These days if a programming language ain’t got that OOP, it ain’t worth a thing. Well, anyway, that’s how it sometimes seems. When I started programming back in the early 80’s hardly anyone had heard of OOP (Object Oriented Programming). When Byte magazine published a “Special Issue on Smalltalk” in 1981, the writers had to explain not only what object orientation was but also how a graphical user interface worked (most computers had text-based displays). They even had to give…
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Photographing children can be quite challenging especially if they are between the ages of one and four years old. Children at this age are usually uncooperative because they don’t want to sit still and have a very short attention span. I have been photographing children professionally for over ten years and have given up expecting them to pose in front of the camera. Okay, sometimes it works, but not without a lot of coaxing, bribing, and tearing your hair out….
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Intuition sometimes gets a bad rap. It’s got a reputation for being weird, woo-woo or strange. But intuition is simply a way of knowing — that’s available to everyone. Plus, we’re biologically hard-wired to be think and act intuitively. Most of us have a hard time remaining observant of our emotions and thoughts. Generally spiritual intuition seems to come on spontaneously, after we’ve developed our physical intuition and gotten to the point in our meditation practice where we feel dharana…
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Many people get lost when it comes to creating a website. Where do I start? What do I need to learn? Am I coding this right? These are all common questions. If you’ve never written any code for a website and have no idea where to start or if you’ve written some code but don’t know what the next step is — don’t get discouraged! What you’re reading right now will help guide you through the web development process. Here’s…
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I’ve spent the last ten years teaching people to program. From groups of students just out of school to developers who’ve been programming since before I was born. In doing so, I’ve noticed there is a right and a wrong way to learn a programming language. **Check out the master trainer Mark Lassoff’s FREE Adobe Flash course here! If you have never tried programming before and are looking for a fun way to begin, this course is for you.** Here are five tips…
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What if your students purchased your course again—but this time, for a friend? We just released Udemy Gifting, where anyone can purchase your course as a gift for a friend, just in time for the holiday season. When your students log into your course, they will now see a “Gift” button in the upper right corner.   HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF UDEMY GIFTING TODAY: Ask yourself: Who, in my students’ lives, would benefit from taking my course? Would…
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Strategic Partnership Helps Professionals Apply Jack Welch’s Proven Leadership Principles to Improve Business Performance and Accelerate Careers Herndon, VA—November 19, 2012—The Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University and Udemy, a leading online education marketplace, announce today a strategic partnership to offer online leadership development solutions available through a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider. The Jack Welch Management Institute applies the celebrated management practices of Fortune magazine’s “Manager of the Century,” Jack Welch and combines real-world instruction with immediate,…
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Just as the Japanese, Spanish and French languages are uniquely different, programming languages also have their variations, some more popular and easier to use than others. With the recent introduction of some new ones, there is a ‘war’ of modern day languages. What’s easier and faster to use is not always the best option. **Want to learn programming? Check out some awesome online programming courses!** Below we highlight three of today’s most popular programming languages. Whether you’re looking to learn…
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the best way to gain traction for your last course is by cross-promoting a new course.  In this post, overcome the very first challenge of creating your next course: choosing a topic. Start With What You Know and Love There are two base ingredients in this recipe for success: exhaustive knowledge of the subject and a passion for sharing what you know.  Nobody wants to learn from someone that isn’t an expert…
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We have a never-before-shared or tested (we’re walkin’ on the wild side today) cross promotion strategy for our instructors. We’re calling it Partner Up! What do I mean by that? This month, we suggest you partner with a fellow instructor and cross promote each other’s courses. For example, Cathy Erway’s Healthy Cooking course would interest some of the students in Kino MacGregor’s Intro to Ashtanga Yoga course and vice versa. Healthy eating and fitness—it makes sense, right? Take a moment and…
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