Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 10 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Lauren Cannon
Rating
Course Overview
Learn how to type like a pro.
For our first lesson, we will discuss how to properly hold our hands on the keyboard, what the home keys are and we will have a quick pre-assessment to see where we are in our typing skills before we fully dive into the typing lessons. We are only doing this to see where we are now to then see how far we have come by the 6th day by taking the same assessment.
Following our pre-assessment, you will be given time to practice your typing skills by using online typing practice lessons set up just for you.
After class, you may login and practice you typing skills on your own. Practice lessons are already created for you to complete independently. There will be an attachment to tell you how to login once I have your information following your sign up for this class.
Every class will be a time for us to learn a new technique and to practice our typing online. Keyboarding games provided online are also used to help us practice our skills.
Following each lecture you will be asked to complete different assignments with the website provided. This extra practice outside of class will give you the chance to improve you typing skills to prepare for your final day post assessment.
This is going to be a fun and extremely helpful class that will make your future easier.
I cannot wait to see you there!
Lauren Cannon
Course Content
- 5 section(s)
- 5 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Keyboarding for Beginners-Improve your Touch Typing Skills Day 1
- Section 2 Keyboarding for Beginners Day 2: Punctuation
- Section 3 Keyboarding for Beginners Day 3: Let's Learn Letters!
- Section 4 Keyboarding for Beginners Day 4: Numbers and Symbols
- Section 5 Keyboarding for Beginners Day 5: Review
What You’ll Learn
- Home Row/Home Keys
- How to type letters.
- How to type numbers.
- How to type punctuation.
- How to use shift keys instead of caps lock.
- How to use backspace, space bar and enter.
- How to create capitals.
- Use a typing site to practice all typing skills learned.
- How to not look down down at the keyboard while typing.
- How to stop the "hen pecking" method of keyboarding from slowing us down and moving on to the proper form of typing.
- Proper posture and hand positioning while taking care of our wrists.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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MMarlon Cole
The video demonstration of the instructor typing and showing typing examples was poor. She should have, or should at this point in 2025, with the new AI video technology, redo her video course (MINUS THE CRAPPY CELLPHONE VIDEOS) with better keyboarding examples. The camera angles were very poor, showing blurry videos of the keyboard and what the instructor was teaching. The lighting in the videos was very poor. Also, the instructor should have PDF Files, in the resources tab, demonstrating the techniques of using each part of the keyboard after each video lesson. This can help students grasp the learning techniques way better. The instructor should redo the course in a video software like Adobe Premiere or Camtasia instead of a bunch of sloppy cellphone videos. Otherwise, the course was great at teaching keyboard typing fundamentals.
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LLouis Fontanez
Professor Lauren makes learning how to type an enjoyable and motivating experience. She’s very jolly and enthusiastic, which creates a fun and positive classroom atmosphere. Her detailed approach to teaching the keyboard, memorizing keys, and building speed really helps students gain confidence. She knows how to make you feel relaxed while also challenging you to improve your words per minute. Thanks to her energy and encouragement, you don’t just learn—you believe in yourself while you do it. A truly inspiring and effective typing professor!
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LLabib Azhar Janotama
Thanks, Lauren. You're a great Teacher! Really enjoyed the class <3
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PPatrice Ricardo Bowe
I love the energy of the instructor
