We’ve teamed with experts from around the world to provide motivated activists with the opportunity to take courses in our online learning environment.

If you’re a motivated activist in the Middle East, you’ve probably wondered how you can learn more about activism in a convenient way that adapts itself to your schedule. Now you have the unique opportunity to take free e-learning courses from the Online Activism Institute!

These courses will give you the tools to help you succeed in your activism goals.

 

Learning Options

You have a few different options for taking a course:

• Teach Yourself: Take a course on your own, at your own pace and without an instructor. Most of our courses are also available to download in PDF format, which allows you to read the material and are open to everyone. In addition, our Create Your Activism Plan course is offered in a self-paced interactive version which features animated lectures presenting the concepts, video interviews with activists illustrating how the concepts are applied in real-life situations, and a tool to write your own activism plan as you go through a series of questionnaires. You will need to become a registered user in order to take the interactive course.
• Learn with an Expert: You can apply to take a course in our virtual classroom with one of our instructors. Some courses are taught in groups, others individually, depending on availability, and they typically last 6 to 8 weeks. In addition to weekly reading assignments and exercise, you will use virtual conferencing software to meet online with your instructor and fellow students from around the region to discuss the course concepts. Some online courses also feature audio-visual lectures. Your instructor will give you individual feedback to help you apply the course to achieve your activism goals.

Available Courses

Click on the courses below to learn more and to apply.

• Assess Your Political Environment - Analyze your country’s political environment and find realistic ways to achieve your activism goals in the context of your environment.
• Create Your Activism Plan - This course will teach you about the basics of activism and give you a framework to use in creating a specific plan to change your activism dreams into reality.
• Develop Your Personal Leadership Style - Explore and develop your unique leadership style, and identify what kind of leadership would be most effective for your particular situation.
• Polish Your Public Speaking Skills - Learn how to write a great speech and deliver it effectively and memorably.
• Sharpen Your Political and Campaign Skills - This mentorship course gives you the opportunity to receive expert advice about how to manage your political campaign.
• Understanding Your Leadership Potential and Strengths (offered by the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management, in English only) - This eight-week-long course will teach you how to use your personal leadership style to lead others in creating change.
• Work with the Media - Learn how to use both traditional and online media to effectively communicate your message to a wide audience.