Forget overpriced schools, long days in a crowded classroom, and pitifully poor results. These websites and apps cover myriads of science, art, and technology topics. They will teach you practically ...

Contrary to conventional thinking, it's never too late to learn a new language. Use these tips to get started. For more than two years, Dulcie Shoener of Milwaukee has done daily German lessons on her ...

Recently, a close friend’s niece was having trouble graduating from college. She needed to pass a math class to graduate but wouldn’t take it because she feared flunking it. A belief that she just ...

Some people would have you believe that it takes 10,000 hours to learn a new skill. But not necessarily. In his TEDx Talk, "The first 20 hours," author and business expert Josh Kaufman busted the myth ...

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As the CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up and the parent—and coach and cheerleader and chauffeur—of three small kids, I struggle to carve out time for learning new things. A bit ironic since the company ...

Sooner or later, everyone fails at something. But does everyone learn from their failures? In fact, the evidence suggests that most people struggle to grow from mistakes and defeats. When researchers ...

The journey to expertise begins with a solid foundation of knowledge. In the first stage of Bloom’s Taxonomy, remembering, you absorb the essential facts and concepts of your field. For aspiring chefs ...

Blackboard Learn 9.1 translates legacy courses into what it calls Original courses. But even those Original courses receive some noteworthy improvements. First and foremost, they’ll look as good ...

As businesses integrate Artificial Intelligence into their systems, technology professionals are looking at a new frontier of AI innovation. This is in the area of Meta-Learning. Meta-Learning is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There are only 24 hours in a day, and usually about a third of that is spent sleeping. So, the ...