Podcasts about coursera mooc

In this episode, Sukh reflects on shares his experience of completing a Coursera MOOC on Resilience. It was with Dr Karen Reivich from the University of Pennsylvania. Key things that are talked about in this episode are: definition of resilience variables of resilience thinking traps real time resilience building positive emotion strengthening relationships You can complete the strengths survey here "VIA Survey of Character Strengths" https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter You can connect with Sukh on Twitter @sukhpabial.

A machine on your advisory board? Host Gregg Garrett is joined by Cheri Alexander, a professor at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, for a discussion on machines joining virtual boards, lessons learned through Cheri’s 30+ years of leading a Fortune 50 company as well as over a decade of educating one of the world’s top business schools. Cheri also shares her Top Three ranging from her husband who taught her to challenge herself to colleagues who reinforced surrounding yourself with people who know more than you to an aspirational mentor turned colleague who taught her about positive leadership. And you have to hear what she says about the 11 C’s of Leadership. About Cheri Alexander Cheri Alexander teaches Leadership and Managing Human Capital in the Bachelors and Masters Programs at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. In addition, she teaches assorted leadership and HR topics for Ross Execution Education. Prior to January 2021, she was the Chief Innovation Officer-Corporate Learning in the Ross Executive Education Department. Before her time at Ross, she was with General Motors (GM), where prior to retirement, she was the President of the General Motors University and Executive Director Global HR. In that position, she was the Chief Learning Officer of the company overseeing Global Learning & Performance. Alexander was also part of the company’s Global Integration Team that oversaw Global HR Implementation, focusing on the emerging markets. Alexander had thirty-three years with GM which included successful International Human Resource Management and Labor Relations experiences. She has HR expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions, JV formation and execution, talent management, succession planning, leadership development, corporate universities, security, crisis management, safety, industrial health engineering, and business process outsourcing. She was nominated several times and twice received the prestigious Chairman’s Award for her work. Since joining the University of Michigan in 2008, she has continued her positive leadership practices. In addition to working in the Human Capital space, Alexander had assignments in Plant Management, Quality, and Engineering. She lived and worked in 4 countries on 3 continents and was responsible for all HR outside of North America, as the Vice President of HR for International Operations, overseeing and visiting operations in 51 countries. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Alexander received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan, as well as her first Masters in Industrial Health Engineering. She was selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and completed her Masters of Science in Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is also a Certified Executive Leadership Coach. Alexander has published word on Noise Induced Hearing Loss and completed her thesis on the Relocation of Dislocated Automobile Workers. Her work is cited in three books, United We Stand, by Wilbur and Weakley, Successful Mergers, Acquisitions, and Strategic Alliances by Gancel, Rodgers, and Raynaud, and Road to Power, by Colby. Along with Professors Sytch and DeRue, she teaches Managing Talent in the highly successful Coursera MOOC, Leading People and Teams. In addition to her work, Alexander is on the Boards of Inforum Center for Leadership and debunk-it, LTD, a European consultancy. She is dedicated to global education and often speaks on her favorite topics, “Being International” and “Global Superficial Homogenization – White it Means to be Global.”    Show Highlights During this episode: Building your virtual board: When will a machine be added? [0:59] Thought: AI holds the first spot of your advisory board; is this the right answer? [6:18] Welcome human-centric guest, Cheri Alexander [7:02] The “Top Three” Dr. Richard Redding: Cheri’s husband who teaches her to challenge herself [13:38] Cheri’s 11 C’s of Leadership [16:12] Holger Kimmes: Colleague who reinforced surrounding yourself with others who know more than you [27:37] Dr. Robert Quinn: An aspirational mentor turned colleague who taught her about positive leadership [41:50] A bonus Top Three member: Cheri’s daughter, Dr. Alexis Redding [46:32] Transformation & Disruption Innovation in education [48:00] Machines vs Humans: How competition moves forward [51:27] You have to hear this… Write down three things you’re grateful for everyday [54:27] Additional Information Contact Cheri Alexander: Cheri’s LinkedIn Cheri’s Twitter Leadership Training Course: “Leading People and Teams” Contact Gregg Garrett: Gregg’s LinkedIn Gregg’s Twitter Gregg’s Bio Contact CGS Advisors: Website LinkedIn Twitter

Have you ever gotten pain relief from a placebo? Placebos, chemically inert pills, injections, even surgeries, relieve pain, ease suffering, and improve health even when the patient knows they're not getting "real" medicine. New research opens a window as to how and why that happens. Inspired by a recent New York Times Magazine article, Chicago Brain Buddies, comedian Aaron Freeman & University of Chicago Neuroscience professor and Coursera MOOC star, Peggy Mason, Peggy is still in Paris, France this week, merrily joke about and chat up placebo biology. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chicago-brain-buddies/support

Andrew Metrick is one of the best teachers in the Yale School of Management. In this episode he walks us through exactly how he co-taught a class on the Global Financial Crisis with former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, turned that course into a highly rated Coursera MOOC, and then used those resources to reinvent the in person class. Our conversation is chock full of practical advice for anyone who teaches online or in person.

Episode 5 In this episode, Jay & Bob sit down with David Severski, Manager of the Information Security program at Seattle Children's Hospital to talk about the challenges & rewards of building a data-driven security program from the ground up. Along the way, they cover education, tools, engaging the community and what lies ahead for data-driven security. Resources / people featured in the episode: David Severski's Blog - http://blog.severski.net/ Building a Log Analysis Pipeline (David's "ELK" talk) Coursera (MOOC with many data analysis courses) UW Certificate in Data Science You will be equipped with the fundamental tools, techniques and practical experience to acquire valuable insights from data sets at any scale – from gigabytes to petabytes. The Phoenix Project Rich Mogull + https://securosis.com/about/team Andrew Hay Chef, Puppet, Vagrant

It's a nice day to start again, folks. The end of January marked the beginning of the first Coursera MOOC purely focused on the venerable phield of philosophy. In this first application of the first week of material (what I meant but forgot to call “Coursera Diaries Part I”), Kevin and I test out Dave Ward's […] The post Episode 132: Of Television first appeared on Bad Philosophy.

It’s a nice day to start again, folks. The end of January marked the beginning of the first Coursera MOOC purely focused on the venerable phield of philosophy. In this first application of the first week of material (what I meant but forgot to call “Coursera Diaries Part I”), Kevin and I test out Dave Ward’s […]