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Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...become the ancestor of the Romans. Here, you will focus on the characterisation of this legendary hero, and learn why he was so important to the Romans of the Augustan era. This course uses translations of Virgil’s poem, and assumes no prior knowledge of Latin, but it will introduce you to some key Latin words and phrases in the original text...This free course offers...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...becomes. NARRATOR In this example of bad rapport, keep an eye out for mismatches. For example, a posture, gesture, and facial expression. Also, look out for vocal mismatches around volume and tone. Finally, keep an eye out for mismatches of energy and pace. [KNOCKING] JANE Hi, Tim. TIM Hi, Jane. JANE Take a seat. won't be a second. I've just got to finish this off. TIM...
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...becoming more important...Communication and digital collaboration skills are now essential for new ways of working and thriving in a digital world. As more organisations move to permanent hybrid working, being able to connect with others, manage your digital persona and use the digital tools and understand expectations is becoming more important. This course is part of...
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...OU tutors. Activity 1 Listen to the audio files. You may find it helpful to listen to the recordings a second time and take notes. The problem with crime part 1 (10.5 minutes 5 MB) SEANDAMER Hello. This is audio cassette 1, side 2, for the D315 course. I'm Dr. Sean Darner of the Sociology Department at the University of Glasgow and a D315 course tutor. Chapter 4 ofBook I,...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...students. How much clay will each group get? Figure 3 Expressed as a decimal: 35 ÷ 8 You can see that each group would get 4.375 kg of clay. Activity 3: Expressing a remainder as a decimal Work out the answers to the following without using a calculator. 178 ÷ 4 212 ÷ 5 63 ÷ 8 227 ÷ 4 Answer 44.5 42.4 7.875 56.75...Session 1: Working with numbers: 1.2 Interpreting...
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...become very important. There are many different types of data. Continuous data is something you measure, like, the length of a piece of wood. A box of nails is usually something you can count, which is called discrete data. Different ways of displaying data include using graphs. A line graph can show the relationship between some data about a shelf. A pie chart can show...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...students and professionals alike...Although ethics is often viewed as an academic specialism or an add-on to training programmes in technology and science, it is in fact an area of the utmost relevance to professionals and, indeed, everyone. This free course, Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences, draws upon examples taken from dialogues, plays and the...
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...becomes cool, because if it is hot you can’t put this ….. in, and remove it from here to this small barrel. Gabriel (contd) This is white cloth - you want to change it into black. When you put it in first it looks like brown, but by two weeks’ time it will change into black. It takes two weeks, it made ……. Sun. And when it dries you bring it back, and wet it...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs