5 min. read. Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a socioeconomic crisis and our clients and counterpart organizations need support from the IDB Group. Beyond our financial capacities, that support requires all of our human capital at the service of the region. Now, more than ever, the actionable knowledge that the Bank generates and shares, as well as the skills that … [Read more...] about One year of BIDAcademy
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Do you want to make your project successful? Learn about risk management
5 min. read. Your team can improve the performance of its project by learning how to anticipate problems and identify new opportunities. The IDB course Risk Management in Development Projects can guide you in this learning process. After working on projects for many years and focusing all my attention on planning, I decided one day to plan for scenarios – that is, to try … [Read more...] about Do you want to make your project successful? Learn about risk management
Pedagogical innovation in MOOCs: storytelling as a teaching and learning tool.
7 min read. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are courses offered virtually with the aim of providing open and affordable educational options for people around the globe. Typically, MOOCs are used as a teaching tool in two ways: as a vehicle to replicate face-to-face classroom settings, or to innovate pedagogically. It is important to note that the use of technology … [Read more...] about Pedagogical innovation in MOOCs: storytelling as a teaching and learning tool.
Recording Better Videos at Home 101
By Carlos Enrique Macher Bárcenas, Luciana Fernanda Mayumi Pereira, Marie Reid, Osvaldo Burgos García, y Verónica Patricia Sánchez Sánchez from the IBDx Program Team So, you need to record a video, and perhaps due to the global context at the moment, you may need to do this from home. Also, you may be worried that because you do not have a high-end recording devices and/or … [Read more...] about Recording Better Videos at Home 101
10 post-its to keep on your desktop while designing online courses
With the growing demand for online training and changes to our routines related to social distancing in response to COVID-19, it is important that both public and private institutions seeking to generate training solutions maintain certain considerations front and center when designing, developing and implementing their online courses. This post is not an ABC of … [Read more...] about 10 post-its to keep on your desktop while designing online courses