Professional Development Courses | University of Minnesota Online

The University of Minnesota is the go-to provider for online professional development. Looking to expand your business skillset? Want to earn continuing education credits in your field? Taught by industry experts, our online professional development courses deliver practical, applicable knowledge that will give you an edge in the job market.

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2023 Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH YOUR REGISTRATION. You qualify to take this exam to (re)certify for 2023 if:
3-2-1 Classroom Assessment Technique (CAT)

Join us to learn about this versatile and easy classroom assessment technique (CAT). This activity serves to provide instructors with valuable mid term information on how students are doing.
7 Word Stories and Other Student Check-in Activities

You will experience one quick and easy “check-in’ activity, the 7 Word Story, and discuss others that can be integrated into your course design in order to 1) build and strengthen a sense of community among learners, 2) broad
About Steven: A Children's Mental Health Case Study About Depression

The About Steven case study is an interactive, web-based tool that helps professionals and students explore topics related to children’s mental health. This case study is curr
Accounting for Location in Agriculture: An introduction to Spatial Data Analysis in R

Would you like to leverage spatial data to start exploring the relationships of agricultural processes across geographies? This course is designed for those who are interested in explicitly accounting for location in their analyses.
Accounting for Location in Agriculture: Geostatistics and Interpolation in R

Do you need to create a continuous surface of data (i.e., raster) based on sample point data taken at selected locations? This course is designed for those who are interested in collecting, creating, processing, and interpolating geostatistical data.
Accounting for Location in Agriculture: Spatial regression in R

Is accounting for spatial dependency in your analyses critical to your work? This course is designed for those who want to learn spatial regression techniques and model spatial dependency explicitly.
Achieving the Extension Mission through Volunteers

Volunteers are fundamental to many successful Extension programs, yet research indicates that nearly one third of volunteers quit because of poor management practices.
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®

Take on some of the most challenging scenarios facing scrum masters in work environments across diverse industries.
Advanced Editing and Proofreading Strategies

Maximize professionalism and quality by honing your editing and proofreading skills.
Agile Coaching

Train, mentor, and coach Agile teams.
Agile Fundamentals

Learn the basic skills, tools, and techniques of Agile.
Agile Testing

Learn the importance of testing for an Agile team.
Agile User Stories

Gather the information you need to create a backlog for an Agile team.
Allyship: Creating an Inclusive Workplace

Learn how to promote a workplace culture of diversity, inclusion, and acceptance.
Alternate Care Sites: An Introduction for Staff and Volunteers

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, plans are underway across the country to identify new ways to care for the thousands of patients who will become ill.
Ambiguous Loss: Its Meaning and Application

Ambiguous Loss: Its Meaning and Application Description:
Americans with Disabilities Act: Part 1

This online lecture discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how generally to determine if a person is considered disabled under the ADA. The lecture introduces the framework by which a person may be covered under the ADA.
Americans With Disabilities Act: Part 2

This online lecture discusses reasonable accommodations and the reasonable accommodation process with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Work through a case study and see how the case is interpreted before and after the 2008 Amendment to the ADA.
Analyzing and Modeling Requirements

Gain techniques for modeling and analyzing requirements.
Art & Organizing

Art has been used throughout history to inform, tell stories, and to make change. This course will explore how art has been used in social movements to organize and how to incorporate it into our organizing strategies.
Bacteria and Fungi

This course prepares physicians and other health care providers to diagnose and treat people with bacterial, TB, and fungal infections.
Basic Raptor Physical Exam - Self Study

From the top of the head to the tips of the talons, a basic raptor physical exam involves checking all body parts for injury and function. Some problems are easily visible, while others require you to be a sleuth and decipher problems based on subtle clues.
Beyond 101: Negotiating and Utilizing ‘Self’ in Supervisory Relationships: Intersections of Culture and Power

This course is designed to help practitioners understand the cultural and power dynamics inherent to the supervisory relationship.