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Learn how to communicate effectively with the public, policymakers, and other planning professionals. Communications and media courses teach skills essential to creating press releases, public presentations, and other messaging essential to moving planning projects forward.

Communications & Media Courses

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Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

75 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Principles of Materiality, Responsiveness, Inclusivity, and Impact

61 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced

115 Mins

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Regulating Electronic Message Centers

James Carpentier

49 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Generative AI Tools and Workflows for Urban Planning

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp

46 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Tableau for Planners 2: Worksheets

64 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Building Websites with Tumblr

62 Mins

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Sustainability Marketing and Greenwashing

46 Mins

AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Introduction

99 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Blogging About Planning

Claudia Kousoulas

96 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Enhancing Public Participation with Generative AI course image of two people standing over a blue city diagram with the women holding up a cell phone

Enhancing Public Participation with Generative AI

77 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp

29 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Tableau for Planners 3: Dashboards

51 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Managing Multiple Social Media Platforms with Hootsuite

61 Mins

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Planning a Municipal Wayfinding System

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate

101 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Writing Master Plans, From Start to Finish

Claudia Kousoulas

103 Mins

AICP CM

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Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

66 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Build A WordPress Website

Alexander Schilpp

50 Mins

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Virtual Reality for Planners 1: Introduction

45 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Building Websites with Squarespace

65 Mins

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Interpreting Places and Spaces

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Advanced

100 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Top Communications & Media Instructors

Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community...

Ben Schulman

Ben Schulman is a writer and editor based in Chicago, with a focus on architecture, urban...

Corrin Wendell

Corrin Wendell, FAICP is the Founder and Executive Director of YEP! Youth Engagement Planning, President &...

Claudia Kousoulas

Claudia has more than 25 years of experience as an urban planner with work ranging from...

Tom Sanchez

Tom Sanchez is a professor of Urban Planning specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Landscape Architecture.

Adam Fine

Adam is the Director of experiential graphic design at Nova Scotia-based Fathom Studio and has worked...

Chase Mullen

Chase is the Director of Design Visualization at MIG. With an acute eye for graphics and...

Darryl Jones

Darryl Jones is an artist and filmmaker based in Oakland, CA.

Thomas Hamed

Thomas Hamed, AICP is a transportation planner who specializes in commuter transportation and mobility for all...

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel is an autistic planner, an independent accessibility consultant, and the founder of Opossum House...

Sean Maguire

Sean is a planning and economic development professional based in New York’s Capital Region.

Dave Biggs

Dave Biggs is an internationally-recognized speaker, author and public engagement strategist focusing on best practices to...

Mary Jane Nirdlinger

Mary Jane is a recognized expert in plain language and has worked with a wide range...

Carlos Zapata

Carlos Zapata is a Sustainability and ESG professional who is a graduate of Yale's MBA in...

Kevin Lo

Kevin Lo is an Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management in...

Andy Boenau

Andy Boenau is a storyteller disguised as an urban planner. His expertise includes public engagement, storyboarding...

Kelly Porter

Kelly Porter is the Assistant Director for City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department...

Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...

Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.

Kayla Hunter

Kayla is an experienced non-profit professional who works with at-risk youth to reimagine unused, neglected spaces...

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a land use educator with Michigan State University Extension.

Fabian Geyrhalter

Fabian Geyrhalter is a Brand Strategist, Creative Director, a prolific author and speaker on the subject...

Kendra Smith

Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D. is the Associate Director for Community Engaged Research in the Office of...

Pete Sullivan

Pete Sullivan is Business Relationship Manager with the City of Durham Technology Solutions Department, former urban...

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Historic Preservation: How-to Guide

Instructor: Meredith Johnson

This course discusses how planners contribute to the preservation of historic resources.

4.54

73 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A

SACPLAN CPD

The Government’s Role in Historic Preservation

Instructor: Meredith Johnson

This course takes an in-depth look at the role of federal, state, and local governments in historic preservation. The course examines regulations, funding, and tax relief.

4.50

61 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A

SACPLAN CPD

Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity

Instructor: Emily Talen

This course reviews the various ways to measure both segregation and diversity at the neighborhood scale.

4.17

56 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A