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Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...Introduction - Have you ever thought about the role of language in learning? This free course, Understanding language and learning, is designed to make you reflect on the relationship between language and learning. You will explore these two concepts in ways that may challenge your current understanding of them. One of the assumptions on this course is that language and...
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...Introduction - This free course, Questioning crime: social harms and global issues, introduces the concept of social harm as an alternative to the more familiar concept of ‘crime’ as a basis for studying aspects of the social world which are damaging or harmful. It moves beyond the assumption that actions which are against the law are necessarily the most harmful...
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...introduction to Level 2 Essential Skills in maths that’s designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, calculate how much paint you'll need for decorating, convert currencies or make...
What is poetry?
History & The Arts

What is poetry?

...managed to start? This free course, What is poetry?, is designed to illustrate the techniques behind both the traditional forms of poetry and free verse. You will learn how you can use your own experiences to develop ideas and how to harness your imagination...Have you always wanted to try to write poetry but never quite managed to start? This free course, What is...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...projected and demanded an observer situated at an exterior, elevated point; it was a way of making sense of the large space and depth of a city view. The viewer of the picture needed to occupy this ideal viewpoint, imagine themselves into the landscape, while they read the image. From the late eighteenth century the panorama modulated this scopic regime, by immersing the...
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Supporting children’s learning in primary education today. [Described image] Figure 1 Supporting learners in primary teaching today. Each section of the course invites you to explore a different aspect of learning and teaching in primary education. You will have opportunities to engage with different types of activities that...
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...Introduction - This free course will introduce you to the concept of the body in Greek and Roman civilisation. In recent years, the body has become a steadily growing field in historical scholarship, and classical studies is no exception. It is an aspect of the ancient world that can be explored through a whole host of different types of evidence: art, literature and...
Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...Introduction - This course gives you an idea of what it is like to study philosophy, introducing you to the teaching methods employed by the Open University in teaching philosophy. If you are considering studying philosophy, we recommend you start here. Although the course is mainly for people who are new to philosophy, you may find it helpful even if you already have...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs