Need to craft a buzz-worthy social media campaign? Check out our course designed especially for science and environmental professionals. Join the Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL) Program for "Social Media for Environmental Communications<http://nicholas.duke.edu/del/social-media-environmental-communications>", offered April 7 - May 16, 2014. This immersive course, taught online, will help you explore both popular and underutilized social media platforms and to choose the correct social media tools to interact in a meaningful way for your organization or campaign.
Our instructors are Drs. Andrew Thaler and Amy Freitag, founders of the Southern Fried Science blog<http://www.southernfriedscience.com/>. They lead a global cohort of environmental professionals in weekly discussions. Assigned readings, social media projects, and discussion boards allow for customized instructor feedback and peer review between meetings. The DEL Program also offers skills-based, distance learning courses in Behavior Change/Social Marketing (currently underway), writing (June 2 - July 11, 2014), and a project-oriented communications planning course (Sept 22 - Oct 31, 2014). Students who successfully complete all four courses can earn a Certificate in Environmental Communications. This course can be taken for graduate credit; register before Next Tuesday, March 18, 2014 for the reduced tuition rate. Registration is extremely limited! More information including CATES scholarship opportunities for educators can be found on the DEL website, and, of course, at our social media sites. Questions? Please feel free to contact the DEL program. www.nicholas.duke.edu/del<http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del>; 919.613.8082<tel:919.613.8082>
