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...
Company leaders can acknowledge the gravity of world events and still keep people focused on their work responsibilities so the business doesn't lose momentum Regardless of where they fall along the political spectrum, American workers are preoccupied, stressed and distracted by the near-constant stream of...
This is not a drill: it is already March! We’re not sure where the time has gone, but the news marches on too Five Hidden Ways to Find Out if You’ll Hate Working Somewhere Sometimes receiving a job offer leads to confusion more than celebration You’re not sure if it’s the company for you and wish you could...
With the launch of “Unreal Engine 4: How to Develop Your First Two Games,” Udemy continues to offer the best selection of high-quality courses to help developers learn and master the newest technologies in their field Using Unreal Engine’s Blueprint Visual Scripting system, students will be able to master...
Happy Friday, everyone! Get your weekly dose of ideas and inspiration here 6 Tips for Keeping Your Team Focused When the News Won't Stop We’re all feeling this: the constant flow of hard-to-ignore news stories sending ripples through our social media channels and daily lives Here, our VP of People Lisa Haugh...
It seems a lot of managers and business leaders believe they have a ‘millennial problem’ and are scratching their heads over how to incorporate this generation into the workplace Perhaps the bigger problem is approaching millennials as if they were a monolithic group with uniform needs and desires On the...
