SPAUG General Meeting

Online Learning Courses

Matthew O’Dell, Udemy

With the explosion in Edtech over the past few years, millions of people are now learning online, and many of the early adopters are techies. Some are looking to get into new careers while others are just fueling their curious side.

Join us on March 9th to hear about what’s popular in Edtech, and what skills are possible to learn online these days. [Read more…]

Matthew O’Dell is the Technical Category Expert at Udemy where he helps instructors create courses covering software development, IT, and design. Before joining Udemy, he worked at FileMaker (an Apple subsidiary) as a Systems Engineer and Technical Marketing Manager. Matthew is an avid presenter, trainer, and developer.

Udemy is the world’s online learning marketplace, where 10 million+ students are taking courses in everything from programming to yoga to photography–and much, much more. Each of their 40,000+ courses is taught by an expert instructor, and every course is available on-demand, so students can learn at their own pace, on their own time, and on any device.

Agenda for the meeting is:

• 5:30 PM NO-host dinner, Bistro Cafe
• 7:00 PM Registration
• 7:15 PM Business meeting & Random Access
• 7:45 PM Coffee Break
• 8:00 PM Presentation (Matthew O’Dell)
• 9:00 PM Adjourn

The meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. All members and guests are invited to attend an optional NO-host dinner prior to our general meeting. Dinner will be at 5:45 PM at The Bistro located on the ground floor of the Elks Lodge.