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

Top Communications & Media Instructors

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

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

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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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Tom Sanchez

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

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Adam Fine

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

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Chase Mullen

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

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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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Sean Maguire

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

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Dave Biggs

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

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Mary Jane Nirdlinger

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

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Carlos Zapata

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

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Kevin Lo

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

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Andy Boenau

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

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Kelly Porter

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

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Elizabeth Doerr

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

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Lynn Peterson

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

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Kayla Hunter

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

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Mary Reilly

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

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Fabian Geyrhalter

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

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Kendra Smith

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

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Pete Sullivan

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

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ArcGIS Pro Fundamentals and Beginner Analysis
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Instructor: Sloan Campi

This course introduces essential spatial analysis and data management techniques in ArcGIS Pro. You'll learn how to perform spatial queries and selections, symbolize and label data effectively, and utilize data editing and geoprocessing tools.

3.50

83 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Instructor: Kayla Hunter

This course discusses crime as an environmental justice issue and reviews techniques that successfully reduce crime and make communities safer and healthier through Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) theory.

4.42

59 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Lighting Regulations and Dark Sky Places

Instructor: Lindsay Malbon

Learn best practices for crafting lighting regulations and dark sky designations that protect night skies and improve environmental and public health.

4.32

66 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

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