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Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction
History & The Arts

Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction

...free course you’ll examine one of Agatha Christie’s most significant works, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and explore the evolution of British detective fiction in relation to Christie’s background, literary modernism and the development of middlebrow fiction...When we think of twentieth century literature as a popular cultural form, Agatha Christie...
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...free course, Partnerships and networks in work with young people, you will explore a range of meanings for the word 'partnership' and see that it is used to describe a range of practices, structures and processes. You will also look at some of the difficulties, as well as the potential benefits, that can come from working in partnership...The term 'partnership' is used to...
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...language...This free course, Continuing classical Latin, gives you the opportunity to hear a discussion of the development of the Latin language....Continuing classical Latin: Introduction - This course features a discussion that shows how languages develop – a spoken language is constantly undergoing change while written ......
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...free course, The poetry of Sorley MacLean, will introduce you to his poetry and give you an insight into the cultural, historical and political contexts that inform his work. MacLean wrote in Gaelic and the importance of the language to his work is also examined...Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) is regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. This...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...free course, Influenza: A case study, explores the biology of influenza, covering a range of topics including: the virus, infection, replication, mutation, immune responses, pathology, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment...This free course, Influenza: A case study, explores the biology of influenza, covering a range of topics including: the virus, infection,...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...free course, Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing, addresses some of the most important decisions that households must make: buy or rent? Why is housing viewed as a safe investment? Are house prices too high? How can we tell and what makes them change? This free course can help you with your own housing decisions, as well as understand the politics that often...
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...free course, Rounding and estimation, is for you. Learn how to do a calculation correctly and get the right answer every time...Scientific calculators are a wonderful invention, but theyre only as good as the people who use them. If you often get an unexpected or ridiculous result when you press the enter button, this free course, Rounding and estimation, is for you....
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)
Education & Development

Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)

...course Inclusive education: knowing what we mean. Ar gael yn: https://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ education/ educational-technology-and-practice/ educational-practice/ inclusive-education-knowing-what-we-mean/ content-section-0 (cyrchwyd 2 Hydref 2018). Booth, T. (1996) ‘A perspective on inclusion from England’, Cambridge Journal of Education, 26(1): 87–99. Daniels, H....