I’ve established that I really need to become rich, because I can’t waste time working when there’s so much I want to learn how to do (and courses require time and money). I’ve just added a bunch of things to my “to do” list, and so far I have: learn Spanish, learn French, get some serious English certification, possibly learn Italian Sign Language, learn how to make an app, learn how to draw, fencing, dubbing, become a professional pastry chef, all while I’m also taking singing lessons and I’m on my way to getting a degree in a scientific field (which may or may not be a bit of an issue, because I love science but I’ve discovered that working in a lab scares me).
I see a few problems in this.
I feel this so much! ^^
So may I present to you – Skillshare.com – which I am in love with. I can give you a code for two free months (or alternatively a code for three months for $0.99) so you can try it out and see what is on offer for next to nothing. It costs about £80 a year after that BUT
Over 19,000 courses available for a variety of subjects.
Quality does vary but you know how you get tutorial videos on YouTube? Well it’s like that only most of them are by professionals so they are really good. All of them are included in membership so if you don’t like one, just move onto the next.
I have about 30 courses bookmarked at the moment that I want to do. Best part is something I haven’t used yet which is the community resources. You are set a class project and you can post it and get feedback from other students and quite often the lecturer. It’s good to see what other people can produce from following the lessons and it’s a real confidence shot to think “if they did that then so can I”.
There’s no certificates, it’s not official, it’s just about learning what you want, when you want and entirely at your own pace.
Fair warning though it’s a little bit addictive. There’s so much on there I want to learn I keep *cough* *whistles innocently* erm well my actual ‘to do’ tasks might be suffering a bit.