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Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...course, Getting started with Italian 2, you will learn and practise how to ask and say the time in Italian. This will include learning and practising how to ask and say the time using the 24-hour clock, which is commonly used for arrival and departure times and for the opening and closing of shops and services. The course offers interactive activities which will allow you...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...course, Scottish courts and the law, explores the role, function and purpose of the courts in Scotland and their relationship with the law. You consider the way in which cases come to court, the difference between the criminal and civil justice systems, the separation of powers, how individuals may become involved with the court system, the alternatives to courts that...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...course, Assessment in secondary mathematics, will identify and explore some of the key issues around assessing mathematics in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your assessment practice as a mathematics teacher and develop a greater awareness of the implications of assessment practice on pedagogy and...
Introducing vectors for engineering applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing vectors for engineering applications

...course, Introducing vectors for engineering applications, covers one aspect of a Level 1 engineering module, the application of vectors and vector algebra, using examples inspired by engineering applications...Applied mathematics is a key skill for practicing engineers and mathematical modelling is an ever-increasing field within engineering. This free course, Introducing...
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...course, What can philosophy tell us about race?, will introduce you to debates about the fundamental nature of race and racism, and encourage you to explore the ways in which philosophy matters for understanding the world around us...Categorising human beings into races has had, and continues to have, an enormous impact on people’s lives. Many societies have been shaped...
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...course looks at Babylonian mathematics. You will learn how a series of discoveries has enabled historians to decipher stone tablets and study the various techniques the Babylonians used for problem-solving and teaching. The Babylonian problem-solving skills have been described as remarkable and scribes of the time received a training far in advance of anything available...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...course, Nuclear power: friend or foe?, challenges you to do so...Are you for or against nuclear energy? The necessity to respond to climate change has put nuclear energy back on the political agenda as an alternative energy source. This is part of approaches to 'decarbonise' energy through a shift from coal to natural gas, nuclear energy and renewables. Yet, the recourse...
Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Welsh history and its sources
History & The Arts

Welsh history and its sources

...course is a teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important institutions that contribute to our understanding of the history of Wales, and a pool of resources that can help you understand Welsh history and the way it is studied. Included in the material is a taster of the Open...
Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs