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In an ongoing effort to eliminate barriers to education and strengthen our global community’s connection to UCLA, we are proud to offer UCLAxOpen, open access education for all.

UCLAxOpen is your gateway to no-cost personal enrichment and professional development courses and seminars offered via UCLA Extension.

These complimentary online courses and seminars are designed to provide timely and relevant lifelong learning opportunities, bringing UCLAx to the world.

Note: The courses offered below are numbered 700-799. These non-credit courses do not confer academic credit or continuing education units, and will not appear on student transcripts. Learn more about course numbers.

Hot Topics: Artificial Intelligence

Promise and Peril In The Time of ChatGPT
April 21 or May 19
This webinar will introduce you to the concepts behind ChatGPT. We will discuss the innerworkings of modern text generators like GPT-2, 3, and 4, while acknowledging their impact and limitations, leading to a more productive dialog between Artificial Intelligent scientists and society, now and into the future.

Art & Design

Idea to Image: Illustration for Designers
May 18
Discover how illustration is less about technique and more about communication and connection.

Education

	Finding the Real Need: Understanding Motivation and Behavior with Neuro-diverse students March 28 Human behavior is motivated by basic underlying needs. Behavior that seems to occur randomly or as a result of unknowable internal thoughts or desires is often just an attempt by students to meet one or more of their basic needs. Being equipped with a functioning knowledge of basic human needs, motivation, and behavior allows educators to find creative ways of constructively and effectively addressing students' needs.
	Success in Passing edTPAs April 5 Join a community of teachers to receive support to finish your edTPA. We will deep dive into the rubrics, peer review each other’s work, and learn what it takes to be successful in passing edTPA.
	Promoting the Independence of Neurodiverse Adults: Practical Things Parents and Providers Can Do Today April 25 Parents and providers, did you know that you are the biggest influencer when it comes to promoting the agency, autonomy, and independence of a neurodiverse adult? In this workshop, you will learn more about yourself, clarify who you support, and how these factors interact to suppress, oppress, or support independence. You will walk away with next actions that you can do immediately to make a meaningful difference.
	Business and Legal Basics for Child Care Professionals April 29 Business and Legal Basics for Child Care Professionals 3 part webinar series provides basic information on legal and business best practices for childcare professionals. This series is the perfect introduction to the early childhood education profession or sustaining an ECE career.

Engineering & Digital Technology

	Promise and Peril In The Time of ChatGPT April 21 or May 19 This webinar will introduce you to the concepts behind ChatGPT. We will discuss the innerworkings of modern text generators like GPT-2, 3, and 4, while acknowledging their impact and limitations, leading to a more productive dialog between Artificial Intelligent scientists and society, now and into the future.
	Understanding Blockchain - Seminar Series May 3 Join us live and learn from industry experts and influential guest speakers.

Health Sciences & Sciences

Humans as a Solution: Creating Positive Behavioral Change
April 27
Join us for this timely seminar series on how each of us can harness insights from behavioral science to make meaningful, positive change in our own behaviors as well as others'. Learners come away energized, inspired, and with practical tools and solutions necessary to be a force for good.

Taste of Osher

	The American Revolution and the British Empire April 17 In this course, we examine the American Revolution through the lens of the British Empire.
	Revolutionary Lives: Tom Paine and Benedict Arnold June 5 In this course, we examine the lives of Tom Paine, author of Common Sense, and Benedict Arnold, the most famous turncoat in American history.

Writing

	Building Your Brand as a Writer March 25 Learn how to express what makes you and your writing voice unique in this professional development course devoted to articulating your "brand"--all the things you and your work stand for.
	Revision in Speculative Fiction April 3 Make your speculative fiction draft ready for publication in this course detailing how to make your work appealing to genre publications and magazines.
	Résumé Writing Basics May 6 Transform your resume into a powerful tool that will get you noticed in a competitive job market.
	Pitching for Publication May 13 In this course, writers learn how to find and research publications, how to approach editors seeking content, and how to write a winning pitch.
	Proof-reading Clinic May 25 Learn professional proofreading techniques and notations in this interactive seminar demonstrating how to ensure your script says what it needs to say in the best way possible.
	Interview Tips, Tricks, and Techniques June 3 Strengthen interview skills in this three-hour introductory class.