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Tinkering Fundamentals: Circuits
by Mike Petrich , Karen Wilkinson , Luigi Anzivino- 4.7
Approx. 6 hours to complete
The Tinkering Fundamentals course will offer educators and enthusiasts an opportunity to develop a practice of tinkering and making. We see tinkering as a serious endeavor—one that is generalizable across content and especially good at interweaving disciplines in a way that leads to complex projects and individualized learning opportunities. OUR APPROACH TO TEACHING...
Writing and Editing: Drafting
by Patrick Barry- 4.8
Approx. 14 hours to complete
This third course in the “Good with Words: Writing and Editing” series will give you a number of strategies to help with what is often the most intimidating, even paralyzing part of the writing process: getting started. You’ll learn about the “planning fallacy” and “temptation bundling. These include: (3)a monthly “Good Sentences” email....
Writing and Editing: Revising
by Patrick Barry- 4.8
Approx. 14 hours to complete
This fourth and final course in the “Good with Words: Writing and Editing” series will help you master perhaps the most important step in the writing process: revising. You’ll learn about the difference between editing and proofreading. You’ll practice “un-numbing the numbers” so that data and statistics you use are clear and compelling....
Career Options: Exploring a New Career
by Ana T. Baida, Ed.D. , Wes Rhea, J.D. , Dan Stotz- 0.0
Approx. 25 hours to complete
This course is for you if you are interested in researching a new career and acquiring the skills necessary to succeed in it. You will be asked to reflect on your experiences and critically evaluate what you currently know, what you need to acquire, and how to go about getting it....
Tinkering Fundamentals: Motion and Mechanisms
by Mike Petrich , Karen Wilkinson , Luigi Anzivino- 5
Approx. 6 hours to complete
The Tinkering Fundamentals course will offer educators and enthusiasts an opportunity to develop a practice of tinkering and making. We see tinkering as a serious endeavor—one that is generalizable across content and especially good at interweaving disciplines in a way that leads to complex projects and individualized learning opportunities. ly/motion-materials OUR APPROACH TO TEACHING...
Establishing a Professional ‘Self’ through Effective Intercultural Communication
by Misty So-Sum Wai-Cook- 4.5
Approx. 10 hours to complete
In the course ‘Establishing a professional ‘self’ through effective intercultural communication’, you will learn how to communicate effectively to establish relationships with colleagues in a culturally and linguistically diverse community and workplace. As language reflects cultures, we begin the course by highlighting the need to take into considerations cultural values when we communicate in a multicultural community and workplace....
Job Success: Get Hired or Promoted in 3 Steps
by Amber M. Winters , Anne Reed , In Gu Kang , Christine Kroll, PhD- 4.5
Approx. 5 hours to complete
This course, Job Success: Get Hired or Promoted in Three Steps, will prepare you to stand out in a crowded applicant pool so that you can get hired or promoted. In three steps you will leave this course with 1. An upgraded social media presence (one that you can be proud of)...
Studying at Japanese Universities
by Yujin Yaguchi , Yuko Itatsu- 4.8
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Are you interested in studying at Japanese universities? Do you want to learn about Japan’s university application and enrollment processes, as well as the types of programs on offer? This course will help you to both discover great programs offered by different Japanese universities and prepare a study plan through project-based learning....
Training and Learning Online
by Neil Morris- 0.0
Approx. 4 hours to complete
Have you considered completing online training programmes and courses? Or perhaps you have to work online for your studies and you are not sure how to do it? Learning online is very different from face-to-face learning, as it often involves independent study and a different set of skills. Week 1: Being an effective online learner...
Metaliteracy: Empowering Yourself in a Connected World
by Kelsey O'Brien , Dr. Michele Forte , Dr. Thomas P. Mackey , Professor Trudi Jacobson- 4
Approx. 4 hours to complete
This course prepares you to effectively participate in a connected world. Metaliteracy advances reflective and empowered learning in collaborative communities. You will learn how to creatively and ethically produce and share information. As a metaliterate learner, you will see yourself as an informed content creator and a responsible contributor to information environments....