A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to participate in a panel discussion on trends in Education Technology. The panel was comprised of participants from four different companies focused on different aspects of technology-mediated instruction, including one using compression technology to make streaming videos accessible in low-bandwidth areas, one that created a tool to …
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Jun
Jun
To be a successful marketer, it’s critical to stay on top of the industry terms and tactics that are constantly changing in today’s digital landscape. Take mobile marketing, for example: More than $100 billion was spent on mobile advertising last year, accounting for more than 50% of all digital ad expenditure globally. That’s a nearly …
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Jun
Jun
If you work with global teams, you know how important it is to communicate using a common language. While it’s crucial to identify the right candidates as early as possible, properly assessing language skills during the hiring process can be challenging, time-consuming and costly. Take the guesswork out of recruiting and stop wasting time talking to …
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May
May
Imagine you’re an emergency room nurse, managing multiple life-threatening injuries in a hectic environment, rushing alongside dozens of other medical professionals to get a patient in critical condition the treatment he needs to survive. Now imagine having to do all that in a language you’re not comfortable speaking. When you need to learn English for …
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Apr
Apr
The global economy is changing, which means the way we communicate with each other in the workplace is changing, too. Teams and companies are increasingly international, and we need English as a common language to foster collaboration and communication now more than ever. But not everyone’s learning goals are the same—every job carries its own …