Online PD 1: China and Communism course offered on EdX
List the title of at least one course/workshop you might be interested in completing and the cost of the experience
- I would be interested completing this course, and some of the other courses listed on EdX. This course is free, but the cost of a certificate is $99. This is how most of the courses I looked at on Edx are priced, but there are a few without a free version. The price of the non-free option classes I looked at was about $300.
Briefly describe how you think the experience(s) might help you improve your professional practice (now or in the future)
- This course is self paced and led by two Harvard professors. I would imagine it is very similar to the learning experience of an online college course. While I am knowledgeable about the history of other countries and areas of the world, I kind of lack in Chinese history, so this course would be great for me. I think these type of courses would serve useful as a refresher course and for learning new topics. With my teaching license being in secondary social sciences I could teach a variety of classes in the future, so being up to date and well rounded on a variety topics is crucial.
Reflect on whether or not you think it would be worth your time and money to invest in the selected opportunity. Why/why not?
- I think the this course would be worth it. I probably would only take the free version though.
- I would be interested completing this course, and some of the other courses listed on EdX. This course is free, but the cost of a certificate is $99. This is how most of the courses I looked at on Edx are priced, but there are a few without a free version. The price of the non-free option classes I looked at was about $300.
Briefly describe how you think the experience(s) might help you improve your professional practice (now or in the future)
- This course is self paced and led by two Harvard professors. I would imagine it is very similar to the learning experience of an online college course. While I am knowledgeable about the history of other countries and areas of the world, I kind of lack in Chinese history, so this course would be great for me. I think these type of courses would serve useful as a refresher course and for learning new topics. With my teaching license being in secondary social sciences I could teach a variety of classes in the future, so being up to date and well rounded on a variety topics is crucial.
Reflect on whether or not you think it would be worth your time and money to invest in the selected opportunity. Why/why not?
- I think the this course would be worth it. I probably would only take the free version though.
Online PD 2: The Complete Presentation and Public Speaking/Speech Course offered on Udemy
List the title of at least one course/workshop you might be interested in completing and the cost of the experience
- This public speaking course is led by Chris Haroun. Normally the cost of the course is $109.99 but it is currently listed for $15.99.
Briefly describe how you think the experience(s) might help you improve your professional practice (now or in the future)
- I think this course would help me in my professional practice by better preparing me for public speaking. This is a useful skill to have in the classroom and it is a transferable skill that is useful throughout life.
Reflect on whether or not you think it would be worth your time and money to invest in the selected opportunity. Why/why not?
- I believe that this course would be worth my time. I would pay the sale price, but I would not pay the full price. (At least not on my current grad student salary.) I would imagine that there are plenty of public speaking courses and resources out there, and a lot of them being free, but it would be nice to have the resources you need laid out for you.
- This public speaking course is led by Chris Haroun. Normally the cost of the course is $109.99 but it is currently listed for $15.99.
Briefly describe how you think the experience(s) might help you improve your professional practice (now or in the future)
- I think this course would help me in my professional practice by better preparing me for public speaking. This is a useful skill to have in the classroom and it is a transferable skill that is useful throughout life.
Reflect on whether or not you think it would be worth your time and money to invest in the selected opportunity. Why/why not?
- I believe that this course would be worth my time. I would pay the sale price, but I would not pay the full price. (At least not on my current grad student salary.) I would imagine that there are plenty of public speaking courses and resources out there, and a lot of them being free, but it would be nice to have the resources you need laid out for you.