(Mostly) Free Training Online: list of links & resources

General

• Digital Gov University (free events and they also maintain a video library of past event coverage)
• Lynda.com
• Digital Gov training videos for recorded events or see their live event calendar.
• General Assembly
• HTML Writer's Guild
• International Web Association eClasses
• Department of the Interior Training (for all gov)
• MIT OpenCourseWare (Browse by topic or for computer classes, click Engineering → Computer Science)
• Course Buffet (searches 250 university courses)
• 13 cheap or free classes to boost digital skills: http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/cheap-classes-digital-skills/
• Free Harvard
• Free Yale
• Free Stanford
• Maybe your local library? Some have access to Lynda.com, Mango Languages, and other resources.
• Google free training

Leadership

• OPM's Center for Leadership Development

Coding

• Hear Me Code
• Code School
• Code Academy
• Pay what you want coder bundle
• Coursera computer classes
• Skillshare technology classes
• Google app development
• Drupal 
• More Drupal developer online classes (from Acquia)
• Drupal GovCon session recordings (2018)

Analytics

• Getting started with Google Analytics
• The Top 10 Best Practices in Embedded Analytics (On-demand webinar)
• Visual Analytics 101 - Tips in Concept, Layout & Content (On-demand webinar)
• The Art of Dashboard Design (On-demand webinar)
• Department of Interior Training Catalog - Google Analytics
• All of DigitalGov's DAP training videos (Digital Analytics Program)

Usability

• Human Centered Design (free online 7-week class)
• Human-Centered Design 101 - from OPM Labs slides
• Free online webinars from the User Experience Professionals Association
• Join the UX email list for gov: send an email using your gov email address to UX-COP-request@LISTSERV.GSA.GOV
• Design Thinking in Action with Jeanne Liedtka (video 1:06)

Multi-media / Photography / Visual Arts

• National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA) (click on "Training")
• USDA Graduate School photography course
• Capital Photography Center
• Defense Information School
• Lynda.com Photog class
• KelbyOne (Scott Kelby) photography course
• Washington Photo Safari
• Photo & Video training by VisualMediaOne
• Webcast of the 2017 Digitization Fair

Accessibility

• Creating accessible documents, powerpoints, forms, emails, lists, columns, tables, spreadsheets, etc. (including how to test with Jaws, etc.): http://gov.texas.gov/disabilities/accessibledocs
• Great Lakes ADA: http://adagreatlakes.com/ProgramsAndServices/Trainings/OnlineLearning/
• Eppley Institute: http://provalenslearning.com/foundations-of-accessibility-certificate-program
• Videos from DOJ: https://www.ada.gov/videogallery.htm
• High quality training from the National Center on Accessibility (they also offer on-line courses/recordings): http://www.ncaonline.org/education/index.shtml
• Accessibility testing from DHS

Project Management

• Free online class in Agile for the Government
• Project management/leadership

Excel

• Excel
• Formatting Data in Excel 2013
• Creating Workbooks, Worksheets, and Data in Excel 2013
• Using PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Advanced Charts in Excel 2013
• Manipulating Data

Professional Associations and Forums

• Digital Public Library of America workshops and events
• Library of Congress FedLink (events)

User Groups for UX / Design Thinking:

• Federal User-Experience Community of Practice
  
• DotGovDesign (and you can follow them on Facebook to keep up with their events)
  
• Design in Government (DiG) - stay in touch to learn about events
  
• Design Thinking:DC (DT:DC) Meetup has a number of free meet-ups to learn more about design thinking
  
• Action Design DC Meetup is a great place to learn more about the connection between behavioral science and design

Mailing Lists

• DigitalGov
• Federal Communicators Network (FCN)
  • FCN distribution List: https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=fcn&A=1
  • FCN blog: https://fedcommnetwork.org/
  • FCN collaboration site: https://community.max.gov/display/Web/Federal+Communicators+Network
  • FCN presentations: https://www.slideshare.net/FCN-Presentations
  • FCN membership expertise directory: https://community.max.gov/display/Web/FCN+Membership+Expertise+Directory
• 18F
• Nielsen Norman Group Usability newsletter
• Video Production Pros
• List of 70+ Federal employee groups you should know about.