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Laguna Woods Village PC Club |
Learning Center
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LOCATION
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During this time of Laguna Woods closures,
including the Learning Center and the Workshop,
all classes and SIGs are being offered ONLINE and are FREE.
As with our prior class sessions,
please visit the club web site at www.thepcclub.org and
select Class Registration in the left menu.
We will be using Zoom video conferencing. If you are new to Zoom,
it does not involve your learning any new computer skills.
click here for Zoom tutorial
CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTER
FOR CLASSES OR SIGS
CLASSES
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PC Club and APCUG online classes. Enhancing Your Hobbies with Digital Graphics 4 weeks - Mondays July 13th – August 3rd, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Instructor: Lynnette Siler Do you ever wish you had a hobby or talent that had unlimited uses? Believe it or not, learning a little more about graphics software can provide just that. In this class you will learn to create a basic digital memory page, add a background, photographs, a title, journaling, and elements to create something special. The skills you learn here can be used to create a slide for a slideshow or video presentation. They can be used for making genealogy books and family life stories. They can even be used to make posters, flyers, card making, t-shirt images and crafts. The possibilities are endless. Lynnette Siler is a Laguna Woods resident recently retired from a software firm. She has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and an MBA with an emphasis in International Finance. She has taught classes in computer programming and math for National University and written for several computer magazines. Over the last 15 years she has worked on the elite teams for several digital scrapbook designers and won multiple contests for digital art. The class will be taught in four 2-hour sessions, each beginning with a review of everything learned to date. There will be time set aside in each session for questions and hands on experience. For a more detailed description of the weekly classes, please see the online registration. Career/Job Focus with Assessment 2 weeks - Saturdays July 25th through August 1st, 2020 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Instructor: Dr. Kathryn Green Looking for a new job? Career assessments are a great way to help job seekers identify job matches to explore and gain career focus. This class helps you to identify jobs matching your Interests (what you like to do) Skills (what you like to do) Personality (how you interact in the workplace) Values (what energizes you). This class is being taught by Dr. Kathryn Green. Kathryn – both earlier in her own career and now – is a career life planning professional. She has both a Master's Degree in Career Counseling and a Doctorate in Education. Over her career, she has helped professionals, long term unemployed and mature workers find rewarding employment opportunities. Effective Resume Writing and Interview Preparation 2 weeks - Saturdays August 8th through August 15th, 2020 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Instructor: Dr. Kathryn Green For those of us who are interested in continuing our work lives – we are certainly aware the way we look for and apply for jobs has completely evolved from when we did this earlier in our lives. This class is being taught by Dr. Kathryn Green. Kathryn – both earlier in her own career and now – is a career life planning professional. She has both a Master's Degree in Career Counseling and a Doctorate in Education. Kathryn has a deep and practical understanding that can guide you in navigating today’s job market – which uses artificial intelligence software to sort applicants before reaching a human HR person. Over her career, she has helped professionals, long term unemployed and mature workers find rewarding employment opportunities. Microsoft Word A New Platform and Way to Learn and Grow 3 Weeks - Tuesdays plus an additional 4th week if needed August 25th – September 15th, 2020 10:00 am – 11:30 am Instructor: Linda Engdahl Want to try something new? I am offering a class on Microsoft Word which will be developed according to your needs. You'll let me know what you want to learn, and I'll prepare each session accordingly. This one will be online, so we'll learn & grow together, in a new way. We'll start with the basics and then go into the things you've wanted Word to do for you, but just haven't been able to conquer. This will be a 3 week course, with a 4th as a possibility, if we need ‘just one more class.’ Let's have some FUN while we work through this crazy time of life. Click on "class registration" for
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SIGs
In addition to classes, the Learning Center hosts Special Interest Group (SIG) learning sessions. These sessions focus on a particular subject of interest.
SIG sessions are less formal and have open question-and-answer periods. SIG presenters include PC Club members and selected outside sources who share their knowledge, experience, and interests. A Practice Guide to Reducing your Digital Footprint Tuesday July 21st, 2020 10:00 am – 11:30 am Instructor: Yori Neumark Today most of us have multiple devices that are constantly connected to the internet and are constantly leaking and disclosing information about us – typically without our consent or knowledge Has anyone ever read a full license agreement before “clicking” and accepting their terms and conditions? We allow total strangers to gather anything they want regarding us, our families, our friends, and the friends of our friends - from our location to where and what we buy, our age, political affiliation, sexual preferences, medical information and much more. You have the ability to take back (some) control, and rain-in most of this drip-drip leakage of your most sensitive and personal information by correctly setting up your applications, devices and/or home network, as well as rethinking the importance of your participation in “Social Networks” i.e. Facebook, Instagram etc. Spoiler alert - Most Anti Viruses don’t address any of the above issues. SIGs are free to Pc club members
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The PC Club Learning Center is a facility designed to help members improve their computer skills in a classroom environment. The facility features twenty-one computers for student use, with class instructional material projected onto a large screen. All computers have the latest operating system, basic software, flat-panel monitors, and a high-speed Internet connection provided free of charge :
West Coast Internet, (949) 487-3302 http://www.westcoastinternet.com
Areas of instruction include basic and intermediate computer skills, the Internet, Email, Mobile Technology, and a variety of specific applications.
Teachers are volunteer members and guest instructors. There is a small fee for each class. Enrollment does not require membership in the PC Club, but members receive a discount.
West Coast Internet, (949) 487-3302 http://www.westcoastinternet.com
Areas of instruction include basic and intermediate computer skills, the Internet, Email, Mobile Technology, and a variety of specific applications.
Teachers are volunteer members and guest instructors. There is a small fee for each class. Enrollment does not require membership in the PC Club, but members receive a discount.
Night bus service available. Call (949) 597-4659
NOTICE OF STUDENT NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY
The Laguna Woods Village PC Club’s Learning Center admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to students at the Learning Center. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies or other programs.
The Laguna Woods Village PC Club’s Learning Center admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to students at the Learning Center. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies or other programs.
