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Microsoft launch free online courses to help people learn skills to land digital jobs amid COVID
Microsoft today launched StepIn2Tech, a free online training programme that will help equip 10,000 people with the digital skills needed to work in emerging fields as working from home looks set to continue.
Developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, StepIn2Tech is designed to support anyone who is interested in (more…)
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People Laugh When Warren Buffett Says These 3 Words. But They’re Pure Emotional Intelligence
I’ve been reading all of Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letters, for my free ebook, . (You can download it here.)
That experience gave me another idea — to read the transcripts of the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meetings over the years. And a single, three-word phrase jumped out over and over.
In fact, you’ll (more…)
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Free online courses to improve digital skills and numeracy during lockdown – Manchester Evening News
The government has launched free online education courses for people to take while they are staying at home.
It is hoped the initiative will boost people’s digital and numeracy skills and lead to improved job prospects once the lockdown ends.
The courses cover a range of levels, from everyday maths (more…)
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New brain imaging research sheds light on the neural underpinnings of emotional intelligence
Recently published neuroimaging research provides evidence that the directional connectivity between several brain regions plays an important role in emotional processing abilities.
Although interest in emotional intelligence has been steadily growing since the 1990s, the underlying neural mechanisms behind it have yet to be clearly established. The new study, which (more…)
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The effectiveness of online learning: Why students aren’t logging in to online courses – Resource hub for schools and districts
According to a United States of Education report, over 7 million students missed 15 or more school days between 2015–2016. Now in 2020, there are a multitude of schools moving to online and students face even more challenges.
In today’s world, in-person learning isn’t always a viable option, so (more…)
