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Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...communication between areas, to particular behaviours. In comparison to cognitive psychology, the biological approach to research has been around for many years. [A brain coloured white on a white background] Figure 4 Biological psychology considers how the central nervous system and hormones affect behaviour In the last 30 years, biological approaches have become far...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...community to regional scales, using both simple and advanced technologies. You have probably seen solar PV panels that power automatic roadside weather stations and other low-drain communications systems. The panels require low maintenance and usually charge batteries to allow them to remain operational during the night. In poor countries where the energy infrastructure...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...communicated in the portrait reflects badly on the photographer!...Picturing the family: 4.3 Characterisation and sexual stereotyping - The choice of pose was also intended to echo the limited positive characterization of the expression. Distinctions were inevitably drawn between poses regarded as suitable for males and those considered appropriate for females. Men were...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...community advisor who will provide support to learners during the course and will provide check-ins at key points throughout the course. Learners can chat together on the course forum, where the advisor will answer questions about the language and other Ukraine-related topics...Building on the experience developed since the launch of the Open Centre for Languages and...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...communities sent sacred ambassadors (theoroi) as their official representatives to the Ancient Olympics. Theoroi were roughly similar to our modern diplomats. The coming together of theoroi united the Greek community, albeit temporarily. Their mission (i.e. their theoria), was a sort of pilgrimage. Theoria literally means ‘watching’ or ‘spectacle’ (from the same...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...communication between them – verbal, written or physical – was strictly prohibited. Under the separate system, prisoners were locked in solitary cells as much as possible, and were also forbidden to communicate when brought into association for exercise or chapel services. These rules on contact between prisoners meant that forms of mutual instruction or peer learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...community. Systems practice in the context of this course refers to the practice of systems thinking within whatever profession or calling you follow. You can be a systemic medical practitioner, a systemic wood turner, a systemic technician or a systemic manager by applying systems thinking, insights and approaches to the complexity that you encounter in any of these or...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis
Society, Politics & Law

Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis

...community of nations and drove a wedge through the axiom of the eurozone’s indivisibility. As you probably have heard, on the night of the referendum, I disagreed with Tsipras on his assessment of the credibility of these threats and resigned as finance minister. But even if I was wrong on the issue of the credibility of the troika’s threats, my great fear was, and...
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