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This course provides best practices for interpreters charged with developing programs where Civil War and Civil Rights stories intersect.

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Establish a strong foundation in the basics of interpretation. This certificate program explores the history of interpretation as a profession and provides knowledge in roving, informal interpretation, audience identification and engagement, and interpretive talks.

This recorded webcast is designed for park and public agency employees who are interested in the history of parks. The session will include historical details, drawings and photographs of the people and places who make up the story, their objectives, successes and failures.

Learn some of the history of Indiana State Parks with our free micro-learning e-courses! In celebration of the Centennial of the NPS, ProValens will offer four short 10-minute courses to enhance your knowledge and understanding of this great agency. No registration is required.

Learn some of the history of Indiana State Parks with our free micro-learning e-courses! In celebration of the Centennial of the NPS, ProValens will offer four short 10-minute courses to enhance your knowledge and understanding of this great agency. No registration is required.

Learn some of the history of Indiana State Parks with our free micro-learning e-courses! In celebration of the Centennial of the NPS, ProValens will offer four short 10-minute courses to enhance your knowledge and understanding of this great agency. No registration is required.

Learn some of the history of Indiana State Parks with our free micro-learning e-courses! In celebration of the Centennial of the NPS, ProValens will offer four short 10-minute courses to enhance your knowledge and understanding of this great agency. No registration is required.

The purpose of this course is to help ABMC managers further appreciate their role as supervisors, coaches, auditors, and appraisers of interpretive programs and projects. Interpretive coaching and supervision are important responsibilities of ABMC supervisors.

Please note: This course is currently being revised with the National Association for Interpretation. The revised version will be released in October 2017. If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager Nona Henderson at nfcapps@indiana.edu or 812-855-0864.

This course provides an introduction to capital improvement. Capital improvement is defined and its connections to an agency’s mission are discussed.

The visitor is sovereign. Interpreters may hear this very basic but very important concept many times during the course of their career. What does it mean? It means that each visitor or guest brings a unique level of knowledge, interest, and care each time they visit a site.

Lighting enhances, extends and promotes the use of parks and public places after dark. The way we light our parks can have serious effects on public perception of safety and can cause negative effects on people and the environment.

Please note: This course is currently being revised with the National Association for Interpretation. The revised version will be released in October 2017. If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager Nona Henderson at nfcapps@indiana.edu or 812-855-0864.

Micro learning courses are an excellent way to learn content in quick and focused segments. These concise and informative courses enable learning when time is limited. The use of video and other instructional techniques make this an engaging experience for the learner and provide a unique alternative to our full-length courses.

Photo by Isaiah West Taber - Sierra Club Bulletin, Vol. VI. No. 4, January, 1908, pg. 211 [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28233048

Micro learning courses are an excellent way to learn content in quick and focused segments. These concise and informative courses enable learning when time is limited.

Micro learning courses are an excellent way to learn content in quick and focused segments. These concise and informative courses enable learning when time is limited.

Learn about the history of the National Park Service (NPS) with our free micro-learning e-courses! In celebration of the Centennial of the NPS, ProValens will offer short 10-minute courses each month to enhance your knowledge and understanding of this great agency. No registration is required.

Micro learning courses are an excellent way to learn content in quick and focused segments. These concise and informative courses enable learning when time is limited.

Micro learning courses are an excellent way to learn content in quick and focused segments. These concise and informative courses enable learning when time is limited. The use of video and other instructional techniques make this an engaging experience for the learner and provide a unique alternative to our full-length courses.

Learn about the history of the National Park Service (NPS) with our free micro-learning e-courses! In celebration of the Centennial of the NPS, ProValens will offer short 10-minute courses each month to enhance your knowledge and understanding of this great agency. No registration is required.

This previously recorded one-hour webcast is designed for park and public agency employees who are interested in obtaining the Certified Park Professional (CPP) or Certified International Park Professional (CIPP) credential.

This course introduces you to industry-standard project management practices, including the phases of project management and useful strategies that keep a project on track.

Gain the skills and confidence needed to interact with visitors informally and learn how to provide them with interpretive opportunities. This course explores three types of contacts: orientation, information, and interpretation.

This course will help you better understand special use permits and the roles and responsibilities of event monitors.

CEU include free for a limited time!

Trees are as important as ever in our growing cities – the need to provide large canopied shade trees to cool cities is important. Providing adequate root volumes to allow large healthy trees to grow without infrastructure conflicts is also important.

The causes of World War One are complex. This course explores the social and political factors that contributed to and shaped the conflict in Europe. The initial reluctance and ultimate participation of the United States is described and placed in a cultural and political context as well.

This course is designed for park and public agency employees who are responsible for public health and safety in parks. A smoke-free playground issue will be covered.