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Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles
4.71,590 ratingsMobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change
Overview
Discover how Microsoft Surface devices can transform higher education by enhancing learning experiences, improving educator workflows, and ensuring secure device management for institutions.
Syllabus 7
- Introduction 5 minutes
- Adapt to modern educational realities 5 minutes
- Keep students organized 10 minutes
- Enhance educator workflow with Surface 10 minutes
- Secure device deployment for administrators 5 minutes
- Knowledge check 5 minutes
- Summary 5 minutes
Skills you'll practise
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- Free, official and kept up to date by Microsoft.
- Free sandbox environments for many Azure exercises, no credit card needed.
- Counts toward Microsoft certification exams (AZ-900, AI-900, PL-300…).
- From Microsoft, a well-regarded name.
- Free digital badge you can add to LinkedIn.
- Completely free.
- Self-paced: start any time.
- A clear syllabus (7 parts) you can see before you start.
Disadvantages
- Mostly reading, not video.
- Focused on Microsoft products.
- Short (35 minutes): an overview, not deep coverage.
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Free, with a free credential
- Free: Sign in with any Microsoft account.
- Badge: Finish it to earn a free badge on your Microsoft Learn profile.
Microsoft is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).
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