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Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...Introduction - This course features a discussion that shows how languages develop – a spoken language is constantly undergoing change while written language is more conservative. In its second part it also looks at the evolution of Latin into the Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and others. The discussions throughout this course are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...Introduction - The aim of this free course, Sporting women in the media, is to explore how and why gender discrimination and gender inequalities exist in sport and to investigate some of the implications. There might be some biological differences which means that males and females don’t compete against each other in all sports, but these do not explain or justify why...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...Introduction - This course is designed to introduce you to the concepts of health and safety within a science laboratory or in the field. There are a number of legal requirements that must be adhered to before carrying out work in a laboratory. One of these is the necessity to carry out risk assessments on the chemical and biological agents that are to be used as part of...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...management around them, are sensible actions to take. And more over again, Roger, you have to just also look at it from a slightly more philosophical point of view, society wants this to happen for good or bad reasons, we think good reasons by the way, and we are part of society and therefore we have to be responsive as well. RH: When you’re making a risk decision as a...
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Audio 5 mins
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...Introduction - This free course, Assessment in secondary science, will identify and explore some of the key issues around assessment in secondary school science. Engaging with these issues and debates will help you to reflect upon and develop your practice as a science teacher. You will also develop a greater awareness of the role of assessment in science education. In...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...managing relationships, and the responsibilities of coaches and instructors in fostering trust, integrity, and character development...This free course, A question of ethics: right or wrong?, discusses ethical and professional principles in sport and fitness environments. Working closely with individuals and developing relationships is an inherent and often satisfying...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...Introduction - This course starts by looking at ecosystems and at some of the living and non-living components they contain. We will then move on to look at the importance of being able to identify and name the living things in an ecosystem, and examine some of the ways in which we can start to record some of the interactions between them. But we must never forget that we...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...Introduction - This course is designed to help you develop the analytical skills needed for studying literary texts at university level. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Arts and Humanities...Approaching prose fiction: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise and discuss selected library texts from the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs