Biddeford Adult Education
Biddeford, ME
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Biddeford Adult Education Classes
HealthCare Provider Basic Life Support (American Heart Association)
with Diane Frechette, RN,BSN,MS,CNOR, Biddeford Adult Education
Beginner's Guide to Using Basic Computer Technology
with Deb Duca, Biddeford Adult Education
Navigate the digital world with confidence. We’ll start with the basics of using cellphones, laptops, and tablets, then move on to managing email, engaging in chat applications, and using Zoom for video calls. In subsequent weeks, we’ll dive into online banking, shopping on Amazon, and the importance of creating strong passwords and managing logins. We’ll also focus on safe browsing practices and recognizing online threats, ensuring you have the skills to protect your personal information.
Acrylic Painting for Beginners Part 1
with Kyle Durkin, Biddeford Adult Education
Learn how to use paint and color! You will learn how to mix paints as well as how to build up an image, step by step! Create your own original pieces in this class.
Materials needed: Please bring a variety of paintbrushes of at least a few different sizes and the following paint- 1 tube of crimson or primary red, 1 tube of primary yellow, 1 tube of ultramarine or primary blue, and 1 tube of white. “Basics” paint made by Liquitex is suggested. It can be purchased at Michaels Arts and Crafts stores. (Paper/Canvas will be provided by the instructor.)
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Adobe Photoshop Essentials
with Andi Helmi, Biddeford Adult Education
This fundamental course covers Adobe PhotoshopCC most commonly used tools, menus and panels.You’ll learn all the basics of Photoshop to effectivelywork with selection and editing tools, layers, andmasks to edit, retouch and enhance existing images orcreate your own composite digital art work. Impressyour business organization, friends and family byenhancing their photos and create magazine coverquality enhanced images. Access to Adobe Photoshopsoftware required.
Boosting Your Web Site Traffic
with Dan Belhassen, Biddeford Adult Education
Acquire the basic skills to boost your web site traffic, including how to analyze your visitor traffic, how to use search engine optimization to get greater visibility and exposure in Google searches, and how to redesign your web site copy to increase your visitors and results. No experience necessary, but if you are at an advanced level, your instructor is an SEO expert and can answer your toughest questions as well.
Cash is King
with Jodie Trana, Biddeford Adult Education
Cash is arguably the most important factor in business success. D&B reports 90% of all small business failures are due to poor cash flow—more money gets paid out than collected. It 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.
Collaborative Management
with William A. Draves, Biddeford Adult Education
Whether you manage or lead people, collaborative skills are essential to help harness the energy of groups and teams for maximum performance and productivity. Knowledge of collaborative skills will enable you to gain participation quickly, get input and buy-in for building consensus and plan for cooperation to get crucial projects completed. This course will help you explore the principles of collaborative management and gain insight on how to expand your collaborative skills for success of your team or organization.
Designing Online Instruction
with Dionne (Dee) Felix, Biddeford Adult Education
Learn about the online instructional environment, envisioning your online course, developing a web course, phases of design and development, design guidelines, and more. Discover the principles behind the adoption of technology innovation and the nature of the online learning environment. Then get tips for planning your online course, identifying resources and design guidelines. Discuss the phases of design and development and models, motivating student-student interaction, and managing interaction. Get the latest information on copyright issues, assessment and evaluation.