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Geometry for Everyone – A Free Course

January 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Geometry Lesson 1 - Building Blocks of Geometry 1) Understand and identify the undefined terms point, line and plane. 2) Define segment, ray, angle, collinear, intersect, intersection and coplaner. 3) Investigate postulates about points, lines and planes. Geometry Lesson 2 - Measuring Length 1) Define length and congruent. 2) Identify and use the Segment Addition … [Read more...]

News Sense: The Building Blocks of News – A Free Course

January 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

who, what, when, where, why, how

You are about to learn the fundamental qualities of news. We'll give you readings, examples, games and exercises to help you develop the mindset to begin reporting and writing the news. We hope this course sparks your interest in learning more about the craft of newswriting and the world of journalism past, present and future. What Will I Learn: Upon completing this … [Read more...]

Basic Photography – A Free Course

January 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

photo basics

The exciting blend of art and science that is photography When you leave this course, we hope you have a broad understanding of how photography works, its history, and how to make amazing photographs of your own. To do this course, you don't need a fancy camera, just an interest in photography and some creativity. 1: Photography Basics 2: Basics of Exposure and … [Read more...]

How to Compose Music 101 – A Free Course

January 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

music composition

Learn how to compose music, from start to finish. In this course, you'll learn about melody, harmony, form, accompaniment, dynamics, articulations and how to make your music generally sound good. Study the ways in which Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven all made their music work. Lesson 1 - How to Write a Melody - Learn about how to write a Basic Idea, the real building block … [Read more...]

CS50 – Introduction to Computer Science I – A Free Course

January 27, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Computer Science 50 (otherwise known as CS50) is Harvard College's introductory course for majors and non-majors alike, a one-semester amalgam of courses generally known as CS1 and CS2 taught mostly in C. This course teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource … [Read more...]

Introduction to Servers – A Free Course

January 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

introduction to Servers

Discusses what servers are and misconceptions about them. Topics Covered: Definition of a Server Server Operating Systems Server Hardware Server Functions Class Notes Prerequisites: none Instructor: Eli the Computer Guy Price: Free Visit the lecture page … [Read more...]

Learn English with Jennifer: Lessons for Beginners – A Free Course

January 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Two people learning Englsh

English lessons for Beginners! These are REAL lessons. No actors. No scripts. A real learning experience. Do you know a friend or family member who needs to learn English? Tell them they can learn along with Natasha as I teach her the basics of the English language. I will not be posting captions (subtitles) on these early lessons. I want beginners to develop their … [Read more...]

Human Resource Management – A Free Course

January 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

Human Resource Management

Fundamentals of Human Resources Management. Taught by Dr. Alysa Lambert at IU Southeast. 1) Planning & Forecasting 2) Recruiting Employees 3) Training & Development 4) Compensation & Incentives 5) Ethics & Fairness 6) Health & Safety Instructor: Dr. Alysa Lambert Price: Free Suggested Book: Visit the course page … [Read more...]

Introduction to Philosophy – A Free Course

January 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

An introduction to Western Philosophy from a historical perspective. 1) What is Philosophy? 2) Presocratic Philosophy 3) Socrates & the Socratic Turn 4) Plato 5) Aristotle 1: Logic and Rational Thought 6) Aristotle 2: The Philosopher 7) Descartes 1: The Method of Doubt 8) Descartes 2: A Priori Knowledge and Mind/Body Dualism 9) Locke & … [Read more...]

Understanding Soil – A Free Course

January 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

soil

Soil is the skin of the earth It begins as rock that is broken down by plants, animals, and the elements; it blends with other materials, and becomes the foundation of our the forests, grasslands and fields. In this course we will explore how soil works and what makes it possible for plants to grow in soil at all. 1: Soil Basics The Story of Soil Living Soil Soil … [Read more...]

Google Drive and Docs – A Free Course

January 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

google drive

Google Drive is a cloud storage service that allows you to store your documents, photos, videos and more online in one place. From Drive, you can also access Google Docs, where you can create, share and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more from anywhere while online. 1: All About Google Drive and Docs 2: Getting Started with Google Drive 3: … [Read more...]

Beginners Guitar – A Free Course

January 18, 2014 Leave a Comment

guitar

In this course we will explore the basics of playing guitar. Our teacher on this journey is probably the most loved guitar teacher on the web: Justin Sandercoe from Justin's Guitar. Justin will walk you through everything from the anatomy of a guitar, right now up to playing your own songs! So grab your instrument and let's get learning. 1 : Getting Started 2 : Chords … [Read more...]

Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Venture Capital – A Free Course

January 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

entrepreneurship

While there is no set formula for building a great company, basic principles and general patterns are manifested in the most successful start-ups. With over a century and a half of venture capital experience and many more years of practice in entrepreneurship, the teaching team and guest lecturers for this student initiated course cover the fundamentals for building a … [Read more...]

Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address – Free

January 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Stay Hungry Stay Foolish Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at Stanford University's 114th Commencement on Sunday in Stanford … [Read more...]

Proper WordPress Setup To Grow your Business – A Free Course

January 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

wp made easy

WordPress Tutorial This WordPress Tutorial for beginners & advanced users will show you A-Z step-by-step how to Properly build a WordPress website that is setup correctly for visitors/customers and the search engines to ultimately drive more traffic & customers to your site with basically nothing but free tools! Prerequisites: None Instructors: James … [Read more...]

Analyzing Big Data with Twitter – A Free Course

January 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

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How to store, process, analyze and make sense of Big Data is of increasing interest and importance to technology companies, a wide range of industries, and academic institutions. In this course, UC Berkeley professors and Twitter engineers will lecture on the most cutting-edge algorithms and software tools for data analytics as applied to Twitter microblog data. Topics will … [Read more...]

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