College Foundations: Reading, Writing, and Math

This game-based course provides prospective students with a primer in college level reading, writing, and mathematics.
Whether preparing to take...
David Hennessy
Assistant Professor of English
Starts Sep 8, 2014

The Great Depression to the War on Terror: Enter the World Stage
This course will explore the reasons for the Great Depression and the accomplishments of the New Deal; the role of United
States in the Second...
Nate Weston
Professor
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Basic Genetics
This course explores the role of meiosis in creating genetic variation. An investigation of alleles, traits, genotypes,
phenotypes, genetic crosses, and the role of...
Wendy Noffke, D.C.
Instructor
Starts Oct 20, 2014

Minecraft for Educators
This short programme of study will open up the world of Minecraft for use in education. It is a course for teachers who are
wishing to gamify their learning...
Joel Mills
TEL Advisor
Starts Jan 26, 2015

Teachers Without Borders: Educating Girls
This course focuses on the continued education of teachers as multipliers of change. "Educating Girls" connects scholarship,
classroom practice, and...
Fred Mednick, Ed.D
Instructor
Starts Oct 6, 2014

Parenting in the Digital Age
Technology use among children and adolescents is growing at an astronomical rate. Think about how many parents purchase
their children smartphones...
Andrew Swickheimer
Director of Technology
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Phoneography - The basics of cell phone photography
This 5-week course introduces students to the basics of phoneography/photography as a way to communicate ideas
emphasizing content, composition, and...
Jon Cox, MFA
Instructor
Starts Sep 8, 2014

History of Boston
Explore the rich history of Boston, birthplace of the American Revolution. From the Puritans to the New England Patriots,
this free course tells the story...
Robert J. Allison, Ph.D
Professor of History and Chair Suffolk History Department, Professor at...
Starts Oct 20, 2014

Microbes Rule the World: Effects of Disease on History
While biologists have long understood the power of disease to shape events in world history, the depth of that power has
rarely emerged in history books. This course...
Gene A. Sessions
Instructor
Starts Sep 8, 2014

Getting Started with MinecraftEDU
Minecraft has endless educational possibilities, but it can be really overwhelming to begin using it as an educational tool.
This course is meant...
Jason Schmidt
Instructional Technologist - Bennington Public Schools
Starts Oct 20, 2014

Understanding the Scientific Method
Based on Next Generation Science Standards, this course provides an introduction to the role of science in society, feedback
and regulation...
Wendy Noffke, D.C.
Instructor
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Mars: The Next Frontier
This course is designed for middle and high school students (ages 14 -18) to apply science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) concepts to evaluate...
Shawn Burgs
Instructor
Starts Sep 8, 2014

Cell Culture Basics
This course is sponsored by Gibco and designed to prepare you for their Cell Culture Basics Certification. Learn the basic
techniques for effective...
Jonathan Zmuda, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Cell Biology
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Digital Literacies I
Whats in your digital teaching toolbox? Do you have the tools you need to reach 21st century learners? This course will
introduce you to digital technologies and...
Emil Ahangarzadeh, Ed.D.
Director of Technical Statewide Education Technology Services
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Employability Skills for Industry
Employability skills are those basic skills necessary for getting, keeping, and doing well on a job. Entry-level employees
with good personal skills have confidence in...
Colorado Community College System
Colorado Community College System is launching the Colorado Helps Advanced...
Starts Oct 20, 2014

Tinker, Make & Learn
Making can be a powerful catalyst for building skills and understanding across a wide range of subjects. Intended for
educators from all disciplines, Tinker...
Robin Bartoletti, PhD
Educational Technologist
Starts Dec 16, 2014

Five Habits of Highly Creative Teachers
This course is designed to encourage educators to develop new creative habits that foster personal learning networks, content
creation, and innovative...
Cathleen Nardi
Instructor
Starts Oct 6, 2014

Google Ninja
Whether you are 13 or 113, this Google Ninja course is for you. Most people THINK they know how to use many of
Google's free tools, but they actually...
Matt Bowman
Founder/CEO
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Investigative Concepts: FBI Major Case #203 "Pizza Bomber"
This six-week course is designed to help the criminal justice student learn how to gather, analyze, and process data in the
course of large scale criminal case...
Jerry Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Gannon University
Starts Oct 6, 2014

The Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties: Emergence of Modern...
This course will explore government policies dealing with African-Americans and Native Americans; the rise of big business
and urbanization; the second...
Nate Weston
Professor, Harrington School of Communication and Media...
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Helping History Teachers Become Writing Teachers
Under Common Core, all teachers need to be writing teachers. Unfortunately, many history/social studies teachers have not
had significant instruction and/or...
Scott M. Petri, Ed.D.
History Teacher
Starts Jan 12, 2015

Allied Healthcare Careers: Beyond the Mask
Are you interested in a career in the allied health field? If you have ever wondered what a medical coder does on a daily
basis or what it takes to be a practical...
Kelly Berge
Online Chair and Professor, School of Health Studies, Berkeley College
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Exploring Her Work & Writing Life
Laura Ingalls Wilders novels have inspired generations of readers of all ages. Unlike most fiction for young readers
published during the Great...
Pamela Smith Hill
Instructor
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Literature and Change in Europe
The study of literary texts can be dramatically enriched if one takes into account the material form in which they are
presented to the reader: print or...
Jan Baetens
Professor in Literature and Culture
Starts Oct 20, 2014

The Civil War Era: Dividing a Nation
This course examines the social, political, and economic development of the United States since the end of the Civil War. It
traces the rise of an industrial and urban...
Nate Weston
Professor
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Digital Literacies II
The goal of the Digital Literacy 2 course is to provide practicing and pre-service educators as well as others with the tools
and knowledge necessary to enhance...
Emil Ahangarzadeh, Ed.D.
Director of Technical Statewide Education Technology Services
Starts Jan 26, 2015

Ozarks History: Examining an American Culture
This is an interdisciplinary course that introduces students to the study of the Ozarks through the arts, humanities, media, and
social sciences. The course...
Dr. Brooks Blevins
Professor of Ozarks Studies
Starts Sep 8, 2014

Teaching Online: Reflections on Practice
Designing and facilitating online courses with a diverse student population is a challenge for new, as well as experienced
online instructors. This course invites...
Emily McWorthy
Instructional Designer and Instructor for Distance Learning
Starts Oct 6, 2014

Universal Design for Digital Media
Many web and media designers believe that the design process begins and ends with information architecture and visual
design. Although these elements are...
Howard Kramer
Instructor
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Health and Wellness 101: Everyday Small Changes
Good nutrition, physical activity, and healthy body weight are essential parts of a person's overall health and well-being.
Together, these can help reduce a...
Linda Yarrow, Ph.D, RD/LD
Instructor
Starts Oct 6, 2014

Exploring the Cell
With content based on Next Generation Science Standards, this course explores the properties of life through the cell.
Participants will explore: The structure...
Wendy Noffke, D.C.
Instructor
Starts Oct 20, 2014

Intro to Accounting
This course teaches students how to prepare, interpret and use the financial information of the business world to aid in
making business and financial...
Kevin Kimball, CPA
Associate Professor of Accounting
Starts Sep 8, 2014

The World Columbian Exposition
For six months, the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893 dazzled both Americans and the world. The largest Worlds Fair
to date, the Chicago Fair...
Kris A. Murray
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Networked Scholars
This 4-week course introduces participants to the tools and practices associated with academics participation in online social
networks in order to...
George Veletsianos
Instructor
Starts Oct 20, 2014

What Matters: Understanding Mental Health
This course is aimed at health care workers in the National Health Service (NHS) here in the UK. There is an expectation
that course participants will...
Sally Hardy
Professor of Mental Health
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Human Nature in Film: Topics in Philosophy
In this class we will be viewing films that both express perceived meaning in life and those that are seeking to find it. We
will look at art that intends to imitate...
Scott Shiffer, Ph.D.
Director of Distance Education
Starts Oct 6, 2014

Project Management for Business Professionals
This course provides an introduction to the concepts, techniques, and principles of project management. Primary emphasis
will be on learning the project...
Peter von Stackelberg
Lecturer - Management and Innovation
In Progress

Mini Medical School
This course is based on the long-running University of Colorado Mini Med School, founded in 1989, which was the first of
its kind. It introduces the exciting basic...
J. John Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Immunology and Medicine
Starts Sep 8, 2014

Cada Dia Spanish - Daily Conversations
Quick, what does cada da mean? If you know, but dont speak Spanish, this course is for you. We are a community of
learners, sharing daily, practical...
Michael Henry, M.S.Ed
Program Director, Technical Facilitator
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Digital Design with VHDL
This course provides basic knowledge about digital design and implementation using VHDL as the description language, as
well as skills in the use of...
Najeem Lawal
Assistant Professor in Electronics
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Discover Your Value
This self-paced course provides participants with the opportunity to explore, assess, and document learning mastered through
a variety of life...
Dr. Michelle Kempke Eppler
Dean, College of Continuing & Professional Education
Starts Sep 8, 2014

OIL101: Fact or Friction?
Are you using the right type of engine oil in your vehicle? Is synthetic, conventional, or blended oil the best? Are there
certain oil types that are better than others...
Tom Grothous
Academic Dean
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Certificate Course in Structured Writing for Technical Documentation
The field of technical writing has come a long way from writing clearly and concisely using a keyboard into a new world of
structured writing and content...
Phyllis Croce
Technical writer
In Progress

The Entrepreneurial Educator: Designing for the 21st Century
Offered by Sonoma State University and taught by Dr. Paul Porter and Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mark Nelson, this course
highlights the role of...
Dr. Paul Porter
Professor of Education
Starts Oct 20, 2014

The Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends
Learn to think like a futurist! Futurism is not about predicting the future, but making informed decisions today that will
impact future developments. The Emerging...
Sue Alman, PhD
Instructor
Starts Sep 22, 2014


Improving Teacher and Student Relationships
This course will give both traditional classroom and virtual teachers resources for improving relationships and interactions
with students. After...
Scott Petri
Instructor
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Deteriorating Patient: Assessment, Recognition and Management
This course is aimed at health care workers in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK who need to understand how to
recognise and intervene with a...
Claire Nadaf
Principal lecturer
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Data Science en Agricultura
This course is taught in Spanish. El curso "Data Science en Agricultura" dotrar a los alumnos de los conocimientos
esenciales sobre Data Science, de...
Miguel-ngel Sicilia
Chair Professor
Starts Oct 20, 2014

Teaching Flipped
Teaching Flipped gives university faculty an introduction to the ins and outs of teaching with a flipped, hybrid, or online
MOOC-type classroom. The course will...
Dr. Cynthia Furse
Instructor
Starts Sep 8, 2014

Art, Technology & Media: Digital Imaging
This course will examine the intersection of technology, culture, and the fine arts. Digital Imaging will focus on the use and
manipulation of the image in print and...
James Morgan, MFA
Lecturer, Digital Media Arts
Starts Sep 8, 2014

Introduction to Cybersecurity
This course provides an overview of the evolving field of cybersecurity, with an introduction to cybersecurity standards and
law. Students will learn about...
Gary M. Jackson, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist and Technical Lead, Leidos
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Business Ethics for the Real World
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the subject of ethical behavior in business. The course provides an
understanding of the nature of ethics...
Kirk O. Hanson
Executive Director, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
In Progress

Copyright Clarity
In this course, you will learn about the most common myths and misinformation related to copyright and fair use. You'll
learn how copyright law protects both...
Renee Hobbs
Professor, Harrington School of Communication and Media...
Starts Oct 6, 2014

Dont Panic! The Professors Guide to Teaching: Course Design
Don't panic! Teaching is an incredibly difficult endeavor, but its foundation is great course design, which is something you
can master. Participants in this...
Bruce Kelley, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and Professor of...
Starts Sep 8, 2014

Certificate Course in Writing for a Global Market
With the industrial, technical, and commercial market becoming more and more global, it is imperative that writers
understand the importance of writing for...
Phyllis Croce
Instructor, SME and Content Developer for JER Online
In Progress

First Peoples to the Early Republic: Born in Colonialism
This course will explore Native American cultures and the impacts of colonial and U.S. government policies on them;
European colonization with particular...
Nate Weston
Professor
Starts Sep 22, 2014

Creating an Ethical Corporate Culture
This course is designed to provide executives, managers, and supervisors the knowledge and tools to create and sustain an
ethical culture in their...
Kirk O. Hanson
Executive Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa...
In Progress

Adventures in Innovative Learning Design and Technology
Explore the exciting learning technology landscape that has been created by unlimited access to information, online tools
perfect for collaboration, and the...
Julia Parra, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Starts Sep 2, 2014

Reduce Your Organizations Social Media Risk
Effective social media policy protects an organization from risk at the same time as it enables employees to develop more
effective ways to accomplish work...
Steve Miranda
Managing Director of CAHRS
In Progress

Use Mapping to Position Your Brand
When it comes to improving sales and market share, knowing what consumers want isnt enough. You also need to know
what they believe your product or...
Sachin Gupta, Ph.D
Professor of Marketing
In Progress

Introduction to Behavioral Science Degree Programs
This course is designed to help you get started as a behavioral science student, become familiar with the academic programs
within the field, and prepare...
Giovana Alisa
Advisor and Adjunct Faculty
In Progress

Data-Driven Marketing: Leveraging Big Data for Your Business
Its like hunting big game in Africa (without the animals, the African Savanna, or the actual hunt). Its big data and it
informs your marketing strategy and opens the...
Johannes Gehrke
Tisch University Professor in the Department of Computer Science
In Progress

Introduction to the Profession of Evaluation
This course provides an introduction to the profession of evaluation. Key topics include the various uses, purposes, and
benefits of conducting evaluations...
Stewart Donaldson, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of the Claremont Evaluation Center...
In Progress
Make the Strategic Case for Disability in the Workplace
With human capital development and the search for talent being one of the most pressing problems of businesses today, it's
imperative to consider all possible...
Susanne Bruyere, Ph.D., CRC
Director of the Employment and Disability Institute at Cornell...
In Progress

Projecting Your Brand Through New Media
Youll explore how to use new media to communicate your brand promise in a cohesive way by maintaining your brand
voice. And you will learn how to conduct...
Bill Carroll, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
In Progress

Attract Talent to Your Organization with Social Media
A key skill for HR practitioners or hiring managers is the ability to attract talent to the organization. Today, the availability
of social media tools has changed this...
Christopher J. Collins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, CAHRS
In Progress

Philosophy and Film
This class will engage some of the central questions surrounding the human experience through the medium of film. Film is
not merely entertainment, but...
William A. Lindenmuth
Professor of Philosophy
In Progress

Doing Journalism with Data: First Steps, Skills and Tools
This free five-module online introductory course gives you the essential concepts, techniques, and skills to effectively work
with data and produce compelling data...
Simon Rogers
Instructor
In Progress

Build a Business Case for Allowing Employees to Work Remotely
Technological advances have enabled organizations to tap into talent wherever it may be located. Companies are also
increasingly operating globally and...
Bradford S. Bell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
In Progress