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Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...free course, Getting started on ancient Greek, offers a taster of the ancient Greek world through the study of one of its most distinctive and enduring features: its language. The course approaches the language methodically, starting with the alphabet and effective ways to memorise it, before building up to complete Greek words and sentences. Along the way, you will see...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...free course introduces the mechanics of effective, persuasive oral presentations, by giving you the opportunity to analyse examples and then create your own. Using resources such as TED Talk videos, you will see how experts deliver professional talks and famous speeches, observe what works, and identify how language connects ideas and keeps a listener engaged...This...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...free course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving the sentence or simply satisfy a public demand?...Does prison work and what purpose does it serve? This free course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Developing a research question in International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Developing a research question in International Relations

...free course, taken from the MA in International Relations (Part 2), explores why research questions matter and what makes a good research question. Research questions are vital for any academic inquiry, yet writing a good one is not easy. A well-designed question enables you to clearly define and communicate a focused area of research in a way that is manageable within...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...free course, Child mental health: is it in crisis?, you will explore these important questions as well as delving into a case study of a young person with anxiety who is refusing to go to school, which is based on the real-life experiences of a service user of a child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...free course, Neighbourhood nature, will provide you with basic scientific and observational skills so that you can go into your local neighbourhood to discover the animals and plants in open spaces. You will learn how to observe, identify and record the wildlife around you, building up a picture of a small part of your local environment...There is a fascinating world of...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...free course you will explore three big themes that are challenging the world itself and therefore education: the environment, demographic changes and the impact of technological advances. The key question is this: is education fit for this future?...The next generation will need many different skills to those we can easily imagine today. Young people will need to be able...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...free course, The social nature of being human, will introduce you to several of the social aspects of humanity and being human. Some of these are obvious, as, during the course, you will think about crowd behaviour and consider traditional dilemmas of being in crowds. Others will be less obvious, such as the seemingly intimate and private act of charitable giving to the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs