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OffSec Releases 2023 Edition of its Industry-Leading Penetration Testing Course for Rising Cybersecurity Professionals

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OffSec, the leading provider of hands-on cybersecurity education for individuals and organizations of all sizes, today released the newest edition of Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PEN-200), the premier pentesting course on the market. Its associated certification, the Offensive Security Certified Professional, or OSCP, is widely considered the global gold standard in pentesting certifications.

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  • Its associated certification, the Offensive Security Certified Professional, or OSCP, is widely considered the global gold standard in pentesting certifications.
  • As a component of fulfilling the most recent PWK learning objectives, learners will acquire foundational comprehension of the penetration testing methodology, discern and classify risks, and carry out a guided penetration test.
  • "OffSec's Penetration Testing with Kali Linux course has been thoroughly updated to address modern threats and methods, allowing organizations to feel confident that their team members have received the best preparation possible."
  • The OSCP certification is considered to be more technical than other ethical hacking certifications and is one of the few that requires evidence of practical penetration testing skills.

SANDOW Design Group Launches New Podcast Network for A+D Industry

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SANDOW Design Group, a multi-platform collective of design media and services brands, today announced the launch of SURROUND, a new podcast network comprised of the architecture and design industrys premiere shows.

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  • NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SANDOW Design Group, a multi-platform collective of design media and services brands, today announced the launch of SURROUND, a new podcast network comprised of the architecture and design industrys premiere shows.
  • ThinkLab launched the first podcast from SANDOW Design Group, Design Nerds Anonymous, in October 2020.
  • Erica Holborn, CEO of SANDOW Design Group, said "SURROUND offers a natural progression of SANDOW Design Group's long history of providing the inspiration and information the industry needs.
  • Its diverse portfolio of assets includes The SANDOW Design Group, a unique ecosystem of design media and services brands, including Luxe Interiors + Design, Interior Design, Metropolis, DesignTV by SANDOW; ThinkLab, a research and strategy firm; and content services brands, including The Agency by SANDOW a full-scale digital marketing agency, The Studio by SANDOW a video production studio, and SURROUND, a podcast network.

EdTech and Workforce Innovator Joins Education Design Lab to Scale Solutions Focused on New Majority Learners

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

"The past two years have further exacerbated the broken connections between learners and jobs, especially for students historically underserved by our traditional higher education system. This crisis is also a massive and exciting opportunity to transform the workforce ecosystem in a way that gives everyone access to jobs and careers that pay a living wage -- or better," said Hughes. "I'm excited to join the Lab and bring my deep roots in tech, design, innovation and strategy to bear on transforming the workforce ecosystem. At the Lab, we are putting new majority learners, whom our economy desperately needs but often fails to engage, at the heart of this transformation."

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  • Over the last two decades, Hughes has led significant innovations in education and workforce tech, pioneering solutions that help learners of all backgrounds achieve the skills necessary to succeed in today and tomorrow's labor market.
  • "I'm excited to join the Lab and bring my deep roots in tech, design, innovation and strategy to bear on transforming the workforce ecosystem.
  • At the Lab, we are putting new majority learners, whom our economy desperately needs but often fails to engage, at the heart of this transformation."
  • About Education Design Lab: The Education Design Lab (the Lab) is a national nonprofit that co-designs, prototypes, and tests education-to-workforce models through a human-centered design process focused on understanding learners' experiences, addressing equity gaps in higher education, and connecting learners to economic mobility.

LearningMate Launches Transform, A Digital Course Accelerator for Higher Education Institutions

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --LearningMate, a leading education technology company, today announced the launch of LearningMate Transform, a digital course accelerator for Higher Education colleges and institutions.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --LearningMate, a leading education technology company, today announced the launch of LearningMate Transform, a digital course accelerator for Higher Education colleges and institutions.
  • LearningMate Transform includes proven course frameworks, a learning outcomes manager, a learning object repository, and a collection of best practices and teaching and learning research.
  • Since the Covid-19 Pandemic outbreak started in March, LearningMate customers have chosen Transform components to meet the digital learning needs of over 500,000 students.
  • LearningMate is now offering this toolset and services solution to colleges and universities looking to incorporate digital learning into their day-to-day operations.

High School Math for At-Home Learning

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Saturday, March 21, 2020

It is clear that many school districts are struggling to make a transition to at-home learning.

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  • It is clear that many school districts are struggling to make a transition to at-home learning.
  • The Curriculum Engine contains robust, authentic, and aligned high school math curriculum and a curated repository of high-quality learning objects.
  • Please complete this form if you are interested in online high school math courses and resources.
  • Walch Mathematics extends and enhances learning with innovative, flexible solutions for middle school, high school, and beyond, addressing both Common Core and state standards.

Access Alliance for Education Releases a Series of Video eBooks and Courses From Leading OER Author Jay Abramson

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

APEX, N.C., August 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In partnership with author Jay Abramson, Access Alliance for Education, a coursework accelerator, has released a series of math eBooks and courses entitled:

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  • APEX, N.C., August 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In partnership with author Jay Abramson, Access Alliance for Education, a coursework accelerator, has released a series of math eBooks and courses entitled:
    Each video eBook/course is entirely available to students on video.
  • These video eBooks could lead a standalone course or be a complement to any existing course with a textbook.
  • Laid out by an easy to follow Chapter, Section, and Learning Objective format, each video covers a particular learning objective.
  • By using the Learning Objectives (LO), this video course can be aligned with all course-appropriate textbooks as a reading resource.

Cengage Contributes Openly Licensed Content to OER Community

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Monday, July 16, 2018

The Creative Commons Attribution licensed (CC BY) narrative content and the learning objectives are available to download from the Cengage website where content can be accessed as editable files without a required login or purchase.

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  • The Creative Commons Attribution licensed (CC BY) narrative content and the learning objectives are available to download from the Cengage website where content can be accessed as editable files without a required login or purchase.
  • "OER is a key part of these efforts and we are excited to freely share this content, learning objectives and assessments.
  • In addition to open content, Cengage contributes to the open ecosystem through its commitment to interoperability and utilization of IMS Global Learning Consortium's open standards.
  • To learn more about Cengage openly licensed content, visit the product pages at OpenNow College Success , Developmental English and English Composition .