Communications & Media

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

Mike Ernst

75 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Principles of Materiality, Responsiveness, Inclusivity, and Impact

Carlos Zapata

61 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced

Mike Ernst

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

Tom Sanchez

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp

Mike Ernst

46 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Tableau for Planners 2: Worksheets

Sean Maguire

64 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Building Websites with Tumblr

Ben Schulman

62 Mins

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Sustainability Marketing and Greenwashing

Carlos Zapata

46 Mins

AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Introduction

Mike Ernst

99 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Blogging About Planning

Claudia Kousoulas

96 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Enhancing Public Participation with Generative AI

Tom Sanchez

77 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp

Mike Ernst

29 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Tableau for Planners 3: Dashboards

Sean Maguire

51 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Managing Multiple Social Media Platforms with Hootsuite

Ben Schulman

61 Mins

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Planning a Municipal Wayfinding System

Adam Fine

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate

Mike Ernst

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

Tom Sanchez

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

Chase Mullen

45 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Building Websites with Squarespace

Ben Schulman

65 Mins

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Interpreting Places and Spaces

Adam Fine

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Advanced

Mike Ernst

100 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Mike Ernst

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

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Ben Schulman

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

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Corrin Wendell

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

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Claudia Kousoulas

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Tom Sanchez

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

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Adam Fine

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Chase Mullen

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Darryl Jones

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

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Thomas Hamed

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

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Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

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

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Sean Maguire

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

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Dave Biggs

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Mary Jane Nirdlinger

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Carlos Zapata

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Kevin Lo

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Andy Boenau

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Kelly Porter

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Elizabeth Doerr

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Lynn Peterson

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Kayla Hunter

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Mary Reilly

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

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Fabian Geyrhalter

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Kendra Smith

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Pete Sullivan

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Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

Instructor: Mike Ernst

In this course, we'll use the skills and techniques covered in the previous three Photoshop CC courses to create an advanced visual simulation of a re-imagined public space.

4.33

75 Mins

AICP CM

CNU-A

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Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Adobe Photoshop CC is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier image editing software, with a number of useful applications for urban planning. This course gives you a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools of Photoshop CC.

4.32

64 Mins

AICP CM

CNU-A

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