topic Re: Good starting point using free online courses in Esri Training Questions

Good starting point using free online courses

BarnettFrankel — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:50:27 GMT

I have a vendor neutral cert (we did everything in ArcGIS 9.x), but haven't used GIS since 2012. What would be a good curriculum choice from the free courses to brush up on using ArcGIS? I'm planning on getting the annual personal use software.

Re: Good starting point using free online courses

JoeBorgione — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:43:43 GMT

https://www.esri.com/training/#!/catalog/

Better act fast; seems like I got an email saying a freebie class I'm enrolled in is about to shut down.....

Re: Good starting point using free online courses

Robert_LeClair — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:36:22 GMT

If you're current on your maintenance or have purchased a qualifying product, then all web courses are now free. Please see the following URL for details: https://www.esri.com/training/#!/unlimited-esri-training/

Re: Good starting point using free online courses

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:38:50 GMT

And on that same site

https://www.esri.com/training/#!/my-learning-plans/

I think is supposed to help you with a path to learn (I have not used it)

Esri MOOC - Massive Open Online Course are also free (but for ArcGIS Online mainly) and offer a few different courses at different times/dates....self-paced 4-week courses typically.

Part of this is from another thread that I just posted to that was looking for basic training....sorry, just cut-n-pasted, but it will give you some ideas...some free, some not....

For Python/ArcPy, I would look thru some of the thread that have suggestions. There are many choices.
Learning Python for beginner ?
ArcGIS 2: Essential Workflows (10.4) Class Resources     (has links from that class)
The ...py... links    Lots of resources, some may be more advanced.
To get a feel for GIS (esri)
Esri Video | Videos Covering GIS Events, Products, People, & Topics    many topics from beginning to specific topics (free)
https://www.esri.com/training/#!/   (some free or low cost training options...also more in-depth options)
For low cost personal-use access to the software
ArcGIS for Personal Use Program | ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced for Personal Use
or you can usually get a ArcGIS Platform | Free Trial   version to just test it out.
There are some free classes that us the ArcGIS Online as the platform that run about 4-weeks (called MOOCs)
Esri MOOC - Massive Open Online Course
These are just a few of the "learn-on-your-own" options....but don't count out a local school that may offer classes too.

FREE: (at least some of it) If you want to get into the more advanced, server or development side of things:

ArcGIS for Developers Includes the web APIs, link for free developer license, etc.

NOT FREE:

Esri Developer Network (EDN) if you have some money (~$1500/yr) and really want to get into the Server side of things, this gives you pretty much every except Desktop and Online (which you can get other places) and lets you install the Server software to play/learn/develop....but can not be used for production, or shared (licensed per person)
And of course, check the local and online courses available from many of the colleges/universities these days.

Re: Good starting point using free online courses

Suzanne-Boden — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:47:20 GMT

Hi Barnett, just as an FYI, an ArcGIS for Personal Use license includes unlimited access to self-paced e-Learning on the Training site. You might consider taking the Getting Started with ArcGIS Pro web course to dive back into the latest in ArcGIS.

Re: Good starting point using free online courses

BarnettFrankel — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 20:03:52 GMT

Thank you all for the suggestions. I'm really hoping to leverage this into

a public health career.

Re: Good starting point using free online courses

Suzanne-Boden — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 22:01:36 GMT

Best of luck, Barnett!