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Blackboard Learn 9.1 translates legacy courses into what it calls Original courses. But even those Original courses receive some noteworthy improvements. First and foremost, they’ll look as good ...

As the CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up and the parent—and coach and cheerleader and chauffeur—of three small kids, I struggle to carve out time for learning new things. A bit ironic since the company ...

Sooner or later, everyone fails at something. But does everyone learn from their failures? In fact, the evidence suggests that most people struggle to grow from mistakes and defeats. When researchers ...

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