ugotclass online brochure spring-summer 2011

“Skills for the 21st Century!”

UGotClass Online Courses and Certificates

for the Workplace

Spring/Summer 2011

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Welcome to the 21st Century It’s an exciting time of change right now for most business orga-nizations as we adapt to the new technology, economy and competi-tive environment of this century. To help you and your colleagues, we have designed courses for a whole new set of skills necessary for today’s workplace. And we deliver them in an excit-ing 21st century format - - online! Online courses save time, save money, and boost productivity. Please spend just a minute re-viewing our catalog of courses with new skills. Then go to page 15 and find out how to sign up. Do it today.

William A. Draves, PresidentP.S. Our courses have multimedia, actual online discussion with teach-ers, and the highest quality. We guarantee every course.

About our Instructors Our instructors are carefully cho-sen for both content expertise and ability to teach online. They come from colleges, universities and associations. Many are Certified Online Instructors (COIs). Some are national experts in their field. Most engage in consulting, writing and speaking on their subjects.

Recognition Our certificates are voluntary non-credit awards recognized by the Learning Resources Network, the largest continuing education association in the world. You can also gain CEUs. International Learning Units (ILUs), a higher standard, are offered for every course and can be converted into CEUs. Courses for educators also carry graduate credit.

How It WorksIt’s easy. It’s fun.

Each online course has a start and end date. Each course has a real instructor who logs into the classroom several times a week to interact with participants and answer questions. Each course has recorded audio presentations from the instructor so participants can hear the instructor teach and see slides. Learners participate anytime of day or night, from any location, as little or as often as they like. The ideal is to go online 2-3 times a week, but you decide.

What You Do1. In the online classroom, - Listen to audio lectures - View the slides presentations - Read less than 20 pages a week.2. Discuss with your fellow participants and the instructor. Post written comments in the online discussion with your fellow participants and the instructor. Your instructor logs on several times a week to answer questions and join in on discussions. 3. See how much you’ve learned with our optional quizzes to test yourself.

It’s Easy! It’s Fun!Most courses are offered 4 times a year.

Classes start the first Monday of the month.

New to online learning? Our online learning tutorial begins the week before classes start.

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Table of Contents

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10-11 Leadership

12-13 Training and Education

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Certificates:eMarketing Essentials ...............................................................................................................Social Media for Business ......................................................................................................Green Buildings and Preparing for the LEED Exam ..............................................Business Research Certificate ..............................................................................................Supervisory & Leadership Certificate .............................................................................Virtual Meeting Planner Certificate ..................................................................................Certificate in Online Teaching .............................................................................................

Individual Courses:Digital Brochures ........................................................................................................................Green Workplace ........................................................................................................................Entrepreneur Boot Camp ........................................................................................................Extraordinary Customer Service ........................................................................................Practical Math for the Workplace ........................................................................................Your Company, Your Employees & the Law ..............................................................Mentoring and Coaching in the Workplace ..................................................................Courses for K-12 Teachers ......................................................................................................

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Online AdvertisingGet the keys to making online ad-vertising work for you and your or-ganization. See how pay-per-click advertising with Google AdWords works. Find out how to test low budget Adword campaigns. Learn how you can target local audiences. Then discover Facebook advertis-ing and how you can determine the demographics and even numbers of people you want to reach. No experience necessary, but if you are at an advanced level, your instruc-tor is an online ad expert and can answer your toughest questions as well.June, August, and November; Dan Belhassen, Susan Hurrell, instruc-tors. $495 for all three courses (certificate) or $195 each.

Digital BrochuresDiscover the latest hot new tech-nology to promote your products, services and information. Find out how you can use this low-cost new eMarketing tool to support and enhance your current marketing ef-forts. Understand the tools needed to create a multi-modal marketing approach for your program. Find out how to create a digital brochure for your organization and how to include search, interaction, and in-terest tracking features. Get on the cutting edge of this new marketing trend. This course could be worth thousands of dollars to your organi-zation.March and June; Julie Coates, instructor. $295


eMarketing & Social Media for Business

eMarketing Essentials CertificateThree one-month courses. $495 for all three (certificate) or $195 each.

Improving Email PromotionsDiscover new ways to improve your email promotions, includ-ing when to email, what to email, and testing email copy. Then find out how to analyze your email response rates, including getting the bench marks for open rates and click through rates. Learn how to improve your email promotion and responses with tracking and testing. Get a basic introduction to email promotions. If you are advanced, your instructor is an email expert and can answer your toughest questions as well.April, June, and September; Dan Belhassen, Susan Hurrell, instruc-tors. $495 for all three courses (certificate) or $195 each.

Boosting Your Website TrafficAcquire the basic skills to boost your web site traffic, including how to analyze your visitor traffic, how to use search engine optimization to get greater visibility and expo-sure in Google searches, and how to redesign your web site copy to increase your visitors and results. No experience necessary, but if you are at an advanced level, your instructor is an SEO expert and can answer your toughest questions as well.May, July, and October; Dan Bel-hassen, Susan Hurrell, instructors. $495 for all three courses (certifi-cate) or $195 each.


eMarketing & Social Media for Business

Social Media for Business CertificateThree one-month courses. $495 for all three courses (certificate) or $195 each.

Introduction to Social MediaGet involved in the move from in-person to online communica-tion. Learn what social media are and their role in your business and personal life. Find out the top sites and how businesses are using the sites for communication, customer retention, branding, marketing, market research, needs assessment and serving customers and clients. Explore the options for your or-ganization. Look at case studies of what other organizations are doing. Let your instructor guide your exploration of Facebook and YouTube. For anyone interested in social media. Your instructor is a nationally known speaker, consul-tant and trainer on social networks and social media.April, June, and September; Jennifer Selke, instructor. $495 for all three courses (certificate) or $195 each.

Marketing Using Social MediaDevelop a two-way communication and marketing strategy for your or-ganization using social media. Let your instructor guide you in explor-ing major social media, including Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogging. Learn quick, easy ways to use Twit-ter, blogs and LinkedIn to engage your customers or clients and keep them interested in your organiza-tion or business. You’ll find out the advantages and disadvantages of each, and learn what’s right for your work and organization type. Your instructor is a director of mar-keting for a national association, and writes and speaks on the topic.May, July, and October; Suzanne Kart, instructor. $495 for all three courses (certificate) or $195 each.

Integrating Social Media into Your OrganizationTake away a practical strategy and techniques for implementing social media for your organization or business. Learn how to create your own private social media using Ning, work socially using Google Docs and calendars, and move your web site to an interactive Web 2.0 site. Then your instructor will help you choose which social media tools are right for your situation, and then integrate them into your web site to develop a social me-dia strategy for your organization. Find out what you can be doing, what you should be doing, and take back a plan to integrate social me-dia into your marketing.June, August, and November; Jennifer Selke, instructor. $495 for all three courses (certificate) or $195 each.

Jennifer Selke, instructor and nationally known social media

expert

Our Awesome Transfer Policy Something come up? If work or personal circumstances arise during your online course, you can retake the course without paying an extra fee! You can retake the course anytime up to 12 months later. No questions asked. No reasons required. Just ask to transfer into a future offering. Our Students love it!

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Green Buildings and Preparing for the LEED Green Associate ExamGet the knowledge to excel as a green professional in the new economy. Acquire an introduction to sustainability and how it lays the foundation for a deeper understand-ing of the green building process. Participants who successfully com-plete this course are eligible and prepared to sit for the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate exam. For anyone who wants more than a basic understanding of sustain-ability and green building concepts, including those with a stake in their companys’ building practices, those directly involved in green build-ing projects, and those pursuing the LEED Green Associate profes-sional accreditation. LEED is a third-party certification program and nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. April-May, June-July, and Septem-ber-October; USGBC Faculty, instructors. $695

Green WorkplaceA greener workplace can provide substantial benefits to your organi-zation’s triple bottom line – people, planet and profits. By reducing the energy intensity of their buildings and materials demand and waste, green workplaces can save money and reduce their impact on the environment. Come discover the keys to making green workplaces a success for you and your organi-zation. This course is suitable for those new to green workplaces or already working in a green space and interested in enhancing their knowledge of what makes it a green space. Includes a green workplace toolkit.April and June; Pepper Smith, Kelly Gearhart, instructors. $195

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Business

Entrepreneur Boot Camp

Starting a business is something that all of us have thought about at one time or another. Everyone wants to be their own boss. Yet statistics show that most businesses fail within the first five years. This course provides insight into the characteristics, knowledge and skills needed to become a success-ful entrepreneur. At the end of this course, you will be able to identify the abilities required of successful entrepreneurs and how to acquire them, develop goals to help estab-lish your business, develop an out-line for your plan, and take home techniques to successfully manage your new business.April and June; Dr. Conrad Brian Law, COI, instructor. $195

UGotClass Online Courses and Certificates

Extraordinary Customer ServiceLearning to build your customer service skills will have a power-ful impact on your career success as well as success in other areas of your life. Through this course you will discover the direct relationship between service skills and career achievement. You will become skilled at being an exceptional service provider. You can help your organization and your career by translating your good service inten-tions into a workable plan and gain knowledge of ways to consistently deliver great service. The payoff is enormous. April and June; Nanette Sanders-Cobb, COI, instructor. $145

Dr. Conrad Brian Law, COI, instructor, award winning speaker,

author, motivational coach and entrepreneur.

Your Company, Your Employees & the LawIn today’s lawsuit-prone work environment company leaders are required to comply with vari-ous workplace laws, regulations, and mandates that apply to their workplace. Acquiring a basic understanding of these compliance issues, and knowing what policies, record-keeping requirements, and HR forms to use, can minimize the risk of incurring employee-related claims and lawsuits. This course will provide a roadmap for effec-tively minimizing and/or defusing employee-related problems and workplace compliance issues that affect employers of all sizes and work industries. Each class is filled with guidelines, HR forms and sample policies, as well as practical strategies for complying with laws.May and July, Lupe T. McElroy, instructor. $395

Practical Math for the WorkplaceFor anyone interested in acquir-ing the skills needed to understand and perform common business activities such as payroll, banking, invoicing, and purchasing. Busi-ness owners and managers will find this course particularly beneficial in providing a clear insight into the basic mathematical skills and processes needed to perform finan-cial tasks required in the workplace. This course provides a basic foun-dation for understanding the practi-cal applications of mathematics in common workplace activities. April and June; Constance Yates, instructor. $145

Business


Business Research CertificateThree one-month courses. $495 for all three courses (only available as a certificate).

Introduction to Business ResearchBusiness Research will provide the specific knowledge needed to succeed in researching and utilizing the best and most appropriate data for decision making. It will also provide the skills needed to effec-tively communicate research results to a specific audience for maximum impact and effective decision mak-ing. The course is broad-based and provides a strong foundation for meeting business research needs. More advanced courses will be available after completion of this foundation course.April and June; Cathy Proffitt Boys, instructor. $495 for all three cours-es (certificate).

Business StatisticsNumbers are vitally important to all types of business decision-making. From budget projections to inven-tory tracking, business leaders rely on numbers to help them make sound business decisions. How can you make these numbers meaning-ful to you in your day-to-day plan-ning and decision-making? Learn how to apply and interpret numbers in real-world business ideas in our business statistics course.May and July; Dr. Mary Dereshiwsky, COI, instructor. $495 for all three courses (only available as a certificate).

Qualitative Business ResearchWords are powerful information sources for sound business deci-sions. As a business leader, you talk to others when you have a question or need to solve a problem. They provide a richness of information that numbers alone cannot. How can you effectively harness the power of words when you have a need to know something? Learn how to use qualitative methods (information in words) to make the best possible business decisions.June and August; Dr. Mary Dereshi-wsky, COI, instructor. $495 for all three courses (only available as a certificate).


Cathy Proffitt Boys, instructor, also teaches at Missouri State

University-West Plains


Business

Leadership

Supervisory and Leadership CertificateYour employees are your most valuable resources. Ensuring the efficiency of your team is the key to your success and is your most important responsibility. Get practi-cal, easy-to-understand, and in-sightful methods for new and even experienced supervisors and man-agers. Learn about effective del-egation, performance management, and writing performance reviews. Discuss the specifics of the super-visor’s role and responsibilities, and strategies for improving your overall effectiveness as a leader. Acquire practical knowledge along with tips and techniques that can be applied at your job immediately.One two-month course. $395 total.April-May, June-July, and September-October; Sally Klaus, instructor.

Mentoring and Coaching in the WorkplaceMentoring and coaching have come to be used more frequently in organizations to improve leadership competencies and provide employ-ee support. It has benefits for the employer and employee. Develop skills in the development, imple-mentation, and support of coaching and mentoring programs in your workplace. Take home the toolkit you have been searching for to improve your employees’ performance and create the working environment your employees will find truly rewarding.One two-month course. $295 April-June, June-July; Mary Johnson, COI, Sherri Restauri Carson, instructors.

What Students Say “I have taken classes online before that claimed to ‘work at your own pace,’ but never lived up to the claim. Love the class and it has lived up to the claim. Between work and home, this course works out great.”

Scott Walters, Liberty, SC, after taking the Supervisory & Leader-ship Certificate



Leadership

Virtual Meeting Planner CertificateFinally, you can acquire the best professional development in virtual meeting planning. Plus get the op-tion of being recognized for your knowledge by becoming a Certified Virtual Meeting Planner (CVP). Virtual meetings are distance semi-nars and education featuring audio, slides and video in a synchronous format. They include webinars, webcasts, video casts, two-way web cams, and other audio and video formats. Discover the various synchronous distance meeting for-mats available and learn about the technology of producing distance meetings. Then get the best in-structional techniques on the design and teaching of effective distance or virtual meetings. Lastly, acquire the virtual meeting planning skills involved in budgeting, pricing, and marketing virtual meetings. One ten-week course with certifi-cation exam for CVP designation. $795 total. September-October; William A. Draves, CAE, COI, Su-zanne Kart, instructors.

William A. Draves, UGotClass President, instructor, and one of the foremost authorities in the

world of teaching online


Training and Education

Courses for K-12 TeachersFour one-month courses with Op-tional Graduate Credit offered from the University of South Dakota, $40 additional, paid later.

Gender in the ClassroomDiscover why girls waste 30% of their study time, why boys get worse grades than girls, why boys do less homework than girls, and the 5 learning habits girls get in school that hurts them in the work-place. Female students learn differ-ently than male students. Discover how girls and boys learn. Take away 10 tips for helping girls and the 10 tips for helping boys learn.June and October, Julie Coates, COI, William A. Draves, CAE, COI, instructors. $245

Generational Learning Styles for K-12 TeachersRegardless of your age, it is always helpful to increase your understand-ing of how your current and future students learn. Students learn in a variety of ways. This course will focus on the influence of genera-tional characteristics on learning styles. Your students learn differ-ently than you. Come find out how to help your students. We will ex-plore information on the brain and how each generation has responded to their unique “cohort experience”. Understand how your own genera-tional characteristics impact your learning AND your teaching. Learn the top 20 generational techniques for helping your students.April, July, and November; Kassia Dellabough, instructor. $245

Online Teaching and Learning for K-12 TeachersDiscover the fascinating world of online learning and teaching. Spe-cifically for K-12 teachers, you will find out why and how your students learn online. Find out about all the wonderful eTools being used, from drag-and-drop games to virtual labs. Then find out how you can begin to use the web in your own teaching. See why web-enhanced courses are being introduced in K-12 schools. Then take home strategies to help your students learn more and prepare them for the workplace.June and October, William A. Draves, CAE, COI, instructor. $245

Social Media and Online Tools for K-12 TeachersFacebook, Twitter, YouTube, it’s seems everyone, including your students, talk about ways the In-ternet helps them stay in touch and see what others are doing. Since many of your students are already there, have you been curious if any of these tools might keep them engaged in your class? Do you ever wonder if there might be some more time-effective ways to com-municate with parents? GoogleD-ocs, Adobe ConnectNow, iGoogle, Flicker, animoto, earth album, Teacher Tube, blogs, virtual labs and yes, even Facebook and Twitter can help you add interest to your class. Discover tips to use a variety of social media and online tools. You will discuss ways to overcome resistance you might encounter in using these programs. April, July, and November; Heather Dimitt, instructor. $245


What our Students Say “The best part of this class is how it lets me see possibilities in course design...the design aspects have shown me that even a f2f class can benefit from online learn-ing portions. There have been times this week that I wanted to spend my time designing/planning the course and not posting. But, everytime I came back, I learned something.” Joan Burda, Lakewood, OH, after taking the course Building Online Learning Communities

Training and Education

Certificate in Online TeachingThree one-week courses; $495 for all 3 courses. Optional, Become a Certified Online Instructor (COI); $795 for all 3 courses. COI registrants are required to take a 50-question exam, have students evaluate their online course, and have a LERN faculty member critique their online course.

Advanced Teaching OnlineIn the 21st century, half of all learn-ing will be online. The opportuni-ties are tremendous. Discover how to plan, develop and teach an online course. Take home a ten step model to develop your online course. Learn to create online audio lec-tures with slide shows. Plus, find out how self-quizzes enhance learn-ing. See an animation, drop-and-drop exercise, and welcome pages. Engage in online discussion with other teachers. April, August, and October; Wil-liam A. Draves, CAE, COI, Mary Dereshiwsky, instructors. $495 for all 3 one-week courses or $795 for all 3 with COI certification.

Designing Online Instruction Learn about the online instructional environment, envisioning your online course, developing a web course, phases of design and de-velopment, and design guidelines. Discover the principles behind the online learning environment. Get tips for planning your online course, identifying resources and design guidelines. Get the latest information on copyright issues, assessment and evaluation.May and October; Dr. Rita-Marie Conrad, COI, instructor. $495 for all 3 one-week courses or $795 for all 3 with COI certification.

Building Online Learning CommunitiesDiscover why girls waste 30% of their in the online classroom. This is the relationships and interactions among people through which knowl-edge is primarily generated. Come learn how to facilitate those interac-tions with the foremost authorities and authors of the popular book by the same title. Acquire a new under-standing of redefining community in cyberspace. Find out the importance of a learning community. Learn about dialogue as inquiry, negotiating dis-cussion guidelines, and collaboration.March, July, and November; Dr. Rena Palloff and Dr. Keith Pratt, instructors. $495 for all 3 one-week courses or $795 with COI certification.


Dr. Rita-Marie Conrad, COI, instructor and author

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