miz editor
01-27-2010, 10:11 AM
Does anyone know if there are classes in Sonoma Cty. for learning InDesign?
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01-28-2010, 04:21 AM
Does anyone know if there are classes in Sonoma Cty. for learning InDesign?
Santa Rosa Junior College has classes for InDesign in their class schedule.
Santa Rosa Junior College has classes for InDesign in their class schedule.
L Johnson
01-28-2010, 09:35 PM
yes, Cyndi Reese at SRJC is an excellent teacher; if it is too late to get in to her class, I tutor in InDesign....
Does anyone know if there are classes in Sonoma Cty. for learning InDesign?
Does anyone know if there are classes in Sonoma Cty. for learning InDesign?
Tars
01-29-2010, 07:10 PM
Perhaps you like JC computer classes. In that case, I'm sure the other posters here have given you good suggestions. The problems I have with JC computer classes, are that they happen in the evening, when I'm burned out from a hard day. Also the instructor assumes that students don't know anything about the software title they're teaching. So. not only do I drag my tired self to night classes after work, but then I often have to sit through a bunch of material I'm already familiar with. As often as not I end up having to buy expensive texts and course materials.
Since it's going to cost anyway I go, I'm going a different route these days. I buy a book, "Learn InDesign In Seven Days"....or similar - which almost always cost less than college texts. I also download and view video tutorials. But only from well-trusted experts; anyone can put out a tutorial video.
One main advantage of this route, is that I can skip over the parts I already know; no tired wasted evenings in a classroom.
Specifically for InDesign CS4, as well as Photoshop CS4, and Flash CS4 I've enjoyed videos from Lynda.com. They use bonafide experts to simply instruct on various techniques. For me at least, between doing lessons from book, combined with watching hands-on videos, is my quickest way to learn new software.
Best thing about it? I learn best when my mind is rested. So I prefer to watch videos/study text with my morning coffee. Works for me - maybe it'd work for you.
Here's a link that lists the available InDesign tutorials from Lynda. com:
InDesign Tutorials (https://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=394)
Good luck!
Since it's going to cost anyway I go, I'm going a different route these days. I buy a book, "Learn InDesign In Seven Days"....or similar - which almost always cost less than college texts. I also download and view video tutorials. But only from well-trusted experts; anyone can put out a tutorial video.
One main advantage of this route, is that I can skip over the parts I already know; no tired wasted evenings in a classroom.
Specifically for InDesign CS4, as well as Photoshop CS4, and Flash CS4 I've enjoyed videos from Lynda.com. They use bonafide experts to simply instruct on various techniques. For me at least, between doing lessons from book, combined with watching hands-on videos, is my quickest way to learn new software.
Best thing about it? I learn best when my mind is rested. So I prefer to watch videos/study text with my morning coffee. Works for me - maybe it'd work for you.
Here's a link that lists the available InDesign tutorials from Lynda. com:
InDesign Tutorials (https://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=394)
Good luck!
muse of hues
01-31-2010, 09:01 AM
If you can take a class from Cyndi Reese, I highly recommend it. And some of her classes are online so you can watch the video of her instructing at your leisure.... She does Beta testing for Adobe so she is really at the forefront in knowing the new features of each CS Suite when they come out.... And she is a hoot!
Perhaps you like JC computer classes. In that case, I'm sure the other posters here have given you good suggestions. The problems I have with JC computer classes, are that they happen in the evening, when I'm burned out from a hard day. Also the instructor assumes that students don't know anything about the software title they're teaching. So. not only do I drag my tired self to night classes after work, but then I often have to sit through a bunch of material I'm already familiar with. As often as not I end up having to buy expensive texts and course materials.
Since it's going to cost anyway I go, I'm going a different route these days. I buy a book, "Learn InDesign In Seven Days"....or similar - which almost always cost less than college texts. I also download and view video tutorials. But only from well-trusted experts; anyone can put out a tutorial video.
One main advantage of this route, is that I can skip over the parts I already know; no tired wasted evenings in a classroom.
Specifically for InDesign CS4, as well as Photoshop CS4, and Flash CS4 I've enjoyed videos from Lynda.com. They use bonafide experts to simply instruct on various techniques. For me at least, between doing lessons from book, combined with watching hands-on videos, is my quickest way to learn new software.
Best thing about it? I learn best when my mind is rested. So I prefer to watch videos/study text with my morning coffee. Works for me - maybe it'd work for you.
Here's a link that lists the available InDesign tutorials from Lynda. com:
InDesign Tutorials (https://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=394)
Good luck!
Perhaps you like JC computer classes. In that case, I'm sure the other posters here have given you good suggestions. The problems I have with JC computer classes, are that they happen in the evening, when I'm burned out from a hard day. Also the instructor assumes that students don't know anything about the software title they're teaching. So. not only do I drag my tired self to night classes after work, but then I often have to sit through a bunch of material I'm already familiar with. As often as not I end up having to buy expensive texts and course materials.
Since it's going to cost anyway I go, I'm going a different route these days. I buy a book, "Learn InDesign In Seven Days"....or similar - which almost always cost less than college texts. I also download and view video tutorials. But only from well-trusted experts; anyone can put out a tutorial video.
One main advantage of this route, is that I can skip over the parts I already know; no tired wasted evenings in a classroom.
Specifically for InDesign CS4, as well as Photoshop CS4, and Flash CS4 I've enjoyed videos from Lynda.com. They use bonafide experts to simply instruct on various techniques. For me at least, between doing lessons from book, combined with watching hands-on videos, is my quickest way to learn new software.
Best thing about it? I learn best when my mind is rested. So I prefer to watch videos/study text with my morning coffee. Works for me - maybe it'd work for you.
Here's a link that lists the available InDesign tutorials from Lynda. com:
InDesign Tutorials (https://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=394)
Good luck!
Icssoma
02-01-2010, 05:11 PM
barely awake when i read thisyesterday. i don't know why i read it. but it was grateful because it made me laugh.
on education/school, etc.: surrounding oneself with excellence is pre-eminent in my life. education, good teachers, (i skim wacco a couple times a week), & read entries,weekly on average, if they GRAB ME. no time to take any class, jc or otherwise. the only things i want to take, that i'm aware of now, would be small classes fun ones, or even private (tap) which i don't see happening for 3-5 years. i had the opportunity to teach extension classes for uc & at the jc (city college sf, 1 nite class a quarter/semester). was young so i was only half tired. never wanted to go to teach (same dilemna nites are for transition time) awake because i was teaching. always loved it when class started.
my classes were relevant, niche/practicum, & when i had someone in the class who had been successful in the area i was addressing I had them do a critique of their event (successes, changes they'd make) & i added some anecdotes about other similiar events triumphs, pit falls, & analysed, with participation/questions from others: how others could best utilize this technique for their organization (fundraising for social change.)
classes should be captivating. before on-line drivers classes, some of us went to alternative classes that were funny, & for the most part, engaging.
if you can teach the driver's manual in an entertaining fashion, then anything should be absorbing.
i had 3-4 remarakable teachers in jr. high. 40 years later, people still talk about these teachers, especially one: miss lombardi. i was in touch w. her to her 90's because she was THE BEST. she taught me more about "isms" & understanding history than any teacher before or after, including college.
I went to a public college prep high school, entrance by gpa, city wide. (girls had to have a higher gpa than boys, title IX didn't exist (only sport for girls tennis, 6 members, had no skill, & no interest, & you had to have skill to get on). would have loved to have more than the yearly powder puff football game that i was dead serious about, & angry because it was a lark for some of the football players that coached. regardless fun. underscored how much i would have loved a field hockey team, vb, i'm not sure soccer had a presence in any hs. (note on sexism, & some areas where we have made progress.) good teachers like good anything, hard to come by. OUTSTANDING teachers, as in any profession, probably 10% of the mix. I was aware by college only to take from great teachers. of course, w. requirements not always possible.
their was a student book on teachers (does the jc have one?) & when i had any choice re: classes took from the best that were availabe. didn't mean they were incredible, but it made a difference.
i thought your suggestion was excellent (tho having a laugh is the best. I'm stuck on a direct email about saving horses from across the boarder torture, thought i was virtually finisihed, came back to it & stuck.)] better yet it made me laugh! some people have different needs. some people think staying in their comfort zone makes a good class (intellectually par.)
i began assuming that most people want to be challenged, to expand, but i know from having taught in schools and a riding arena, that it is not the case. some people actually want slightly interesting.
of course you can go on line to discuss the programs w. others, but the best classes i had were in jr. high, and a couple in my college major, because the people were as smart or smarter than me. a good/great teacher & students w. good minds is as good as it gets.
you can have stimulating forums on line, wacco, facebook, but always the personal, intimate, intonations & expressions, nothing can compare. you remember discussions for a life time.
30 years later they are "friends" you seek out on facebook because you crave that level of discussion.
w/out major requirements i can't imagine taking a class from someone not in that 10% range--maybe in the good (20% range) if you really wanted the information.
of course it's hard to spend more time on line than i do. just a break from the "stuck" place in my email. (anyone marketer/fundraiser want to edit for 30 minutes, a great cause...rescuing horses from torture, serving at risk youth.) hopefully when i post, my mind will be fresh. will try another task that's on the A list, and return.
thanks for the diversion. written gratitude.
Perhaps you like JC computer classes. In that case, I'm sure the other posters here have given you good suggestions. The problems I have with JC computer classes, are that they happen in the evening, when I'm burned out from a hard day. Also the instructor assumes that students don't know anything about the software title they're teaching. So. not only do I drag my tired self to night classes after work, but then I often have to sit through a bunch of material I'm already familiar with. As often as not I end up having to buy expensive texts and course materials.
Since it's going to cost anyway I go, I'm going a different route these days. I buy a book, "Learn InDesign In Seven Days"....or similar - which almost always cost less than college texts. I also download and view video tutorials. But only from well-trusted experts; anyone can put out a tutorial video.
One main advantage of this route, is that I can skip over the parts I already know; no tired wasted evenings in a classroom.
Specifically for InDesign CS4, as well as Photoshop CS4, and Flash CS4 I've enjoyed videos from Lynda.com. They use bonafide experts to simply instruct on various techniques. For me at least, between doing lessons from book, combined with watching hands-on videos, is my quickest way to learn new software.
Best thing about it? I learn best when my mind is rested. So I prefer to watch videos/study text with my morning coffee. Works for me - maybe it'd work for you.
Here's a link that lists the available InDesign tutorials from Lynda. com:
InDesign Tutorials (https://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=394)
Good luck!
on education/school, etc.: surrounding oneself with excellence is pre-eminent in my life. education, good teachers, (i skim wacco a couple times a week), & read entries,weekly on average, if they GRAB ME. no time to take any class, jc or otherwise. the only things i want to take, that i'm aware of now, would be small classes fun ones, or even private (tap) which i don't see happening for 3-5 years. i had the opportunity to teach extension classes for uc & at the jc (city college sf, 1 nite class a quarter/semester). was young so i was only half tired. never wanted to go to teach (same dilemna nites are for transition time) awake because i was teaching. always loved it when class started.
my classes were relevant, niche/practicum, & when i had someone in the class who had been successful in the area i was addressing I had them do a critique of their event (successes, changes they'd make) & i added some anecdotes about other similiar events triumphs, pit falls, & analysed, with participation/questions from others: how others could best utilize this technique for their organization (fundraising for social change.)
classes should be captivating. before on-line drivers classes, some of us went to alternative classes that were funny, & for the most part, engaging.
if you can teach the driver's manual in an entertaining fashion, then anything should be absorbing.
i had 3-4 remarakable teachers in jr. high. 40 years later, people still talk about these teachers, especially one: miss lombardi. i was in touch w. her to her 90's because she was THE BEST. she taught me more about "isms" & understanding history than any teacher before or after, including college.
I went to a public college prep high school, entrance by gpa, city wide. (girls had to have a higher gpa than boys, title IX didn't exist (only sport for girls tennis, 6 members, had no skill, & no interest, & you had to have skill to get on). would have loved to have more than the yearly powder puff football game that i was dead serious about, & angry because it was a lark for some of the football players that coached. regardless fun. underscored how much i would have loved a field hockey team, vb, i'm not sure soccer had a presence in any hs. (note on sexism, & some areas where we have made progress.) good teachers like good anything, hard to come by. OUTSTANDING teachers, as in any profession, probably 10% of the mix. I was aware by college only to take from great teachers. of course, w. requirements not always possible.
their was a student book on teachers (does the jc have one?) & when i had any choice re: classes took from the best that were availabe. didn't mean they were incredible, but it made a difference.
i thought your suggestion was excellent (tho having a laugh is the best. I'm stuck on a direct email about saving horses from across the boarder torture, thought i was virtually finisihed, came back to it & stuck.)] better yet it made me laugh! some people have different needs. some people think staying in their comfort zone makes a good class (intellectually par.)
i began assuming that most people want to be challenged, to expand, but i know from having taught in schools and a riding arena, that it is not the case. some people actually want slightly interesting.
of course you can go on line to discuss the programs w. others, but the best classes i had were in jr. high, and a couple in my college major, because the people were as smart or smarter than me. a good/great teacher & students w. good minds is as good as it gets.
you can have stimulating forums on line, wacco, facebook, but always the personal, intimate, intonations & expressions, nothing can compare. you remember discussions for a life time.
30 years later they are "friends" you seek out on facebook because you crave that level of discussion.
w/out major requirements i can't imagine taking a class from someone not in that 10% range--maybe in the good (20% range) if you really wanted the information.
of course it's hard to spend more time on line than i do. just a break from the "stuck" place in my email. (anyone marketer/fundraiser want to edit for 30 minutes, a great cause...rescuing horses from torture, serving at risk youth.) hopefully when i post, my mind will be fresh. will try another task that's on the A list, and return.
thanks for the diversion. written gratitude.
Perhaps you like JC computer classes. In that case, I'm sure the other posters here have given you good suggestions. The problems I have with JC computer classes, are that they happen in the evening, when I'm burned out from a hard day. Also the instructor assumes that students don't know anything about the software title they're teaching. So. not only do I drag my tired self to night classes after work, but then I often have to sit through a bunch of material I'm already familiar with. As often as not I end up having to buy expensive texts and course materials.
Since it's going to cost anyway I go, I'm going a different route these days. I buy a book, "Learn InDesign In Seven Days"....or similar - which almost always cost less than college texts. I also download and view video tutorials. But only from well-trusted experts; anyone can put out a tutorial video.
One main advantage of this route, is that I can skip over the parts I already know; no tired wasted evenings in a classroom.
Specifically for InDesign CS4, as well as Photoshop CS4, and Flash CS4 I've enjoyed videos from Lynda.com. They use bonafide experts to simply instruct on various techniques. For me at least, between doing lessons from book, combined with watching hands-on videos, is my quickest way to learn new software.
Best thing about it? I learn best when my mind is rested. So I prefer to watch videos/study text with my morning coffee. Works for me - maybe it'd work for you.
Here's a link that lists the available InDesign tutorials from Lynda. com:
InDesign Tutorials (https://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=394)
Good luck!