Search result for Personal Development Online Courses & Certifications
Get Course Alerts by Email
De-Mystifying Mindfulness
by Chris Goto-JonesTop Instructor- 4.8
Approx. 44 hours to complete
Interest in meditation, mindfulness, and contemplation has grown exponentially in recent years. Rather than being seen as mystical practices from ancient Buddhism or esoteric philosophy, they are increasingly seen as technologies rooted in evidence from psychology and neuroscience. For millions around the world, mindfulness has become a life-style choice, enhancing and enriching everyday experience....
Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively
by Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong , Dr. Ram Neta- 4.4
Approx. 13 hours to complete
Deductive arguments are supposed to be valid in the sense that the premises guarantee that the conclusion is true. In this course, you will learn how to use truth-tables and Venn diagrams to represent the information contained in the premises and conclusion of an argument so that you can determine whether or not the argument is deductively valid....
Think Again III: How to Reason Inductively
by Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong , Dr. Ram Neta- 4.8
Approx. 24 hours to complete
Want to solve a murder mystery? What caused your computer to fail? Who can you trust in your everyday life? In this course, you will learn how to analyze and assess five common forms of inductive arguments: generalizations from samples, applications of generalizations, inference to the best explanation, arguments from analogy, and causal reasoning....
Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies
by Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong , Dr. Ram Neta- 4.7
Approx. 18 hours to complete
We encounter fallacies almost everywhere we look. Politicians, salespeople, and children commonly use fallacies in order to get you to think whatever they want you to think. It’s important to learn to recognize fallacies so that you can avoid being fooled by them. It’s also important to learn about fallacies so that you avoid making fallacious arguments yourself....
Storytelling for Social Change
by Anita Gonzalez- 0.0
5 Weeks
Use stories to deliver messages that affect people. Learn how to craft a story that develops empathy and delivers impact. How can storytelling promote social change? This course develops skills for using stories to deliver messages that affect audiences and shape attitudes for social change. Learn how building empathy and developing characters can offer multiple perspectives on complex problems....
$49
Building your Screenplay
by Abigail Docherty- 0.0
4 Weeks
Learn to strengthen you skills as a screenwriter, while diversifying your knowledge and understanding of the demands of global film and TV production. Find out how to become a powerful visual story-teller; understand how to build effective structure within your screenplay; develop professionally transferable writing skills and communication expertise. How do we write a script containing almost no dialogue?...
$199
Hollywood: History, Industry, Art
by Peter Decherney- 0.0
4 Weeks
Explore the history of Hollywood, from Edison and the birth of film to the rise of the internet. In this course you will learn about Hollywood and how it came to be the global powerhouse of today. We will discuss the complex Hollywood industry and how business and politics translate into the art of film, TV, and new media....
$169
Finding your voice as a playwright
by Abigail Docherty- 0.0
4 Weeks
Learn to deepen your creative practice as a playwright, as well as develop professionally transferable writing skills and communication expertise. This course will broaden your understanding of how to start a career successfully as a professional dramatist, as well as offer you insights in how to maximise and enjoy the processes of your personal creativity....
$199
Writing successfully for the Stage
by Abigail Docherty- 0.0
4 Weeks
Learn to structure your dramatic writing to a professional standard, as well as develop professionally transferable communication skills. This course will broaden your understanding of how to write engaging and interesting stories in order to attract producers and directors to your work. You will understand how to write effective dialogue, and how to edit your work....
$199
Digital Platforms in Performance: Radio Drama, Podcasts, Video Games, You-tube, and other Online Platforms
by Abigail Docherty- 0.0
4 Weeks
Advance your digital story-telling prowess and learn how to create interactive gameplay scripts for video games, radio drama scripts for radio and/or podcasting, as well as content for your YouTube channel. Learn to transfer your skill as a dramatist into these innovative mediums. Do you want to write interactive gameplay ‘script’ for the video game industry?...
$199