eLearning
Online, web-based classes and courses are available for free to patrons with a library card in good standing.
GALE COURSES
GHAL provides Gale Courses with numerous online courses that can be accessed for free with a library card. These courses cover a wide range of topics including professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment. Many of the courses are 6-weeks long and include interactive lessons, weekly discussion boards, and a certificate of completion.
eLearning using Gale Courses also is available through POWER Library for anyone in Pennsylvania with an active library card.
Accounting and Finance
Business
Computer Applications
Design and Composition
Healthcare and Medical
Language and Arts
Law and Legal
Personal Development
Teaching and Education
Technology
Writing and Publishing
Current students: Please direct questions about your lessons, quizzes, assignments, and other course materials to your instructor or course administrator. You can use the course discussion areas for this purpose. If you have questions about accessing the online classroom, retrieving your lessons, changing your password, correcting your e-mail address, obtaining progress reports or completion letters, receiving an extension, or any other administrative tasks, visit our Help page.
New or potential students: If you have questions about course content, prerequisites, requirements, follow-ups, or instructors, you’ll find the information you need by locating the courses that interest you. Click the course title to review the course details. If you require any assistance with registration, please contact:
Help Desk Staff
Phone: 724-837-5620, ext 12
greferen@ghal.org
THE GREAT COURSES
The Great Courses Library Collection offers more than 250 engaging and understandable courses and lectures, , each typically around 30 minutes long, by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from photography to physics, astronomy to art, history to health, and everything in between, you’re sure to find courses that interest you.
Access to The Great Courses can be obtained via Libby or Hoopla, which are free for GHAL library card holders in good standing.
Key Features:
Expert Instruction:
Courses are taught by professors, experts, and subject specialists from various institutions.
Wide Subject Range:
Topics include history, science, philosophy, literature, economics, art, music, and many others.
Lecture Format:
Courses typically consist of multiple lectures, usually 30-45 minutes in length.
Supplementary Materials:
Many courses come with accompanying guides, reading lists, and other materials to enhance learning.
Accessibility:
Libraries often offer free or low-cost access to The Great Courses through various digital platforms.
PRONUNCIATOR
Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 315 languages with personalized courses, movies, chat and more much like Babble, Rosetta Stone or Doulingo. Each has their own unique way to teaching a foreign language. Pronunciator helps you learn a foreign language using a combination of speech, video, music and more.
Learn online, either on your desktop or smartphone, or download and use the free app on one of your devices. Link your Library card to your Pronunciator app to learn a foreign language for free.