A D U LT C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N
JULY - DECEMBER 2015
ONLINE LEARNING
Accessible, flexible & affordable ...
one course at a time.
Whether you are looking for personal
enrichment or career enhancement,
it’s easy to learn something new
with a Metro online course. Metro,
in partnership with ed2go, is pleased to
provide you with a wide selection of online
courses designed to give you the flexibility
and convenience of learning on your own
time.
A new online section is offered
each month. Courses are made up of 12
lessons, with two new lessons released
each week, over six weeks. You have up
to six weeks to complete all lessons in
the course, so you can work at your own
pace. Upon successful completion of the
course, you will be able to download a
certificate of completion.
Taking an online course doesn’t mean
you’re completely on your own with
course materials. Our Internet-based
classes are interactive, with instructor-led
sessions and student discussion areas.
Not sure if an online class is right for
you? Visit our website for an online class
demo and view some of the engaging,
interactive classes available.
Contents
Adult Continuing Education
Online Learning
Business & Management . . . . . . 2
Administrative Training
Business Communications
Career Development
Management & Leadership
Project Management
Sales & Marketing
Small Business
Computer & Internet . . . . . . . . . 4
Internet & Web/Graphic Design
Photoshop for the Digital Photographer
Microsoft Applications
Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Digital Photography & Video . . . . 9
Health & Wellness . . . . . . . . . 9
Online Learning courses
are value-priced at $139!
Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Teaching English as
a Second Language
Italian
Spanish
Personal Enrichment . . . . . . . .10
Online Learning Refund Policy
You have two weeks after enrolment to request a partial refund if you are unable to complete the course due to medical or
extenuating circumstances. Transfers are not available and no refund will be issued after an online course has finished.
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Business & Management
Administrative Training
Career Development
Administrative Assistant
Applications (47030089)
Individual Excellence (47030098)
Discover how problem-solving and decisionmaking can increase your efficiency and
effectiveness, and explore various organizing
principles. Learn the finer points of operations
management and determine how to recruit,
evaluate, select and train team members.
Master 12 career-enhancing skills including
goal setting, time management and personal
organization. You’ll learn how to improve your
creative abilities, gain confidence with financial
matters, and how to minimize conflict in your
life. Develop a fulfilling career plan and improve
relationships with co-workers, friends, and family.
Administrative Assistant
Fundamentals (47030088)
Introduction to LinkedIn Career
Networking (47030176)
Discover and master the essentials of managerial
and staff support, from information and records
management to travel and meeting coordination,
office ergonomics and communications
technology.
Business Communications
Get hands-on experience with this powerful
tool as you build your own career network.
You’ll learn how to create a profile that shows
your professional achievements off to their
best advantage, and you’ll gain techniques for
deepening and expanding your business contacts.
You’ll also learn about LinkedIn groups—a great
way to find others who may be major players in
your industry.
Building Teams That Work (47030049)
Resume Writing Workshop (47030086)
Learn the components of a successful team and
the stages of development. You’ll master the
skills needed to effectively manage projects,
make decisions and solve problems in a team
setting.
Create an effective resume or improve the one
you already have. Transform your resume into a
powerful tool that will get you interviews.
Writing Essentials (47030107)
Build rapport with any interviewer, both verbally
and non-verbally, while mastering the six phases
of a successful job interview. This motivational
course will increase your confidence, help you
feel great about yourself, and provide you with
the foundation you need to get the job you want.
Hone the skills you need to communicate clearly
on the job, express yourself fluently online, and
show off your creative literary talents. You’ll
improve your writing skills by learning to pick the
right words, punctuate to perfection and avoid
common spelling errors. Then you’ll learn how
to craft well-written sentences, build effective
paragraphs and organize your material logically.
Twelve Steps to a Successful
Job Search (47030087)
Management &
Leadership
Leadership (47030099)
Leadership skills can help you gain the respect
and admiration of others, while also allowing
you to enjoy success in your career and more
control over your destiny. Even if you don’t hold
a leadership position, this course will teach you
how to use the principles of great leaders to
achieve success in almost every aspect of your
daily life.
Managing Customer Service (47030097)
Become indispensable to any organization by
understanding how to identify and meet customer
needs. Discover dynamite methods for bringing
out the best in your team, measuring customer
service, and anticipating the needs of your reps
and your customers. Learn how to attract and hire
top-notch reps, succeed with teams, and minimize
customer complaints.
Mastering Public Speaking (47030133)
Learn how to speak confidently and persuasively
to both large audiences and small groups.
You’ll master the art of verbal and nonverbal
communication, find out how to overcome your
fear of public speaking, learn how to organize
and deliver a short or long speech effectively and
practise techniques for communicating with ease
and skill in any setting.
Understanding the Human Resources
Function (47030120)
This course is designed to help people without
experience in human resources to understand
this very vital link in the organizational chain. It
will prepare both managers and business owners
to handle basic human resource functions in a
way that will ensure the best possible result. In
particular, attention is given to the hiring process,
including ways to locate quality employees in a
competitive labour market. Employee rights and
the legal side of the human resource field are also
covered.
To register, call 780.428.1111 or visit
metrocontinuingeducation.ca/online.
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BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CONTINUED…
Project Management
Sales & Marketing
Small Business
High Speed Project Management
(47030121)
Business & Marketing Writing (47030034)
Achieving Top Search Engine
Positions (47030093)
This course offers a breakthrough model for
dealing with the realities of managing projects
at supersonic speeds. Learn to meet and win the
challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed
project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.
Project Management Applications
(47030100)
Increase the probability of project success
by mastering the tricks of the trade. Become
proficient at recruiting project team members
and empowering them to succeed. Learn about
project software, statistics, change management,
processes, and estimating.
Project Management Fundamentals
(47030101)
Become an indispensable member of your project
team by discovering and mastering the critical
concepts you need to plan, implement, control
and close any type of project. Learn about project
politics and ethics, measurements, and closure.
Six Sigma: Total Quality Applications
(47030102)
Learn how to apply the DMAIC model each step
of the way. Learn how to define, plan, implement,
and close a Six Sigma project. Discover the basics
of advanced Six Sigma tools such as sampling,
design of experiments (DOE), analysis of variance
(ANOVA), hypothesis testing, control charts, and
probability distributions.
Total Quality Fundamentals (47030103)
Learn how successful organizations apply quality
standards to their everyday activities. Increase
your value to your company by learning about
various motivational models, leadership, and
teamwork. Determine how to effectively apply
quality standards by creating and implementing
internal and external auditing activities.
This course solidifies the relationship between
business and marketing principles and written
communications by using clear explanations,
real-life examples and an animated style. You’ll
learn how business and marketing objectives
affect writing choices. You’ll get practical writing
instruction in grammar, clarity, structure and more.
Effective Selling (47030036)
The goal of ‘Effective Selling’ is not to teach
you how to make a sale today, but to help
you discover how to easily convert a potential
customer into a long term asset. This class will
help you lay the groundwork for repeat business
and future success.
Marketing Your Business on the Internet
(47030043)
Learn the secrets of businesses that thrive on
the Web. Discover proven methods in developing
an Internet presence and how to build an online
brand identity. Learn low-cost promotional
strategies to drive visitors to your site and how a
media kit can earn extra revenue for your site.
Professional Sales Skills (47030040)
Discover how search engines and Search Engine
Optimization (SEO) work. Master important HTML
tags and understand how to use them effectively
and ethically. Domain, folder and file naming
conventions are also discussed, along with how
content layout affects search engine positions.
Learn to Buy & Sell on eBay (47030042)
Auction pros teach you how to work from home
or earn extra income by buying and selling goods
online. As a seller, you’ll learn how to create titles
that get noticed, how to craft advertising copy
that sells items quickly, how to safely conduct
financial transactions and more. If you’re a buyer,
you’ll learn how to value items up for auction,
how to compete effectively against other bidders
and more.
Using Social Media in Business
(47030168)
Ready to connect and interact with your
customers online? Learn how to use the five
most popular social media platforms—Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+—to
grow and promote your business.
If you’ve always dreamed of becoming successful
in sales, this course is exactly what you need!
You’ll learn how to turn prospects into buyers,
how to provide proper customer service, how to
develop a sales plan and more.
Wow, What a Great Event! (47030071)
You may also be interested in Blogging &
Podcasting for Beginners on page 4.
Learn how to create and coordinate successful
special events. Develop skills, find resources and
gain confidence to plan and produce any size or
type of event. At the end of this class, you will
become a knowledgeable event planner ready
to produce any kind of event.
You may also be interested in Introduction to
Microsoft Project 2010 on page 7.
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Computer & Internet
Internet & Web/Graphic
Design
Blogging & Podcasting for Beginners
(47030045)
Learn how to create, manage and promote your
own blog, wiki and audio/video podcast. Through
hands-on exercises, you’ll discover the benefits of
using free Web 2.0 tools like Blogger, Wikispaces,
Audacity and YouTube.
Creating WordPress Websites II
(47030135)
Discover how to use WordPress, the world’s
most popular Web page publisher, to create and
manage dynamic websites and blogs without any
technical coding! Discover how to use WordPress
plug-ins to add a shopping cart, optimize search
engine results and keep your website secure.
You’ll also get a taste of HTML and CSS so you
can customize the site’s look and feel.
Designing Effective Websites (47030035
Creating Web Pages (47030072)
Learn the basics of HTML so you can design,
create and post your very own site on the Web.
You will also learn about low-cost marketing
techniques and search engine strategies.
Creating WordPress Websites
(47030134)
Want to build an attractive, sophisticated blog
or website without having to learn any coding?
WordPress is one of the world’s most popular
Web design tools. It’s free, easy to use and
produces professional results. Receive hands-on
experience with this powerful tool and create
your own combination WordPress blog and
website.
Master the basics of Web design and learn how
to build sites that are better and more effective.
You’ll examine the tension between form and
function, explore the six major states of the Web
site development process and learn the basics of
user-centered design.
Introduction to Dreamweaver CS6
(47030160)
Learn how to use Dreamweaver’s intuitive tools
to structure text and investigate the myriad
formatting options CSS provides. Work with
images, build navigation elements, discuss
effective layout methods, learn where and
when to use tables and examine successful site
planning strategies.
Intermediate Dreamweaver CS6
(47030178)
Take your Adobe Dreamweaver skills to the next
level with more advanced techniques. In this
new intermediate-level Dreamweaver course,
you’ll learn to harness the power of this industrystandard Web design tool inclduding examining
pure CSS layout and discovering how to get the
most out of Dreamweaver’s templates.
Introduction to Flash CS6 (47030161)
Using Flash, you can create a wide variety of file
formats, including apps (iOS and Android), HTML5
and video that work on virtually any device. Learn
how to create animation, interactive movies and
mobile apps in Flash CS6 and develop several
full-blown Flash applications.
Intermediate Flash CS6 (47030179)
Take your Adobe Flash skills to the next level to
create more sophisticated and powerful Flash
applications. You’ll review the Movie Clip symbol,
using it to create Flash content—animations and
special effects—inside other Flash content. You’ll
also learn advanced ActionScript techniques to
control thousands of objects based on user input.
Introduction to Google Analytics (47030166)
Learn to use Google Analytics to make the most
of your online traffic. The course guides you step
by step, report by report, through the major parts
of the Google Analytics interface. You’ll learn
everything you need to know to get everything
you can from the data that Google Analytics
provides.
Online Learning
courses are
value-priced at $139!
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COMPUTER & INTERNET CONTINUED…
Introduction to InDesign CS6
(47030180)
In this class, you’ll get hands-on desktop
publishing training and come away knowing
how to use this popular page layout software
program to design and create professional-quality
letterhead, business cards, brochures, PDF files
that play movies, and more. You’ll discover that
you don’t have to be a designer or an artist to
produce professional-quality documents!
Introduction to InDesign CC
(47030181)
Adobe InDesign CC is the industry-standard
desktop publishing software now available
through the Creative Cloud. Each lesson will
cover an important aspect of InDesign CC as you
prepare print and online products for a fictional
company.
Introduction to Lightroom 4
(47030155)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 is a fantastic tool
for any digital photographer who needs to edit
and sort images quickly. Learn to prepare, edit
and organize your photos quickly and effectively.
Discover how to organize, tag and make
collections with Lightroom’s powerful organization
tools and create customized slideshows and
presentations.
Introduction to PC Troubleshooting
(47030105)
Discover the typical hardware and operating
system problems encountered by technicians and
learn troubleshooting techniques to diagnose and
fix any problem. Also, learn how to maintain and
optimize a Windows PC
Introduction to Photoshop CS6
(47030158)
Learn how this program can help you prepare,
edit, and organize your photos quickly and
effectively. Whether you’re a busy parent
shooting lots of pictures or a professional
photographer with many clients, this course will
help you get the results you want in a lot less
time.
Learn techniques for creating simple digital
paintings. Discover how to edit your own
photographs to get rid of dust and scratches, fix
the color and correct image exposure. Master
techniques for switching the backgrounds on
images and removing wrinkles and blemishes
from photos. You’ll also learn about the new
content-aware Move tool in CS6 that, like magic,
lets you move something on an image while
intelligently replacing the “hole” left behind.
Introduction to PC Security (47030092)
Keyboarding (47030047)
Introduction to Lightroom 5
(47030182)
What you don’t know really can hurt you. Learn
what you can do to protect your personal and
business information. This course, taught by a
security expert, will quickly bring you up to speed
on the fundamentals of computer and network
security.
Using the computer software program FasType for
Windows, learn the basic skills of touch-typing.
For those with keyboarding skills, this course will
help improve typing speed and accuracy.
Mac, iPhone & iPad Programming
(47030153)
The fastest-growing software market today
involves mobile applications (or apps). Learn
to use the Xcode compiler and the Objective-C
programming language to program your own apps
for Mac, iPhone and iPad. You’ll get acquainted
with the way Xcode works, understand the basics
of writing programs in Objective-C, and develop a
solid foundation for writing your own programs.
Understanding the Cloud (47030193)
Students will learn about the cloud and see how
to put this massive computing network to work
for their businesses and personal projects. What
is the cloud? If you have trouble answering this
question, you’re not alone. In this course, we’ll
explore how the cloud works, what drives its
incredible growth, and how you can use cloud
services. And don’t worry if you’re not tech-savvy!
We’ll relate the cloud to things you encounter
every day, using practical, non-technical language.
Write Effective Web Content (47030191)
Is your Web content as effective as it could be?
Would you like more visitors—more sales—and
better search rankings? In this course, you’ll gain
tips for crafting content to make your website or
blog into an exciting multimedia place for visitors.
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COMPUTER & INTERNET CONTINUED…
Photoshop for the
Digital Photographer
Photoshop CS6 for the Digital
Photographer Level 1 (47030157)
Master techniques to make the most of your
digital images and add a professional polish to
your work. Designed for those with no imageediting experience, this class will take you from
novice to accomplished photo editor. Learn to
correct flaws, enhance the final product, add text
and prepare images for email and the Web.
Photoshop CS6 for the Digital
Photographer Level 2 (47030162)
Explore a wide range of options, including portrait
editing, image distortion and filters. Learn how to
combine images with layers and combine layered
work with CS6’s tabbed windows feature — a
great tool for multi-image work. You’ll also see
how and when to use raw images, and you’ll
discover when to use JPEGs for outstanding prints
and projects.
Photoshop Elements 11 for the Digital
Photographer Level 1 (47030164)
Bring out the best in your photos! Learn
how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
to do everything from quick fixes to detailed
enhancements that will greatly improve the look
of your images. Master techniques for editing
images, fixing flaws, enhancing the final product,
creating simple art projects, preparing images for
email and the Web and organizing your images.
Photoshop Elements 11 for the Digital
Photographer Level 2 (47030165)
Gain ability and confidence as you master
the advanced features of this award-winning
software, specifically designed for photo
enthusiasts. Discover how to use artistic filters,
layering techniques and advanced editing tools.
Before long you’ll be creating collages, turning
images into text, merging images and restoring
old photos like a pro.
You may also be interested in Mastering
Your Digital SLR Camera on page 9.
Photoshop Elements 12 for the Digital
Photographer Level 1 (47030188)
In this course, you’ll learn how to use Adobe
Photoshop Elements 12 to do everything from
quick fixes to detailed enhancements that
will greatly improve the look of your digital
photos. Even if you’ve got no image-editing
experience, this class will take you from novice to
accomplished user.
Photoshop Elements 12 for the Digital
Photographer Level 2 (47030190)
If you have a basic working knowledge of Adobe’s
Photoshop Elements 12, these lessons will help
you take your skills to the next level. Gain ability
and confidence as you master the advanced
features of this award-winning software,
specifically designed for photo enthusiasts. Packed
with hands-on activities, this course will make you
an accomplished user in just a few weeks.
Photoshop CC for the Digital Photographer
Level 1 (47030172)
Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud (also called
Photoshop CC) is a powerful software solution
providing support and specialized editing tools
for digital photographers and graphic artists.
In this course, you’ll master techniques to edit
and enhance your digital images and add a
professional polish to your work. Designed for
those with no image-editing experience.
Photoshop CC for the Digital Photographer
Level 2 (47030177)
If you already know the basics of this powerful
program, you’re ready to expand your skills and
put the power of Photoshop to work. You’ll learn
advanced techniques with layering, working with
multiple selections, applying type masks and special
effects, and using filters to enhance images.
Microsoft Applications
What’s New in Microsoft Office 2010
(47030143) / 2013 (47030187)
Learn how to use the new features of Microsoft
Office. Through easy-to-follow instructions,
you’ll become comfortable with creating Word
documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint
presentations and Access databases.
Introduction to Microsoft Access 2007
(47030014) / 2010 (47030141) / 2013
(47030194)
Learn how to use Microsoft’s powerful database
program to store, locate and print information.
You’ll learn how to create tables, relationships,
custom data entry forms, queries, reports, mailing
labels and macros. You’ll also learn how to merge
the data in your Access tables with Microsoft
Word form letters.
Intermediate Microsoft Access 2007
(47030015) / 2010 (47030142) / 2013
(47030195)
Learn how to create tables that most businesses
need to manage customers, products, orders,
receipts, invoices, and mailing labels. Avoid the
common pitfall of poor table design which leads
to endless frustration and errors.
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007
(47030019) / 2010 (47030144) /
2013 (47030174)
Work with numbers? Then you need to learn
Excel. Set up fully formatted worksheets quickly
and efficiently and use the function wizard
to calculate statistics, loan payments, future
value and more. You’ll sort and analyze data,
create custom charts and graphs, create threedimensional workbooks and automate with
macros and buttons.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2007
(47030020) / 2010 (47030149) /
2013 (47030184)
Master advanced features of Microsoft Excel,
including charting and pivot tables, and discover
how this powerful program can boost your
productivity. Harness the power of Excel’s filtering
techniques, and gain further insight into your
macros to eliminate repetitive tasks and save you
time.
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COMPUTER & INTERNET CONTINUED…
Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007 (47030021)
/ 2013 (47030185)
Become skilled in the use of validation to
protect the integrity of your worksheets. Learn
how to add functional and eye-catching controls to
any worksheet and how to use scenarios and data
tables to quickly perform multiple what-if analyses.
Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2010
(47030131) / 2013 (47030167)
Explore the ribbon-based interface; how to
manage the flood of emails you receive, creating
folders and archives so you can always find what
you need; how to keep track of your contacts; and
use Outlook’s Calendar and Alert features. Also,
learn how to customize Outlook so it perfectly
meets your needs, and how to automate your
work with rules.
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
(47030151)
Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 — the
best presentation program on the market today. This
version of PowerPoint is very different from previous
versions because of its new interface in which a
ribbon replaces the menu bar and toolbars.
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
(47030192)
Take your PowerPoint presentations from ordinary
to extraordinary! In these lessons, you’ll learn
how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 or
PowerPoint 365 to create professional-quality
slide presentations that grab and hold your
audience’s attention from start to finish.
Learn how to plan a presentation for your
audience, format it with themes and color, and
use slide and layout masters to make global
changes. You’ll embellish your slides with text
and objects, including pictures, shapes, WordArt,
and SmartArt, and learn to add multimedia effects
to create animated presentations.
Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2010
(47030154) / 2013 (47030169)
Learn how Publisher’s built-in layouts and
templates can help you quickly complete virtually
any desktop publishing project. Discover how
to modify those templates in order to create
impressive works of your own.
Introduction to Microsoft Word
2007 (47030031) / 2010 (47030152) / 2013
(47030198)
Learn all of the basics, from how to add, move
and edit text to margin and tab settings, and
save/print options. Also, discover how to work on
two or more documents simultaneously.
Intermediate Microsoft Word 2007
(47030052) / 2010 (47030150)
This course will teach you how to use Word’s
more advanced features, making your work
simpler and saving you time. Learn to create an
index, a list of figures, tables of contents, and
how to perform desktop publishing, perform a
mail merge and use timesaving macros.
Introduction to Microsoft Project
2010 (47030122) / 2013 (47030183)
Discover how to effectively plan, implement
and control projects using Microsoft Project,
the world’s most popular project management
software. Learn how to use Microsoft Project to
think through and organize your project’s details,
plan a schedule, sequence tasks, produce a
baseline, assign resources and costs, track your
progress, identify and analyze variances and
revise your project plan.
You may also be interested in Writing
Essentials on page 2.
Introduction to Windows 7 (47030123)
If you’re new to computers, or just new to
Microsoft Windows 7, this course will get you
up to speed fast. Learn how to use the desktop,
icons, gadgets and other Windows 7 features,
and work with pictures, text, folders and files.
In just a few weeks, you’ll master all the skills
you need to make the transition from beginner to
knowledgeable user!
Introduction to Windows 8
(47030171)
Welcome to Microsoft Windows 8! You’ll learn
the basics so you can make the most of this
operating system for work and fun. You’ll explore
how to move around within Windows 8 with
the new Start screen, Charms bar and desktop.
You’ll cover how to manage apps and programs,
customize the Start screen and desktop areas,
and access the Internet with Internet Explorer.
PowerPoint 2013 in the Classroom
(47030186)
In this course, you’ll learn how to create
captivating lessons and attention-grabbing
classroom presentations. You’ll cover the basics
including creating slides, using templates,
inserting text, changing background colors,
creating WordArt titles and adding slide
transitions. Advanced skills such as inserting
graphics, sound, video, custom animations, chart
animations, timed transitions, and links will also
be covered.
You may also be interested in Business &
Marketing Writing on page 3.
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Creative Writing
Advanced Fiction Writing (47030056)
Explore all the topics a writer needs to create a
successful manuscript, including story structure,
plot, character, dialogue, setting, suspense, conflict,
action, viewpoint, tense and how to get published.
Beginning Writer’s Workshop (47030057)
You’ll master important concepts by completing
enjoyable writing exercises. Discover professional
techniques to develop characters, create a
compelling point of view, build interest through
dialogue and add meaning to your stories.
Breaking Into Sitcom Writing (47030058)
Discover the artistic and technical considerations
that go into making a great sitcom script and
creating powerful storylines. Master the art of
creating concise, sparkling dialogue and telling
your story completely through jokes.
How to Make Money From Your Writing
(47030064)
Explore a dozen genres that can help you establish
a sometime, part-time, or full-time career as a
writer. Discover methods to work faster, suffer less
rejection and bring home more money. Learn about
ghostwriting, collaboration, writing for the Web,
writing for new technologies, copywriting, and
novel and nonfiction book writing.
Introduction to Internet
Writing Markets (47030060)
Find out how to sell e-zine articles, write for online
magazines, create a blog and sell manuscripts to
an e-publisher. Learn how to self-publish your own
work as an e-book or a traditional book using printon-demand (POD) publishing.
Introduction to Journaling (47030136)
Explore an exciting new way to express yourself
and enhance your creativity. You’ll learn to use
powerful journaling techniques to develop a
deeper and more spiritual understanding of
yourself and explore your thoughts, feelings,
beliefs and values. Discover how to use journaling
to ease the stress of unwanted change and
improve your physical and emotional health.
You may also be interested in Writing
Essentials on page 2.
Mystery Writing (47030119)
Mysteries are hot items on today’s bestseller lists.
Using vivid examples from bestselling mystery
novels, learn the techniques you need to become
a successful author. Topics include three-act
structure, the difference between plot and story,
theme, characters and viewpoint and much more.
Romance Writing (47030189)
To pen a novel romance readers love, you’ll need
to understand how to meet and exceed their
expectations—exactly what this class will focus
on. This course will help you broaden your skills
and understand valuable techniques to apply to
your own manuscript.
The Craft of Magazine Writing (47030061)
Have you ever thought about writing for
magazines? Turn your dreams into by-lines and
create a bright future as a magazine writer.
The Keys to Effective Editing (47030090)
If you aspire to be an editor, this course will teach
you the fundamentals of top-notch editing for
both fiction and non-fiction.
Travel Writing (47030083)
Do you have a desire to write and a passion for
travel? Discover how to translate what is seen,
heard, tasted, touched, smelled and felt while
traveling into articles, stories and novels. Learn
about popular styles and types of travel writing and
how to sell material in today’s competitive market.
Write & Publish Your
Non-fiction Book (47030062)
Whether you dream of becoming a full-time
author or penning your memoir or family history,
this fun and information-packed course will teach
you how to plan, research, write, edit and publish
your masterpiece.
Write Your Life Story (47030055)
Have you thought about writing your story? Does
your family really know about their heritage? If
you’ve ever thought about writing your life story,
now is the time. This course walks you step-bystep through the process of writing your life story.
It’s fun. It’s exciting. It’s a story only you can tell.
Write Fiction Like a Pro (47030197)
This course helps you develop the same story
structuring skills the pros use. You’ll understand
how your passion, theme, premise, and characters
help you create the structure of your story, and
you’ll discover how viewpoint, dialogue, pacing,
and many other techniques are used to build
scenes and move your story from beginning to end.
Writeriffic: Creativity Training
for Writers (47030063)
Whether you’re at work now or hoping to write a
novel, a non-fiction book, a memoir, short stories
or articles, Writeriffic liberates the imaginative,
inventive bolts of genius that are inside everyone.
Writing for Children (47030065)
A published children’s author shows you how to
touch the hearts of children by creating books
for them. As you explore the changing world of
children’s literature and understand the various
formats, you will begin work on your first fiction or
nonfiction manuscript.
Writing Young Adult Fiction (47030148)
From Harry Potter to Twilight, young adult fiction
is one of the hottest genres for today’s novels.
Discover how to develop your own young adult
story step-by-step, from structuring your plot
to polishing your final manuscript. You’ll learn
how to connect with teens and young adults,
write breathtaking action scenes, create realistic
dialogue and even how to get published!
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Digital Photography & Video
Discover Digital Photography (47030109)
Explore the basics of digital photography
including: equipment, software, the digital
darkroom, printing and using photos on the
Internet. You’ll learn how to decide what
equipment and software is best for your personal
digital photography needs, what you can do with
digital photography and what you can expect to
invest.
Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
(47030147)
Discover how to use digital editing techniques to
show off your photos, images and memorabilia!
Using Photoshop Elements, explore how to make
the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic
ideas.
Mastering Your Digital SLR Camera
(47030170)
Get control of your digital SLR camera! Break
through the technology barrier and learn how to
use your DSLR to take beautiful photos. You’ll
start out by learning about the many features and
controls of your DSLR camera.You’ll find out how
to use these features to get the right exposure for
every shot.
Photographing Nature With Your Digital
Camera (47030163)
Explore composition and lighting issues, and find
out how to take beautiful photos of landscapes,
flowers, trees and water. Learn about your
camera’s shutter speed and aperture controls.
Discover telephoto work and macro photography,
as well as tips on photographing animals.
Health & Wellness Languages
Introduction to Natural Health
& Healing (47030075)
Learn about the various stages of health and
illness. Explore naturopathy, hydrotherapy, diet,
biorhythms, fasting and the power of the mind for
healing the body and much more!
Lose Weight & Keep It Off (47030074)
Learn food basics — and beyond! By
understanding food composition, portion sizes,
and preparation methods, you’ll discover how to
eat out without jeopardizing your weight loss or
disappointing your taste buds. Learn how exercise
and other activities can help you meet your
weight-loss and weight-maintenance goals.
Start Your Own Edible Garden (47030132)
Grow delicious, nutritious fruit and vegetables
in your own backyard! Discover the secrets for
growing leafy greens, root vegetables, fruit and
herbs, and learn how to spot pests and diseases
before they destroy your garden. Find out how
to fix pH and drainage problems in your soil,
and take the guesswork out of watering as you
explore a variety of irrigation options.
Teaching English as a
Second Language
Photographing People With Your Digital
Camera (47030110)
Learn how to take beautiful pictures of adults,
children, and babies. Discover the best way to
shoot faces, fix common close-up problems and
use digital photo editing techniques to retouch
your photos and make other improvements. Learn
how to organize people and the angles to use.
Secrets of Better Photography (47030054)
Discover the tips and tricks to help
you take better photographs. Explore strategies
for taking excellent photos in all types of
situations, including portraiture, landscape, macro
and still life, plus receive helpful information on
exposure and lighting.
Italian
Instant Italian (47030077)
Discover why teaching English is so different from
teaching other subjects, and explore innovative
approaches like Communicative Language
Teaching and the lexical approach.
Learn to express yourself comfortably in Italian.
You’ll learn practical, everyday words and phrases
that will make your stay in Italy more enjoyable.
You’ll read, hear and practice dialogues based on
typical situations that you’re likely to encounter
while in Italy.
Teaching ESL/EFL Grammar (47030080)
Spanish
An Introduction to
Teaching ESL/EFL (47030076)
In this course, you’ll come to see English grammar
as a three-dimensional process that brings
coherence, cohesion and texture to writing and
speech.
Speed Spanish (47030078)
Teaching ESL/EFL Reading (47030081)
Speed Spanish II (47030079)
Become a more confident and effective reading
teacher by discovering practical techniques
and methods for teaching reading in any ESL
environment.
Teaching ESL/EFL Vocabulary (47030082)
Discover what the different types of vocabulary
are, as well as how to accurately assess what
your students already know and what they need
to learn. You’ll also explore the most powerful
ways of teaching ESL vocabulary.
This course will teach you six easy recipes you can
use to form Spanish words into sentences. You’ll
engage in conversational Spanish in no time.
Become comfortable in Spanish-speaking
situations by learning more recipes you can put to
immediate use.
Speed Spanish III (47030126)
Master your ability to speak, understand and
read Spanish by taking the final installment in our
unique three-part Speed Spanish learning series.
In this advanced-level course, you’ll learn the final
six recipes that will serve as templates to help
you create any Spanish sentence you want.
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Personal Enrichment
Assisting Aging Parents (47030127)
Introduction to Interior Design (47030175)
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner
(47030116)
Listen to Your Heart, &
Success Will Follow (47030038)
Are your parents in their golden years? Learning
how to help parents or other loved ones through
their transition can prepare us for our own. This
compassionate and comprehensive class will
give you the tools, techniques and insights to
handle challenges while coming to appreciate and
cherish the privilege of the journey.
Have you always been interested in drawing,
but never really knew how to get started? Gain a
solid foundation and understanding of the basics
to drawing and become the artist you’ve always
dreamed you could be! You’ll become familiar
with paper types, drawing styles, rendering
techniques and the basic principal of perspective,
layout, design, lighting, volume, and space.
Are you a creative person with an eye for
design? If so, this course will show you how to
transform plain living spaces into beautiful and
functional rooms. You’ll delve into color theory,
industry trends, spatial arrangements, floor plans,
traditional and modern interior design ideas, and
other basics.
Design a life that makes you happy by learning
how you can use work to express yourself and
share your interests and talents.
Marriage & Relationships: Keys to
Success (47030173)
Find out how you can stop others from
intimidating you or treating you poorly. Get
the assertiveness training you need in order
to be more confident and powerful with
family members, friends, bosses, co-workers,
professionals, service people and even total
strangers.
Meeting the right person is important, but
knowing how to stay in love matters even more.
In this course, you’ll learn how to build a solid
foundation for your relationship that will last far
beyond “I do.” We’ll start by reviewing the basic
stages every relationship goes through, and you’ll
learn the importance of balancing your needs
as an individual with your needs as a couple.
We’ll consider how to fight fair and arrive at a
compromise, and the difficult question of when
it’s time for a relationship to end.
Introduction to Algebra (47030146)
Math Refresher (47030145)
Get Assertive! (47030113)
Discover how algebra is relevant to almost every
aspect of your daily life, and become skilled at
solving a variety of algebraic problems. This
unique and thought-provoking course integrates
algebra with many other areas of study, including
history, biology, geography, business, government
and more. Acquire a wide variety of basic skills
that will help you find solutions to almost any
problem.
You may also be interested in Mastering
Public Speaking or Twelve Steps to a
Successful Job Search on page 2.
Ever find math baffling? Gain confidence in your
basic math skills so you can start using math
to your advantage. Receive valuable hands-on
experience and advice on using a calculator;
determining the proper amount to pay in tips,
discounts, and taxes; managing your income
and expenses; checking your bills and bank
statements for errors and overcharges; comparing
investment vehicles; shopping for the best
loans; buying a home; converting from one type
of currency to another; interpreting a graph;
comparing test results; understanding a statistical
survey; and more.
To register,
call 780.428.1111
or visit
metrocontinuingeducation.ca/online.
Merrill Ream Speed Reading (47030039)
Are you struggling to keep up with a flood of
emails, articles and reports? Save yourself oodles
of time by learning to read faster and with better
comprehension from acclaimed speed reading
expert Dr. Merrill Ream.
Music Made Easy (47030115)
Discover the fundamentals of music theory. You’ll
gain a complete understanding of rhythm, melody,
and harmony, and you’ll be able to recognize
pitches on the musical staff and on the keyboard.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to read,
write and even play simple musical pieces on a
keyboard.
Skills for Making Great Decisions
(47030114)
Learn how to make excellent everyday decisions.
Master techniques for achieving your goals,
managing risk, dealing with crises, and making
decisions – big and small – with knowledge and
confidence. Find out how to avoid many types of
mistakes and how to recover from others.
Teaching Adult Learners (47030117)
Discover ways to motivate adult students by
tapping into their learning styles, interests and
needs. Explore dozens of powerful teaching
techniques that will keep your adult learners
excited and help them absorb your material
effortlessly. Learn about course planning, creating
a welcoming classroom setting and using
educational aids and technology. Also, discuss
classroom discipline, creating tests and look
at tools you can use to measure your students’
performance.
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ONLINE LEARNING
Important Factors
Learning online is different from learning in a classroom. Online learning allows you the flexibility to learn
on your own time, from the comfort of your own home. However, there are several factors that should be
considered before you choose an online course over a classroom course.
Computer Skills & Access
You should have basic computer knowledge
before you begin an online course.
You should be comfortable using your
computer tools as well as software such
as Microsoft Word as well as accessing
the internet. You will also need access to a
computer, printer and internet connection
for the duration of your course. Please
read the requirements for the course you
are interested in to ensure you have the
software and hardware needed.
Self-Direction
It is up to you to create a schedule that
you can stick to. You will need to allot time
to review lessons, complete assignments
and meet deadlines. Unlike a traditional
classroom course, it is up to you to monitor
your own progress as your instructor will
not check that you have read or completed
a lesson.
Time Commitment
Courses are made up of 12 lessons, with
two lessons released each week, over six
weeks. Following each lesson, you should
allot a half hour to an hour to review the
lesson and complete the assignment or
do further practice. Remember to print the
certificate of completion prior to the end
date of your course access.
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IT’S EASY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW
WITH A METRO ONLINE COURSE.
Your education is coming to you.
With Metro’s online classes, you can finally take that class
you’ve always wanted. With the ability to learn from the comfort of
your own home while setting your own pace, your education is
guaranteed to fit your lifestyle.
To register for a course, please call 780.428.1111
or visit metrocontinuingeducation.ca/online.