Online Courses

Academic Earth

A free John Hopkins University course on Case Studies in Terrorism Response. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free Iona College course on Network Security. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free video lecture series  on Epidemiology and the Control of Infectious Diseases. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

Canvas Network

A free eCornell course on how to Reduce Your Organization’s Social Media Risk. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

Coursera

A free UMD START course on Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat. It begins on January 12 and will run until March 8. Certification is available upon completion of all course requirements.

A free University of Pittsburgh course on Disaster Preparedness. It begins January 26 and will run until March 12. 

A free University of Minnesota course on Resilience in Children Exposed to Trauma, Disaster and War: Global Perspectives. It begins February 2 and will run until March 29.

edX

A free Cornell University online course, Wiretaps to Big Data: Privacy and Surveillance in the Age of Interconnection. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free Delft University of Technology online course, Next Generation Infrastructures. This course begins November 2, 2015. 

A free Georgetown online course, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, began October 1, 2014.

A free five-week online course on the Economics of Cybersecurity, led by experts from different universities around the world, begins January 20.

A free McGill online course on Natural Disasters. This course will begin Jan 14.

Esri GIS

Maps, Apps, and Devices: Improve Field-to-Office Workflows with ArcGIS Apps was first broadcast in December 2014 and is available along with other Esri archives for future viewing with free registration. 

FEMA

A free online course on Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free online course on Including People with Disabilities & Others with Access & Functional Needs in Disaster Operations. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free online course on Protecting Your Home or Small Business From Disaster. This course is self-paced and self-guided. 

A free online course in the case of an Active Shooter: What You Can Do. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free online course on Improving Preparedness and Resilience Through Public-Private Partnerships. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free online course on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience: Achieving Results through Partnership and Collaboration. This course is self-paced and self-guided.
A free online course on Implementing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free online course on Applications of GIS for Emergency Management. This course is self-guided and self-paced.

A free online course on Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) System: Leadership Training. This course is self-guided and self-paced.

A free online course on Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness. This course is self-guided and self-paced.

A free online course on Animals in Disasters: Community Planning.  This course is self-guided and self-paced.

A series of free online courses on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. These courses are self-guided and self-paced.

MIT OpenCourseware (MIT OCW)

All courses are free.

American National Security Policy 

Disaster, Vulnerability and Resilience

Technology in a Dangerous World

U.S. Budgets for National Security

The Anthropology of Cybercultures

OER Commons

A free Johns Hopkins online course on the Introduction to Mental Health and Disaster Preparedness. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

A free Johns Hopkins online coure on Case Studies in Terrorism Response. This course is self-paced and self-guided.

Poynter News University

Journalism and Trauma is a free, permanently available self-guided course provided by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.

On the Beat: Covering Hospitals is a free, permanently available self-guided course for registered users of Poynter NewsU. Registration is free. 

Google Day @ Poynter: Research, Mapping and Audience Engagement was a free October 28, 2014 broadcast providing an overview of Google’s tools for media. It is free and is not limited to working journalists. Agenda is here.

Curating Content: How to Aggregate Coverage was broadcast on December 4, 2014. The webinar is still available for viewing. Registration ranges from $9.95 to $44.95 depending on existing memberships and number of participants.

 

 

 

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