Photography (D/SLR) Workshop

This is an opportunity to build on the basic skills of your D\SLR photography. This workshop is intended to be a hands on workshop. The skills we will be developing out in the field are Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, Composition, Rule of Thirds, Lighting, etc.. We will work together at trying to achieve the best images possible. This is a 4 week session. You will need to bring a notebook, pen. Please dress appropriately for the weather. The first class will meet at Edson Fichter Nature Trail

Mastering Money and Money Behaviors with Ease and Flow

In this course you will learn about your relationship with money, the underlying patterns and emotions learned in early childhood that create underlying habits, which affect your finances. You will learn the basic personal finance & behavioral financial skills around money. Taught by a Certified Money Coach. These classes are all online (ZOOM) SECTION 1 Understanding Money Patterns, Beliefs and Behaviors Identifying unconscious patterns and beliefs about money & money archetypes SECTION 2 Releasing Debt & Creating An Abundant Spending Plan Budgeting, Paying Off Debt, Building an Emergency Fund SECTION 3 Accumulating Wealth & Lifetime Financial Well-Being The basics of investing tools & how to use them to maximize income, Investing and Retirement Planning SECTION 4 Conquer Financial Risk, Protecting Your Nest Egg Understand asset protection. This includes: Insurance and Estate Planning

• 1.50 contact hours
• 4 sections available

Administrative Assistant Fundamentals

Learn what is needed to be an administrative assistant. Topics range from managing office functions to the proper use of office equipment. This online course will give you the essential skills you need to be successful in an administrative environment. Topics Included: Managing Business Functions Understanding the Proper Use of Office Tools and Equipment Legal and Ethical Issues that Impact Business Understanding How Businesses are Organized Managing Paper and Digital Records Business Writing Phone Etiquette Business Accounting Business Mail Ethics *This class is fully online, registered participants will receive 60 days to watch, review, and complete. A certificate will be available upon completion and successful submission of course work.

• 20 contact hours
• 1 section available

Best Customer Service Practices

Think you know all there is to know about Customer Service? Think again. Just as there is a broad array of new ways to gain a customer, there are new, different ways to build clientele loyalty. Make sure you treat your customers as well or better than your competition. *This class is fully online, registered participants will receive 30 days to watch, review, and complete.

• 1 contact hours
• 1 section available

4C Leadership

In this two-hour session, Dr. Alex Bolinger, Interim Dean and Professor of Management at Idaho State University, will help participants to identify the principles and tactics of versatile leaders in dynamic organizational environments. Course taught in Conjunction with ISU College of business.

Giving and Receiving Feedback

In this two-hour session, Dr. Alex Bolinger, Interim Dean and Professor of Management at Idaho State University, will walk participants through two of the hardest management skills - delivering feedback in a helpful way and leveraging feedback provided by others. This session will include a discussion of frameworks for thinking about feedback and concrete practice with feedback skills. Conjunction with ISU College of business.

Making Your Time Count

n this two-hour session, Dr. Alex Bolinger, Interim Dean and Professor of Management at Idaho State University, will share tools with participants for leveraging your time to have the greatest impact on the things that matter most to you and your team. Conjunction with ISU College of business.

Photographic Trip: Yellowstone OR Grand Teton

Love to travel and take photographs? Learn how to get better travel pics (landscapes, animals, people, and “travel experience” shots), as we practice locally and then travel together on a trip to Yellowstone or Grand Teton! The trip destination will depend on class interest and will be a separate cost from the course fee (but will be kept economical). The class is geared toward photographers with at least some experience but beginners are encouraged to enroll and practice with their camera before the course begins (search for free tutorials on Youtube for your specific camera). Students will be responsible for transporting themselves to and from field trip.

Photography for Stock Photos

Imagine seeing your photos featured on websites across the Internet, accompanying web pages in various languages from around the world! This class is for people who want to take their photos into the stock photo realm. You will learn what types of photos are in demand, how to give them a professional look, and how to read the tea leaves of upcoming trends so you can get your photos out there before everyone else! Using your camera or iPhone, you will be given tips and instruction on composition, photography skills, subject matter, and researching and recognizing what’s hot before the crowd figures it out first. The instructor is an accomplished stock photographer on Unsplash.com. This is a class for all levels of photographers: from beginners to more advanced. The course will include "field trips” wherein we meet in places around town or in the area to get photos. You will need to have a DSLR camera, mirrorless camera, quality point-and-shoot, or a smartphone with good camera capabilities for this course.