Mediation Skills And Illustrator Basics, Two of Many Courses Offered in March
KEENE, N.H. 1/31/05 - Mediation Skills for Teachers and Adobe Illustrator Basics are two of many courses that start in March at Keene State College through the Office of Continuing Education and Extended Studies.
Adobe Illustrator Basics is an overview of basic techniques to create business designs, drawings, and logos. This art course meets on Friday, March 4, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mediation Skills for Teachers practices mediation through role play and in-depth discussion of common sources of conflict in teaching. This education course meets on Friday, March 4, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
An education course, Picturing Writing: Fostering Literacy Through Art, is offered on Friday, March 11, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. This course explains how to build a solid foundation of writing skills through the use of quality literature and crayon resist-based art techniques.
Intermediate Sign Language builds on the material presented in Introductory Sign Language, with emphasis on enhanced expressive/receptive abilities. The one-credit course meets Mondays, March 21-April 18, from 6:30 to 9:20 p.m.
Microsoft Office for the PC is a hands-on introduction to each of the Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. This one-credit class meets Friday, March 4, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Three noncredit computer courses, which offer hands-on instruction using the personal computer, meet on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Introduction to Microsoft Access, on March 5, gives students the tools for creating a database, entering and editing data, designing tables and fields, indexing, sorting, making basic forms, and querying.
Intermediate Microsoft Access, on March 12, teaches students how to create complex databases using Access.
Advanced Microsoft Access: Forms and Reports, on March 26, shows participants how to make a database easy to work with and generate standard reports.
Numerous online courses, ranging from Designing Effective Web Sites to Using the Internet in the Classroom, begin on March 16. For descriptions and costs of online courses, visit www.ed2go.com/keene.
For further information about short-term courses and online courses, visit www.keene.edu/courses or call the Continuing Education Office at 603-358-2290 or 800-KSC-1909 or e-mail continuing- ed@keene.edu.
