Online Courses

In addition to workshops and webinars on a variety of topics offered in collaboration with our partners (click here to see the upcoming offerings), AEOE offers more in-depth online courses for deeper learning and exploration of topics related to environmental education. Courses are typically offered over a six-week period, with course work completed asynchronously. Courses typically take 12-15 hours to complete. We utilize Moodle as our learning platform. Upcoming courses are listed below. 

Accessible by Nature: Designing Environmental Education to Support All Learners 

This course uses the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and challenging for all, rather than making modifications for individual students. UDL improves and optimizes teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn, giving all students equal opportunity to succeed. This course is designed to encourage you to reflect deeply on your practice to focus on how you plan and teach to support all learners. The course content and associated assignments are geared towards practicing environmental and outdoor educators. We hope this course will inspire you to strengthen your pedagogical practices so they are more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible.

Upcoming session dates:

Spring 2025: April 30-June 15, 2025 – Click here to register

Fall 2025: October 20-December 5, 2025 – Click here to register

Climate Literacy

This rigorous online course is designed for communicators, educators, and community leaders who want to deepen their understanding of the science behind climate change and evidence-based, equitable solutions needed to address it. Participants will explore how climate systems function, how human actions influence climate, and how climate influences people and other parts of the Earth system. The course combines scientific readings, engaging videos, interactive simulations, systems thinking activities, and data visualizations to support a rich learning experience. While it does not focus on teaching strategies, it provides a strong scientific foundation to support confident, informed engagement with climate education materials. In addition to global climate science, the course incorporates California-based resources and data to ground concepts in real-world examples; while these materials are locally focused, they serve as valuable case studies that offer insights and applications relevant to participants from any region.

Upcoming session dates:

August 20-October 5, 2025 – Click here to register

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Education

This course is designed to provide a strong foundation in Traditional Ecological Knowledge and ways of knowing. It is meant to be an introductory course and spark interest in further learning around how we can more intentionally and respectfully incorporate traditional ways of knowing into our environmental and outdoor learning programming.

Upcoming session dates:

Summer 2025: June 20-July 30, 2025 – Click here to register

Course fees & credit

Course fees are as follows: 

• AEOE members: $75 – if you're not a member yet, join us today!
• Organizational member staff: $80 – if you are a staff member of an organizational member (click here to check), have your site contact login and click here for your discount code or contact us at aeoe@aeoe.org
• General public: $85

Upon completion, registrants of AEOE's eeCourses are eligible to purchase one graduate-level extension credit from University of San Diego ($79 paid separately).