1. Self-Directed Learning
Brian Chorba
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SPR Consulting

2. Digital education platforms
Opportunity to learn a skill in a compressed amount of time
Sharpen skills for their existing roles
Develop talents for next career moves
Organizations of all types who embrace remote work and education
Help people become more informed and articulate on many hot topics
Strengthens confidence
Read these series of articles on The Economist to gain more insight into how technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment.

3. Khan Academy

4. Khan Academy Non-profit educational organization
Created in 2006 by educator Salman Khan
Goal of creating an accessible place for people to be educated
Produces short lectures in the form of YouTube videos
A range of subjects including
Math by Subject and by Grade
Science & Engineering
Computing including Computer Science and Computer Programming
Arts & Humanities
Economics & Finance
Test Prep including SAT, MCAT, & GMAT
College Admissions

5. Khan Academy

6. Khan Academy Learn something very specific Articles
Videos (transcribed)
Courses
Track progress
 If you need to learn something very specific, Khan academy is great (although they have full courses as well)
 For example: if I want to just learn how to implement a Binary Search, I would go to Khan and see if there was an article or video
The videos are broken down in small chunks and are transcribed for those who have hearing issues.
you can track your progress if you want to take a complete course.

7. Codecademy

8. Codecademy
Online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages including
HTML and CSS
Python
Java
PHP
JavaScript
Ruby
SQL
Sass

9. Codecademy Interaction Practice Badging
Very effective for learning new tech topics
Sign in and show them the beginnings of whatever the featured course is (today it is HTML/CSS):
Show them that it is not just that you are watching, you are doing as well, so it is more in depth than Khan Academy
You get a badge for completing your course which you can place on LinkedIn
VERY effective way to learn technology topics

10. Vendor Specific

11. Microsoft Microsoft Virtual Academy From Beginner to Expert
Program related
Additional training specific to getting certification
Videos (with transcripts)
Save courses in Learning Plan
Click through and go to Developers > Mobile Developers

12. Microsoft Virtual Academy
You will need to have a Microsoft account
You can create one when you try to sign up

13. MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses

14. MOOCs Delivered by universities or training organizations
Many are self paced
Edx.org – non-profit, open source
Programs and certificates
Read more about MOOCs in this article from The Economist
Describe moocs and let them know that one of the advantages is that they are delivered by universities
Many are self-paced
Edx.org is a good resource for moocs because it is run by universities, and is a non-profit, open source org
Show them some of the courses, but also show them that edx.org has programs (certificates)

15. edX.org Founded by Harvard & MIT Learning destination & MOOC provider
Connected to universities
Courses
Transcript next to video
Instructor lead or self- paced
Certificates – uses webcam / photo ID
Minimum fee
MicroMasters

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