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History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...publication of the most widely-read book in the English language: the translation of the Bible published in 1611 that has come to be known as the ‘Authorised Version’ or the ‘King James Bible’. [Figure 1 Title-page of the first edition of the Authorised Version of the Bible, 1611] Figure 1 Title-page of the first edition of the Authorised Version of the Bible,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...public vs private. While these might seem simple questions, they help you to start thinking about your digital persona and how you use social media and networking. In your personal life, you choose what platforms/apps you engage with, what you share and whom you connect with. You’ll have an awareness of whether you are sharing to a private group or publicly to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...publication, its primary distribution was to delegates who attended the colloquium (it would have been given to them when they arrived on the day). It would be used as a reminder of the talk and to fill in some of the factual details that the audience might have missed. It was not produced as a stand-alone document in the form you would find in a journal. There are no...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...health shopping school transport holidays. Imagine that you need to put together some information for a presentation on useful vocabulary in the topic you've chosen. Use language books, dictionaries or online information to gather your information. Put your ideas together for your chosen topic in a mind map. This will help you to learn how to structure the information you...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...publication, The Fiction Writer's Workshop by Josip Novakovich (1995). Novakovich is an award-winning writer (of short stories mainly), who teaches fiction writing at the University of Cincinnati. His chapters on ‘Character’ and ‘Setting’ are included within this course. I’ll indicate when you should read these extracts and I’ll also outline the listening and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...health hazards or social injustices. In practice, few energy sources come close to these ideals, but renewable energy sources are generally more sustainable than fossil or nuclear fuels: they are essentially inexhaustible, and their use usually involves fewer health hazards and much lower emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. So, where do renewable energies...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...public entertainment for the village, marking a particular celebration. Yet the event is also intended to have another level of meaning and significance, for instance through the moral teaching expressed through the mythological stories. The dalang (puppeteer) is a highly respected member of the community, partly because of the special knowledge to which he has access....
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...health and treatment of diseases. One of the most important tools for drug discovery is molecular modelling. Before high-speed computers became commonplace, medicinal chemists could only build physical models of possible drugs. However, the development of both hardware and software has meant that the medicinal chemist can: create visual images of a drug and manipulate...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs