Tableau

AUGUST 2, 2022

Despite data skills being the most in-demand skill in today’s (and tomorrow’s) job market, there’s still a data literacy gap. . Start building your data skills—for free—with the Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead. To fill this void, we created the Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead. .

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2006

One of our dreams for the Route 66 technology is that it could be used to teach reading to people all over the world, in English as well as other languages. This is an example of why I like my job so much: top people are especially excited to share their knowledge when the topic is doing something socially beneficial.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. Simple Steps for Teaching Privacy. Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Generative AI continues to fuel growth at online learning platforms like Coursera , which has doubled down on micro-credentials and now offers more than 80 professional certificates with AI courses that are intended to prepare job candidates for entry-level roles without a college degree.

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Tableau

AUGUST 9, 2021

Although digital competencies like computer literacy and data skills have grown in importance in recent years, the need for digital skills has never been greater. Educators must develop programs to address the digital skills gap and teach digital literacy. More career preparation is needed for virtual jobs .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

The Pittsburgh-based tech company currently has a small team working on a music product and is hiring a learning scientist who is an “expert in music education who combines both theoretical knowledge of relevant learning science research and hands-on teaching experience,” according to a job posting listed on Duolingo’s career page.

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Tableau

JANUARY 8, 2021

Bridge the data literacy gap for students in academia. Working with data is a necessity for most jobs, and analytical skills can be a huge differentiator for success across all kinds of work—whether corporate, nonprofit, or academic. We define data literacy as “the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data.”

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

As enterprises tap into the full potential of their data, leaders must work toward empowering employees to use data in their jobs and to increase performance—individually and as part of a team. Here’s how organizations can improve their data literacy with a four-step action plan: 1. Executives. Self-service learning.

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Tableau

AUGUST 9, 2021

Although digital competencies like computer literacy and data skills have grown in importance in recent years, the need for digital skills has never been greater. Educators must develop programs to address the digital skills gap and teach digital literacy. More career preparation is needed for virtual jobs.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Tanna Solberg October 13, 2020 - 9:19pm Courtney Totten Director, Academic Programs We use data everyday for our jobs and in our daily lives. Although most people are familiar with the current trend of growing amounts of data, there is a skills gap in data literacy - defined as the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data.

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Tableau

AUGUST 2, 2022

Despite data skills being the most in-demand skill in today’s (and tomorrow’s) job market, there’s still a data literacy gap. . Start building your data skills—for free—with the Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead. To fill this void, we created the Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been supporting the growing need for data skills by offering free resources for learning and teaching Tableau in the classroom - 1.6 She enrolled in the data analytics program in order to gain the necessary digital skills to make her a competitive applicant in the job market.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Teach them about fundraising. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Doyobi , a Singapore-based professional development platform, wants to give educators new, more engaging ways of teaching STEM subjects. There is a massive gap between what is being taught in schools and what children need to learn in order to be prepared for jobs of the future. The startup announced today it has raised $2.8

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 4, 2025

But many environmental organizations have made it their job to take legal action for the environment, on behalf of the public, every single day. Advocacy in Government Most of us cant be in courtrooms or otherwise involved in advocating for environmental protections on a regular basis.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

If you know some great folks (especially techies) who want a job that embodies their values as well as paying a competitive wage, please send them my way! Route 66 Literacy Our newest project is Route 66 Literacy, and it includes a demonstration site that anyone can try out.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

To my delight, the Akshay Pratishthan school had a focus on teaching students with disabilities: roughly half the students had disabilities and were mainstreamed with students without disabilities. The school has almost a dozen different social enterprises that provide access to these job skills. She's very sharp!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As I learned from Alejandro, Mr. Luis’s family and other High Andean families have little access to education and training, dramatically limiting their job opportunities despite living in one of the fastest growing adventure tourism destinations in South America. Training in breeding is part of the program.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

She was teaching an engineering course, and her students were using simulation software to model turbines for jet engines. But as she’s grown up, she’s moved away from that system — she now keeps one massive directory for schoolwork and one for her job. Documents she’s not sure about go in a third folder called “Sort.”. “As

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. Through the New Black Renaissance, people have access to job training, placement programs, financial literacy courses, and technical courses to help those pursuing STEM careers.

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been supporting the growing need for data skills by offering free resources for learning and teaching Tableau in the classroom - 1.6 She enrolled in the data analytics program in order to gain the necessary digital skills to make her a competitive applicant in the job market.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

For example, summer camps or after-school programs located in these parks can take advantage of the free Wi-Fi to teach computer classes or stream educational movies. project is focused on teaching digital literacy to young people so they can be prepared for 21 st. century jobs. Microsoft's YouthSpark.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2012

But how will you know the answer if you don’t set up a test and use measurement and data to help you answer it. This is called “data literacy” — setting up a hypothesis and a way to measure it – and analyzing the results and deciding how to improve. To Promote or Not to Promote? (…and

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

You could also review each job description and add essential and helpful skills. Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals. If you teach people to operate software, have them follow along on their computer instead of just watching the trainer perform the task. Or take advantage of free tools.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Viewing accent as a hurdle in jobs, confidence and relationship-building, the duo teamed up as co-founders to build a solution. Duolingo excels at reading and writing literacy, but it has not yet shared any known efficacy studies about its pronunciation efforts. She’s not wrong.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Just as a professional who takes a job abroad needs to immerse herself in the native tongue, businesses who value data literacy need ways to immerse their people in the language of data. . How to foster data communities and literacy. Not everyone will reach the mountain top, and that’s okay. Focus on business needs.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

What do you need to do a more effective job of eliminating obstacles to engagement? . Claire runs “Clairification School” online, teaches the CFRE course that certifies professional fundraisers, and is a regular contributor to Guidestar, NonProfit PRO and Maximize Social Business. How are you measuring commitment and ROI? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

The past five years I have been teaching Spanish at an Elementary School and serve as the school???s I wanted to combine my two passions in teaching: Foreign Languages and Technology. All three areas are never-ending jobs. I enjoy sitting down with my girls and teach them about the tools that I am experimenting with.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

A lively discussion took place regarding how to prepare young people for the jobs of the 21 st century and what nonprofits and corporations can do to support the initiative. Through the program, the native San Franciscan learned valuable business skills, received tech training, and made job connections. More Resources.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Just as a professional who takes a job abroad needs to immerse herself in the native tongue, businesses who value data literacy need ways to immerse their people in the language of data. . How to foster data communities and literacy. Not everyone will reach the mountain top, and that’s okay. Focus on business needs.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Whether you're educating yourself or your staff, or teaching others technical skills, we can help you stay up-to-date on the latest technology, fundraising tools, or development strategies. And, organizations that provide workforce and job skills training can share easyLearning courses with constituents.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Second, the productivity difference between basic computer literacy and a bit more advanced expertise is profound. Some, at least, seem to be moving into supplemental part-time teaching. Dear Sophie: Any upgrade options for E-2 visa holders interested in changing jobs?

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