Classes & Courses

The School of Emerging Media & Technology, in partnership with Skillshare, creates learning and teaching opportunities for our community.

“Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.”

– John W. Gardner

Here’s some new classes and our selection of featured upcoming classes:

Curation Of Content: Digital Strategy for Entertainment
LA – Rachel Mordecai, Strategist, Owner at Mordecai Inc.
Jan 18-Jan 29, 2013 (3 sessions)

Dancing With The Devil: How to Get Brand Funding for Content
LA – Rachel Mordecai, Strategist, Owner at Mordecai Inc.
Jan 10-Jan 31, 2013

Designing a Mobile-Ready Social Media Strategy
Chicago – Todd Shingler, Founder at Mobile Perspectives
Jan 10-Jan 14, 2013 (3 sessions)

Introduction to Data Driven UX Design
NYC – Hong Qu, UX Designer at YouTube
Tue, Jan 22, 2013

The Publishing Process – Create Relevant Content for Social Media
Chicago – Kim Kleeman, President at Creative Marketing Partners
Sat, Feb 10, 2013

Build Insanely Effective Landing Pages With Old School Secrets (ONLINE)
Online –  Jack Zerby, Founder and Designer of Flavors.me and Goodsie
Feb 4-Feb 13, 2013 (3 sessions)

Crowdstorm: Learn to Brainstorm Winning Ideas (ONLINE)
Online – Shaun Abrahamson, Seed Investor EigenValue Fund + Founder Mutopo + author of “Crowdstorm”
Sat, Feb 6-Feb 22, 2013

PAST CLASSES

Strategic Brand Communications for Entrepreneurs (ONLINE)
NYC – Colin Nagy, Executive Director, The Barbarian Group

Social Media for Brands: Best Practices & Strategies (PM Class)
NYC – Trina Albus, Social Strategy & Product Development Consultant

Understanding Modern Marketing Madness (ONLINE) 
HYBRID – James Cooper, Former Chief Creative Innovation Officer, JWT

Making and Selling Ads That Get Shared: Social Advertising (ONLINE)
HYBRID – Jon Steinberg, President & COO, BuzzFeed

Leverage Your Creativity For Good (ONLINE)
HYBRID – Paull Young, Director of Digital @ charity: water

The Art of Cult-Like Loyalty (ONLINE)
HYBRID – Ligaya Tichy, Startup Community Developer

Internet Law for Social Media Entrepreneurs
NYC – David Pashman, General Counsel at Meetup

Social Media for Brands: Best Practices & Strategies
LA – Trina Albus, Social Strategy & Product Development Consultant

Introduction to Data Driven UX Design
NYC – Hong QU, Product and UX Lead, Upworthy

The Higher Education Social Media & Tech ToolKit
NYC – Amanda Alampi, Social Media Strategist, Sunshine Sachs

How to Teach Yourself to Code
NYC – Mattan Griffel, Founder and CEO, The Front Labs

Growth Hacking: Lean Marketing for Startups
NYC – Mattan Griffel, Founder and CEO, The Front Labs

Balance Sheets to Big Data: How to build your online business
NYC – Will Allen, Head of Strategy and Operations, Behance

Tools and Strategies for Managing Social Change Movements
NYC – Deanna Zandt, Media technologist and author, “Share This!”

What Makes Content Spread?
Bowling Green, KY – Director of Digital Strategy, Peppercom

Engagement Strategy – Build and Power Your Brand Ecosystem
NYC – Martin Olsson-Prescott, Senior Social Media Strategist, Tribal DDB

Principles and Practices of Social Interaction Design
NYC – Will Evans

Take the Scary out of Storytelling

NYC – Erica Berger, Director, Publisher&Partner Development, Storyful

The Digital Runway – Craft Your Fashion Brand Online
NYC – Melissa Hall, Founder, The Emerging Designer

Make Your PSA As Popular As A Bikini Slide Show
LA – Maegan Carberry, Viral Curator at Upworthy

Social Media for Brands: Best Practices & Strategies
LA – Trina Albus, Social Strategy & Product Development Consultant

Digital is a Philosophy – How to Formulate Actionable Strategy
NYC – Augustine Fou, Former Group Chief Digital Officer, HCG (Omnicom)

Social Media Strategy – Your Key to Success & Sanity
Chicago – Sue Koch, Chief Navigator, Social Media Strategist & Speaker