14 Online Courses to Help You Upskill in Self-Isolation
BY MARGAUX MONFARED AND ALLY HUGHES
Missing The Sea? Welcome to your very own ‘Marine Entertainment from your Home’! Each day for the next 10 days, we’ll be releasing a blog article full of juicy, ocean related content for you to explore from the safety of your living room couch...
You all know why I’m writing this article. I don’t even want to mention you-know-what as this article should serve as a catalogue of pure ocean-y escapism to help you get through these days stuck inside away from the salty air, sandy footprints, and soothing sounds of our beautiful oceans. Why not use some of your time over the next few weeks to upskills by taking some online courses?!
Marine Mammals Research Association - GIS Training (Free)
“QGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) environment which allows individuals to analyse and edit spatial data as well as creating and exporting maps. Click on one of the lessons to get started!”
Cape RADD: Research and Diver Development - R Tutorials (Free)
Cape RADD have released some of their learning materials for free as online videos to help you get a handle on using R for statistical analysis.
Cape RADD: Research and Diver Development - Demystifying Statistics (Free)
If you need to get a better understanding of various statistics, then try out their YouTube videos on Demystifying Statistics.
Future Learn - Exploring Our Ocean (Free)
“Discover how you can play a part in the safe keeping of the future of our ocean.” Presented by the university of Southampton, this 4 week course does not require any previous knowledge.
One Ocean, One Planet - (Free)
“A holistic view of how the ocean functions, how human interactions with the ocean can be understood, and what solutions are available to support both sustainable use and stewardship of our blue planet.”
Tropical coastal ecosystems - (Free)
Instructors from the University of Queensland offer you the chance to “take the challenge and understand problems and solutions to managing tropical coastal ecosystems.”
Oceanography: a key to better understand our world - (Free)
“In this course the student will learn about the foundations of the science of oceanography. You'll learn about the classification and formation of the ocean floor, how current sea satellite analysis systems work, the chemistry of the oceans and the processes that led to its formation.” Hosted by University of Barcelona and Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona.
Climate Change: The Science - (Free)
“Climate Change: The Science is an introduction to climate science basics. We’ll discuss flows of energy and carbon in Earth’s climate system, how climate models work, climate history, and future forecasts.” Hosted by The University of British Columbia.
Marine Biology 101 - $55
“In this course, you will learn about life in the ocean depths, at the Polar extremes, in coral reefs, estuaries, and in the open sea. You will learn about plants large and small, marine birds, reptiles, invertebrates and fish. You will learn how all these organisms connect with each other in the marine biome, and what threats are facing these ecosystems.”
100 Fish ID Class - (Free)
Flick through the presentations, from Butterflyfish, Parrotfish to Pufferfish and many more!
Alison Science Courses - (Free)
Delve in to 20 Science Courses including Ecology Studies, Solar Energy and Wind Energy
Ocean stories webinar series (Free)
“Ocean Stories is a series of free ‘Ted Talk’ style presentations and workshops that anyone is welcome to attend.”
National Geographic Courses - (Free)
National Geographic has a number of online courses ranging from educator certification to climate change and plastic pollution.
Ocean MOOC - (Free)
“Learn from the world's leading experts on ocean science. They will present the issues and potential solutions – grounded in rigorous scientific research – to fight for our endangered waters.”