Back in 2014, Dan Jones of West Sussex, UK, stumbled upon Udemy in a typical fashion He’d been offering videos about hypnosis for years on YouTube, had a Facebook fan page, and was running ads, but he wasn’t making money from these activities Like others before him, Dan didn’t want to pay someone else to set...
Happy Friday, folks! Hope everyone had a great week Check out this week’s bevy of thought-provoking articles, including why you need to find more quiet time for yourself and why you should probably talk to your coworkers in person What the Gig Economy Looks Like Around the World The so-called gig economy...
You're never going to have a better shot at engaging employees than on their very first day Starting a new job is equal parts stressful and exciting New hires are anxious to make a great first impression, and their new teammates are anxious for them to hit the ground running and become part of the...
Welcome to the weekend! Here’s wishing everyone a happy Passover, Easter, or other springtime celebration, although in the US, you may be spending the next couple of days doing your taxes too… How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject, or Negotiate a Job Offer If you’re lucky enough to find yourself mulling over a...
The roundup was on vacation last week, but we’re back and raring to go, with a backlog of news and ideas to get you thinking and talking Before we dive in, a quick heads-up that you can read about the most recent Udemy for Business People Innovators event over at their blog They got a huge turnout to discuss...
Welcome to the weekend, loyal roundup readers Kick back and dig into some reading material on how generations are mixing at work, why bosses are tracking employees, and what age people are when they get really good at different things When the Boss Is Half Your Age In today’s workplace, millennials dominate...
Annette Reilly Spreads the Healing on Udemy In a world wracked by stress, Annette Reilly wants to offer relief to as many people as possible That’s what drew her to kinesiology and acupressure and, eventually, to teaching on Udemy Annette had always been interested in health and wellness, from as far back as...
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Udemy has an office in Dublin, which is closed today, but we know they celebrated in proper style yesterday Regardless of where you are, why not raise a pint today too Erin go bragh! Stop Reading Lists of Things Successful People Do Oh yeah, we’ve all fallen for the clickbait Whether...
Tim Chartier leverages the drama of sports to make math and analytics engaging Some people like sports more than math; others prefer math to sports In Tim Chartier’s lectures, there’s room for both There’s also room for mime and puppetry, but more about that later Tim is a professor of mathematics at...
Sometimes, the best practices that go into designing a great course apply to other undertakings—and we want to share them with a broader audience In my role as instructor growth manager, I help Udemy instructors make their lectures more engaging, but the same advice applies to anyone giving a talk Whether...
“Everything is material!” says author Liz Egan, who is also books editor at Glamour magazine and instructor of the newly launched Udemy course “Glamour Presents How to Tell Your Story: Master the Basics of Writing Effective Stories”, which aims to help aspiring writers find their voice “Glamour...
Time for this week’s collection of news and ideas handpicked for your consideration From the elders to the kids: What I wish I’d known Millennials have a way to go before retirement, but they can learn a lot from those who are already there Journalism students were paired with retirees to find out what they...
