Emily Glassberg's guest appearances

Emily Glassberg

OPB's State of Wonder

Data Journeys

DataHack Radio

Mike Tamir

Sebastian Ruder

Ines Montani

Paige Bailey

Andrew Ng

Melanie Mitchell

Anthony Goldbloom

Drew Conway

Travis Oliphant

Matthew Honnibal

Fernando Perez

Cassie Kozyrkov

Christoph Molnar

Andriy Burkov

Balaraman Ravindran

OwlTail

Emily Glassberg Sands is the Head of Data Science at Coursera - the largest online learning platform for higher education with 35M learners from around the world. Her team leads the quantitative measurement, experimentation, and inference that informs Coursera’s product and business direction.   Emily received her Bachelor's’ degree in Economics from Princeton University, and then moved on to complete her Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. At Harvard, her research focused on experimental and applied methods to better understand labor markets and consumer decision-making.   An economist by training, Emily loves using data to build better, smarter products that have a positive impact on society. In this interview, we discuss the insights into Emily has found in her work at Coursera and how they can be applied to give everyone in the world equal access to education. We covered topics like:    Emily’s journey to a career in science, and how she went from from Montessori school, to the farms of Montana, to an Econ Ph.D at Harvard. How she uses analytics to identify ways to improve the learning experience and provide high quality education worldwide. Emily’s Ph.D research on why companies hire based on referrals and how they performed compared to non-referral hires. What is analytical creativity, how can it be developed, and why is it important for a multi-disciplinary team? What Emily and her team at Coursera have discovered about the learning process and the confidence gap among learners. The behaviours of successful learners and how to change your habits.    Enjoy the show!   Show Notes: https://ajgoldstein.com/podcast/ep19 AJ’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajgoldstein393/ Emily’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egsands/ Emily's Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilygsands

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/egsands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Glassberg Sands</a> is the Head of Data Science at <a href="http://www.coursera.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coursera</a> - the largest online learning platform for higher education with 35M learners from around the world. Her team leads the quantitative measurement, experimentation, and inference that informs Coursera’s product and business direction. Emily received her Bachelor's’ degree in Economics from Princeton University, and then moved on to complete her Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. At Harvard, her research focused on experimental and applied methods to better understand labor markets and consumer decision-making. An economist by training, Emily loves using data to build better, smarter products that have a positive impact on society. In this interview, we discuss the insights into Emily has found in her work at Coursera and how they can be applied to give everyone in the world equal access to education. We covered topics like: <ol> <li>Emily’s journey to a career in science, and how she went from from Montessori school, to the farms of Montana, to an Econ Ph.D at Harvard.</li> <li>How she uses analytics to identify ways to improve the learning experience and provide high quality education worldwide.</li> <li>Emily’s Ph.D research on why companies hire based on referrals and how they performed compared to non-referral hires.</li> <li>What is analytical creativity, how can it be developed, and why is it important for a multi-disciplinary team?</li> <li>What Emily and her team at Coursera have discovered about the learning process and the confidence gap among learners.</li> <li>The behaviours of successful learners and how to change your habits.</li> </ol> Enjoy the show! Show Notes: <a href="https://ajgoldstein.com/podcast/ep19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ajgoldstein.com/podcast/ep19</a> AJ’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ajgoldstein393/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ajgoldstein393/</a> Emily’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/egsands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/egsands/</a> Emily's Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/emilygsands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/emilygsands</a>

#19: Emily Glassberg Sands: Equalizing Access to Rewarding Careers as Head of Data Science at Coursera

Have you ever wondered how Coursera uses data science? Sure we have all taken (or heard of) their courses but how does the platform make use of the amount of data that's generated? How does their pricing strategy work for certificates? How is their data science team structured? What tools and techniques do they use?These are just some of the questions answered in this phenomenal podcast. We had the pleasure of hosting Coursera's Head of Data Science, Emily Glassberg Sands, who gave us a detailed and thorough explanation of how Coursera functions behind the scenes.

Have you ever wondered how Coursera uses data science? Sure we have all taken (or heard of) their courses but how does the platform make use of the amount of data that's generated? How does their pricing strategy work for certificates? How is their data science team structured? What tools and techniques do they use? These are just some of the questions answered in this phenomenal podcast. We had the pleasure of hosting Coursera's Head of Data Science, Emily Glassberg Sands, who gave us a detailed and thorough explanation of how Coursera functions behind the scenes.

Episode #6: Techniques, Strategy, & More with Coursera's Head of Data Science, Emily Glassberg Sands