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An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...introduction] There are around 125,000 deaf adults in the UK who use British Sign Language (BSL), along with an estimated 20,000 children. Reports of sign language in the UK go as far back as 1570 when it was used in secular communities. Its popularity has grown exponentially over the years and now there are thousands of non-deaf people in the UK who can use BSL. Until...
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Video 20 mins
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation: Introduction - This free course explores pitch, considering how musical sounds are differentiated as notes and as systems of notes. It introduces the Western pitch system, then explores how pitch is organised in some other world traditions, including Aka singing from Central Africa, Sundanese gamelan music from...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online, will help you to understand online security and start to protect your digital life, whether at home or work. You will learn how to recognise the threats that could harm you online and the steps you can take to reduce the chances that they will happen to you. With cyber security often in the news today, the course will also...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...Introduction to European Crime Fiction since 1945 is for you. The course is set to be released in March 2024 and will introduce you to different ways of looking at crime fiction texts, which you can apply to writers you already know, as well as introducing you to European authors from different countries and periods whom you may not be familiar with. In Unit 1, you’ll...
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Article 5 mins
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...introduction to the nursing profession and can help you decide if nursing is the right career for you...This free course, So you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing, provides an overview of what nursing entails. Focusing on nursing in the UK specifically, but also looking at its place globally, you will learn about the four fields of nursing in the UK,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser

...Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser has 15 learning hours of self-paced study. This free course is designed to introduce UK immigration law and advice and has been designed for anyone with an interest in this area. It is likely to be of particular interest to anyone considering becoming an immigration adviser. This course has been...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside
Society, Politics & Law

Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside

...introduction to some of the resources which are available online and in print. It is by no means an exhaustive list: there is more material online (and elsewhere) than we have included here. The material had been divided into sections. The first section here (a. Starting points) identifies two online collections which provide well-structured introductions to the main...
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Article 30 mins
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...introduction to early Irish Gothic In this article you will explore the emergence and development of an early Gothic tradition on the island of Ireland, examining the unique social and historical factors that influenced the development of gothic and ghost-story writing over the course of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. An extract from Sheridan Le Fanu’s...
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Article 45 mins