I WANT TO KEEP LEARNING.
The most common responses generated from the MA community regarding summer activity ideas were related to learning. Below you will find ideas of what to learn and different resources for how to learn.
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Education Unlimited at UC Berkeley: Education Unlimited offers CAPC, Prep Camp Excel, Computer Camps, Public Speaking Institute, Summer Focus, and Science and Engineering Camps at UC Berkeley. Register here.
Whitman College’s COVID-19 Classes: COVID-19: A Liberal Arts Approach to the Study of a Global Pandemic was created in the spring of 2020 as a special one-credit course for Whitman College’s newly admitted students, offering them an opportunity to get to know our distinguished faculty and to study a significant event in human history. The college is now offering these lectures to the public. Take a look!
The What: Some Ideas to Get You Started
Learn how to do something.
Practice guitar. Practice investing money. Practice calligraphy. Practice public speaking. Learn to sew. Learn to skateboard. Learn to sing. Learn self defense. Learn to juggle. Learn to drive. Learn to dance.
The How: Some Resources to Explore
1. YouTube
2. Coursera
3. EdX
4. Khan Academy
5. Skillshare
6. MasterClass
7. The GOA
8. One Schoolhouse
9. One Culture
10. TedEd
When is it not a good idea to turn to YouTube? You can find tutorials on just about anything on this platform and it's all free, accessible, and unlimited.
Coursera is a world-wide online learning platform that collaborates with over 200 leading universities and companies. There are countless free courses covering a wide range of topics.
EdX is a massive open online course provider. With this platform, you have access to over 2500 online courses from 140 institutions. You will also find free courses in various topics of interest.
You may have used Khan Academy to study for an upcoming math test, but this resource has much more to offer. Learn about storytelling, statistics, or the SAT.
Skillshare is an online learning community dedicated to teaching and learning from educational videos. These courses will definitely get your creative juices flowing and joining is free!
Learn from the experts with MasterClass. This is an online education platform where you can learn cooking from Gordon Ramsay or basketball from Stephen Curry.
GOA stands for Global Online Academy. This resource offers “flexible, meaningful, and passion-based courses to enrich your summer.” A complete list of offerings can be found here.
Did you know that Marin Academy is a member of the One Schoolhouse family? This is a supplemental educational organization that provides courses and programs for learners. Check out their summer courses and offerings here.
Open Culture features free lessons and practice materials in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian, ASL, and more. Stream or download audio lessons and you're good to go!
Here you will find ideas worth sharing. TedEd is an online media organization that posts talks online. The featured content is constantly updated with relevant topics presented in a compelling way.
Diane Boodrookas
I am continually working to working to UNlearn White Supremacy culture, and focusing on educating myself through various avenues.
Anonymous
Inspired by a Festival of Learning course, I continued to look into the ancient game of Go. What a fascinating game!
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What I learned.