This is the first summer that both my boys are working full time, and while I embrace that every way, it was different to plan a summer free of teaching without any big holiday on the horizon. If you’re also finding yourself with a little more time on your hands this summer, you might be interested in reading further.
I’m a big believer in getting a little bit smarter whenever we can and this summer sort of feels like the perfect opportunity to do that. It seems like wherever your interests lie there’s a course for that right now. All of them free.
Personally, I have just started The Science of Well Being with Laurie Santos .
Here are a few of my favourites in the three areas of life that dominate my thoughts.
Art, Culture and Fashion
Understanding Fashion: From Business to Culture - The French Fashion School IFM
Three months of free guitar lessons - Fender
What is Contemporary Art - MoMA
Seeing through Photographs - MoMA
InDesign 2020: Essential Training - LinkedIn Learning
Photoshop 2020: One-on-One Fundamentals - LinkedIn Learning
Personal Best
Learning How to Learn - McMaster University
Social Psychology -Wesleyan University
Introduction to Personal Branding - Univerity of Virginia
The Science of Well Being - Yale
Creative Thinking Techniques - Imperial College London
Design Thinking for Innovation - University of Virginia
Digital Marketing
Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content - The University of Pennsylvania
The Strategy of Content Marketing - UC Davis
Content Marketing for B2B Enterprises - Udemy
Social Media Week of Webinars - Buffer
SEO Training Course by Moz - Udemy
Learn Javascript - CodeAcademy
Learn HTML & CSS - CodeAcademy