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How To Teach English Online | Thinkific

How To Teach English Online | Thinkific

thinkific.com — In a digitally-connected world where there are more than 1.5 billion people looking to improve their English by connecting with native-speaking instructors around the world, there's never been a better opportunity to dip a toe into teaching English online. Picture it: the ultimate side gig that allows you to make money from anywhere in the world.

What Are the 6 Stages of Learning?

What Are the 6 Stages of Learning?

thinkific.com — Bloom's Taxonomy is a well-established pedagogical framework for helping teachers effectively meet the needs of their students - but can course creators and entrepreneurs leverage the same framework for their business? We certainly think so. When you were in school, where did you thrive: numbers or words?

How COVID-19 Impacted the Online Course Industry

How COVID-19 Impacted the Online Course Industry

thinkific.com — When COVID-19 prompted lockdown measures across Europe and North America in March 2020, the impact on brick and mortar establishments was immediate. From sprawling factories to mom-and-pop corner shops, the pandemic drove customers and employees back into their homes and forced business owners to reconsider their future.

How To Build A Lesson Plan (Plus Template!) | Thinkific

How To Build A Lesson Plan (Plus Template!) | Thinkific

thinkific.com — So you've got a great course topic, you've built a course outline to help you deliver, and now you're all set to start your first lesson plan. When it comes to building an online course that delivers, you need to be strategic about your lessons.

7 Keys To Creating A Personal Brand | Thinkific

7 Keys To Creating A Personal Brand | Thinkific

thinkific.com — In a world where anyone with access to the internet and social media can build a platform, the competition for audience attention has never been tougher. For entrepreneurs looking to stand out from the crowd, a personal brand is key. Your personal brand begins at the intersection of your existing skills, passions, values, and beliefs.

How To Create An Effective Course Outline | Thinkific

How To Create An Effective Course Outline | Thinkific

thinkific.com — You've searched through your expertise, validated your topic, and at long last you've landed on the perfect plan for your next online course. It's time to start putting that wisdom onto the course builder, but you know this material like the back of your hand - do you really need a course outline?

10 Black Thinkific Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets To Success | Thinkific

10 Black Thinkific Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets To Success | Thinkific

thinkific.com — The 2019 State of Women-Owned Business Report estimated a 21% growth in women-owned businesses in the USA between 2014 and 2019, against a 9% growth in businesses overall. In the same period, however, firms owned by Black women grew at more than double that rate, peaking at 50% and making Black women the fastest-growing entrepreneurs of their peers.

6 keys to building your network as an entrepreneur | Zapier

6 keys to building your network as an entrepreneur | Zapier

zapier.com — Building a business is a herculean task that stretches even the most skilled of multitaskers, and that means networking can often fall by the wayside. But establishing a strong network isn't an optional extra-it can be the key to your professional growth as an entrepreneur.

How These Entrepreneurs Pivoted Their Businesses Online | Thinkific

How These Entrepreneurs Pivoted Their Businesses Online | Thinkific

thinkific.com — When the Covid-19 pandemic forced much of the world indoors early this year, businesses found themselves staring down a new challenge: staying profitable and engaged in a brave new socially-distanced world. Many companies made a seamless transition to remote work, some even making the call to make their remote workforce an indefinite arrangement.

Why We're Launching A National Initiative To Celebrate Mentorship - Lighthouse Labs

Why We're Launching A National Initiative To Celebrate Mentorship - Lighthouse Labs

lighthouselabs.ca — Mentorship is central to the learning experience at Lighthouse Labs. Our team of talented mentors are essential to student success - their varied input equips students with a collection of problem-solving strategies they can take into every challenge. They're the bridge between students and the professional development world, and they're a touchpoint for students to expand their network.

Our Journey to 12 Weeks - Lighthouse Labs

Our Journey to 12 Weeks - Lighthouse Labs

lighthouselabs.ca — Here at Lighthouse Labs, we're committed to staying ahead of the curve in the world of coding education and digital literacy. Our bootcamp curriculum is informed by industry, mentors, alumni, and staff to ensure we understand what it takes to create job-ready developers.

The Women Behind Your Tech - Lighthouse Labs

The Women Behind Your Tech - Lighthouse Labs

lighthouselabs.ca — From Ada Lovelace to Katherine Johnson, women have been behind some of tech's greatest achievements. This International Women's Day at Lighthouse Labs, we're celebrating a few of the unsung heroes who have left an impact on the tech landscape. Annie spent 34 years as a computer programmer at NASA, where she developed code to support alternative power technologies.

Visualizing the Business Value of the Blockchain

Visualizing the Business Value of the Blockchain

Visual Capitalist — Many people are familiar with blockchain technology, but did you know that Ethereum has the largest and most active blockchain community in the world? Unlike many other blockchain networks, Ethereum is programmable. This customizable feature has enabled developers to solve problems ranging from digital identification and privacy, to corporate ownership and data security.

Map: A Visual Guide To Europe's Member States

Map: A Visual Guide To Europe's Member States

Visual Capitalist — EU, NATO, and Schengen, oh my! Amidst whispers of Brexit and potential changes within NATO, you might be wondering how these organizations fit into the big picture of Europe's member states. Europe has members in at least four major treaty groups, each of which governs a different aspect of the region's infrastructure.

Map: Which Cities Hold Africa's Wealth?

Map: Which Cities Hold Africa's Wealth?

Visual Capitalist — For many people, the concept of a shorter workweek is enticing. After all, it can be difficult to find enough time for the things we love. Is it reasonable then, in our quest for happiness, to begin working less? Advocates of a shorter workweek would agree, but these policies have yet to be widely-adopted.

Blockchain Governance: How Boundaries Can Help the Blockchain to Scale

Blockchain Governance: How Boundaries Can Help the Blockchain to Scale

Visual Capitalist — The emergence of Bitcoin took the world by storm through its simplicity and innovation. Yet, plenty of confusion remains around the term itself. The Bitcoin blockchain-not to be confused with the bitcoin cryptocurrency-involves a vast global network of computers operating on the same distributed database to process massive volumes of data every second.

Facebook's Volatile Year in One Giant Chart

Facebook's Volatile Year in One Giant Chart

Visual Capitalist — While looking at the top countries by GDP is a useful big picture measure, it can also be informative to look at the components that make up an economy as well. Examining a country's economic building blocks can tell us a lot about what stage of development the country is in, and where competitive advantages may exist.

Facebook's Volatile Year in One Giant Chart

Facebook's Volatile Year in One Giant Chart

Visual Capitalist — While looking at the top countries by GDP is a useful big picture measure, it can also be informative to look at the components that make up an economy as well. Examining a country's economic building blocks can tell us a lot about what stage of development the country is in, and where competitive advantages may exist.

How the Blockchain is Powering Our Future

How the Blockchain is Powering Our Future

Visual Capitalist — The emergence of Bitcoin took the world by storm through its simplicity and innovation. Yet, plenty of confusion remains around the term itself. The Bitcoin blockchain-not to be confused with the bitcoin cryptocurrency-involves a vast global network of computers operating on the same distributed database to process massive volumes of data every second.

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Oxford Fintech Programme - A Webinar with David Shrier

Oxford Fintech Programme - A Webinar with David Shrier

getsmarter.com — The field of financial technology (fintech) is growing rapidly. Financial Innovations are disrupting the existing marketplace with the changes they bring across the fields of commerce and markets. As business leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs build a strategy to future-proof their organisations for the changes brought by fintech, there is a growing need to educate oneself around the technology in order to remain part of the broader conversation.

Identifying Opportunity in Emerging Trends in Fintech

Identifying Opportunity in Emerging Trends in Fintech

jennyscribani.com — Fintech is booming, with a rapidly increasing cohort of innovators developing new technologies to disrupt traditional financial solutions. In such a dynamic space, where new solutions are hitting the market with growing frequency, it can be difficult to stay in the loop, let alone become an early adopter.

The Challenges of Securing the IoT

The Challenges of Securing the IoT

jennyscribani.com — The IoT is growing more pervasive every day, as it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid interacting with an interconnected web of smart devices. By 2017, the number of interconnected devices on the IoT already exceeded the world population at 8.4 billion, and analyst firm Gartner estimates that number to grow to 20.4 billion devices by...

The GetSmarter Dinosaur - GetSmarter Career Advice

The GetSmarter Dinosaur - GetSmarter Career Advice

getsmarter.com — When will you stop learning? At the age of 80, the Dinosaur decided he had more to learn. The Dinosaur, as he's affectionately known around the GetSmarter offices, has the distinction of being one of GetSmarter's oldest students.
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