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Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...think carefully about how freedom is restricted by our place in society and how it can vary from state to state...What defines individual freedom in a civilised society? Philosophers have argued over such questions for centuries. This free course, Two concepts of freedom, looks at a positive and a negative concept of freedom, asking you to think carefully about how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...systems with control mechanisms different from, or with the ability to override, those which operate in the seasons when the animal is euthermic; biochemical and cellular control mechanisms capable of protecting tissues against damage, and compensating for energetic and metabolic disadvantages which are manifested at low body temperatures. The terminology used to describe...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...system. One such bacterium, Escherichia coli (E. coli), has various strains, most of which are non-pathogenic and exist in human and animal intestines in a symbiotic relationship, making substances needed by humans and animals. The presence of E. coli in river water is therefore a useful indication of faecal pollution. The coliform count (the number of coliform bacteria,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...think those with Eurocentric views might regard cloth-making? Theme 2: Tradition and modernity Western stereotypical views of traditional art practices in ‘other’ cultures have tended to see these as sterile and static art forms. How is this view challenged by the video? Theme 3: Gender and values How would you interpret the significance of women’s participation in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...thinking of English words which are derived from, and therefore similar to, the Latin words you have learnt; using flash cards; getting a friend to test you; recording vocabulary items and listening back to them; or a combination of these strategies. If you can set up the habit of learning just a few words each day, you will benefit enormously...Getting started on...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...think through these entanglements through a focus on 'problem' populations and 'problem' places. It includes treatment of the victims of Hurricane Katrina that hit the US in 2007, and also of the governance of urban populations in the context of Britain (council estates) and France (banlieues)...This free course, 'Problem' populations, 'problem' places, looks deeper into...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...think they are? Discussion What strikes us about the extracts from the SHA is that they are often like lists: lists of provinces that Hadrian visited and lists of buildings that he restored, with little by way of detail or expansion. In other places the material also seems disorganised. For example, in Chapter 21 the author talks about judges, freed slaves and slaves,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...thinking that are central to their gender development. They focus on the ways in which children attend to and then process and organise this information, and have in common a justifiable emphasis on the active role of children in shaping their own development; they are not simply passive respondents to stereotyped information that is imposed upon them. This notion of the...
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Article 15 mins