encouragement – Ms Brittany's Blog

Though I went to school for Graphic Design and Multimedia Design, I always find myself searching the web for resources. Technology changes everyday and I have to make sure I’m on the up and up. I’ve paid for courses online as well as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). I’ve attended different graphic and web design workshops in the city (NYC) also.

Below I’ve listed great online and campus courses that I think are very resourceful. I will continue to post more companies once I check them out…

Coursera

http://www.coursera.com

Coursera was actually the first online MOOC that I’ve taken. It has come a long way from 2012. You can take a course with well known colleges and universities and receive a free certificate of completion or you can pay for a “Verified Certificate”. Coursera also offers specializations certificates which is a set of courses put together that you can purchase individually or together. Upon completion of all courses in the specialization subject you will receive a verified professional certificate.

Edx

http://www.edx.org

Edx works just like Coursera. They are also very big on interacting with other students who are taking the same course as you. Since its debut, it has change a lot. While you can audit the courses for free, if you want to submit work and receive a verified certificate you will need to pay a fee.

Udemy

http://www.udemy.com

Udemy is another company where I take courses from. Most courses are paid courses but you can complete them at any time and still receive a certificate of completion. Udemy almost always have sales on the courses so be sure to sign up for any newsletters to catch the deals.

General Assembly

https://generalassemb.ly/

General Assembly offers training in design, marketing, coding and data. You can take a course by yourself or with your company. Courses are offered full time, part time and even as a one or two day workshop. Courses are offered online and on campus. Check out their website to find a location near you.

*Prices do vary starting from free and up and can get expensive.

Touro College

gst.touro.edu/

Touro College offers workshops every few months and you receive a certificate of completion. When I first started attending workshops at Touro they were free but as of late they have been charging a registration fee which is usually around $20. I’ve attended workshops as an educator and designer and found all workshops at Touro to be really good and filled with a lot of resources.

On Thursday I was driving home in my car listening to Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”. While singing along with the chorus, I began thinking about a conversation I had with a friend earlier in the day and also a conversation with another friend last week. To sum up both of the discussions, they were about making changes and moving on to better themselves. I was proud to see that both of my friends were deciding to take control of the situations in their lives and pressing forward to do better.
I definitely can relate to their situations and was honored that they wanted my advice and encouragement. I shared my story of the past 12 months of my life and was able to give ensight on what happened when I began to take control of situations in my life. I spoke to them about how I didn’t give power to my fears but I had my faith overpower my fears.

With that being said, we can live our lives blaming everyone else for things that happen to us, but when will we stop and look at ourselves and say “what is it that I’m doing on my end that just isnt right?” Though I’m not where I want to be in life right now and there are still some things that aren’t right but I do thank God that I’m not where I was mentally, spiritually, financially or emotionally 12 months ago. So if you want to make YOUR world a better place, take a look at YOURSELF and make YOUR change.

…………RIP Michael Jackson……

“I”m Starting With The Man In The Mirror
I’m Asking Him To Change His Ways
And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change”

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Online Web/Graphic Design and Development Courses

Man In The Mirror