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Intel
Introduction to Learning Remotely
As schools transition from traditional physical classrooms to an anywhere learning environment, there is a need to explore the challenges and provide insights into how these practices affect various education stakeholders, including educators, learners, and their parents or guardians. This comprehensive course aims to support and improve teaching and learning processes and focus on beneficial parent, teacher, and student learning partnerships. It also explores the importance of maintaining good mental and physical well-being for educators and learners in an anywhere learning environment. Course Theme: Creating an engaging virtual learning environment Communication skills in establishing strong home support Expected Duration: 6h (3 Modules x 2 hours) Desired Outcomes: At the end of this course, educators will be able to: Identify and manage the stress faced in a remote learning environment Improve the remote learning experience through micro-learning concepts Empower parents or guardians as remote learning co-pilots (home tutoring) Design more parent-participation-focused lesson plans Create and organize workspace to provide an engaging teaching and learning experience that supports online learning using technological tools Certification: A course certificate will be awarded upon completion of course content and assigned tasks for each course. A level certificate will be awarded upon completion of all courses within the level. Required Tasks for Certification: Completion of all three modules. Plan and design a 20-minute webinar. Design a microlearning experience. Discussion Post: What is the most memorable partnership you’ve had with a parent or guardian? Course Reflection: Record the most eye-opening revelation as you reflect on a successful or engaging virtual learning experience for your learners or yourself. Available Course Materials: Grid Template Microlearning Lesson Plan Example – G8 English Sample Virtual Learning Experience Blueprint SMART Goal Setting Template Virtual Learning Experience Blueprint Virtual Learning Experience Blueprint with Tech Checkpoint Webinar Planning Template
Johns Hopkins University
COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents
Vaccination is a key strategy for preventing serious illness and death from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines are available for children 5 and older, but many parents have questions about vaccinations. This training course prepares parents of school-age children, PTAs, community members, and school staff to be Vaccine Ambassadors and promote vaccine acceptance in their communities. After completing the course, Vaccine Ambassadors will be able to share knowledge about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine, engage in conversations about vaccine hesitancy in a respectful and empathetic way, and direct people to credible sources for further information about COVID-19 vaccines.
University of Colorado Boulder
Designing Breakthrough Advertisements: Basics to Begin
Designing Breakthrough Advertisements: Basics to Begin will teach you the skills to make breakthrough advertisements. In this course you will learn how to approach writing headlines and commercial scripts. We'll explore how to direct art and conquer page layouts. And we'll cover typefaces and visuals, so that you know how and when to employ them. All with the singular goal of crafting pieces of communication that will get your potential customers engaged and more likely to respond to your message. So if you're ready to do some advertising and make that investment in your business, then this is course for you. We’ll show you the best practices to make sure you're making the most effective advertisements you can make. After all, if you're taking the time to develop a marketing plan and a media placement strategy, shouldn't you also take the time to learn how to make an advertisement that won't get immediately ignored?
Starweaver
Advanced Practices in Application Security
As cyber threats grow in sophistication, organizations can no longer treat application security as an afterthought. This course equips software developers, cybersecurity professionals, and DevSecOps teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). You’ll master practical, up-to-date techniques aligned with industry frameworks from NIST, OWASP, CISA, and CSA. Learn to integrate secure coding, threat modeling, and supply chain security from the ground up. Explore secure development practices using NIST’s SSDF, adopt Secure by Design principles endorsed by over 100 leading software firms, and implement controls from OWASP and CSA’s Cloud Controls Matrix. Gain hands-on experience with tools for static analysis, container security, SBOMs, and threat modeling methodologies like STRIDE. Through a comprehensive fictional case study, you’ll apply these skills in real-world scenarios—from legacy integration to cloud-native deployments—preparing you to lead security-first development in any organization. Stay ahead of regulatory demands and design secure software from day one.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sex from Molecules to Elephants
About this course Skip About this course Sexual reproduction can be defined as the sort of reproduction by which each organism arises from the fusion of two cells. This generally implies, with some exceptions, that each organism has two parents. This description might sound trivial it is however not at all. Before the appearance of sex, organisms reproduced solely by division. One cell divided into two cells, no partners, no fusion, just simple cell division. This simple cell division is still here. In fact, the trillions of cells that make up your body are all the descendants of a single cell that underwent several dozens of cell divisions. Surprisingly, most multicellular, as well as, many unicellular organisms reproduce by sex. We might take it thus for granted but this course will show you that it is a rather peculiar and enigmatic process. This course will provide you with the necessary tools to understand how sex works and to marvel at its mysteries. We will start by meeting the actors of this greatest drama in their native habitats, from ancient bacteria that live in thermal geysers in Yellowstone national park to the great mammals that roam the African savanna. We will also briefly discuss the history of life on earth and its contemporary state. The second unit defines the rules of the game explaining the mechanisms of heredity and evolution. The third unit focuses on meiosis, the fundamental and conserved molecular event that forms the basis of sex. And that might have led to the appearance of sex in the first place. We will also explain the fertility cycle and male and female germ cell development. The fourth unit describes the striking variability of sex determination throughout the animal kingdom. We will discuss the requirement for two genders and their considerable cost. Finally, we will dive in the gulf of Aqaba to meet organisms that are both male and female either at the same, or at different times. Sex requires cooperation between two individuals – a male and a female – that are in a basic conflict of interest. Furthermore, males and females compete among themselves. This complex network of cooperation and conflict forms the fascinating plot we will tell in the fifth unit that will discuss the patterns of reproduction and social behavior of different animals – corals, insects, spiders, fish, birds, and mammals. We will be intrigued to discover that the same basic conflict is resolved by a huge range of approaches, from altruistic behavior all the way to open warfare and infanticide. The sixth unit takes us to fertilization and beyond. Starting at an IVF clinic we follow embryonic development throughout the animal kingdom from insects to tadpoles and humans. The seventh unit is dedicated to flowering plants that made our world colorful, sweet-smelling and tasty and that produce almost all animal food.
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Foundation of Global Supply Chains
This four-module course delivers a rigorous, end-to-end mastery of modern supply chains—from foundational architecture to performance governance, network design, and coordination at scale. Beginning with first principles (value creation, surplus maximization, decision horizons, cycle and push–pull views), the course builds analytical fluency with the Supply–Demand Uncertainty Framework and strategic fit. Learners then elevate from theory to instrumentation: translating competitive priorities and order-winner/qualifier logic into channel-spanning KPIs using SCOR and the Balanced Scorecard. The journey advances to network design across manufacturing and services, quantifying cost–service trade-offs, inventory positioning, site selection, and optimization models (transportation, facility location, network flow, transshipment) with practical Solver implementations. Finally, the course treats coordination as a design problem of incentives, information, and governance—diagnosing bullwhip, deploying CPFR/VMI, and operationalizing visibility via control towers, RFID/IoT, and blockchain—under the realities of global heterogeneity and sustainability imperatives. The result is an executive-caliber capability to architect resilient, data-driven supply chains that align strategy with measurable performance and deliver superior customer promise at optimal total cost. This course is intended for management students and professionals aspiring to careers in supply chain management, logistics, operations, or procurement. To succeed in this course, you should have a basic understanding of operations management, quantitative methods, and analytical problem-solving. Upon completing this course, you will: 1. Conceptualize supply chains as integrated systems of value creation, flow, and surplus. 2. Apply strategic frameworks (cycle view, push–pull, uncertainty alignment, strategic fit) to design and evaluate supply chains. 3. Translate competitive priorities into channel-spanning performance metrics using SCOR and Balanced Scorecard frameworks. 4. Architect network structures that balance cost, responsiveness, risk, and sustainability through analytical modeling and scenario evaluation. 5. Diagnose and mitigate coordination failures (e.g., bullwhip effect) using collaborative mechanisms (CPFR, VMI) and governance levers. 6. Leverage emerging technologies (IoT, blockchain, control towers) to enhance supply chain visibility, integration, and resilience. 7. Critically assess global supply chain challenges across cultural, regulatory, and geopolitical contexts.
Duke University
MySQL-for-Data-Engineering
In this 2 hour project, you will get hands-on practice with MySQL for data engineering tasks. You will learn how to interact with MySQL databases from the command line interface, import and modify external datasets, integrate MySQL with Python applications, and more. By the end, you will have practical experience with essential MySQL skills needed for manipulating, processing, and working with relational databases in a data engineering context.
Adobe
Create and Publish Content for Your Audience with AI
Your creative work deserves an audience — and a professional presentation. In this course, you’ll learn how to deliver projects confidently and authentically in an AI-driven world. You’ll build polished presentations, automate publishing workflows, and use Content Credentials to ensure creative integrity and transparency. Explore how to present, protect, and promote your creative voice using Adobe Express, Firefly, and Acrobat tools. By the end of the course, you’ll have created a verified, professional creative portfolio that showcases both artistry and responsible AI use — ready for collaboration, clients, and career growth.
Google
Create a High-Performing Team
This is the first course in the Google People Management Essentials specialization. In this course, learners will be introduced to the foundational principles of effective people management, starting with the crucial mindset shift from individual contributor to team leader. Learners will explore Google's research on what makes teams effective, including the importance of open communication and a culture of learning, and will begin to explore how AI can enhance a manager's effectiveness. By the end of this course, you will: - Examine the mindset shifts that contribute to being a successful manager. - Describe common pitfalls new managers encounter when transitioning from an individual contributor role. - Apply strategies to foster open communication and a culture of learning. -Understand how managing up and across the organization benefits your team's success.
Packt
Change Management
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Navigate the complexities of organizational change with this comprehensive course on Change Management. Designed to equip you with actionable insights, you'll learn to lead change effectively, minimize resistance, and maximize engagement. By the end of this course, you'll have mastered frameworks and strategies to implement change with confidence. The journey begins by introducing Kotter's 8-step process and foundational tools like Lewin's Force Field Analysis to help you understand and plan change initiatives. You'll explore emotional and practical impacts, learning techniques to address resistance and foster buy-in from your team. The Change Curve will provide insights into managing team emotions during transitions. As you progress, the course dives deeper into leadership during change, highlighting the critical roles and strategies leaders must adopt. Videos on engagement and guiding people through change ensure you can maintain morale and alignment throughout the process. Real-world applications like business development and continuous improvement round out the learning experience. This course is perfect for managers, team leaders, and business professionals seeking to navigate organizational shifts. Whether you're restructuring, introducing new ideas, or managing evolving workflows, these skills are essential. No prerequisites are required, and the content is tailored for an intermediate audience ready to take their leadership to the next level.
Coursera
Datadog for Beginners: Monitoring Made Simple
Transform your applications from mysterious black boxes into fully observable, intelligently monitored systems with Datadog - the platform trusted by Netflix, Airbnb, and thousands of companies worldwide. This beginner-friendly course demystifies monitoring through hands-on practice with real scenarios. You'll start by understanding why that 3am outage happened and how monitoring could have prevented it. Then you'll build dashboards that actually tell stories about system health, not just display random metrics. Finally, you'll configure alerts that catch real problems without flooding your inbox with noise. Through practical exercises based on actual production crises, you'll gain the monitoring skills that separate amateur developers from professional engineers. By course completion, you'll confidently implement monitoring strategies that prevent outages, accelerate debugging, and impress technical interviewers. Whether you're a developer wanting to level up, a system administrator embracing DevOps, or anyone responsible for application reliability, this course provides the observability expertise that modern teams demand. Join us to master the tool that turns chaos into clarity. This course is perfect for beginners who want to master the fundamentals of monitoring using Datadog. Whether you're a developer, system administrator, or anyone responsible for system reliability, you'll learn how to configure Datadog to collect metrics, create insightful dashboards, and set up smart alerts to proactively prevent issues. With hands-on exercises based on real-world scenarios, this course equips you with the skills to transform your applications from black boxes to fully observable, reliable systems. To get the most out of this course, learners should have a basic understanding of web applications, cloud computing concepts, and command-line usage. You don’t need to be an expert—just familiar with how modern web applications run on servers, how cloud environments host and scale them, and how to execute simple commands in a terminal. These foundational skills will help you follow along as you install monitoring agents, configure integrations, and analyze data across systems using Datadog. By the end of this course, you’ll have the practical skills to set up, visualize, and manage complete monitoring systems using Datadog. You’ll be able to identify performance issues before they impact users, design dashboards that tell meaningful stories about system health, and configure intelligent alerts that keep teams focused on what truly matters. Most importantly, you’ll gain the confidence to apply these observability practices in real-world environments—transforming unmonitored systems into reliable, data-driven platforms.
Pearson
Programming Generative AI: Unit 3
Unlock the full potential of generative AI with our advanced course module focused on state-of-the-art multimodal models. This course is designed for learners eager to bridge the gap between images and text, and to master the latest techniques in AI-driven content generation. You’ll begin by exploring the foundational concepts behind multimodal models, learning how contrastive language-image pre-training enables seamless integration of visual and textual data. Discover how these models power innovative applications like semantic image search, allowing you to query image content without manual labeling. Dive deeper into the mechanics of latent diffusion models and unravel the inner workings of stable diffusion, gaining the skills to transform text prompts into entirely new, never-before-seen images. The course also covers essential strategies for evaluating generative models and introduces efficient methods for fine-tuning and adapting pre-trained models to new styles and subjects. By the end, you’ll be equipped to build, adapt, and optimize cutting-edge text-to-image systems—ready to innovate in creative, research, or commercial settings.
ISC2
Access Control
Course 2 - Access Controls This is the second course under the specialization SSCP. In this course, we will examine the business of controlling how our systems, services, resources and data can be Safely accessed only by those authorized to do so. We will discuss authentication methods, trust, the identity management life cycle and access control models. Course 2 Learning Objectives After completing this course, the participant will be able to: - Categorize identity and access management implementation authentication methods. - Discuss the importance of trust from a security standpoint. - Compare levels of trust among various relationships and internetwork architectures. - Explain the implications of trust among third-party connections. - Differentiate among the activities of the identity management life cycle. - Categorize various access control models. - Define the elements, methods, and processes used when administering access control models. Who Should Take This Course: Beginners Experience Required: No prior experience required
EDUCBA
Mastering Foreign Currency Accounting & Hedging Techniques
Learners will analyze foreign currency transactions, apply hedging techniques, and evaluate US GAAP requirements for complex multi-stage accounting scenarios. This course equips participants to confidently measure exchange gains and losses, implement forward contracts, assess hedge effectiveness, and interpret financial impacts across reporting periods. By completing this course, learners gain the practical skills needed to manage real-world foreign currency exposures, enhance the accuracy of financial reporting, and strengthen decision-making in global business environments. Through step-by-step examples, hands-on calculation practice, and clear guidance on valuation and remeasurement, learners develop a strong command of foreign currency and hedge accounting principles. What makes this course unique is its structured progression—from foundational exchange rate concepts to advanced hedge accounting under US GAAP—paired with detailed walkthroughs of real transaction scenarios. Learners not only understand the “what” but truly master the “how” behind foreign currency accounting, preparing them for professional roles in multinational organizations, finance teams, and audit environments.
Yale University
Anatomy of the Head and Spine
Anatomy of the Head and Spine is the part of a series of courses from Yale covering the anatomy of the entire body as well as the fundamentals of diagnostic imaging. It provides an in-depth exploration of the anatomical structures of the head and spine through a combination of theoretical instruction and virtual laboratory dissections. Led by Professors Charles Duncan and Bill Stewart, the course begins with foundational knowledge of the spine, spinal cord, and vertebral regions, including their structural features, curvatures, and blood supply. Subsequent modules focus on the skull, cranial nerves, brain, and associated structures, emphasizing detailed dissections of the cranial vault, facial nerve, and base of the brain. Students will analyze the brain’s lobes, vasculature, and cerebrospinal fluid pathways, as well as the relationships among cranial nerves, dural folds, and venous sinuses. The course concludes with an examination of the skull base, nasal and paranasal structures, oral and pharyngeal cavities, and the upper airway, providing a comprehensive understanding of head and spine anatomy essential for advanced medical studies and clinical application.
Coursera
Create a Professional Automated Landing Page using Mailchimp
In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to design a professional landing page with a lead magnet to collect email addresses from scratch. We will then use the Email Automation feature from Mailchimp to send an automated email with an option to download the Free lead magnet and a Call to Action to join a webinar where a marketer can then sell premium products. This lead generation strategy is highly effective with really high conversion rates if done right. This guided project is beginner-friendly. You don’t need any experience in email marketing or graphic design in order to complete this project. I will teach you everything you need to know to complete this project. We will begin by creating a Mailchimp account and then explore the Mailchimp’s dashboard in detail. Most people have no idea about the level of resources that Mailchimp’s have. So we will explore all of these resources. Then, we will try to understand the fundamentals of landing pages, lead magnets and how to effectively design them for high conversion. We will then design our “Grow a list” landing page from scratch using beautiful stock images. Then in the final task, we will use the Email Automation feature from Mailchimp to send an automated email to the subscribers with the Free lead magnet and a Call to Action to join a Free Webinar. By the end of this project, you will have a high converting Automated landing page which you can post on your Youtube channel, Facebook groups, LinkedIn page or boost it through Facebook ads. Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.