Time Management or Values Management?
My clients are some of the most well-educated, accomplished, and interesting people out there. They know about self-discipline, hard work, and staying focused. In fact, they've been doing it through...
View ArticleYou Wasted Two Years of Your Childhood Because This App Teaches Algebra in 42...
Are kids getting smarter, or is technology getting better? At the Washington State Algebra Challenge in June, kids mastered algebra in an average of 41 minutes, 42 seconds using the DragonBox App....
View ArticleBeer, Baking & Burlesque: It's Time You Considered the Boston Center for...
“Chef Joanne Chang has said before that without the courses she took at the BCAE she would not have had the temerity to commit herself to her passions.” Calling all young professionals in the Greater...
View ArticleGetting Good
School is nice. Sometimes necessary. But no education beats the school of hard knocks. All the theory and fancy degrees in the world won’t get you anywhere unless you are willing to take what you...
View ArticleSo you want to build an app
I get asked pretty often what’s the best place to start for someone who wants to learn how to develop mobile apps. My answer is always that there are two places to go if you want to learn. The first...
View ArticleLearning Swift-ly
As I mentioned last week, coding-tutorial maestro Ray Wenderlich has been moving, uh, swiftly to put out information about Apple's newest programming language, Swift. After diving into his tutorials...
View ArticleBack to School: Why Learning and Development is Important at Rue La La
The next year will be filled with interviews, lots of them. As a senior at Bentley University, I am preparing for my last year of school and will soon start the search for my first...
View ArticleA New MIT-Built App Lets You Learn a Foreign Language While Gchatting
When you think about it, you waste a lot of valuable time while waiting for a friend, co-worker or classmate to respond on Gchat. And while it may only be a few seconds, they add up. In fact, Carrie...
View ArticleLife happens, and . . . the learning curve is part of the journey.
When I first started this blog this past Summer, as excited as I was to write it, I remember feeling concerned about the content. What if I don’t have anything to write about? What if I run out of...
View ArticleLife happens, and . . . authenticity breeds trust.
I’m a big proponent that we should love what we do. Don’t get me wrong; of course there will always be the tasks that are necessary evils and don’t exactly light us up (expense reports, anyone?), but...
View Article3 Habits to Help Reignite Your Work
In this fast-paced world, taking time to focus on forming healthy habits seems nearly impossible. Work is a top priority, consuming more than 40 hours a week for 59 percent of full-time employees....
View ArticleInsider Tips from Hult's Learning Resource Manager
Graduate school can be overwhelming when projects, papers, and presentations pile up. How do students cope with the workload and thrive in their learning environment?At Hult International Business...
View ArticleWhat I Learned on Co-op that I Couldn't Learn in Class
I first set foot on Northeastern University’s campus when I was a junior in high school, as I was visiting some interesting colleges in the Boston area. My friends and I tagged along a campus tour...
View ArticleThis Meta-Search Shows What Universities Everywhere Are Teaching
What if you could sneak a peek at what the smarty pants over at MIT or Harvard are taking and see how it differs from your courses? Well, you can. The Open Syllabus Project (OSP) - brought to you by...
View ArticleThis Startup Is (Quietly) Taking the Unfairness Out of Online Testing
Boston is known for all things education and edtech. But just a half-hour west of the city is one of our best-kept secrets in this space: Examity. For two years now, Examity has been working out of...
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