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Title	Duration (hours)	Description
Managing Performance: Legal Appraisals	0.84	In this course you will learn to: identify legal appraisals and responsibilities in relation to laws enforced by the EEOC, and identify risks of legal challenges and the importance of maintaining positive communication.
Zoom Meeting Basics	0.50	Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool with a local, desktop client and a mobile app that allows users to meet online, with or without video. Zoom users can choose to record sessions, collaborate on projects, and share or annotate on one another’s screens, all with one easy-to-use platform. In this course we will go through the major features of Zoom Meetings.
Microsoft Windows 11	8.00	30 Bird Media's Microsoft Windows 11 course provides the basic knowledge needed to use and perform basic configuration of a computer running Windows 11; this includes basic operating system features, using and installing apps, managing files and common external devices, using network connections and applications, configuring system settings, and personalizing Windows environment and privacy features. You will benefit most from this course if you are the primary user of a Windows 11 computer and wish to become proficient with its features, but are not yet a power user or computer technician. This course assumes you are familiar with using a keyboard and mouse, accessing the internet with a web browser, and other basic aspects of using a modern computer. It does not assume you have used earlier editions of Windows or other specific operating systems, or that you have owned or managed a computer before.
Developing Effective Outdoor Environments and Interest Areas: Assessing Space and Planning Activities	1.00	School-age children need daily opportunities to exercise, relax, and participate in a wide range of outdoor activities. The hours children spend in after school programs are often the best hours of the day for getting fresh air and enjoying the outdoors while it's still daylight. School-age programs can provide safe, secure settings where children can enjoy the outdoors. In this course, we will explore how to assess space and plan activities in outdoor environment and interest areas.
Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Organizational Culture	1.34	An organizational culture is the personality of an organization. This personality is both determined and accepted by the organization’s members. For example, an organization might have a culture that is youthful, energetic, and fast-paced. In this type of culture, decisions are made quickly, and employees are empowered to take action in a wide variety of situations. Another organization might be more straight-laced and policy-oriented. This organization would be much more formal and serious in the way it does business. It is important to recognize and understand the culture of an organization, so that you can determine your fit with the organization. In this course you will learn: to determine the nature of an organization’s culture, to use the cultural network to your advantage, and identify the characteristics of the roles exhibited in the network, to identify the elements of physical culture that affect interpersonal communication, and to identify the ways in which managers can build a positive culture.
Multi-Age Learning and Interaction (CDA 1 & 5)	2.00	This course explores the dynamic world of mixed-age childcare groupings. Discover how these environments expand learning opportunities for children of all stages, fostering social, emotional, and cognitive development. Delve into the benefits for both children and adults, including a deeper understanding of individual learners and intentional support facilitated through multi-age interactions. Navigate the advantages, challenges, and unique considerations of working with mixed-age groups, equipping yourself to create a thriving learning space for all.
Becoming Tech Savvy	1.50	This course was designed to help you learn various tips and tricks to use your devices as efficiently as possible. This includes tech skills, safety & security information, and keyboard and mouse shortcuts.
Sanitation and Hygiene	0.25	This course covers the proper manufacturing practices to ensure good sanitation, how to achieve proper hygiene among personnel, and how to identify sanitation and health problems in the workplace.
Organizational Communication: Power, Politics, and Diversity	0.75	Power is the ability to influence someone to do something that they would not do without encouragement. Various types of power and power strategies depend on the level of influence. The existence of different levels of power in an organization gives rise to organizational politics. Politics can arise between individuals who differ from each another. To avoid confrontation arising from differences, it is important for people to recognize the benefits of diversity within their organization. In this course you will learn to: identify different levels and types of power, identify strategies to manage diversity and to communicate in different cultures, and identify the steps and guidelines for empowerment.
Effective Prehospital Patient Handoffs Between Providers	0.50	Effective Prehospital Patient Handoffs Between Providers was designed to provide a common process for reporting patient information during the prehospital care process. Communication of the patient's prehospital care from all level of providers is essential in ensuring the continuation of care in a unified and effective manner and to help provide a seamless transition in their care. This course expands on the idea of effective patient handoffs to the field providers that often transfer patients between various levels of care from first-responder through advanced paramedics. Very often, initial observations of those initial responders are unavailable to subsequent responders - either because the patient has been moved, or the scene itself has been altered. Without an effective process to communicate these details, important information can and will be lost.
Strengthening Relationships for Families with the Community (CDA 4)	2.00	This course empowers early care and education (ECE) professionals to become champions of community resources for families and children. Discover how connecting families with vital services, from healthcare to educational opportunities, becomes possible through knowledge of your community's offerings. Learn to build strong relationships with families, fostering effective communication and collaboration that unlocks doors to essential information and support.
Interviewing Skills: Fundamentals Of Interviews (Instructor Guide)	1.00	An interview is a planned, focused conversation that provides an employer with information needed to evaluate a candidate’s ability and motivation to perform a job successfully. In addition, interviews enable you to analyze an individual’s potential fit with an organization. To select the right candidate, you need to have a range of interviewing skills. In this course you will learn to: discuss the benefits of interviewing skills and identify the various types of interviews, and define the success factors for a position and identify the steps involved in writing and finalizing those success factors. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Business Ethics: Unethical Behavior (Instructor Guide)	1.00	In this course you will learn to: recognize the sources of unethical behavior, and take action to prevent it, and end unethical behavior by conducting an intervention meeting, and promote ethical behavior in the workplace.
Microsoft PowerPoint - Basic: Getting Started	0.75	This course will focus on how to open a presentation, identify PowerPoint interface components, switch between views, and zoom in and out.
Motivation: Identifying, Planning, and Implementing: Using What You've Learned (Corrections)	0.50	In life, to be a successful, you must have a plan. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, said, “Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.” This course has provided you with the information and—we hope—the inspiration to improve your motivational skills and work toward personal success. The final two steps are up to you: You must implement what you have learned and continue to work on improving your skills. In this course you will learn to: work toward improving your motivational skills by using the 21-day habit and satori, and use resources, including websites and books, to continue working on your motivational skills.
Bedrock: Therapeutic Communications for EMS	1.00	The topic of therapeutic communications relates to nearly every EMS response and is especially important for high-acuity situations. Elizabeth C. Shannon, EMT, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC, brings her years of experience as a mental health care provider and an EMT to the table in this insightful discussion. As you hear her navigate the questions posed, we hope that you will confirm what you are already doing well. We also hope that your reflection on the subject will lead to improved EMS responses for you and the other medics on your crew. Final Exam: Please read each question carefully. You will have two attempts to gain a 75% or higher on this exam. If you are not successful in two attempts, you are welcome to take the course again to gain the certification.
Business Finance: Portfolio Risk	0.75	This course will focus on how to use the diversification principle to invest in portfolios as well as how to use the Capital Asset Pricing Model. You will also learn how to calculate different types of financial ratios.
Organizational Communication: Innovation and Change (Instructor Guide)	1.00	Innovation is a new idea or process that can change the way organizations operate or think. For an idea or process to be considered an innovation, the majority of people who hear about it must consider it new. Implementation of an idea is not necessary for it to be considered an innovation. Innovation and change are closely related. When an innovation is adopted, it becomes a change. On the other hand, not all change is innovation. If an innovation is rejected after being adopted, the return to the previous method is not an innovation. In this course you will learn to: identify degrees and characteristics of innovation, and adopt and encourage innovation, and identify the aspects of change. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Understanding the Behavior of Children and Youth	2.00	The development of children and youth can cause them to behave in ways that can be trying for even the most knowledgeable and experienced staff. When staff understands what is driving the behavior, they can help to guide and encourage acceptable behaviors. This course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent unwanted behavior by meeting the needs of children and youth before they act out.
Reducing Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Food Service and Retail Establishments	0.50	This course covers different risk factors that are insufficiently controlled in institutions, retail food, and restaurants. Recommendations to help these places control these risk factors are also given.
Searching Online	0.75	This course covers the fundamentals of searching online. From using basic features, such as the homepage and address bar, to using "advanced search" to find very specific information, this course will cover it all.
Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Colleagues and Subordinates (Instructor Guide)	0.50	Colleagues might include people in your office, team, department, or division. They do not hold a supervisory position over you, nor do you hold a supervisory position over them. Instead, you are all in a similar place on the corporate ladder. Learning how to communicate effectively with your colleagues helps maintain a friendly and effective workplace, and enables you to better promote your ideas and respond to those of others. In this course you will learn: to identify the guidelines for communicating with colleagues, and how to take appropriate steps to apologize to subordinates; use appropriate tactics to refuse a subordinate’s request; and dismiss a subordinate. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Mobile Equipment	0.50	This course covers how to identify and avoid hazards associated with mobile equipment in the workplace. You will be able to identify the common hazards and take the necessary steps to prevent them.
Geriatric Assessment	1.25	As part of an interdisciplinary team working with older adults, it is important to understand the different parts that make up a comprehensive geriatric assessment. This course will provide you with information about the tools used in a comprehensive geriatric assessment that are chosen based on identified needs and areas of concern for individual patients.
GED: Reasoning Through Language Arts - Unit 7: The Extended Response	1.00	Welcome to Unit 7: The Extended Response. The last part of the RLA section is the Extended Response, or essay. Here's how it works. You'll be given something to read - a source text or texts - and asked to write an essay in response to a prompt related to the reading. In this unit, we'll learn about two types of essays and take a look at an example of each one.