنسبة لك والانخراط معهم وتعزيزها. إننا نعيش اليوم فيها خضم فترة من الاضطراب الهائل. إذ تغيِّر التكنولوجيات الحديثة طريقة تفاعل الأشخاص مع بعضهم البعض ومع المؤسسات محل اهتمامهم. ستبدأ معك هذه الدورة التدريبية في مسار تنمية استراتيجيتك عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي باستخدام منهجيات فعَّالة ومثبتة. تتضمن هيئة التدريس الإضافية لـ MOOC 1 ما يلي: * Judy Ungar Franks (رئيس شركة The Marketing Democracy ش.ذ.م.م والمحاضر في [كلية Medill للاتصالات التسويقية المتكاملة] بجامعة Northwestern)
CertNexus
Communicate Effectively about Ethical Challenges in Data-Driven Technologies
Leading a data-driven organization necessitates effective communication to create a culture of ethical practice. Communication to stakeholders will guide an organization's strategy and potentially impact the future of work for that organization or entity. It is not enough to talk about ethical practices, you need to to relate their value to stakeholders. Building out strategies that are inclusive and relatable can build public trust and loyalty, and knowing how to plan for a crisis will reduce the harm to such trust and loyalty. In this fourth course of the CertNexus Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET) professional certificate, learners will develop inclusive strategies to communicate business impacts to stakeholders, design communication strategies that mirror ethical principles and policies, and in case of an ethical crisis, be prepared to manage the crisis and the media to reduce business impact. This course is the fourth of five courses within the Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET) professional certificate. The preceding courses are titled Promote the Ethical Use of Data-Driven Technologies, Turn Ethical Frameworks into Actionable Steps, and Detect and Mitigate Ethical Risks.
High Tech High Graduate School of Education
How To Teach Us
Join High Tech High in this groundbreaking new course that follows the educational experiences of various students in our schools. We will will listen to them as they tell us How To Teach Us.
Duke University
Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software
Learn to code in Java and improve your programming and problem-solving skills. You will learn to design algorithms as well as develop and debug programs. Using custom open-source classes, you will write programs that access and transform images, websites, and other types of data. At the end of the course you will build a program that determines the popularity of different baby names in the US over time by analyzing comma separated value (CSV) files. After completing this course you will be able to: 1. Edit, compile, and run a Java program; 2. Use conditionals and loops in a Java program; 3. Use Java API documentation in writing programs. 4. Debug a Java program using the scientific method; 5. Write a Java method to solve a specific problem; 6. Develop a set of test cases as part of developing a program; 7. Create a class with multiple methods that work together to solve a problem; and 8. Use divide-and-conquer design techniques for a program that uses multiple methods.
University of Michigan
Applied Social Network Analysis in Python
This course will introduce the learner to network analysis through tutorials using the NetworkX library. The course begins with an understanding of what network analysis is and motivations for why we might model phenomena as networks. The second week introduces the concept of connectivity and network robustness. The third week will explore ways of measuring the importance or centrality of a node in a network. The final week will explore the evolution of networks over time and cover models of network generation and the link prediction problem. This course should be taken after: Introduction to Data Science in Python, Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python, and Applied Machine Learning in Python.
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Python
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you learn about Pub/Sub and how to create a topic and subscriber with a Python script, and then publish and view messages. Watch the short video Simplify Event Driven Processing with Cloud Pub/Sub.
Xbox
Interaction Design and UX/UI Principles
This comprehensive UX/UI design course empowers you to create intuitive and engaging digital products. Starting with foundational interaction design principles, you'll learn to craft user-friendly flows and wireframes. Next, bring your ideas to life by learning wireframing and prototyping techniques in Figma. Then, gain a deeper understanding of UX/UI principles, creating aesthetically pleasing and functional interfaces that prioritize the user experience. Finally, refine your designs through effective client feedback and iteration, ensuring your final product meets both user needs and business goals. By the end, you'll be equipped to design exceptional user experiences from concept to polished prototype. By the end of this course you'll be able to: • Recognize and apply interaction design principles to create user-friendly digital products. • Develop skills in creating wireframes and prototypes using Figma. • Apply UX/UI design principles to create visually appealing and functional interfaces. • Complete a final project demonstrating the ability to design a user-friendly digital interface. This is an introduction course, intended for learners with a passion for art and design, graphic designers who want to expand their skillset and add UX/UI design to their repertoire, web developers who want to learn how to design user-centered interfaces that enhance the functionality and usability of websites and applications, or anyone passionate about creating great user experiences. To succeed in this course, you should have basic literacy, some familiarity with basic design principles, and access to Figma.
Google
Aspectos básicos del diseño de la experiencia del usuario
Aspectos básicos del diseño de la experiencia del usuario (UX) es el primero de una serie de siete cursos mediante los cuales podrás acceder a las habilidades que necesitarás para postularte a trabajos de nivel básico relacionados con el diseño de UX. Los diseñadores de UX se centran en las interacciones de las personas con distintos productos, como sitios web, aplicaciones móviles y objetos físicos. Los diseñadores de UX hacen que esas interacciones cotidianas sean fáciles de usar, agradables y accesibles. Algunas de las tareas de un diseñador de UX de nivel básico podrían ser empatizar con los usuarios, definir las dificultades a las que se enfrentan, proponer soluciones de diseño, crear esquemas, prototipos y maquetas, y probar diseños para obtener comentarios. En el curso, que dictarán personas que trabajan actualmente como diseñadores e investigadores de UX de Google, realizarás actividades prácticas que simulan escenarios reales de diseño de UX. Los alumnos que completen los siete cursos de este programa de certificados adquirirán las habilidades necesarias para solicitar trabajos de nivel básico como diseñadores de UX. No se requiere experiencia previa. Al final de este curso, serás capaz de: - definir el campo de la UX y explicar por qué es importante para los consumidores y las empresas; - comprender algunos conceptos básicos del diseño de UX, como el diseño centrado en el usuario, el proceso de diseño, la accesibilidad y el diseño centrado en la equidad; - identificar los factores que contribuyen a un buen diseño de la experiencia del usuario; - enumerar algunas de las responsabilidades laborales más comunes de los diseñadores de UX de nivel básico y los equipos con los que trabajan; - explorar las oportunidades laborales y las carreras profesionales en el campo de la experiencia del usuario; - explicar por qué los sprints de diseño son una parte importante y útil del trabajo de un diseñador de UX; - empezar a crear un portfolio en línea donde puedas mostrar tus próximos trabajos; - unirte a comunidades en línea relacionadas con la UX y participar en ellas.
Imperial College London
Quality Improvement for Population Health
Quality improvement methods were first deployed in healthcare in e hospital settings. However, over the past decade particularly, there has been increasing focus on the application of these methods in improving population and public health. In this course, you will apply a combination of both approaches to population health improvement. You will also learn how to study and evaluate large improvement initiatives to capture learning effectively. Learning Objectives: Apply quality improvement methods in combination with population health frameworks to design a population health improvement initiative Understand how the use of geographic information systems contributes to quality improvement Critique different study designs for studying quality improvement initiatives
The University of Sydney
Information & Digital Literacy for University Success
This Specialization is aimed at preparing students for undergraduate study in an English-speaking university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture, and providing you with practical strategies to apply to your studies. In this course, you will learn how to develop your Information & Digital Literacy Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Access and search for information efficiently and effectively using a variety of digital tools. 2. Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context. 3. Filter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic study. 4. Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and use of information. 5. Understand how to use digital tools for referencing and attribution in order to avoid plagiarism. 6. Understand how to disseminate and communicate information in a professional way, including managing digital identity and building networks for learning and research.
Coursera
Marketing with Pictory.AI: Create and Edit Videos
In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to Create engaging videos from Texts, Create interactive videos from visuals. and Brand videos with customized features. By the end of this project, learners will be skilled at using Pictory.ai to create and customize engaging videos for marketing. They'll learn to transform scripts and articles into videos, add text, combine pictures and clips, edit existing videos, and create a consistent brand look across all videos. This will enable them to produce high-quality video content effortlessly, enhancing their marketing narratives.
Amazon Web Services
Troubleshooting: AWS CloudFormation Stacks
In this course, you will learn how to view important information about AWS CloudFormation stacks. Use this information to help troubleshoot common issues and provide effective support case details if you need to escalate to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Support.
Peking University
Chinese for HSK 3 PART I
大家好！Hi, everyone, welcome to join our Chinese for HSK Level 3 course. This is CHEN Li and LU Yun, and we are very happy to meet you here! Chinese for HSK 3 is a 10-week course. It consists of two parts: Part I, which is a 6-week program, covers vocabulary and grammar delivered mainly through dialogues and passages; Part II takes 4 weeks to complete and the foci are exercises and testing strategies. Chinese for HSK 3 aims at the third level of HSK. It is the counterpart of Level 3 of the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages and the B1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Chinese for HSK 3 Part I includes: 30 video lectures with dialogue role plays by PKU students; More than 300 new words on the basis of HSK 1 and HSK 2; More than 60 new grammar points; Review the words you have learnt in HSK 1 and HSK 2 courses. New words and texts via audio; Quizzes for each lesson and HSK test papers; At the end of the course, you will be able to communicate in Chinese at a basic level in your daily, academic and professional lives. You can manage most communication in Chinese when travelling in China. Specifically, you will master certain grammar knowledge containing fundamental sentence structure and usage like sentences with “把”, sentences with “被”(passive voice), comparative sentences and rhetorical questions. Moreover, you will master the meaning of fixed structure and usage of sentences like “….for sb…”(对…来说), “increasingly…” (越来越), etc. It does not matter if you complete HSK Level 1-2 or not, as long as you have obtained basic Chinese language competency. Hope you enjoy our Part I course and glad to see you in our next Part II course. CHEN Li, LU Yun and Chinese for HSK Level 3 team.