Full course description
Start Date
Every 2 weeks
Price
$159
Credential
Digital Badge
Length
Self-paced
Commitment
24 hours
Format
Asynchronous
Blogging and Podcasting
Course Description
This course teaches you to develop a plan for the content, setup, maintenance, and how to use free blogging software like Blogger and WordPress to put that plan into action. Learn how to record a professional-sounding audio podcast, edit the file by adding music to it, and how to record a video podcast. Through hands-on learning experience, this course will teach you everything you need to create a professional-level blog or podcast.
Where You'll Take This Course
You will complete this course in Ed2Go's learning platform, not in Canvas. Canvas is used only for enrollment information and instructions on how to log in to Ed2Go.
Learning Objectives
- Identify blogging concepts, define a target audience, and create a sustainable plan for blog content, setup, and maintenance.
- Use blogging platforms such as WordPress and Blogger to create, customize, and organize a functional and visually engaging blog.
- Develop and format blog posts using text, images, links, labels, navigation tools, and commenting features.
- Apply effective marketing and promotional strategies, including the use of social media, to increase blog visibility and audience engagement.
- Plan, record, edit, enhance and publish audio podcasts using appropriate equipment, software, and the PREP method.
- Plan and produce video podcasts using editing techniques like trimming, transitions, visual effects, and audio enhancements.
Target Learner
This course is designed for Beginners, entrepreneurs, small business owners, students, and content creators interested in establishing an online presence through blogs, audio podcasts, and video podcasts. No prior blogging or podcasting experience is required.
Enrollment Schedule
This course is fully self-paced. Enrollments are processed in batches every two weeks. Enroll by the "Enroll By" date to join the next batch, and your course access opens on the "Course Access" date, one week later. If you enroll after the cutoff, you'll be placed in the following batch. You'll have 3 months from your enrollment date to complete the course, and within that time you set your own pace.
| Enroll By | Course Access | Complete Course By |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | Feb 4, 2027 |
| Nov 16, 2026 | Nov 23, 2026 | Feb 18, 2027 |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 7, 2026 | Mar 2, 2027 |
| Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 18, 2027 | Apr 13, 2027 |
| Jan 25, 2027 | Feb 1, 2027 | Apr 27, 2027 |
| Feb 8, 2027 | Feb 15, 2027 | May 10, 2027 |
| Feb 22, 2027 | Mar 1, 2027 | May 24, 2027 |
| Mar 8, 2027 | Mar 15, 2027 | Jun 10, 2027 |
| Mar 22, 2027 | Mar 29, 2027 | Jun 24, 2027 |
| Apr 5, 2027 | Apr 12, 2027 | Jul 7, 2027 |
| Apr 19, 2027 | Apr 26, 2027 | Jul 21, 2027 |
| May 3, 2027 | May 10, 2027 | Aug 5, 2027 |