Course catalog

Building RESTful Web APIs with Django

Learn how to build a RESTful web API using the Django REST framework.

Building Roofs with Revit

Learn to build roofs with Revit: from flat roofs to crazy free-form roofs and everything in between (hip, gable, mansard, Dutch hip combination, and gambrel).

Building Self-Confidence

Develop the self-confidence you need to succeed personally and professionally. Learn easy-to-practice techniques to become a more confident person.

Building Serverless Apps on AWS

Learn how to develop a serverless app on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This course covers how to work with Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, Postman, and API gateway services, from setup to testing.

Building Serverless Apps with JAMStack and Eleventy

Learn how to create a serverless website using Jamstack (JavaScript, APIs, and markup) principles and the Eleventy static site generator.

Building Serverless Xamarin Apps with Azure

Leverage a serverless architecture to support your Xamarin mobile apps. Discover how to write a Xamarin.Forms app and retrieve data from Azure Functions.

Building Single-Page Applications Using ASP.NET Core JavaScriptServices

Explore how to leverage single-page project templates—including React.js, Angular.js, Vue.js, and Aurelia.js—and JavaScriptServices to create a React and ASP.NET Core app.

Building Solutions Using Excel 2013 and Access 2013 Together

Learn to how to use Excel to get the most out of Access 2013 and save time building database solutions and running reports.

Building Solutions Using Excel and Access 2016 Together

Discover how to use Excel and Access 2016 together. Learn how to work with imports and exports, automate using macros and the AutoExec, build forms and reports, and more.

Building Solutions Using Excel and Access 2019 Together

Learn strategies and techniques that can help you work smarter with Excel and Access 2019, and avoid needing to manually rebuild each time you run reports by building solutions.

Building the Classic Snake Game with Python (218311)

Are you looking for a fun, meaningful way to level up your Python programming skills? In this course, instructor Robin Andrews shows you how to put together what you need to know to build the Python version of a classic Snake game. Robin introduces you to turtle graphics and how you can use and control animation using Python turtle graphics. He explains global variables and shows you how to draw with turtle graphics by using stamps. With these pieces in place, it’s time to work on the game itself! Robin walks you through how to represent the snake, move it around the screen, and control the snake’s direction. He discusses the game loop that is used to control the game and also goes over how to add snake food to the game, implement a scoring system, and reset the game. Robin finishes up with advice on how to use Lambda expressions to avoid repetition in your game and some fun ways to personalize your game.

Building the Resources for Resilience (231401)

What does resilience really mean? Many people define resilience as personal grit, but studies show that resilience is more about the resources you have that bring out the grit. In this audio-only course, Dr. Michael Ungar shares insights from his decades-long research into resilience to reveal that it’s not about your ruggedness, but rather your resources. Michael explores parts of your external environment that you can curate to boost your resilience. He details 12 resources that can help you build resistance into your life and then goes into small, safe moves you can make in order to create more resources that you can rely on. What do you do when you run out of resources? Michael discusses ways that adjusting your mindset and your expectations can help. He concludes by describing how new behaviors come from new environments.

This course was created by Pete Mockaitis of How to Be Awesome at Your Job. We are pleased to offer this training in our library.