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The Life of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Life of Socrates

...writings would influence Zeno of Cithium, founder of the Stoic school) and, most famously, Plato (the main source of our information of Socrates in his Dialogues) among many others. Every major philosophical school mentioned by ancient writers following Socrates' death was founded by one of his followers. The diversity of these schools is testimony to Socrates' wide...
Methods in Motion: The middle children
Languages

Methods in Motion: The middle children

...Creative methods formed an important part of my study Child Language Brokering: Spaces of Belonging and Mediators of Cultural Knowledge (funded by the AHRC under the Translating Cultures Innovation Pathway). In conjunction with more traditional social science methods, it aimed to provide new understandings of how cultural knowledge and identity are mediated through child...
Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism
History & The Arts

Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism

...Creative Practices, where I met fellow artist Leia Mocan, who works exclusively with upcycled materials found in illegal waste in the streets of the city. Given the fact that 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are thrown away each year, she has a plethora of free materials at her disposal. “Plastic Pillar” is a real-life scale sculpture of a woman created using only...
What is poetry?
History & The Arts

What is poetry?

...write poetry but never quite managed to start? This free course, What is poetry?, is designed to illustrate the techniques behind both the traditional forms of poetry and free verse. You will learn how you can use your own experiences to develop ideas and how to harness your imagination...Have you always wanted to try to write poetry but never quite managed to start? This...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...creative ways to solve problems, other than relying on rational techniques such as brainstorming and lateral thinking. Employees at a small software company are shown how to access their unconscious minds using the power of imagery, associative thinking and metaphor, to find solutions and creative approaches to their work. Meanwhile at a Neuro-linguistic Programming...
Environmental responsibility
Nature & Environment

Environmental responsibility

...creative climate with Joe Smith and Martin Reynolds - part 1 Part 1 of 2 - Discussion exploring the value of an Open University initiative – in partnership with the BBC – called Creative Climate, providing space over 10 years (2010–2020) for constructive conversation on climate change amongst and between experts and lay public. Conversation on creative climate with...
Getting started with Italian 3
Languages

Getting started with Italian 3

...write in Italian the information given by the person at the railway information office. Check your answers against the transcript. Riascoltate l’audio e scrivete in italiano le informazioni fornite dall’impiegato. Usate la trascrizione per controllare le risposte...Week 2: Enquiring about train times: 4 Talking about the availability of something - [Described image]...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...Write down your answers. You can write on paper or electronically. Then read out your answers and compare them with the model answers below. Beispiel: Das ist Sigmund Freud. Er kommt aus Österreich. Answer Table 3 Introducing famous people Bild 1 Das ist Sigmund Freud. Er kommt aus Österreich. Bild 2 Das ist Angela Merkel. Sie kommt aus Deutschland. Bild 3 Das ist Roger...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs