December 8th, 2009 lvs
| Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.‘ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s! |
Over 100 online courses are now open for enrollment!
Returning students receive a 20% discount! Just sign into your LVS account and the discount will automatically be applied to your registration. |
Course Fees:
- $30.00 New Students
- $24.00 Returning Students
- Courses are 6 weeks long unless otherwise noted
- Certificates of Completion are available.
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NEW Courses for January 2010 session:
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Our Windows classes are FREE to everyone and includes instructor support! 
LVS students are eligible for Corel educational version software from the Corel Education Store. This includes CorelDRAW
, Corel Painter 11
, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
, and Corel PhotoImpact X3
! Registered LVS students enter CRL10LVS when checking out to get an additional 10% discount on all Corel products! Check out the LVS News page for more information and details on special offers!
As an additional benefit to our enrolled LVS students, special offers are made available by famous software developers such as Auto FX, Andromeda, AV Bros, Harry Heim – The PlugIn Site, namesuppressed, Nik Multimedia, and Ulead. Only registered students receive the information and discounts! Be sure to click on the “Class Information” link provided in your registration confirmation for IMPORTANT class information and special offers!
Registered LVS students are also eligible to purchase some of their favorite software and hardware at a student discount through our Academic Reseller programs.
Instructor-led classes begin January 9, 2010. Head on over to LVS Online Registration to enroll today!
Registration for the January 2010 session ends January 6, 2010.
New Course Highlights
*Creating a Drupal Blog*
Drupal is a free and open source Content Management System written in PHP. With Drupal you can create a simple personal homepage, a company website, a blog, an ecommerce site, etc. Hundreds of modules are available for use with Drupal. You can create slide shows, events calendars, a contact form, product catalogs, polls or surveys, guestbook, a forum or blog, or newsletter signup. The possibilities are endless. Basically, there are no limits with Drupal, you really can make any type of website you want. No programming skills are required!
This online course is designed to take you through the development of your own Drupal web site. We will be doing a personal blog on whatever “G” rated subject that you choose. What is a weblog? A weblog, or “blog”, is a personal journal on the Web. Some modules that can be used for this type of site include a slide show, events calendar, and a guest book. Weblogs cover many different topics. Your blog can be used to share information with relatives and friends. It can include recipes, graduation announcements, birthdays, or vacation pictures. Basically anything that you are interested in can be shared with others on your blog. You can allow others to post comments on your blog. The sky s the limit!!
This class is for anyone that is interested in creating a personal web site or blog. This class will teach you the basics of the Drupal Content Management System.
Visit our Web Development Campus to learn more.
*Dreamweaver Advanced*
This is an advanced course for web designers that want to make the transition from using Dreamweaver to create static web sites to dynamic and interactive data driven web sites It is designed for people who have been creating web sites for a while and wanting to create professional web sites.
This advanced course will utilize Dreamweaver tools to create functioning forms that will control your reader’s experience on your web site. You will learn how to incorporate Javascript, XML,PHP and MySQL functionality into your web sites. We will expand our Spry skills, learned in previous Dreamweaver classes, to manage and display data. Students will work on a team project to learn professional web design workflow, in addition to their individual assignments.
Visit our Web Related Campus to learn more.
*Flash ActionScript 3.0*
Currently ActionScript 3.0 is the internal programming language of Flash, Flex and Adobe AIR. This object oriented language is more adherent to the ECMA-262 standard which many other languages (i.e. JavaScript) follow.
This class gives non-programmers a chance to really understand the benefits of using a programming language in an animation tool like Adobe Flash. Students will learn the basics of the core language of ActionScript 3.0, how it is used within the timeline, interact with objects (movieclips) on the stage and library, develop simple animations with just ActionScript and understand the importance and how to create preloaders for your movies.
This beginner class on ActionScript 3.0 will give you a great foundation for creating (or understanding existing scripts) your own custom scripts.
Visit our Graphic Programs Campus to learn more.
*Photography Basics III*
Photography Basic III HDR (High Dynamic Range) & Panorama Stitching online course will introduce you to the world of High Dynamic Range (HDR) images. These images can also be combined into a single panorama image and the first two weeks of this course will concentrate on how to produce a panorama image using standard JPG images. HDR will increase the dynamic range of your images. Many times our exposures will have blown out highlights and look flat and dull. HDR will help you solve this problem and reveal highlight and shadow details you never thought were possible.
Instructor Al Mierau has been an avid photographer for over 50 years. For 15 years he was professionally photographing commercial and residential structures for mortgage, fire insurance, and courtroom evidence. Air Canada, Gardens West Prairie Edition, and Heritage Canada magazines have published his photographs. Some of his work can also be seen at the Menno-Hof museum located in Shipshewana, Indiana.
Visit our Photography Campus to learn more.
*Photojournalism & Documentary Photography*
In this online class students learn the basic techniques to have their work published by newspapers and magazines. Techniques and methods to produce images that are newsworthy with more impact are discussed and demonstrated through assignments. This course covers techniques to get news pictures with impact whether shooting spec shots, environmental portraits, sporting and entertainment events, general news or spot news. Journalism ethics, writing cut lines, and how to sell your work are discussed.
Visit our Photography Campus to learn more.
*Photoshop Elements 8 Basics: Setting Sail*
Photoshop Elements 8 Basics: Setting Sail class is all new for Photoshop Elements, and will cover Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows and Mac. This is the first of a two part course and contains Lessons 1-6. It must be taken before taking the second class, More Photoshop Elements 8 Basics, which contains Lessons 7-12. You will learn the tools and interface, using the Effects palette and how to set preferences to make Elements work your way (as well as how to reset corrupted preferences). You will learn about selections and using Save for Web and much more!
This class does not cover the Organizer. Because of the scope of the Organizer and the fact it is as feature-packed as a separate program, it has its own classes, and is not included in the Mac version of Elements.
Visit our Graphic Programs Campus to learn more.
*FREE TUTORIALS*
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Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, and various web page Flash components, to integrate video into web pages, and more recently, to develop rich Internet applications.
