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  • 2016 Learning Trends on Udemy

    Check out the infographic we just released showing what people around the US are learning on Udemy and the interesting geographic and generational trends we’re tracking Are you typical of your age and...

  • Taylor McClenny

    Location: Newport News, VA Age: 27 Job title: Entrepreneur/founder Taylor McClenny is brimming with great business ideas So many, in fact, he sort of regretted having to graduate from his university, where he started developing some of those ideas as part of his business major In his final year, he indulged a...

  • Jay Karamales

    Location: Boise, ID Age: 54 Job title: Software architect/Project manager Jay Karamales isn’t one to sit by passively in the face of change When the northern Virginia area where he and his wife grew up started getting too crowded, they researched other small cities that met their parameters and relocated to...

  • Luis Martinez

    Location: Monterrey, Mexico Age: 35 Job title: Global Process Assessment Advisor When your boss comes along and tells you to find a resource and go learn something new, it could be unnerving But when that happened to Luis Martinez, it was no big deal because he’d already been using Udemy for a while and...

  • July 1, 2016: Friday News Roundup

    Happy early 4th of July to readers in the US, and a blessed Ramadan to our friends in Udemy’s Ankara office and everyone celebrating around the world Let’s see what caught our eye this past week Udemy LIVE: It’s a wrap! What a weekend that was! We’re all pretty thrilled with how our first event for Udemy...

  • June 24, 2016: Friday News Roundup

    Here we are at the end of the week and the beginning of awesomeness This isn’t just any Friday; it’s the start of Udemy LIVE! Udemy instructors from around the globe have been sharing messages and photos all week as they’ve made their way to San Francisco, and tonight we kick off the action with a reception at...

  • In Lagos, helping youth find work

    Five years ago Maureen Iyasele of Lagos, Nigeria, left her job as a chemical engineer in the oil and gas industry in search of more fulfilling work Watching so many of her young friends struggle to find jobs inspired Iyasele to found a center that would answer to the staggering unemployment rate in her country,...

  • Helping thousands build confidence through body language courses

    Vanessa Van Edwards describes herself as a “recovered awkward person” Social situations used to be hard for her - and it showed Then she started learning about body language, and discovered her passion for helping people like herself build confidence in social and professional situations, using body language and...

  • Lessons on punctuation from a copywriting pro

    What is the purpose of the semicolon When is an apostrophe appropriate Len Smith realized during his career as a copywriter that many people do not know the answers to these and tons of other punctuation questions Smith, a 71-year-old from Yorkshire, England, has been running his own business, Copywriting On...

  • Air Force veteran and mom of three shares strategic visions for success in 2015

    Nikki Lee served six years active duty in the United States Air Force as Network Systems Administrator in Missouri, South Korea, and Tuscon, Arizona During her service, Nikki worked hand-in-hand with the Army traveling to Afghanistan in support of her IT work and training fellow servicemen and women to use the...

  • Millennial online teaching addict

    Phil Ebiner admits that he has an addiction to online teaching When he first found Udemy in 2012, he would work at his full-time video production job then come home and spend six to eight hours working on Udemy course development He has now cut back to producing content about five hours each week, and spends a few...

  • A life transformed through learning and teaching

    It’s no secret that access to learning can propel a career as well as one’s personal growth What’s less talked about is how sharing knowledge can also expand one’s life experience and deliver emotional rewards Udemy instructor Teresa Greenway, 56, embodies both sides of that story: she made an incredible...