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The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...history of the world. (Stendhal, Racine and Shakespeare, 1825; 1962 edn, p. 144) This course looks at a period of 50 years or so during which European culture underwent one of the most profound and far-reaching changes in its history. This occurred against a background of political and social turmoil and transformation equally unprecedented, marked by revolution, war and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
Money & Business

Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)

...history. It is considered to be one of the major innovations of the Treaty of Lisbon and enables one million EU citizens to call directly on the European Commission to propose legislation of interest to them in an area of EU competence.’ (http://www.citizens-initiative.eu/) Non-EU bodies such as the Council of Europe (CoE) also stress the importance of active...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...history of rivalry, and resistance to Rome’s might. Was it possible for these cultural and political differences to be worked out? How far could the peoples of North Africa come to identify with a Roman life-style? And in Judaea, Jewish religious traditions, Greek secular culture and Roman officialdom reveal just how culturally complicated the Roman Empire could be....
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...history, many plants have evolved adaptive traits that not only allow them to persist in flammable environments but to depend on fire for reproduction and growth. One important consequence of natural fires is the creation of spatial and temporal variation within a landscape, which generates and maintains biodiversity. Many animals exploit the consequences of fire and the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...history. The protesters were violently suppressed and the country’s communist leaders ordered the military to enforce martial law in the capital. The Iraq War The US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq removed the Saddam Hussein regime, but led to ongoing conflict against an insurgency for over ten years. Unrest and armed conflict continue to this day. The fall of the Berlin Wall...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...family interactions. Lack of support from friends and family or mixing with people who are not physically active is a fundamental barrier to become inactive as this isn't seen as usual behaviour within the individual social group. And finally are environmental correlates, such as cycle paths and weather conditions. Poor access to places in which to be active is a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Doug Allan - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Doug Allan - Earth in Vision

...history, expeditions and science documentaries in some of the wildest and most remote places on our planet, particularly the polar zones working for the BBC, Discovery, National Geographic and many others, filming for series like The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Human Planet, Frozen Planet, Ocean Giants and Operation Iceberg. His photographic awards include seven Emmy’s...
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Video 35 mins
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...families). For instance, a study of 5 school principles in the United States (Flores & Kyere, 2021) identified how they recognised the power of relationships when engaging with parents, the need to resist deficit thinking about families, and that working with families was an issue of equity. They all believed that without a trusting relationship with parents they lost an...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs