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  • L&D Is Long Overdue For a Modern Makeover!

    When I say “corporate training,” what comes to mind For many, it conjures visions of being stuck in a room for hours while someone walks through a boring PowerPoint presentation A lot of companies are stuck in the “sage on the stage” model when it comes to learning at work There are L&D people who...

  • November 17, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    What a week at Udemy! We launched a new research website with our 2017 Skills Gap Report, and our massive Black Friday sale kicked off It’s like the holidays came a little early this year So, read the roundup, then head over to Udemycom and stock up on $10 courses Why a Gen-X CEO Hired a Millennial to Help Him...

  • Udemy Launches 2017 Skills Gap Report On New Research-Focused Website

    We’re announcing two exciting new initiatives today: we just launched a new website to showcase all of Udemy’s research reports, infographics, and related media coverage, and that’s also where you can find our brand-new 2017 Skills Gap Report Udemy Research is home to our reports on hot topics like workplace...

  • November 10, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    This week’s roundup has advice for successful mentorships and picking an employer And a bit of opera What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew If you’re fortunate enough to have a caring, involved, and well-connected mentor, don’t squander that relationship! Your role isn’t to sit back and let them help you;...

  • Syrian Refugee Lands Software Engineering Job By Learning On Udemy

    One of our core beliefs at Udemy is that the best teachers aren’t always found in classrooms Mohamad Alaloush’s story bears that out, but his example also shows that the best students aren’t always found in schools Mohamad dropped out of university on three separate occasions, yet he’s one of the most avid...

  • Get Your House In Order! Tidying Guru Marie Kondo is Now On Udemy

    Best-selling author and organizing expert Marie Kondo has launched her first Udemy course, "Tidy Up Your Home: The KonMari Method," and there are no more excuses for having unwanted clutter in your life Kondo has become an international phenomenon since introducing her KonMari method, “a way of life and a state of...

  • November 3, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    Today’s roundup is chock full of goodies to make you smarter about early-career choices and help you manage your time and build your professional network, but we’ve also got some interesting material on how the brain handles online learning, plus a bit of inspiration from a young inventor Author Behind Viral...

  • October 27, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    Happy Friday! Perhaps your weekend includes an early Halloween party Or maybe you’ll use the time to keep working through Udemy courses or pursue a side hustle Whatever you’re up to, reading today’s roundup is the best way to kick things off Five Tech Myths People Still Believe If you are reading this, you...

  • October 20, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    Your faithful roundup editor has been on vacation, but we’re back now and feeling refreshed and ready to present you with new stuff to read Improve your memory, steal some productivity tips from Elon Musk, and applaud some entrepreneurs who have a social conscience Simple Ways to Be Better at Remembering Our...

  • People Innovators Summit: Agile Learning in an Era of Disruption

    Udemy for Business hosted its first People Innovators Summit in San Francisco last week, featuring a keynote by former Netflix CTO Patty McCord and speakers from Facebook, SAP, Intel, Zendesk, Pinterest, Box, Reddit, and many others It was an info-packed day for the sold-out audience, but you can read about some of...