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Instant Ukulele for Hopelessly Busy People - ZOOM
with Craig Coffman, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education
In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing
the ukulele to give you years of musical enjoyment and
you won’t have to take private lessons to do this. This
crash course will teach you some basic chords and get
you playing along with your favorite songs right away.
Fee includes the online book, online recorded follow up
lessons, a recording of the class and also access to
optional live periodic question and answer sessions at no
additional cost. Class is online using zoom and is partly
hands on and partly lecture/demonstration. For ages
13+.
the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and
also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held
online using zoom and is partly hands on instruction and partly
lecture/demonstration. For ages 13+.
Pet Portraits Level 2
with Shirley Anderson, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Are you ready to take your pet portrait skills to the next level? This class begins with a pre-sketched pencil drawing, which you will then enhance with appropriate shading techniques. Next, you will create your own custom color palette to ensure a precise match for your pet's unique characteristics. Throughout the class we will focus on capturing the subtleties of real fur texture and expressive eyes, with the goal of producing a remarkably detailed and realistic portrait of your pet. Five clear photos of your pet must be emailed in before class to Shirl.art5050@gmail.com. Canvas and paints are supplied.
Adobe InDesign CC Essentials
with Andy Helmi, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. This course is a comprehensive exploration of InDesign tools and capabilities to create professional documents. You will learn how to manage the InDesign environment, create, setup, design, enhance and finalize multi-page documents. Access to Adobe InDesign software required. For all online Adobe classes, students are responsible for purchasing their own software for their course. Trial versions of Adobe software are sometimes available on the Adobe company website.
Advanced Cyber Threat Analysis and Mitigation
with Marcus Lander, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Delve into advanced techniques for detecting cyber threats, including anomaly detection, behavior analysis, and threat intelligence. Learn how to identify and respond to sophisticated attacks. Comprehend the role of threat intelligence in proactive cybersecurity measures. And gain expertise in analyzing and reverse-engineering malware.
AI Planning and Strategies
with Elizabeth Flanagan, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Develop effective AI strategies to solve complex problems across various industries. Gain practical insights into how AI can be harnessed to enhance efficiency and drive innovation. By the end of the course, you will have the skills to create robust AI planning solutions that can adapt to dynamic environments and meet organizational goals.
Closing Procedures and Financial Statements
with Sharon DeFonteny, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This course shows you how to create a worksheet used to adjust the account balances and prepare the financial statements. Use your financial statements to measure performance, make improvements and set goals. The final step covered in this course is closing your books and preparing them for the next accounting period; this is done by journalizing and posting closing entries.
Entrepreneurial Marketing
with Conrad Brian Law, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
To succeed in today's marketplace, entrepreneurs must know how to effectively market their product or service. This course offers you a step by step approach to attract and keep customers, all within a realistic budget. With an emphasis on customer-driven marketing decisions, you will learn how to build a strong brand, analyze which tactics to use, and implement your marketing plan. Whether you are starting a business or growing an existing one, you will take away practical marketing tips and tools that you can use to improve your marketing efforts.
Integrating Social Media in Your Organization
with Melissa Baker, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Take away a practical strategy and techniques for implementing a social strategy for your organization or business. Learn the top five considerations when starting a social network as well as tips to manage an online community. Discover how to create your own private social network using the Ning platform. Discuss the top tools to use to manage your social media life and build integration into your website. See how Google Docs and Calendars work and how to use online video to further your business goals. Hear about mobile check-in applications and how companies are using coupon and deal sites. Get your company listed properly on local search engines so more customers can find you. Discuss how web design has changed and get feedback on your website while discovering usability testing and user interface design. Finally, learn how to manage this influx of information created by the new media revolution. Develop a manageable workflow and get productivity tips to be more efficient. Learn what you might be doing wrong in social media as well as essential policies to have in place for your employees and company. See what trends are on the horizon and where your goals fit with those new trends.