Residents in Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara and Winnebago counties now have free access to Gale Presents: Udemy, an online learning platform that connects patrons to video-based courses taught by leading experts in business, technology, and more. Users can explore thousands of continuously updated on-demand video courses that match their professional goals and personal interests.

Why Udemy?

As the employment landscape continues to change, workers are being tasked to learn new technologies and skills to stay competitive. Studies show that on average, workers change jobs 12 times in their lifetime*. This makes it essential for libraries to offer services that help adults build new skills that align with industry trends and prepare for the shift toward workforce automation.**

Gale Presents: Udemy offers a unique, tailor-made learning experience for adults who want to upskill for a new job or advance in their current profession. With this online learning platform, users can explore thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more to learn anytime, anywhere. 

“Excellent course. Key topics expertly explained. Definitely a five-star program of study,” said a Udemy student. “I will be able to apply the techniques learned with confidence.”

 

Gale Presents: Udemy includes:

  • A wide selection of course topics with high-quality, in-demand content including thousands of courses taught by native speakers in 12 languages
  • Courses that are added and removed weekly, as new skills and demands emerge in each field
  • An opportunity to learn from world-class instructors working and making advancements in their fields
  • Anytime, anywhere access, allowing users to download classes off-line and listen via podcast-style audio or on Chromecast or Apple TV
  • A tailor-made learning experience based on skill needs and learning preferences
  • Video lectures, most of which offer subtitles and/or transcripts to support a variety of learning styles
  • Supplemental course content, such as assignments, quizzes, practice tests, and more
  • A certificate of completion, available for download when a course is finished


Major course categories include cloud computing, data science, design, development, finance and accounting, human resources, IT operations, leadership and management, marketing, office productivity, personal development, project management and operations, and sales.

Patrons from Winnefox Library system member libraries can now access Gale Presents: Udemy by visiting their local library’s website, or the Winnefox Udemy page.  Find even more resources on the Research Tools page.

 

*Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, “Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, Martial Status, and Health: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey,” news release no. USDL-21-1567, August 31, 2021.

**Smith, Aaron, “Public Predictions for the Future of Workforce Automation,” Pew Research Center, March 10, 2016.