Albert Lea Community Education

Have you heard about the latest new app called TikTok? Learn how it's used and how parents can also help their kids stay safe while on it. You'll leave the class with helpful action items with you family to help gain a better understanding on what to do/what not to do within the app. The class will help set up a healthy foundation for technology habits your family members can use for the rest of their life whether in school or in their professional careers. THIS CLASS IS TAUGHT LIVE ONLINE, A LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU UPON REGISTRATION.

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a two month online certificate program. Each course is the duration of one month. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Designed for beginners, we will have you speaking and reading Spanish in no time. You will practice the basic building blocks of the language and common idiomatic expressions. You will know enough vocabulary and grammar for simple conversations, and you will learn how to ask and answer questions. Whether you speak some Spanish and need a refresher, or no Spanish, you will complete the course with the skills to communicate in Spanish. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 3.2 Length (in hours): 32 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. Community Education has partnered with UGotClass for those individuals interested in furthering their careers! These 3 month certificate programs are done online at your convenience within a 3 month period. You will receive a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. How do you manage the finances of a business? Whether you are an entrepreneur, running a family business, or just looking to advance your career and add to your skill set, this Bookkeeping Certificate will provide you with the knowledge needed to measure, and manage, the financial health of your business. This program focuses on cash basis accounting. No one will care more about the financial health of your business than you! It’s imperative that you understand how the process works and are able to complete the accounting cycle accurately and in a timely fashion. Even if you plan to outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still understand how the process works. No one should be clueless when it comes to the finances of their business. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions By registering for this class you agree that your name and email address can be shared with UGotClass, so that any future class information can be shared with you. This certificate does not qualify you for the NACPB (National Association of Certified Public Bookkeepers) - Bookkeeper Certification Exam.

When your child has a Smartphone there are key things you should know in order to keep them safe and secure. In this class you’ll understand recommended safety settings on popular social media apps, parental apps for your child’s Smartphone, and more! You will leave this class with a confident plan to simplify the technology so that you and your child can use the phone safely without worry. THIS CLASS IS TAUGHT LIVE ONLINE, A LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU UPON REGISTRATION.

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. The Certificate in Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explains the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career. First, get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance. Then find out what you need to know about cash. Cash is the non-financial manager who really makes a difference in the day-to-day cash activities. Discover how to maximize cash flow, learn the importance of cash and find out your role in cash flow success. Finally, acquire advanced knowledge on the financial information that drives your organization. See how business reports are assessed and analyzed. An understanding of this information will help you make smart decisions when it comes to budgeting, setting goals, and assessing performance within your own area of influence. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a two month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the two month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Games are increasingly recognized as a tool that can serve many business purposes beyond entertainment. This Certificate provides you with a general introduction to what goes into the design and development of both video and analog games, with a particular focus on the use of games outside of consumer entertainment. In the first course, you will discover resources for developing game design, identify the mechanics and verbs used in different games. You will come away with knowing the different activities that are part of game design, being able to flush out a game idea in order to increase the chances to having a successful game design experience, and have a basic understanding of how to work with game developers. In the second course, you will you will learn the basics of video game design process, learn about the main video game genres, and use a game development application to begin your journey of making games. By successfully completing this Certificate in Basic Game Design, you will have taken the first steps into understanding game design, and being able to create your own games. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 3.2 Length (in hours): 32 Frequently Ask Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Discover the keys to successful writing for the workplace. Whether you are writing a report, memo, letter or publicity notice, business writing has some defined characteristics for success. Successful communicators in the workplace move forward, others move back. Enhance your career by improving this critical communication skill. Begin with understanding the format, construction, and successful techniques of writing good business reports and proposals. Then improve your skills with editing and proofreading. Finally, discover what good journalists know. Learn how to write a news story, press release or other publicity notice that zings. Help your organization stand out with your new skills in business writing. This certificate will take you to the next level where business writing is a skill for personal and organizational success. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Ask Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a two month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the two month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Customer service is now essential for business and all work organizations. With the increase of technology, human interaction with customers becomes all the more important. Whether it relates to retaining customers, serving your audience, or turning inquiries from potential customers into sales, good customer service is now one of the central factors in organizational success. Learn to improve your customer service skills to enhance your career skill set, improve productivity, and increase your organization’s success. You will also take away some extraordinary customer service techniques you won’t find anywhere else. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 3.2 Length (in hours): 32 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Data Analysis is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after skills in the workplace. Companies have vast amounts of data, but it is rare to have someone with the ability to analyze that data to see trends and make predictions. Add a whole new skill set to your portfolio, and make a big difference in the success of your organization by acquiring data analysis skills. Begin with getting a basic understanding of how to analyze data in a business setting. Then learn how many of your business decisions involve comparing groups for differences. You will know the statistics behind these group differences and relationships. Finally you will find out how to perform inquiries that will be useful to your business or organization, and have the skill necessary to communicate these results through graphs and text that your fellow employees will understand. Whether your business is home based or a large company, this certificate will take you to the next level where important decision-making is concerned. The grammar knowledge you'll gain from this certificate applies to whatever kind of writing you do now or aspire to create in the future. Everything you learn will elevate your communication skills and help you polish and edit your writing. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a two month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the two month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Whether you're a student or a professional, a career changer or a job seeker, Effective Grammar will improve your grammar, punctuation, and writing skills without making you feel like you’re back in eighth grade English class. Effective Grammar is a fun, down-to-earth, comprehensive course in English grammar for anyone who wants to enhance their communication skills. - Don’t understand the parts of speech? - Struggling to identify the subject and predicate of a sentence? - Not sure how to spot a run-on sentence or how to correct it? This certificate covers all that and lots more! You’ll master everything from commas to complete sentences to common sense writing. After completing Effective Grammar, you’ll be able to send in your well-written essay, submit your winning résumé, or produce a polished report for your employer, confident that your writing will attract attention for all the right reasons. Put an end to grammar mistakes that detract from your work and open the door to career opportunities as you learn to communicate more effectively. CEUs/ILUs: 3.2 Length (in hours): 32 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Especially geared for future leaders in the Gen Y generation (born 1980-1999), the certificate provides how-to practical information on advancing your leadership potential and making a difference in both the workplace and in society. Find out what it takes to become an effective leader. Discover your style of leadership. Discuss task completion, building relationships with your subordinates, becoming socially perceptive to changes in the workplace, utilizing your emotions in a positive and effective manner, and addressing challenging goals. Then learn the unspoken secrets that leaders know and the strategies they employ/exhibit in for influencing others. Leadership skills are acquired and learned. You can become a leader if you know the do’s and don’ts; what to say, what not to say; what to do, what not to do. At the end of completing the three course certificate, you will come away with a new understanding, new toolbox of leadership skills, and the information to move your leadership development into high gear. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. New research and information is coming out frequently now about how your learners - and you - learn. Here’s what we know. In the last century, you taught everyone equally by teaching them the same. But we know we each learn differently. So in this century, you teach everyone equally by teaching them differently. In this Certificate in Learning Styles, you get the most advanced information about the three most important and most prevalent characteristics you experience with your participants: generation, gender, and the autism spectrum. Your instructors are some of the foremost authorities in the world on these subjects. They write, and speak around North America, on learning styles. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. A must-have skill to succeed in business, whether an entrepreneur or a valued employee, is the ability to create, edit and manage spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel is the most used spreadsheet tool in the world. Begin with learning how an Excel worksheet is constructed, populated with content, and edited for delivery. Discover how various menu items, commands, settings and processes affects the look of your Excel worksheets and workbooks. Then, increase your efficiency by learning how to organize, display and calculate your data into useful information. Identify different types of data and how data can be best visually represented or formatted, by using different data tool techniques. Finally, you’ll learn a variety of Excel’s most powerful features to analyze data quickly and easily. This Certificate will help you discover how to attractively visualize your data into meaningful information with confidence. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a two month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the two month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Non-profits today need to be run like a business in many respects. You have competition, a need to generate income and a surplus, and staff need to be even more productive. Get the best training on revenue generation for nonprofits, and program evaluation for nonprofits, with our Certificate in NonProfit Administration. You will come away with the latest best information from instructors who train people in nonprofits. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. For those new to teaching online, or those already teaching online. Get the best instruction from the foremost authorities in online learning. Thousands of people have taken this fundamental yet advanced training in teaching online. From building an online course to improving an online course, from fostering online discussion to encouraging student interaction, from traditional assessment to online tests, the program will give you both the fundamentals of teaching online, as well as the most advanced tips and techniques in the business. Your instructors are authors, speakers and consultants in online learning and teaching. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a three month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the three month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. In today’s business environment, there is a need for good project management. Project management provides visibility of project health to the business and the customer. Through continuous monitoring, early detection of variations to plan, schedule, and budget can be communicated to stakeholders for quick resolution, including project cancelation. Project management is one of the fastest paths to promotion by increasing your network through greater exposure. First, gain the skills, tools and templates to confidently develop and maintain a project. An overview of salaries, certification costs, education and experience requirements are provided. Then acquire a well-rounded knowledge of the five Project Management Processes relating to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide. This basic information will assist you in learning the beginnings of Project Management, whether you are interested in project management, in a project management field, or in any line of work. Finally, learn the ten Project management Knowledge Areas and their support role and relationships to the five Project Management Processes. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8 Length (in hours): 48 Frequently Asked Questions

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of February Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of April Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of June Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of September No class sessions offered in December and January. This is a two month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the two month duration. You will be emailed a certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Save time, track money, and get important insights with Quickbooks Online. Quickbooks Online is the leading online accounting platform. It is the preferred choice for small business managers, owners, bookkeepers and accounting professionals. There area patches and regular automatic upgrades to the software. Get a comprehensive understanding of QuickBooks Online. Then learn how to work with more advanced Quickbooks Online topics. An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile. CEUs/ILUs: 3.2 Length (in hours): 32 Frequently Asked Questions