{"id":8748,"date":"2018-06-13T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=8748"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:54","slug":"free-coursera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/06\/13\/free-coursera\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Coursera certifications for faculty, staff, and students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7569\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7569\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7569\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" width=\"450\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg 450w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-60x42.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Copyright: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.123rf.com\/profile_vectorpector\">vectorpector \/ 123RF Stock Photo<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.umich.edu\/articles\/faculty-staff-students-can-earn-free-coursera-certifications\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coursera for Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> includes more than 65 courses and 14 teach-outs, with more being offered each month. These resources are useful for those who want more business experience in a new field or more training within their own field. James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation, states that with offering this service U-M is &#8220;able to help students seeking to personalize and supplement their educational pathways, university employees seeking targeted professional development opportunities, and any member of our diverse university community seeking to explore a new topic of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These courses could total approximately $500 for a six-month course series, but the U-M community may access them free of charge through Michigan Online. Sonya Jacobs, chief organizational learning offer states that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The new Michigan Online portal aligns well with our overarching professional development strategy and furthers our ability to create an institution that is innovative, dynamic, and inclusive for everyone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Coursera for Michigan includes more than 65 courses and 14 teach-outs, with more being offered each month. These resources are useful for those who want more business experience in a new field or more training within their own field. James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation, states that with offering this service U-M is &#8220;able\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/06\/13\/free-coursera\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":7569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[440,45,486],"class_list":["post-8748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-coursera","tag-education","tag-michigan-online"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg",450,317,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-400x266.jpg",400,266,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-300x211.jpg",300,211,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg",450,317,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg",450,317,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg",450,317,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg",450,317,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-450x300.jpg",450,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s.jpg",450,317,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/42714007_s-400x266.jpg",376,250,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Samantha DeRosia, ITS Communications","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/srderosi\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"&nbsp; &nbsp; Coursera for Michigan includes more than 65 courses and 14 teach-outs, with more being offered each month. 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