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Purdue University to offer Google Career Certificates for learning in-demand tech skills
Purdue University is offering the Google Career Certificate program, making it possible for Purdue students — undergraduate or graduate and on campus or online — as well as the public to earn Google Career Certificates in the fields of cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing and e-commerce, IT support, and project management.
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- Purdue and Indiana Association of School Principals partner to offer discount on Google Career Certificates
Purdue and the Indiana Association of School Principals have partnered to offer principals, their faculty and staff, and students at schools statewide Google Career Certificates in high-demand technical skills at a substantial discount. - For Many Working Professionals, Master’s Programs Provide a Big Return-On-Investment
If you’re currently looking for a new job, you may have noticed that the job market is sketchy, or at least it seems to be. Despite a growing labor shortage, many professionals report that they’re having trouble finding high-quality jobs. According to Fast Company, this could be because the job market is shifting from a pandemic-era employee market to an employer’s market, meaning employers can afford to be pickier about who they hire. - Purdue University Renews Partnership with D2L Brightspace: Enhancing Learning with New Interactive Content and AI Features
Purdue is excited to announce the renewal of its contract for Brightspace by D2L, reaffirming our dedication to delivering a premier learning management system (LMS) for our vibrant community of students and faculty. - Purdue’s online programs become available through international corporate upskilling company SkillsWavePurdue will make its industry-leading online degree programs available through the SkillsWave catalog, including a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (AI), an AI microcredentials program, highly ranked engineering programs including industrial and nuclear, and business programs featuring economics, human resource management and global supply chain management.
- Purdue’s online master’s in hospitality and tourism management updates curriculum to prepare service professionals for success in a wide range of industries
According to The Atlantic, the United States is in the midst of a paradigm shift – our economy, which was once driven by manufacturing, is now dominated by the services sector. This sector, which encompasses a wide range of businesses and industries that provide services to consumers, now accounts for over 70% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP). - AI workshops to assist faculty with using the technology to save time, enhance learning continue this fall
Purdue Teaching and Learning Technologies has launched AI Bytes, a new initiative aimed at empowering instructors with the latest generative AI technologies and how it can help save them time in their instruction. - Systems engineering master’s concentration with dual MBA fits the big thinking career graduate has in mind
Mia Reed traces her path to a career in engineering to the time her grandmother needed heart surgery and was offered a mechanical artery as an option, something a younger Reed had never heard of and that prompted her to go research the technology. - Project brings a little Hollywood to teaching teachers a different way to teach Algebra
Gaining Early Access and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Indiana GEAR UP), a program spearheaded by Purdue’s College of Education, works with school and community partners around the state to address this issue in a variety of ways. One way is STEM-oriented teacher professional development. - The Brian Lamb School’s New Director of Online Programs Brings Decades of Crisis Communication Experience to The Virtual Classroom
In the high-stakes world of crisis communication, trust is key. Few people understand this as well as Matt Charles, the new online graduate program director in Purdue’s Brian Lamb School of Communication. His career as a crisis communicator has spanned decades – and in that time, he’s collected a lot of stories and learned a thing or two about building trust. - Hotseat will be decommissioned for instructional use after the fall 2024 semester
As the upcoming semester approaches, Purdue University is showcasing tools designed to assist instructors in enhancing classroom engagement, including iClicker Cloud, which is replacing Hotseat and offers seamless browser and app access for