Lighting Fundamentals – Online
May 5 – June 16, 2008
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT

Learn the fundamentals of architectural lighting from the comfort of your own office.  The Lighting Education Institute is pleased to announce the first truly interactive online fundamentals course targeted toward architects, interior designers, engineers, lighting designers, manufacturers, sales agents, electrical distributors, and others. Led by Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, the class will run for seven weeks from May 5 through June 16, and will include six interactive web seminars (90 minutes each), and a dedicated website for access to the weekly lessons, multiple resources and “assignments,” class forums and chat rooms, as well as archiving of the recordings of the weekly seminars for later viewing and review or in case a class is missed.  Participants will finish the course with a clear understanding of the basics of lighting and lighting vocabulary, and a better understanding of lamps and luminaires, color characteristics, lighting design criteria, and other lighting topics.

Cost: $550, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!

Photometrically Speaking – Online
June 30 – August 4, 2008
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT

Learn how to speak the language of lighting system performance to enable better design, application, and comparison of lighting systems.  A six-week “immersion” course covering the essential aspects of luminaire photometry for architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals.  Content includes both interior and exterior luminaire photometry and focuses on the practical use and interpretation of photometric reports.

The course, taught by Craig A. Bernecker, Director of The Lighting Education Institute, consists of a weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on June 30 and ending August 4.  The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.

Cost: $550, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!

Lighting Certification Review – Online
August 18 – October 27, 2008
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EST

Join a cohort of lighting professionals seeking the LC certification in a structured online community that includes weekly lessons, a live weekly web seminar, and interactive forums and chat sessions that enable you to ask questions of both the instructor and your colleagues, as well as help others through your own experience.  Led by Craig Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, the class will run for ten sessions from August 18 through October 27, ending five days before the November 1, 2007 LC exam.  It will review content in the the six areas of the LC exam, from lighting design considerations through codes and standards and beyond. Except for the weekly interactive “web seminars,” most of the class is structured for any time, any place participation.  If travel or other responsibilities require that you miss a seminar, it will be available for later viewing in our secure online environment.

Cost: $750, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!

 

Calculating Lighting – Online
November 3 – December 15, 2008
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EST

A six session online “immersion” course covering lighting calculations for architects, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals.  Content includes Lumen Method (Zonal Cavity) and Point Calculations for interiors, with structured examples and hands-on exercises of each. An overview of computer analysis techniques will also be provided, with an emphasis on interpretation of computer-generated analyses.  This course will serve to establish a sound foundation for conducting lighting analysis as well as a springboard for later study of computer-aided analysis and design.

Join Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, in six weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on November 3 and ending December 15.  The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.

Cost: $550, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!