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Trees for Beginners
Hey, Tree Lover!
If you are an amateur nature enthusiast and the world of trees enchants you, then as the name suggests, Trees for Beginners is the perfect online beginners' course for you. A unique course of its kind, it is blended, with project work and online assignments. The course enables you to learn about tree basics in just 6 weeks
Course Fee: Rs. 4499/- Early Bird Offer: Rs. 3499/-
Contact us to know about our next batch
This course will teach:
- Tree identification skills
- Understand the role of trees in urban ecosystems
- Habitat specific adaptations
- Tree plantation
- Writing and analytical skills by reading and referencing scientific papers
- Understanding ecology through project work
Testimonial
Excellent beginners course
A great power packed 6 weeks course. The information provided was excellent keeping all aspects of trees in mind. One is sure to fall in love with trees and will definitely change the outlook towards trees. A must do course for a nature lover.
Review by Bhupendra V. on 8 Jul 2020
What you get
- 6 PPT Chapters which provide information about trees like: Knowing Trees, Types of Trees, Tree Adaptations, Tree Pollinators, Tips on Tree Plantation and Tree Education.
- 6 Quizzes to provide you with a recap of the chapters
- 3 Video Lectures which are prerecorded by course faculty supporting the chapters
- 3 Guest Lectures which will be live sessions held on alternate Sundays. The session will include technical topics which are otherwise not covered under course content.
- 3 Online Research Assignments that help you to get current status of trees
- 3 DIY Projects that use your knowledge on trees
- 3 Live Contact Sessions for course orientation, feedback and conclusion
- 6 Individual Project Work Assignments which help you to carry out observations about various aspects of trees in different environments.
- Peer Learning Whatsapp Group where the course mates learn from each other's work
Course Faculty: Isaac Kehimkar
An eminent Naturalist and author of Common Indian Wild Flowers. He is known for his excellent wildlife photography and immense knowledge about natural history. A lepidopterist who has been pursuing butterflies through his camera for the past 25 years; his pursuance gave India its first modern Field Guide to Indian Butterflies. He is an elected member of the Governing Council of the Bombay Natural History Society and has been associated with them for 35 years. His other publications include Moths. He started his passion for wildlife with reptiles, then got involved with several other subjects and finally settled with butterflies. He is aptly known as 'Living Natural History Encyclopedia' and 'Butterfly Man'
Course Faculty: Dr. V.Shubhalaxmi
An award winning entomologist, educationist and entrepreneur, Dr. Shubhalaxmi has excelled in all her fields of expertise. A moth researcher in 1993 with BNHS , becoming an environmental educator in 1997 and eventually transforming into an ecopreneur in 2014 after quitting her job- is a reckoning story of perseverance and resilience. Nature conservation and environmental protection is her domain. Her key competencies are organization development and business development. She founded three entities ; Ladybird Environmental Consulting, iNaturewatch Foundation and Birdwing Publishers. She has experience of designing and running online courses for over a decade. Courses run by her in her previous organization-BNHS were the most popular ones.
External Faculty: Dr. Santosh Yadav
Dr. Santosh Yadav is one of the recognised naturalists who not only studies but protects the fragile habitats that dot the landscape. He is able to identify a bewildering range of species, elaborating easily on their taxonomic classification and even the roles they play in the ecology of their habitats. He has completed his Ph.D degree in Angiosperm taxonomy from Mumbai University. He is currently documenting the wild trees of Gujarat; creating an ecological garden at Arvind Santej, helping forest department for plant surveys, etc. Dr. Santosh has discovered about a half dozen of plants and re-classified more than a dozen plants. He has achieved Young Naturalist of India Award from Sanctuary Asia in 2008 and Excellence in Botany Award in 2018 by TEFLAS.
Testimonial
Trees for beginners
This course is well structured for beginners and for those interested in knowing the trees around us. I really liked their field assignment, it gives us an idea of how to go about in field to identify trees. I had no background in botany but still I was able to follow up with study material. If you are someone who really want to know about the trees around, this course is a good start. Also, the faculty are really great, fun and respond fast for any queries
Review by Santosh on 30 Mar 2020
FAQs
- Do I need a science background? No
- How often are the classes held? Once a week, on weekends
- How much time do I need to dedicate for course work? 1 hour per day
- Will I get a certificate? Yes. We give participation certificates to those who do not complete their assignments and completion certificate along with grades to those who do.
- Is this a graded course? Yes
- How often are the batches announced? Every month
- Is is compulsory to complete all assignments? It is an individual choice.
- Is the course material optimized for mobile phones? Yes they are
- Can I access my course work through a mobile app? Yes you can
- Is this course meant for children? No