In the Classroom

I LOVE learning! I don’t know about you, but I just seem to THIRST for knowledge. Books are one of my favorite ways to learn — I can mark them up, jot down notes in the margin, and refer to the book over and over again. I also enjoy classroom learning. Campus Education Week has been a fun one to attend the past several years — sometimes I’ve made it to lots of classes, other times only a handful (like when I was pregnant, lol). We live further away now, but last year we were able to arrange with my mom to watch our little boy during the day so dh and I could attend classes from 8 until 4 from Tuesday thru Friday. (Thanks Mom!) My favorite classes are the ones on relationships. And I just LOVE Connie Sokol’s class.

So, back to digital scrapbooking (and related stuff) — I thought I’d share with you some of the classes I’d really like to take … the ones I’d sign up for TODAY if time and money were not an issue.

DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING CLASSES

Yes, I still scrapbook (on occasion … but I’m really wanting to make more time for it, ’cause I miss my therapy!) and I still have so much to learn. So here’s a list of classes I’m interested in taking.
A Library of Memories by Stacy Julian (www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com) — this will have to wait until next year, ’cause I missed this year’s registration
The Photoshop Brushshop by Tiffany Tillman (reneepearson.com)
Kid Perspective by Deanna Lambson (www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com) — FREE and self-paced
No Excuses Journaling by Lain Ehmann (www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com)
Pen Tablet Basics for Scrapbookers by Jessica Sprague (www.jessicasprague.com)
Type + Writer by Liv Esteban and Jessica Sprague (www.jessicasprague.com)
Type + Writer 2 by Liv Esteban and Jessica Sprague (www.jessicasprague.com)
Now We’re Rockin’ With Photoshop – Class 2 by Jessica Sprague (www.jessicasprague.com)
Digi: In Deep – Class 3 by Jessica Sprague (www.jessicasprague.com)

PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTO EDITING

Seeing as digital photos are a big part of scrapbooking (lol!), I have some interest in taking better pictures. I don’t want to be a photographer … I don’t want to take prize-winning photos. But I’d love to be able to take better pictures, so instead of finding 2 gems amid 100 shots, maybe I’ll find them in a dozen or so.
Oh Shoot! Beginning Digital SLR Photography by Candice Stringham (www.jessicasprague.com)
Photo Editing: Good-to-Great Workflow by Jessica Sprague (www.jessicasprague.com)

DESIGNING

I’d love to learn more to improve my designing — not just my skills, but also my efficiency. I’m self-taught in the programs I use, and I just KNOW I’m missing out on a lot of fun stuff. I’ve had my eye on a couple of classesfor Illustrator.
Illustrator 10-Week Course by Steve Laskevitch (creativetechs.com)
Illustrator 101: Designing for Yourself by Carina Gardner (www.jessicasprague.com)

BLOGGING

I’m working on improving my blogging skills (which reminds me, I need to post on the family blog sometime …) and just found out about a conference on blogging (from How To Blog at The Daily Digi). It’s not too far away (meaning, less than 6 hours) and near family so I wouldn’t have to pay for lodging. Very tempting … and I could meet Steph and Katie from The Daily Digi. Hmm…
Casual Blogger Conference

So, what would you like to learn more about? Have you taken any digital classes? Do you have any on your wish list?