I’ve written guides on sewing and embroidery, and quilting is where both skills meet. You piece fabric together the way you would for any sewing project, then stitch through three layers, top, batting, and backing, to hold it all together. Done well, it turns leftover fabric and a bit of patience into a beautiful blanket that lasts. I looked at courses that teach quilting as a repeatable process rather than a one-off project: how to cut accurately, piece a block so your seams line up, and fini

Although Class Central lists online courses in 87 languages, courses made in English outnumber all of the others by more than six to one. English is therefore a useful language to know, even though some courses have subtitles in a range of languages. Earlier this year, we updated our list of courses to help improve your writing skills. These courses all assume some fluency in the language. But what if you do not know any English, or your English is very poor? If you do not have convenient acce

Guide to the MATLAB Academy platform, which offers 24 courses with a free certificate of completion.

TL;DR  On the surface, Miro acquired an online learning platform. In reality, it acquired two founders, three AI products, and a team that shipped five products in nine months. Reforge Learning stays as a standalone brand. But its Insights, Research, and Build solutions integrate into Miro’s platform. Brian Balfour joins as Chief Growth Officer and Tom Willerer as Chief Strategy Officer.   When I first read that Miro acquired Reforge, I presumed Miro wanted to get into edtech. After all, M

Two years after its first major layoff round, Coursera announces another, impacting 10% of its workforce.

In 2021, FutureLearn gained 2M learners, appointed a new CEO, and introduced close to 100 ExpertTracks.