What is Learning @ Internet Society?
Preparing a new generation to succeed as leaders in Internet technology, policy, and business is one of the Internet Society’s key objectives. To be successful, the next generation of Internet leaders will need a wide range of skills in a variety of disciplines – as well as the ability and experience to work with people at all levels of society.
Learning @ Internet Society is a way to bring people together in support of an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet. It is a way to empower people with the knowledge they need to take action. And it is a way to prepare people to become the future leaders the Internet needs.
Since its inception in 1992, the Internet Society has been at the forefront of global Internet education, bringing essential information and training to people throughout the world. Between 2013 and 2020, we trained more than 100,000 learners worldwide.
What courses do we offer?
We offer moderated online courses, face-to-face courses, and self-paced tutorials for the Internet Society community.
These are available in online and offline mode, and in three languages (English, Spanish, and French). All courses are offered in high-bandwidth, low-bandwidth and text-based versions to accommodate network connectivity issues. All versions adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and are mobile responsive.
Our courses cover topics important to the Internet industry, particularly for growing and strengthening the Internet. By learning with the Internet Society, participants will be able to:
- Enhance employability, entrepreneurship, and career skills in the Internet industry
- Connect the unconnected
- Champion protocols that keep the Internet secure
- Build, promote, and defend the network of networks
Online moderated, face-to-face courses and self-paced tutorials
Available in online and offline mode
Available in English, French and Spanish
Offered in high-bandwidth, low-bandwidth and text-based versions
Adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA
Mobile responsive
Who can take our courses?
Everyone. If you would like to learn about the Internet, how it works, and shape its future, our online courses are for you! Our courses are aimed at people with different experience levels.
There are technical and nontechnical courses in our catalog. Technical courses may have prerequisites – requirements you must meet prior to enrollment. Please check the prerequisites before enrolling in a course.
What else do you need to take our courses?
To take our courses, learners need:
- Internet connection
- Desktop or laptop with at least 1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86), or 64-bit (x64) processor and 1GB or RAM or smartphone with similar characteristics
- A modern web browser (Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 or later, Opera, Apple Safari, etc.) running an operating system supported by Virtualbox (Windows, Ubuntu, Mac OS X, etc.).
- JavaScript and cookies enabled
Who are our tutors?
Our tutors are world-class experts who support course delivery by leading live chat sessions, responding to learner questions on the course forum, and sharing their expertise with the community. They have solid backgrounds and deep knowledge about the Internet. Our tutors possess vast expertise, hold relevant academic qualifications, and complete an annual training session to prepare them to be an official Internet Society tutor.
In our Action Plan, we made the commitment to build expertise and capacity of people so even more of us can help build an Internet for everyone. As part of that commitment, we have decided to enhance our learning platform to improve and expand features as well as continue to increase our course catalog. One particular area we have focused on is improving accessibility to give everyone the same opportunity to take our courses.
What’s new?
Frequently Asked Questions
Learning @ Internet Society is a way to bring people together in support of an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet. It empowers people with the knowledge they need to take action and prepare learners to become the future leaders the Internet needs.
Since its inception in 1992, the Internet Society has been at the forefront of Internet education, bringing essential information and training to people throughout the world.
Our courses cover topics important to the Internet industry, particularly for growing and strengthening the Internet. View our course calendar and find out when courses will be offered during the year.
We offer moderated, online, face-to-face (when it is safe to do so), and self-paced courses.
Our online courses are organized in weekly cycles starting on Mondays and they last four to six weeks.
As an Internet Society member, you can log into learning.internetsociety.org with your member login credentials. There is no need to create a new account. If you do not remember your login information, select Forgot Login? to be emailed your username and receive a link to reset your password. Once logged in, you will be able to view the course catalog and select the course you’d like to enroll in.
Both guests and Internet Society members can access the learning platform. To register as either, click Register on the login box at learning.internetsociety.org. Next, either register as a member or click on the guest registration form to register as a guest. Once you create an account, you can use the credentials you created (username and password) to log into learning.internetsociety.org. Once logged in, you will be able to view the course catalog and enroll in courses.
Browse available courses in the course catalog or use the search bar to find the course you would like to enroll in. On each course page, click the “Enroll” button in the top right corner of the page to immediately be added to a course. Once you have successfully been enrolled, you will be able to see the course under “My Courses and Learning Plans”. You will also be able to see information about the course instructor, view the course’s forums, and access any modules that are available. If the course has not yet started, you will not see any modules until the day the course begins.
If you are on a course page and the button in the top right corner of the page reads “Enroll (Waiting List)”, this means the course has reached the maximum number of participants able to enroll. You can click the button to join the waitlist for the course and you will be notified if a spot becomes available.
Our tutors have solid knowledge of our course topics and support course delivery by leading live chat sessions, responding to learner questions on the discussion forum, and sharing their expertise with the learning community. Our tutors have completed an annual training session to prepare them to be official Internet Society tutors.
When browsing the course catalog, you will see multiple versions of the same course available. All courses are available in English, French, and Spanish so first select the right language for you. You can do this by selecting the language of your choice in the left-hand filter in the course catalog or choosing the course that denotes the correct language (EN=English, FR=French, ES=Spanish).
You also have the option to choose the format that will work best for your connection type. All courses have 3 format options: high bandwidth, low bandwidth, and text-based for all connections. You can filter by bandwidth option in the left-hand filter on the course catalog or select the “Additional Information” tab when viewing a course to see which bandwidth connection you have selected.
If you have any questions about which version is best for you, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] to get assistance.
All of our courses are free.
No. However, you will be able to download course content and resources in a PDF format from the course page.
No, there are no homework assignments.
No, there are no final exams. However, the completion of quizzes and other activities during the course is required.
All course content is available in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. Some content is also available in Arabic.
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