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A Brief History of Human Spaceflight (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/human-spaceflight This course provides a view of the history of spaceflight, from early writings telling of human's fascination of space through the early Russian and American space stations. Developed as an interesting and entertaining slice of space history that is accessible to anyone with an interest in human spaceflight |
American Deaf Culture (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/deaf-culture This is a six-week course providing a historical overview of the American Deaf community and its evolving culture. Theoretical frameworks from sociology are explored. Deafness as a culture and not a disability is explained as participants are guided into the world of Deaf culture. |
Math behind Moneyball (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/mathematics-sport Learn how probability, math, and statistics can be used to help baseball, football and basketball teams improve, player and lineup selection as well as in game strategy. |
Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/digital-storytelling Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling introduces educators to digital storytelling and explores ways to use digital stories to enhance students’ learning experiences. The course is designed to be comprehensive yet fundamental. By comprehensive we mean that the course provides a solid foundation for all of the components of a digital story and illustrates these components with tutorials, example stories, and links to additional readings. The course also provides a hands-o |
Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Tools (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-learning-tools In this course you will learn about a wide variety of Web 2.0 tools to use in your teaching and learning. Web 2.0 tools provide innovative ways to communicate, present content, and collaborate with others in creative ways. Web 2.0 tools are easy to learn, use, and implement, and many are free. This course will not only introduce you to popular Web 2.0 tools like Edmodo, Twitter, Voicethread, and Skype in K-16 instruction, but you will also learn how to effectively integrate these technologies in |
Preparing for the AP Physics 1 Exam (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/ap-physics-1 This course is designed for high school students preparing to take the AP* Physics 1 Exam. * AP Physics 1 is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. |
The Bilingual Brain (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/bilingual This course explores the brain bases of bilingualism by discussing literature relevant to differences in age of initial learning, proficiency, and control in the nonverbal, single language and dual-language literature. Participants will learn about the latest research related to how humans learn one or two languages and other cognitive skills. |
Value-Based Care (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/value-based-care Offered by University of Houston. Learn About Value-Based Care. Learn the fundamentals and real-world application of value-based care that ... |
Value-Based Care: Introduction to Value-Based Care and the U.S. Healthcare System (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/value-based-care-introduction COURSE 1 of 7. This course is designed to introduce you to the concept of value-based care (VBC). While the information you will explore is general, it will help you establish a solid foundation for continued learning and future thinking about the concept of VBC. Through a historical lens, you will explore the creation of Medicare and Medicaid and the evolution of commercial insurance, TRICARE, and the Veterans Health Administration. While history is an important filter for understanding healthc |
Value-Based Care: Managing Processes to Improve Outcomes (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/managing-processes COURSE 3 of 7. This course is designed to introduce you to critical office-based processes that a value-based practice must manage in the drive towards improved patient outcomes. In Module 2, we’ll focus on office-based and clinical patient-based supporting functions. At every level in healthcare, guidelines, processes, and functions exist to improve outcomes, and following a consistent process will return the best effect. Refine your understanding of value and learn strategies to provide real a |
Value-Based Care: Organizational Competencies (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/value-based-care-organizational-competencies COURSE 5 of 7. This course is designed to introduce you to the changes an organization will need to make to succeed in value-based care and payment. In previous courses in this specialization, you were introduced to the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative (ACLC). One of the models you will explore is the ACLC’s Accountable Care Atlas model. This model, along with additional information from the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (HCP-LAN), will help you begin to understand the c |
Value-Based Care: Population Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/pop-health COURSE 2 of 7. This course is designed to introduce you to the concept of population health and related key terms. Refine your understanding of population health and what influences health care costs. Gain an overview of population health management, beginning with a high-level review of four critical areas: addressing behavioral and social determinants of health, the prevalence of chronic disease, attributes of an aging population, and key barriers of access to health care. Use the Population H |
Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/value-based-care-quality-improvement-in-organizations COURSE 6 of 7. Fragmented healthcare has created the need for healthcare reform, changing how healthcare is delivered and managed by shifting the structure and culture of healthcare organizations across the U.S. In this course, you will explore ways that provider organizations can successfully move from volume to value through implementing Quality Improvement plans and Continuous Quality Improvement. Organizational improvement is a continuous process. To be successful means coming to grips with |
Value-Based Care: Reimbursement Models (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/reimburse-models COURSE 4 of 7. This course is designed to help you build high-level knowledge of the current medical coding and payment mechanisms of most U.S. healthcare services, referred to as fee-for-service. You will explore why the fee-for-service model has contributed to higher costs in the U.S. healthcare system without clearly improving health outcomes. You will examine the importance of coding to reflect chronic conditions and other diagnoses accurately and how value-based care and payments utilize th |