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Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...human communication...Language and creativity: 1 Defining creativity - The terms ‘creativity’ and ‘creative’ are used in a variety of contexts. There are creative artists, thinkers, writers, designers and entrepreneurs; there can be creative talent, ideas, processes and minds. Creativity can be boundless and spontaneous, but it needs to be unleashed, fostered,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...Human beings are avid consumers of stories, whether they are in the form of large formal stories such as novels, or plays, or in the form of much smaller and more diffuse stories, such as soap operas or gossip. Stories also appear to be important, more broadly, to the ways in which we communicate. For example, Bruner (1990) points out that people quickly and instinctively...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...resources. There are a number of activities designed to allow you to engage with the resources. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Education, Childhood & Youth...Motivation and factors affecting motivation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define the term ‘motivation’ appreciate different views of how...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...resources should you want to explore these further. PAYAM REZAIE Succeeding in postgraduate study can be started at any time. But if you're planning to move on to postgraduate studies soon, do make sure that you complete this course well in advance of the start date for your postgraduate course. You can study the course at your own pace. But we would encourage you to...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...human body responds to the release of certain chemicals and as a result feels pain. Pain can be reduced by inhibiting the formation of such chemicals and you will learn how the molecular structure of aspirin has been formulated to help in this process...What causes pain and how do we stop it? This free course, Pain and Aspirin, looks at how the human body responds to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...human beliefs and practices, which may relate to the category ‘religion’. This includes religions like Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism, and many others. But religious studies is also interested in the beliefs and ritual practices of indigenous peoples and popular mythologies, such as those expressed in the Star Wars films. Religious studies explores the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...resources assets which can increase in value over the long term. The high allocation to absolute return or investments designed to never have negative returns. The low allocation to domestic equities and bonds. Yale has more listed than unlisted equity. Yale aims to match the relevant indices. Yale uses portfolio theory to determine its asset allocation and alters this in...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...human eye, so the electronic world starts at a disadvantage. (A simple, well-placed, live, video camera, though useful, still needs an observer and places higher demands on data transmission.)...Watching the weather: 1.4 The global perspective - Local observations are a key ingredient in short-term, local weather forecasting but the data from the global network of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs