Levi’s extends its recent global campaign, “Make Our Mark,” with a knowledge-focused partnership with the collaborative learning company Skillshare. Together, they are launching a series of online video classes that will help users develop creative skills as different as designing meaningful tattoos, capturing the surroundings with a mobile phone, creating typographics inspired by sound, designing vintage-inspired postcards from the future, and more.

Google launches the fifth installment of its annual Google RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards to inspire a new wave of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and CS (Computer Science) education of school pre-university students across the globe. The tech giant is encouraging international organizations that foster CS studies among K12 students to submit for a chance to receive a $15,000-$50,000 grant for their expansion.

With mobile devices and advanced computer technology available now, knowledge can be accessed distantly and at any time. Still, people sometimes need wisdom to be packed and delivered to them in portions, preferably in the physical dimension. The focus is gradually shifted to teaching on the go, and more mentors are hitting the road to bring their expertise to the public across the country or sometimes even across the globe. Brands gladly support or even initiate such initiatives aimed to break into the cluttered informational realities of consumers, teach the curious minds something new and let them evolve as creatives.

Music can fuel the teaching process. This notion was put behind the one-of-a-kind project, Music Education Hackathon, organized by Innovate NYC Schools and supported by Spotify. The initiative, which rolled out for 48-hours in its active “contest” phase in late June, encouraged a dozen of teachers and school students to collaborate with 174 hackers for apps in order to transform learning experience with music.

Google invites people from across the globe to «make it a bit more manageable and adventurous with Google’s mapping tools.» With a free two-week online course Mapping with Google users can leverage the power of Google Maps or/and Google Earth to maximize their user experience by getting more of the world’s most detailed and accurate mapping services.