Great Courses
This is a list of high-quality courses that, for one reason or another, didn't make it into the curriculum. The most common reasons are that the course isn't available often enough, or that there was an alternative that fit better into the curriculum.
Museum Theory and History
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| The Art Museum: History, Theory, Controversy (MIT OpenCourseWare) | 14 weeks | 10-12 hours/week |
| Modern Art & Ideas (Coursera / MoMA) | 4 weeks | 3-5 hours/week |
Exhibition and Interpretation
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Tangible Things (edX / Harvard) | 10 weeks | 2-4 hours/week |
| Art & Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom (Coursera / MoMA) | 4 weeks | 4-6 hours/week |
Contemporary Issues and Decolonization
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Creating Meaningful and Inclusive Museum Practices (FutureLearn / ICOM) | 4 weeks | 3 hours/week |
| Interdisciplinary Teaching with Museum Objects (edX / Smithsonian) | Self-paced | 2-4 hours/week |
Art and Modern Museums
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting (Coursera / MoMA) | 7 weeks | 2-4 hours/week |
| Seeing Through Photographs (Coursera / MoMA) | 6 weeks | 2-3 hours/week |
Online Learning - Great Courses
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Learning How to Learn | 4 weeks | 2 hours/week |
| Mindshift | 4 weeks | 2 hours/week |
| Powersearching with Google | 3 weeks | 4-6 hours/week |