Metro Continuing Education Online Learning - WINTER 2015

JANUARY 2015 - JUNE 2015A D U LT C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N

Online Learning Refund Policy You have two weeks after enrolment to request a partial refund if you are unable to complete the course due to medical or extenuating circumstances. Transfers are not available and no refund will be issued after an online course has finished.

ONLINE LEARNINGAccessible, flexible & affordable ... one course at a time.

Whether you are looking for personal

enrichment or career enhancement,

it’s easy to learn something new

with a Metro online course. Metro,

in partnership with ed2go, is pleased to

provide you with a wide selection of online

courses designed to give you the flexibility

and convenience of learning on your own

time.

Taking an online course doesn’t mean

you’re completely on your own with

course materials. Our Internet-based

classes are interactive, with instructor-led

sessions and student discussion areas.

A new online section is offered

each month. Courses are made up of 12

lessons, with two new lessons released

each week, over six weeks. You have up

to six weeks to complete all lessons in

the course, so you can work at your own

pace. Upon successful completion of the

course, you will be able to download a

certificate of completion.

Not sure if an online class is right for

you? Visit our website for an online class

demo and view some of the engaging,

interactive classes available.

Contents

Adult Continuing Education Online Learning

Business & Management. . . . . . 2

Administrative Training

Business Communications

Career Development

Management & Leadership

Project Management

Sales & Marketing

Small Business

Computer & Internet. . . . . . . . . 4

Internet & Web/Graphic Design Photoshop for the Digital Photographer

Microsoft Applications

Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Digital Photography & Video. . . . 9

Health & Wellness . . . . . . . . . 9

Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Teaching English as a Second Language

Italian

Spanish

Personal Enrichment . . . . . . . 10

Register at metrocontinuingeducation.ca/online • Call 780.428.1111 or 1.877.202.2003 1

Online Learning courses are value-priced at $139!

To register, call 780.428.1111 or visit

metrocontinuingeducation.ca/online.

Management & Leadership

Leadership (47030099)Leadership skills can help you gain the respect and admiration of others, while also allowing you to enjoy success in your career and more control over your destiny. Even if you don’t hold a leadership position, this course will teach you how to use the principles of great leaders to achieve success in almost every aspect of your daily life.

Managing Customer Service (47030097)Become indispensable to any organization by understanding how to identify and meet customer needs. Discover dynamite methods for bringing out the best in your team, measuring customer service, and anticipating the needs of your reps and your customers. Learn how to attract and hire top-notch reps, succeed with teams, and minimize customer complaints.

Mastering Public Speaking (47030133) Learn how to speak confidently and persuasively to both large audiences and small groups. You’ll master the art of verbal and nonverbal communication, find out how to overcome your fear of public speaking, learn how to organize and deliver a short or long speech effectively and practise techniques for communicating with ease and skill in any setting.

Understanding the Human Resources Function (47030120) This course is designed to help people without experience in human resources to understand this very vital link in the organizational chain. It will prepare both managers and business owners to handle basic human resource functions in a way that will ensure the best possible result. In particular, attention is given to the hiring process, including ways to locate quality employees in a competitive labour market. Employee rights and the legal side of the human resource field are also covered.

Administrative Training

Administrative Assistant Applications (47030089)Discover how problem-solving and decision-making can increase your efficiency and effectiveness, and explore various organizing principles. Learn the finer points of operations management and determine how to recruit, evaluate, select and train team members.

Administrative Assistant Fundamentals (47030088)Discover and master the essentials of managerial and staff support, from information and records management to travel and meeting coordination, office ergonomics and communications technology.

Business Communications

Building Teams That Work (47030049)Learn the components of a successful team and the stages of development. You’ll master the skills needed to effectively manage projects, make decisions and solve problems in a team setting.

Writing Essentials (47030107)Hone the skills you need to communicate clearly on the job, express yourself fluently online, and show off your creative literary talents. You’ll improve your writing skills by learning to pick the right words, punctuate to perfection and avoid common spelling errors. Then you’ll learn how to craft well-written sentences, build effective paragraphs and organize your material logically.


Business & Management

Career Development

Individual Excellence (47030098)Master 12 career-enhancing skills including goal setting, time management and personal organization. You’ll learn how to improve your creative abilities, gain confidence with financial matters, and how to minimize conflict in your life. Develop a fulfilling career plan and improve relationships with co-workers, friends, and family.

Introduction to LinkedIn Career Networking (47030176) Get hands-on experience with this powerful tool as you build your own career network. You’ll learn how to create a profile that shows your professional achievements off to their best advantage, and you’ll gain techniques for deepening and expanding your business contacts. You’ll also learn about LinkedIn groups—a great way to find others who may be major players in your industry.

Resume Writing Workshop (47030086)Create an effective resume or improve the one you already have. Transform your resume into a powerful tool that will get you interviews.

Twelve Steps to a Successful Job Search (47030087)Build rapport with any interviewer, both verbally and non-verbally, while mastering the six phases of a successful job interview. This motivational course will increase your confidence, help you feel great about yourself, and provide you with the foundation you need to get the job you want.

Sales & Marketing

Business & Marketing Writing (47030034)This course solidifies the relationship between business and marketing principles and written communications by using clear explanations, real-life examples and an animated style. You’ll learn how business and marketing objectives affect writing choices. You’ll get practical writing instruction in grammar, clarity, structure and more.

Effective Selling (47030036)The goal of ‘Effective Selling’ is not to teach you how to make a sale today, but to help you discover how to easily convert a potential customer into a long term asset. This class will help you lay the groundwork for repeat business and future success.

Marketing Your Business on the Internet (47030043)Learn the secrets of businesses that thrive on the Web. Discover proven methods in developing an Internet presence and how to build an online brand identity. Learn low-cost promotional strategies to drive visitors to your site and how a media kit can earn extra revenue for your site.

Professional Sales Skills (47030040)If you’ve always dreamed of becoming successful in sales, this course is exactly what you need! You’ll learn how to turn prospects into buyers, how to provide proper customer service, how to develop a sales plan and more.

Wow, What a Great Event! (47030071)Learn how to create and coordinate successful special events. Develop skills, find resources and gain confidence to plan and produce any size or type of event. At the end of this class, you will become a knowledgeable event planner ready to produce any kind of event.

Project Management

High Speed Project Management (47030121) This course offers a breakthrough model for dealing with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds. Learn to meet and win the challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.

Project Management Applications (47030100)Increase the probability of project success by mastering the tricks of the trade. Become proficient at recruiting project team members and empowering them to succeed. Learn about project software, statistics, change management, processes, and estimating.

Project Management Fundamentals (47030101)Become an indispensable member of your project team by discovering and mastering the critical concepts you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project. Learn about project politics and ethics, measurements, and closure.

Six Sigma: Total Quality Applications (47030102)Learn how to apply the DMAIC model each step of the way. Learn how to define, plan, implement, and close a Six Sigma project. Discover the basics of advanced Six Sigma tools such as sampling, design of experiments (DOE), analysis of variance (ANOVA), hypothesis testing, control charts, and probability distributions.

Total Quality Fundamentals (47030103)Learn how successful organizations apply quality standards to their everyday activities. Increase your value to your company by learning about various motivational models, leadership, and teamwork. Determine how to effectively apply quality standards by creating and implementing internal and external auditing activities.

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CONTINUED…


Small Business

Achieving Top Search Engine Positions (47030093)Discover how search engines and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) work. Master important HTML tags and understand how to use them effectively and ethically. Domain, folder and file naming conventions are also discussed, along with how content layout affects search engine positions.

Learn to Buy & Sell on eBay (47030042)Auction pros teach you how to work from home or earn extra income by buying and selling goods online. As a seller, you’ll learn how to create titles that get noticed, how to craft advertising copy that sells items quickly, how to safely conduct financial transactions and more. If you’re a buyer, you’ll learn how to value items up for auction, how to compete effectively against other bidders and more.

Using Social Media in Business (47030168) Ready to connect and interact with your customers online? Learn how to use the five most popular social media platforms—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+—to grow and promote your business.

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Intermediate Dreamweaver CS6 (47030178) Take your Adobe Dreamweaver skills to the next level with more advanced techniques. In this new intermediate-level Dreamweaver course, you’ll learn to harness the power of this industry-standard Web design tool inclduding examining pure CSS layout and discovering how to get the most out of Dreamweaver’s templates.

Introduction to Flash CS6 (47030161)Using Flash, you can create a wide variety of file formats, including apps (iOS and Android), HTML5 and video that work on virtually any device. Learn how to create animation, interactive movies and mobile apps in Flash CS6 and develop several full-blown Flash applications.

Intermediate Flash CS6 (47030179) Take your Adobe Flash skills to the next level to create more sophisticated and powerful Flash applications. You’ll review the Movie Clip symbol, using it to create Flash content—animations and special effects—inside other Flash content. You’ll also learn advanced ActionScript techniques to control thousands of objects based on user input.

Introduction to Google Analytics (47030166)Learn to use Google Analytics to make the most of your online traffic. The course guides you step by step, report by report, through the major parts of the Google Analytics interface. You’ll learn everything you need to know to get everything you can from the data that Google Analytics provides.


Computer & Internet

Internet & Web/Graphic Design

Blogging & Podcasting for Beginners (47030045)Learn how to create, manage and promote your own blog, wiki and audio/video podcast. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll discover the benefits of using free Web 2.0 tools like Blogger, Wikispaces, Audacity and YouTube.

Creating Web Pages (47030072)Learn the basics of HTML so you can design, create and post your very own site on the Web. You will also learn about low-cost marketing techniques and search engine strategies.

Creating WordPress Websites (47030134)Want to build an attractive, sophisticated blog or website without having to learn any coding? WordPress is one of the world’s most popular Web design tools. It’s free, easy to use and produces professional results. Receive hands-on experience with this powerful tool and create your own combination WordPress blog and website.

Creating WordPress Websites II (47030135)Discover how to use WordPress, the world’s most popular Web page publisher, to create and manage dynamic websites and blogs without any technical coding! Discover how to use WordPress plug-ins to add a shopping cart, optimize search engine results and keep your website secure. You’ll also get a taste of HTML and CSS so you can customize the site’s look and feel.

Designing Effective Websites (47030035Master the basics of Web design and learn how to build sites that are better and more effective. You’ll examine the tension between form and function, explore the six major states of the Web site development process and learn the basics of user-centered design.

Introduction to Dreamweaver CS6 (47030160)Learn how to use Dreamweaver’s intuitive tools to structure text and investigate the myriad formatting options CSS provides. Work with images, build navigation elements, discuss effective layout methods, learn where and when to use tables and examine successful site planning strategies.

Online Learning courses are

value-priced at $139!

Introduction to InDesign CS6 (47030180) In this class, you’ll get hands-on desktop publishing training and come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software program to design and create professional-quality letterhead, business cards, brochures, PDF files that play movies, and more. You’ll discover that you don’t have to be a designer or an artist to produce professional-quality documents!

Introduction to InDesign CC (47030181) Adobe InDesign CC is the industry-standard desktop publishing software now available through the Creative Cloud. Each lesson will cover an important aspect of InDesign CC as you prepare print and online products for a fictional company.

Introduction to Lightroom 4 (47030155)Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 is a fantastic tool for any digital photographer who needs to edit and sort images quickly. Learn to prepare, edit and organize your photos quickly and effectively. Discover how to organize, tag and make collections with Lightroom’s powerful organization tools and create customized slideshows and presentations.

Introduction to Lightroom 5 (47030182) Learn how this program can help you prepare, edit, and organize your photos quickly and effectively. Whether you’re a busy parent shooting lots of pictures or a professional photographer with many clients, this course will help you get the results you want in a lot less time.

Introduction to PC Security (47030092)What you don’t know really can hurt you. Learn what you can do to protect your personal and business information. This course, taught by a security expert, will quickly bring you up to speed on the fundamentals of computer and network security.

Introduction to PC Troubleshooting (47030105)Discover the typical hardware and operating system problems encountered by technicians and learn troubleshooting techniques to diagnose and fix any problem. Also, learn how to maintain and optimize a Windows PC

Introduction to Photoshop CS6 (47030158)Learn techniques for creating simple digital paintings. Discover how to edit your own photographs to get rid of dust and scratches, fix the color and correct image exposure. Master techniques for switching the backgrounds on images and removing wrinkles and blemishes from photos. You’ll also learn about the new content-aware Move tool in CS6 that, like magic, lets you move something on an image while intelligently replacing the “hole” left behind.

Keyboarding (47030047)Using the computer software program FasType for Windows, learn the basic skills of touch-typing. For those with keyboarding skills, this course will help improve typing speed and accuracy.

COMPUTER & INTERNET CONTINUED…


Mac, iPhone & iPad Programming (47030153) The fastest-growing software market today involves mobile applications (or apps). Learn to use the Xcode compiler and the Objective-C programming language to program your own apps for Mac, iPhone and iPad. You’ll get acquainted with the way Xcode works, understand the basics of writing programs in Objective-C, and develop a solid foundation for writing your own programs.

Understanding the Cloud (47030193)

Students will learn about the cloud and see how to put this massive computing network to work for their businesses and personal projects. What is the cloud? If you have trouble answering this question, you’re not alone. In this course, we’ll explore how the cloud works, what drives its incredible growth, and how you can use cloud services. And don’t worry if you’re not tech-savvy! We’ll relate the cloud to things you encounter every day, using practical, non-technical language.

Write Effective Web Content (47030191)

Is your Web content as effective as it could be? Would you like more visitors—more sales—and better search rankings? In this course, you’ll gain tips for crafting content to make your website or blog into an exciting multimedia place for visitors.



Photoshop for the Digital Photographer

Photoshop CS6 for the Digital Photographer Level 1 (47030157)Master techniques to make the most of your digital images and add a professional polish to your work. Designed for those with no image-editing experience, this class will take you from novice to accomplished photo editor. Learn to correct flaws, enhance the final product, add text and prepare images for email and the Web.

Photoshop CS6 for the Digital Photographer Level 2 (47030162)Explore a wide range of options, including portrait editing, image distortion and filters. Learn how to combine images with layers and combine layered work with CS6’s tabbed windows feature — a great tool for multi-image work. You’ll also see how and when to use raw images, and you’ll discover when to use JPEGs for outstanding prints and projects.

Photoshop Elements 11 for the Digital Photographer Level 1 (47030164)Bring out the best in your photos! Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 to do everything from quick fixes to detailed enhancements that will greatly improve the look of your images. Master techniques for editing images, fixing flaws, enhancing the final product, creating simple art projects, preparing images for email and the Web and organizing your images.

Photoshop Elements 11 for the Digital Photographer Level 2 (47030165)Gain ability and confidence as you master the advanced features of this award-winning software, specifically designed for photo enthusiasts. Discover how to use artistic filters, layering techniques and advanced editing tools. Before long you’ll be creating collages, turning images into text, merging images and restoring old photos like a pro.

Photoshop Elements 12 for the Digital Photographer Level 1 (47030188)In this course, you’ll learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 to do everything from quick fixes to detailed enhancements that will greatly improve the look of your digital photos. Even if you’ve got no image-editing experience, this class will take you from novice to accomplished user.

Photoshop Elements 12 for the Digital Photographer Level 2 (47030190) If you have a basic working knowledge of Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 12, these lessons will help you take your skills to the next level. Gain ability and confidence as you master the advanced features of this award-winning software, specifically designed for photo enthusiasts. Packed with hands-on activities, this course will make you an accomplished user in just a few weeks.

Photoshop CC for the Digital Photographer Level 1 (47030172) Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud (also called Photoshop CC) is a powerful software solution providing support and specialized editing tools for digital photographers and graphic artists. In this course, you’ll master techniques to edit and enhance your digital images and add a professional polish to your work. Designed for those with no image-editing experience.

Photoshop CC for the Digital Photographer Level 2 (47030177) If you already know the basics of this powerful program, you’re ready to expand your skills and put the power of Photoshop to work. You’ll learn advanced techniques with layering, working with multiple selections, applying type masks and special effects, and using filters to enhance images.

Microsoft Applications

What’s New in Microsoft Office 2010 (47030143) / 2013 (47030187) Learn how to use the new features of Microsoft Office. Through easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll become comfortable with creating Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and Access databases.

Introduction to Microsoft Access 2007 (47030014) / 2010 (47030141) / 2013 (47030194)

Learn how to use Microsoft’s powerful database program to store, locate and print information. You’ll learn how to create tables, relationships, custom data entry forms, queries, reports, mailing labels and macros. You’ll also learn how to merge the data in your Access tables with Microsoft Word form letters.

Intermediate Microsoft Access 2007 (47030015) / 2010 (47030142) / 2013 (47030195)

Learn how to create tables that most businesses need to manage customers, products, orders, receipts, invoices, and mailing labels. Avoid the common pitfall of poor table design which leads to endless frustration and errors.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007 (47030019) / 2010 (47030144) / 2013 (47030174)Work with numbers? Then you need to learn Excel. Set up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently and use the function wizard to calculate statistics, loan payments, future value and more. You’ll sort and analyze data, create custom charts and graphs, create three-dimensional workbooks and automate with macros and buttons.

Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2007 (47030020) / 2010 (47030149) / 2013 (47030184) Master advanced features of Microsoft Excel, including charting and pivot tables, and discover how this powerful program can boost your productivity. Harness the power of Excel’s filtering techniques, and gain further insight into your macros to eliminate repetitive tasks and save you time.You may also be interested in Mastering

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Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007 (47030021) / 2013 (47030185) Become skilled in the use of validation to protect the integrity of your worksheets. Learn how to add functional and eye-catching controls to any worksheet and how to use scenarios and data tables to quickly perform multiple what-if analyses.

Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2010 (47030131) / 2013 (47030167)Explore the ribbon-based interface; how to manage the flood of emails you receive, creating folders and archives so you can always find what you need; how to keep track of your contacts; and use Outlook’s Calendar and Alert features. Also, learn how to customize Outlook so it perfectly meets your needs, and how to automate your work with rules.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (47030151)Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 — the best presentation program on the market today. This version of PowerPoint is very different from previous versions because of its new interface in which a ribbon replaces the menu bar and toolbars.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 (47030192)

Take your PowerPoint presentations from ordinary to extraordinary! In these lessons, you’ll learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 or PowerPoint 365 to create professional-quality slide presentations that grab and hold your audience’s attention from start to finish. Learn how to plan a presentation for your audience, format it with themes and color, and use slide and layout masters to make global changes. You’ll embellish your slides with text and objects, including pictures, shapes, WordArt, and SmartArt, and learn to add multimedia effects to create animated presentations.

Introduction to Microsoft Project 2010 (47030122) / 2013 (47030183) Discover how to effectively plan, implement and control projects using Microsoft Project, the world’s most popular project management software. Learn how to use Microsoft Project to think through and organize your project’s details, plan a schedule, sequence tasks, produce a baseline, assign resources and costs, track your progress, identify and analyze variances and revise your project plan.

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2007 (47030027) / 2010 (47030154) / 2013 (47030169)Learn how Publisher’s built-in layouts and templates can help you quickly complete virtually any desktop publishing project. Discover how to modify those templates in order to create impressive works of your own.

Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007 (47030031) / 2010 (47030152)Learn all of the basics, from how to add, move and edit text to margin and tab settings, and save/print options. Also, discover how to work on two or more documents simultaneously.

Intermediate Microsoft Word 2007 (47030052) / 2010 (47030150)This course will teach you how to use Word’s more advanced features, making your work simpler and saving you time. Learn to create an index, a list of figures, tables of contents, and how to perform desktop publishing, perform a mail merge and use timesaving macros.


Introduction to Windows 7 (47030123)If you’re new to computers, or just new to Microsoft Windows 7, this course will get you up to speed fast. Learn how to use the desktop, icons, gadgets and other Windows 7 features, and work with pictures, text, folders and files. In just a few weeks, you’ll master all the skills you need to make the transition from beginner to knowledgeable user!

Introduction to Windows 8 (47030171)Welcome to Microsoft Windows 8! You’ll learn the basics so you can make the most of this operating system for work and fun. You’ll explore how to move around within Windows 8 with the new Start screen, Charms bar and desktop. You’ll cover how to manage apps and programs, customize the Start screen and desktop areas, and access the Internet with Internet Explorer.

PowerPoint 2013 in the Classroom (47030186) In this course, you’ll learn how to create captivating lessons and attention-grabbing classroom presentations. You’ll cover the basics including creating slides, using templates, inserting text, changing background colors, creating WordArt titles and adding slide transitions. Advanced skills such as inserting graphics, sound, video, custom animations, chart animations, timed transitions, and links will also be covered.

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Creative Writing

Write Fiction Like a Pro (47030197)

This course helps you develop the same story structuring skills the pros use. You’ll understand how your passion, theme, premise, and characters help you create the structure of your story, and you’ll discover how viewpoint, dialogue, pacing, and many other techniques are used to build scenes and move your story from beginning to end.

Writeriffic: Creativity Training for Writers (47030063)Whether you’re at work now or hoping to write a novel, a non-fiction book, a memoir, short stories or articles, Writeriffic liberates the imaginative, inventive bolts of genius that are inside everyone.

Writing & Selling Self-Help Books (47030137)In today’s highly competitive book market, it takes insider know-how to land a publishing contract for a self-help book. This course, taught by a New York Times bestselling author, will introduce you to the world of publishing and tell you the secrets for writing a self-help book that catches the attention of agents and publishers. You’ll build your own polished proposal package and create a finely honed writing sample.

Writing for Children (47030065)A published children’s author shows you how to touch the hearts of children by creating books for them. As you explore the changing world of children’s literature and understand the various formats, you will begin work on your first fiction or nonfiction manuscript.

Writing Young Adult Fiction (47030148)From Harry Potter to Twilight, young adult fiction is one of the hottest genres for today’s novels. Discover how to develop your own young adult story step-by-step, from structuring your plot to polishing your final manuscript. You’ll learn how to connect with teens and young adults, write breathtaking action scenes, create realistic dialogue and even how to get published!

Advanced Fiction Writing (47030056)Explore all the topics a writer needs to create a successful manuscript, including story structure, plot, character, dialogue, setting, suspense, conflict, action, viewpoint, tense and how to get published.

Beginning Writer’s Workshop (47030057)You’ll master important concepts by completing enjoyable writing exercises. Discover professional techniques to develop characters, create a compelling point of view, build interest through dialogue and add meaning to your stories.

Breaking Into Sitcom Writing (47030058)Discover the artistic and technical considerations that go into making a great sitcom script and creating powerful storylines. Master the art of creating concise, sparkling dialogue and telling your story completely through jokes.

How to Make Money From Your Writing (47030064)Explore a dozen genres that can help you establish a sometime, part-time, or full-time career as a writer. Discover methods to work faster, suffer less rejection and bring home more money. Learn about ghostwriting, collaboration, writing for the Web, writing for new technologies, copywriting, and novel and nonfiction book writing.

Introduction to Internet Writing Markets (47030060)Find out how to sell e-zine articles, write for online magazines, create a blog and sell manuscripts to an e-publisher. Learn how to self-publish your own work as an e-book or a traditional book using print-on-demand (POD) publishing.

Introduction to Journaling (47030136)Explore an exciting new way to express yourself and enhance your creativity. You’ll learn to use powerful journaling techniques to develop a deeper and more spiritual understanding of yourself and explore your thoughts, feelings, beliefs and values. Discover how to use journaling to ease the stress of unwanted change and improve your physical and emotional health.

Mystery Writing (47030119)Mysteries are hot items on today’s bestseller lists. Using vivid examples from bestselling mystery novels, learn the techniques you need to become a successful author. Topics include three-act structure, the difference between plot and story, theme, characters and viewpoint and much more.

Romance Writing (47030189) To pen a novel romance readers love, you’ll need to understand how to meet and exceed their expectations—exactly what this class will focus on. This course will help you broaden your skills and understand valuable techniques to apply to your own manuscript.

The Craft of Magazine Writing (47030061)Have you ever thought about writing for magazines? Turn your dreams into by-lines and create a bright future as a magazine writer.

The Keys to Effective Editing (47030090)If you aspire to be an editor, this course will teach you the fundamentals of top-notch editing for both fiction and non-fiction.

Travel Writing (47030083) Do you have a desire to write and a passion for travel? Discover how to translate what is seen, heard, tasted, touched, smelled and felt while traveling into articles, stories and novels. Learn about popular styles and types of travel writing and how to sell material in today’s competitive market.

Write & Publish Your Non-fiction Book (47030062)Whether you dream of becoming a full-time author or penning your memoir or family history, this fun and information-packed course will teach you how to plan, research, write, edit and publish your masterpiece.

Write Your Life Story (47030055)Have you thought about writing your story? Does your family really know about their heritage? If you’ve ever thought about writing your life story, now is the time. This course walks you step-by-step through the process of writing your life story. It’s fun. It’s exciting. It’s a story only you can tell.


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Health & Wellness Languages


Digital Photography & Video

Introduction to Natural Health & Healing (47030075)Learn about the various stages of health and illness. Explore naturopathy, hydrotherapy, diet, biorhythms, fasting and the power of the mind for healing the body and much more!

Lose Weight & Keep It Off (47030074)Learn food basics — and beyond! By understanding food composition, portion sizes, and preparation methods, you’ll discover how to eat out without jeopardizing your weight loss or disappointing your taste buds. Learn how exercise and other activities can help you meet your weight-loss and weight-maintenance goals.

Start Your Own Edible Garden (47030132) Grow delicious, nutritious fruit and vegetables in your own backyard! Discover the secrets for growing leafy greens, root vegetables, fruit and herbs, and learn how to spot pests and diseases before they destroy your garden. Find out how to fix pH and drainage problems in your soil, and take the guesswork out of watering as you explore a variety of irrigation options.

Discover Digital Photography (47030109)Explore the basics of digital photography including: equipment, software, the digital darkroom, printing and using photos on the Internet. You’ll learn how to decide what equipment and software is best for your personal digital photography needs, what you can do with digital photography and what you can expect to invest.

Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking (47030147)Discover how to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos, images and memorabilia! Using Photoshop Elements, explore how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas.

Mastering Your Digital SLR Camera (47030170)Get control of your digital SLR camera! Break through the technology barrier and learn how to use your DSLR to take beautiful photos. You’ll start out by learning about the many features and controls of your DSLR camera.You’ll find out how to use these features to get the right exposure for every shot.

Photographing Nature With Your Digital Camera (47030163)Explore composition and lighting issues, and find out how to take beautiful photos of landscapes, flowers, trees and water. Learn about your camera’s shutter speed and aperture controls. Discover telephoto work and macro photography, as well as tips on photographing animals.

Photographing People With Your Digital Camera (47030110)Learn how to take beautiful pictures of adults, children, and babies. Discover the best way to shoot faces, fix common close-up problems and use digital photo editing techniques to retouch your photos and make other improvements. Learn how to organize people and the angles to use.

Secrets of Better Photography (47030054)Discover the tips and tricks to helpyou take better photographs. Explore strategies for taking excellent photos in all types of situations, including portraiture, landscape, macro and still life, plus receive helpful information on exposure and lighting.

Teaching English as a Second LanguageAn Introduction to Teaching ESL/EFL (47030076)Discover why teaching English is so different from teaching other subjects, and explore innovative approaches like Communicative Language Teaching and the lexical approach.

Teaching ESL/EFL Grammar (47030080)In this course, you’ll come to see English grammar as a three-dimensional process that brings coherence, cohesion and texture to writing and speech.

Teaching ESL/EFL Reading (47030081)Become a more confident and effective reading teacher by discovering practical techniques and methods for teaching reading in any ESL environment.

Teaching ESL/EFL Vocabulary (47030082)Discover what the different types of vocabulary are, as well as how to accurately assess what your students already know and what they need to learn. You’ll also explore the most powerful ways of teaching ESL vocabulary.

ItalianInstant Italian (47030077)Learn to express yourself comfortably in Italian. You’ll learn practical, everyday words and phrases that will make your stay in Italy more enjoyable. You’ll read, hear and practice dialogues based on typical situations that you’re likely to encounter while in Italy.

SpanishSpeed Spanish (47030078)This course will teach you six easy recipes you can use to form Spanish words into sentences. You’ll engage in conversational Spanish in no time.

Speed Spanish II (47030079)Become comfortable in Spanish-speaking situations by learning more recipes you can put to immediate use.

Speed Spanish III (47030126)Master your ability to speak, understand and read Spanish by taking the final installment in our unique three-part Speed Spanish learning series. In this advanced-level course, you’ll learn the final six recipes that will serve as templates to help you create any Spanish sentence you want.

To register, call 780.428.1111

or visitmetrocontinuingeducation.ca/online.


Personal Enrichment

You may also be interested in Mastering Public Speaking or Twelve Steps to a Successful Job Search on page 2.

Assisting Aging Parents (47030127)Are your parents in their golden years? Learning how to help parents or other loved ones through their transition can prepare us for our own. This compassionate and comprehensive class will give you the tools, techniques and insights to handle challenges while coming to appreciate and cherish the privilege of the journey.

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner (47030116)Have you always been interested in drawing, but never really knew how to get started? Gain a solid foundation and understanding of the basics to drawing and become the artist you’ve always dreamed you could be! You’ll become familiar with paper types, drawing styles, rendering techniques and the basic principal of perspective, layout, design, lighting, volume, and space.

Get Assertive! (47030113)Find out how you can stop others from intimidating you or treating you poorly. Get the assertiveness training you need in order to be more confident and powerful with family members, friends, bosses, co-workers, professionals, service people and even total strangers.

Introduction to Algebra (47030146)Discover how algebra is relevant to almost every aspect of your daily life, and become skilled at solving a variety of algebraic problems. This unique and thought-provoking course integrates algebra with many other areas of study, including history, biology, geography, business, government and more. Acquire a wide variety of basic skills that will help you find solutions to almost any problem.

Introduction to Interior Design (47030175)Are you a creative person with an eye for design? If so, this course will show you how to transform plain living spaces into beautiful and functional rooms. You’ll delve into color theory, industry trends, spatial arrangements, floor plans, traditional and modern interior design ideas, and other basics.

Listen to Your Heart, & Success Will Follow (47030038)Design a life that makes you happy by learning how you can use work to express yourself and share your interests and talents.

Marriage & Relationships: Keys to Success (47030173)Meeting the right person is important, but knowing how to stay in love matters even more. In this course, you’ll learn how to build a solid foundation for your relationship that will last far beyond “I do.” We’ll start by reviewing the basic stages every relationship goes through, and you’ll learn the importance of balancing your needs as an individual with your needs as a couple. We’ll consider how to fight fair and arrive at a compromise, and the difficult question of when it’s time for a relationship to end.

Math Refresher (47030145)Ever find math baffling? Gain confidence in your basic math skills so you can start using math to your advantage. Receive valuable hands-on experience and advice on using a calculator; determining the proper amount to pay in tips, discounts, and taxes; managing your income and expenses; checking your bills and bank statements for errors and overcharges; comparing investment vehicles; shopping for the best loans; buying a home; converting from one type of currency to another; interpreting a graph; comparing test results; understanding a statistical survey; and more.

Merrill Ream Speed Reading (47030039)Are you struggling to keep up with a flood of emails, articles and reports? Save yourself oodles of time by learning to read faster and with better comprehension from acclaimed speed reading expert Dr. Merrill Ream.

Music Made Easy (47030115)Discover the fundamentals of music theory. You’ll gain a complete understanding of rhythm, melody, and harmony, and you’ll be able to recognize pitches on the musical staff and on the keyboard. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to read, write and even play simple musical pieces on a keyboard.

Skills for Making Great Decisions (47030114)Learn how to make excellent everyday decisions. Master techniques for achieving your goals, managing risk, dealing with crises, and making decisions – big and small – with knowledge and confidence. Find out how to avoid many types of mistakes and how to recover from others.

Teaching Adult Learners (47030117)Discover ways to motivate adult students by tapping into their learning styles, interests and needs. Explore dozens of powerful teaching techniques that will keep your adult learners excited and help them absorb your material effortlessly. Learn about course planning, creating a welcoming classroom setting and using educational aids and technology. Also, discuss classroom discipline, creating tests and look at tools you can use to measure your students’ performance.

ONLINE LEARNINGImportant Factors

Learning online is different from learning in a classroom. Online learning allows you the flexibility to learn

on your own time, from the comfort of your own home. However, there are several factors that should be

considered before you choose an online course over a classroom course.

Computer Skills & Access

You should have basic computer knowledge

before you begin an online course.

You should be comfortable using your

computer tools as well as software such

as Microsoft Word as well as accessing

the internet. You will also need access to a

computer, printer and internet connection

for the duration of your course. Please

read the requirements for the course you

are interested in to ensure you have the

software and hardware needed.

Self-Direction

It is up to you to create a schedule that

you can stick to. You will need to allot time

to review lessons, complete assignments

and meet deadlines. Unlike a traditional

classroom course, it is up to you to monitor

your own progress as your instructor will

not check that you have read or completed

a lesson.

Time Commitment

Courses are made up of 12 lessons, with

two lessons released each week, over six

weeks. Following each lesson, you should

allot a half hour to an hour to review the

lesson and complete the assignment or

do further practice. Remember to print the

certificate of completion prior to the end

date of your course access.


IT’S EASY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW WITH A METRO ONLINE COURSE.

Your education is coming to you. With Metro’s online classes, you can finally take that class you’ve always wanted. With the ability to learn from the comfort of your own home while setting your own pace, your education is guaranteed to fit your lifestyle.

To register for a course, please call 780.428.1111 or visit metrocontinuingeducation.ca/online.

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